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By Carolyn Weaver Washington, D.C. 29 September 2006 watch Weaver's report Both the U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives have approved controversial new legislation proposed by President Bush on the treatment and trials of terror suspects in
Family members hold picture of miners killed in US mining explosion at congressional hearing, 27 Apr 2010 The U.S. government is vowing to step up mine safety enforcement in the wake of the worst U.S. coal mine disaster in a generation. The Senate co
This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. A locavore is someone who eats foods produced locally. Locavores usually define local as within one hundred sixty kilometers. This new term grew out of a reaction to the long distances that food no
By Greg Flakus Mexico City 01 December 2006 In spite of threats by leftist lawmakers, Felipe Calderon went before the Mexican Congress Friday to take the formal presidential oath of office as required by the constitution. As VOA's Greg Flakus report
Indonesia Clinic Discounts Healthcare for Conservation-Minded Communities Getting access to adequate health care can be difficult in many parts of rural Indonesia, a necessity that often involves long journeys to overcrowded clinics. And once there,
By Phil Mercer Sydney 05 October 2007 Australia's main scientific research agency says it has produced the most accurate projections of climate change ever made - and the outlook is not good for Australia. Phil Mercer reports from Sydney, where the g
A Dutch court has ruled that The Netherlands owes nothing to the families of two Bosnian Muslims who were killed after Dutch peacekeepers turned them over to Serb forces during the 1995 Srebrenica massacres. For VOA, Lauren Comiteau has more from Am
By Dan Robinson Washington 18 July 2007 A U.S. congressional panel has approved legislation aimed at supporting democracy and human rights in Ethiopia, sending the bill to the House Foreign Affairs Committee. VOA's Dan Robinson has this report from C
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 24 August 2007 United Nations aid agencies say the situation in Peru's earthquake affected areas is moving rapidly from one of emergency to rehabilitation and reconstruction. But the agencies say there is still a great need of
U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson has defended his handling of the $700 billion financial bailout package. Paulson spoke Thursday at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California, and Mike O'Sullivan reports, he called for ca
The heads of two U.S.-based charity organizations are this year's winners of the World Food Prize, the prestigious $250,000 award honoring accomplishments that have improved the global food supply. This year's World Food Prize went to David Beckmann,
Kenyan environmentalist and 2004 Nobel Peace Prize winner Wangari Maathai (file photo) One week before an international conference convenes in Uganda to reaffirm the mandate of the International Criminal Court, Nobel Laureate Wangari Maathai has call
Obama, Netanyahu: Hamas Not a Partner for Peace At the White House, U.S. President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have held talks on the troubled Israeli-Palestinian peace process. The two leaders issued statements masking
By Deborah Tate Washington 20 September 2007 The U.S. Senate has rejected, by a 28 to 70 vote, a Democratic-sponsored measure to withdraw troops from Iraq and cut funding for the war. VOA's Deborah Tate reports from Capitol Hill. The measure, propose
By Barry Newhouse Islamabad 26 October 2007 Pro-Taliban militants in northwest Pakistan have clashed with paramilitary forces, a day after a deadly bomb attack on a troop transport truck in the area. VOA's Barry Newhouse reports from Islamabad that a
By Mil Arcega Washington 28 April 2008 The World Food Program warns that rising food prices could turn into a global crisis unless the world acts quickly. The U.N. food agency has issued an urgent appeal to the international community for immediate a
By Tom Rivers London 18 December 2007 A day after international delegates agreed in Paris to give at least$7 billion in aid to the Palestinians, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met British PM Gordon Brown at 10 Downing Street. After the discussio
By Kevin Billinghurst Stockholm 11 October 2007 In Stockholm, the Swedish Academy has chosen the British author Doris Lessing for the 2007 Nobel Prize in Literature. Kevin Billinghurst is in the Swedish capital. The selection of Doris Lessing for a N
Maryland, south of Washington, DC 15 October 2007 Scientists are predicting there could be a global food crisis in this century if climate change continues unabated. VOA's Jeff Swicord reports. Buddy Hanse has been farming on land south of Washington
By Steve Herman New Delhi 14 April 2008 India is expressing a willingness to work with the Maoists in Nepal, who are in line to form the new government in Kathmandu, based on election results so far. VOA Correspondent Steve Herman reports from New De