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If you're planning a trip to the United States, be very careful. You could easily break one of our laws and not know it. We're not talking about obvious illegal behavior, like punching your taxi driver or throwing a chair through your hotel window. N
By Melinda Smith Washington, DC 14 September 2006 watch Alzheimer report Researchers say it may soon be possible to scientifically diagnose Alzheimer's disease, without having to wait for autopsy confirmation after the patient has died. Clinical tri
A small group of villages in Senegal is slowly reversing the migration of workers to urban areas by creating community-driven employment opportunities at home. In 1988, Yanhobah Sy did the opposite of what hundreds of thousands of other Senegalese we
Words and Their Stories: Hold Your Horses! 词汇典故:和horse相关的英语表达 Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. 现在是美国之音慢速英语词汇典故节目。 Today, we tell about horse expressions. In th
By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 23 April 2007 House and Senate negotiators have agreed on a military funding bill containing a timetable for withdrawing U.S. forces from Iraq. VOA's Dan Robinson reports, approval of a conference report for the Iraq-Afgh
By Anya Ardayeva Moscow 20 October 2006 watch Russia Georgia Troubles A bitter dispute between Russia and Georgia shows no sign of ending soon following Moscow's decision last month to impose harsh sanctions against Tbilisi after authorities there a
By Steve Schy Washington 23 July 2006 An American has won cycling's most prestigious event - the Tour de France - for the eighth straight year. Floyd Landis of the United States cruised to victory on the Champs-Elysees Sunday in Paris. -------- 2006
By Michael Bowman Washington 23 January 2008 Amid continued global market turmoil, the U.S. Congress' top economic forecaster says he believes the United States is entering a period of slow growth, but that the country will avoid a recession. VOA's M
By Tendai Maphosa Harare 24 May 2006 In May 2005 the Zimbabwean government launched a blitz on informal businesses and unauthorized housing, making thousands homeless when their houses were razed. A year later some are still homeless, despite govern
With Sri Lanka's economy stifled by 25 years of war, many here are weighing the benefits of a peace dividend, as the conflict nears an end - just in time for the global economic slump. Rebels examine their weapons in this handout picture released by
By Katy Migiro Nairobi 15 June 2007 Burundi says it is ready to deploy troops as part of the African Union peacekeeping force in Somalia in July. Meanwhile, the U.S. government is giving $6 million in development aid to Somalia. Some of the money wil
The Golden Goose (part 1). There once was a gentle boy called Samuel. He lived at the edge of the forest with his parents and two older brothers. His family often treated him poorly. They didn't know that he was capable of much greater things, until
By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 01 February 2007 Burundi has agreed to offer troops for the African Union peacekeeping initiative in Somalia. Meanwhile, Uganda's parliament is brushing aside attempts by the ruling party to push through a motion to send Uga
By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 11 April 2006 Official results in the Italian general election show center-left challenger Romano Prodi won enough seats in both houses of parliament to form a government.
By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 06 December 2006 House and Senate lawmakers are working to clear the way for final congressional approval of legislation required to implement the U.S. - India Civil Nuclear Cooperation deal. VOA's Dan Robinson reports f
Indonesia has denied final appeals for three men on death row convicted for deadly bombings on the island of Bali in October, 2002. Chad Bouchard reports from Jakarta. Imam Samudra, Ali Ghufron and Amrozi Nurhasyim at jail in central Java, during de
U.S. President Barack Obama is ordering changes in the way the federal government does business. The goal is to root out wasteful spending in tough economic times. President Barack Obama (file photo) President Obama has proposed massive increases in
BRASILIA, Aug. 2 (Xinhua) -- The Brazilian government published on Tuesday in the Official Journal a decree creating the Special Secretariat of Security for Major Events, a body that is responsible for the security in events such as 2014 World Cup. A
Iraq's political leaders struck a hopeful tone as they marked five years since the killing of prominent Shi'ite cleric Ayatollah Mohammed Baqir al-Hakim and dozens of others in a car bombing in the holy city of Najaf in 2003. VOA's Suzanne Presto re
Jessica: Ashley have you ever been horsebackriding? Ashley: Yes, I've actually been horseback riding a numbr of times. My grandparents have horses and my uncle. Actually, there was this one time where I was in Idaho visiting for the summer and my unc