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By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 05 January 2007 watch Kenya Climate report The U.N. Climate Change Conference, held recently in Nairobi, Kenya, renewed the world's attention to what is commonly known as global warming, which most scientists say is caused
By Julie Donnelly Washington 12 June 2007 A new self-help craze is sweeping the United States called The Secret. Like many other personal development programs, it aims to harness the power of positive thinking. Julie Donnelly has more from Washington
By Carolyn Weaver New Haven, Connecticut 11 June 2007 Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut is known for its neo-Gothic campus, 20th century buildings in the style of medieval Europe. But the university is also home to several treasures of modern
By Gilbert Da Costa Abuja 17 July 2006 Nigeria's Economic and Financial Crimes, the country's leading anti-graft agency, says highly classified documents relating to what is described as a very sensitive matter were stolen over the weekend. --------
By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 18 October 2006 Earlier this year, President Bush deployed 6,000 National Guard troops to the southern U.S. border to help the Border Patrol with security. This month, the president signed a bill that provides $1.2 bil
By Al Pessin Pentagon 15 December 2006 President Bush and other dignitaries gathered at the Pentagon Friday to say farewell to Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, who will leave office on Monday. The president and others praised the often-controversi
By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 12 January 2007 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says American troops could begin withdrawing from Iraq later this year if the revised Iraq war plan announced by President Bush this week succeeds in reducing violence i
By Jim Teeple Washington 18 April 2007 Robert Gates U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, on a visit to Israel, says he believes diplomatic efforts to isolate Iran for it uranium enrichment activities are working. VOA'S Jim Teeple has details from
By Challiss McDonough Cairo 18 April 2007 The U.S. secretary of defense has warned that the implosion of Iraq would have dire consequences for the entire Middle East. He spoke on a visit to Cairo, the second stop on his current Middle East tour. VOA
By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 19 April 2007 U.S. lawmakers are urging the Bush administration to reconsider proposed budgetary reductions that would end most radio broadcasting in the English language by government-funded Voice of America. VOA's Dan R
By Jim Malone Washington 21 June 2007 New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg caused a political stir this week with his decision to leave the Republican Party to become an unaffiliated independent. Bloomberg's move has fueled speculation that he might
By Jim Teeple Ramallah 25 January 2006 Palestinians voted under heavy security on Wednesday to select a new 132-seat Legislative Council or parliament. Palestinian women supporters of Hamas gather out
By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 28 January 2007 India is reviewing its plan to establish special economic zones after growing protests from farmers who say they are being displaced from their lands. Anjana Pasricha takes a look at the controversy from N
U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson says Americans should not fear China's growing economic clout, but rather see it as an opportunity that can benefit both China and the United States, if the two countries forge a successful strategic economic re
A report by a British charity says there has been a sharp decline in the number of young girls to boys in some parts of India in the last five years. Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi, the cultural preference for sons has led to a skewed ratio
Indian business leaders and their international counterparts are meeting in New Delhi to assess India's economy in the wake of the global economic downturn. VOA Correspondent Steve Herman reports from the Indian capital some there believe India is b
President Dmitri Medvedev says Russia's economy is declining more than expected, resulting in the country's first federal budget deficit in ten years. Mr. Medvedev is also warning the government not to plan on higher prices for oil and other Russian
Company Founders Reveal Secrets of Success The recent worldwide economic slowdown, plus some spectacular business failures and criminal scams, have made investors cautious. But every day, entrepreneurs still come up with new ideas that get funded, of
The Obama administration is hailing recent improvements in U.S. economic indicators, but says more must be done to put the United States on solid economic footing. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner proclaimed the risk of financial collapse to be o
By Bill Rodgers Washington, DC 08 September 2006 watch Journalist at Risk Jill Carroll while in captivity Foreign correspondents for western media outlets have always faced dangers in the field. But recently western journalists have become high-valu