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By Al Pessin Brussels 13 June 2007 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says the NATO alliance has demonstrated that it can be effective in Afghanistan in spite of continuing shortfalls in the number of troops member-nations are providing. VOA's Al Pe
By Carolyn Presutti Washington 07 December 2007 CT scans, also known as CAT scans, have long served as lifesaving tools to expose deadly diseases. But a new study finds that CT scans might also cause diseases. VOA's Carolyn Presutti has the story. C.
By Cathy Majtenyi Kiambu District, Kenya 11 June 2007 In Kenya's Kiambu District, activists and local government and education officials are working hand-in-hand to rescue boys and girls laboring in the area's coffee, tea, and other plantations. Cat
By Bill Gasperini Sakhalin, Russia 20 October 2006 A giant energy project on Russia's remote Sakhalin Island has recently come under scrutiny because of environmental concerns. A foreign run consortium has long been building parallel gas and oil pip
By Marissa Melton Washington 27 January 2007 Peace activists have held another anti-war rally on the National Mall in Washington Saturday, the first such event since Democrats assumed control of Congress. Organizers say they hope participants will st
By George Dwyer Washington 30 May 2007 Ivory-billed woodpecker A North American bird believed to have become extinct in 1944 has apparently re-appeared. The Ivory Billed Woodpecker was rediscovered in February 2004 when it was reportedly spotted twic
By Phuong Tran Dakar 20 November 2006 Prosecutors who want Chad's exiled former ruler, Hissne Habr, to face charges of crimes against humanity say they are facing obstacles despite a pledge by the Senegalese government to organize a fair trial. ----
By Ron Corben Bangkok 25 October 2006 Human rights groups have called on the Thai government to release 58 men arrested two years ago during a military crackdown in the southern Thai town of Tak Bai. Rights groups are challenging Thailand's new mili
By Challiss McDonough Cairo 22 January 2007 An Iranian news agency says Iran has decided to block 38 inspectors from the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency from entering the country. Iran's foreign minister, Manouchehr Mottaki, said the 38 names were on a
By Catherine Maddux Washington 20 June 2006 Demonstrators stage protest over Darfur in front of White House Activists held rallies in several cities across the United States Tuesday to call for peace in Sudan's western Darfur region. Meanwhile, expe
European markets again fluctuated Friday closing out a highly volatile week of trading. Most of the markets were making gains by midday. For VOA, Tom Rivers in London reports. Stock traders talk at the stock exchange in Frankfurt/Main, Germany, 16 O
Activists Honored by Refugee Advocacy Group There are about 44 million refugees and internally-displaced people around the world and 12 million stateless individuals living in limbo without citizenship rights. This according to Refugees International
Activist Trains to Run Mile on Moon Athlete and activist Jonathon Prince is used to setting high goals for himself, however, his resolution for 2012 is perhaps his most ambitious. Prince dreams of not just walking, but running, a mile on the moon. Pr
UAE Activists Jailed for Criticizing Government The Supreme Court in the United Arab Emirates has sentenced five political activists to prison for publicly criticizing the countrys leaders. The defendants were arrested in April for making various com
Study: Early CT Scans Increase Lung Cancer Survival Rates A new study has found smokers and former smokers who develop lung cancer are more likely to survive if their disease is detected with a computed tomography, or CT scan instead of a standard ch
On Maryland Family Farm, Seeking the Perfect Pumpkin for Halloween The Huffer Family Farm is a busy place each October, as families wander through the 6-hectare Jumbos Pumpkin Patch, searching for the perfect pumpkin. Sarah Cosgrove has been coming t
Heart Failure Drug Not as Effective on US Patients Before new drugs are approved for use, they go through a multi-step approval procedure. In recent years, the process has become more globalized, but a new study suggests that the results of clinical
Midwest Tea Party Activists Not Surprised by IRS Scrutiny Former Illinois Congressman Joe Walsh, a Republican, has heard a lot about the IRS from his conservative supporters, and not just in the last several weeks. I had, during my two years in Congr
Tyrannosaurus Rex was of ten thousand pound, self-propelled, antitank weapon. Now, sixty five million years later, cutting-edge imaging technology lets us look deep inside their bodies to reveal just how the worlds greatest carnivores really work. Di
The jaws of T-Rex are infamous and lethal, housing sixty teeth with some as long as 30 centimeters. Its skull is constructed of 64 bones designed to be light but strong. Its 16 times stronger than the jaws of an alligator. The front teeth are dagger-