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By Lisa Schlein Geneva 25 June 2007 The United Nations says there is growing evidence that the worldwide epidemic of drug abuse is being brought under control. In this year's World Drug Report, the United Nations notes there have been significant and
图片1 Languages are always evolving and changing. Here we look at a pretty modern trend in English, which is to make new words by blending two words together. Sometimes these two words have similar meanings, and sometimes they have opposite meaning
Eddie made a sandwich. He made a sandwich for lunch. He made a turkey sandwich for lunch. He put two slices of bread in the toaster. He pushed down the toaster handle. He took some turkey out of the refrigerator. He sliced the turkey. He put it into
By Greg Flakus Houston 02 July 2007 Flooded streets in Gainesville, Texas, 18 Jun 2007 More than two weeks of heavy rains have produced floods in a large area of the central United States. From central Texas to Oklahoma, Kansas and Missouri, rivers h
After a year of gut-wrenching losses, stock markets around the world recorded a positive day amid light trading to close out 2008. A trader talks on the phone at the Shanghai stock market on New Year's Eve in Shanghai, China, 31 Dec 2008 Modest gain
By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 13 October 2006 Italian authorities have ordered the closure of an Arabic school in Milan, just three days after it opened. Authorities say the school did not acquire the proper authorization. The school has been a magnet
Angelina Jolie Makes Directorial Debut with 'In The Land of Blood and Honey' American movie star Angelina Jolie is making her directorial debut with a film set during Bosnia's civil war in the 1990s. In an exclusive interview with VOA's Bosnian servi
By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 13 February 2007 Relief agencies in southern Africa say rising flood waters across several countries in the region are threatening 500,000 people and that more than 60,000 have been evacuated in Mozambique. Aid groups repor
By Mil Arcega Washington 02 July 2007 Digital entertainment and mobile media are expected to grow at a rapid pace over the next five years to nearly two trillion dollars by 2011. The five year forecast by an international accounting firm says the Int
Don: So how did your end-of-the-year review go? Becky: Oh, it was okay. I had my meeting with Mitch this morning and his bottom line is that he thinks I need to show more initiative. He thinks that I need to start being more creative. Don: Did he act
US Economic Health Key to Global Growth in 2013 In the United States, the jobless rate has declined to a 4-year low, the housing market has stabilized, and financial markets are flush with cash. But as 2012 comes to a close, there is unanimous agreem
Global Leaders Condemn N. Korea's Latest Nuclear Test U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon described the move as deeply destabilizing. He said it is a clear and grave violation of sanctions banning Pyongyang from nuclear and missile tests. U.S. Preside
Health Experts Attend Global Conference on Infant Mortality When Kelvin was born, his 21-year-old mother said she had no clue how to care for an infant - let alone two, since Kelvin has an identical twin, Ken. It has not been easy, said their mother,
By Michael Drudge London 09 March 2006 Britain and Brazil are calling for a summit of world leaders to break deadlocked world trade talks. The issue came up during a meeting in London between Brazilia
By Chad Bouchard 2-337522 21 January 2007 A farmer carries buckets of water collected from a drying pond in Rembang, Central Java, Indonesia As Indonesia copes with one of its driest rainy seasons on record, a climate change study indicates global wa
By Kurt Achin Beijing 07 February 2007 Senior international diplomats are arriving in the Chinese capital for another attempt to negotiate an end to North Korea's nuclear weapons capabilities. Unlike many past sessions, there has been considerable po
By Claudia Blume Hong Kong 02 May 2007 As the latest World Trade Organization round of talks loses momentum, bilateral and regional free trade agreements are mushrooming in Asia. Claudia Blume reports from VOA's Asia News Center in Hong Kong. US Trad
By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 03 May 2007 Leading environmental experts who are meeting in Bangkok this week are hammering out details of a report on ways to fight climate change. Several leading US scientists say the report, to be released Friday,
By Paul Sisco Washington 09 April 2007 Watch World Climate report Thousands of climate scientists and government policy administrators from more than 120 countries worked on the report for six years. After a reported all night session on April 5, the
By Kurt Achin Kyoto 04 May 2007 Asia's economic development is a success story that has been decades in the making. But in the past decade, the region has become a key factor in a global imbalance marked by too much reliance on exports by countries i