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AS IT IS 2014-12-27 Radio Free Europe Office Raided by Azerbaijan Officials Government lawyers and police in Azerbaijan raided the offices of a media organization funded by the United States government on Friday. The officials said they have a court
Traditional Chinese folk masks have become the focus of a new art exhibition in Brussels. The show tries to merge the east and west by using classical Chinese imagery in domestic settings in Belgium. The Chinese and French artistic duo Benoit and Bo
This was no ordinary forest. What looked like trees were in fact giant fern s, horsetails and club mosses , the fossils of which have been exquisitely preserved in this Scottish park. They offer a gli
It's the fossilized resin of ancient pine trees. And trapped within it, are perfectly preserved souvenirs, each fragment helping to build a picture of an ancient world. This resin has also trapped som
As the sun beat down, something like 4,000 cubic kilometers of water evaporated from the Mediterranean surface every year. And with no Atlantic water to replenish it, the Mediterranean dried out. In j
Today, the West faces a number of threats, and nowhere is this more evident than in Central Europe. Indeed, Central Europe is one of the battlegrounds where several nations are attempting to increase their influence. There is Russia, which uses energ
By Barry Wood Washington 14 February 2008 Greek Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis told a Washington audience Wednesday the European Union is divided on whether to officially recognize Kosovo as a territory independent of Serbia. VOA's Barry Wood has
THE MAKING OF A NATION - American History: D-Day Invasion of Europe STEVE EMBER: Welcome to THE MAKING OF A NATION -- American history in VOA Special English. I'm Steve Ember. This week marks the anniversary of the D-Day invasion of June sixth, ninet
World's Economy Still Focused on Europe New reports out Friday show German business confidence declined in June. Chinese manufacturing continues to shrink. And the number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits hit a nine-month high. Expectat
Europe Prepares for Dressing Down at G8 It is Europes G8 members, notably France and Germany, who will face the scrutiny of fellow leaders at Camp David. With full military honors, Francois Hollande arrived in Berlin under stormy skies Tuesday, just
Austerity is on everyone's mind as European governments -- one after another -- introduce spending cuts to get deficits under control and shore up the beleaguered Euro. Most experts agree belt-tightening is needed, but it's not always popular and com
Expert: Create Jobs in Europe's Refugee Camps LONDON As European leaders met Thursday to discuss their response to the refugee crisis, one expert says the EU has its approach all wrong and it should instead spend millions of dollars to create jobs in
US Gas Could Help Europe, But Not Yet 美国天然气现在还不能帮助欧洲 As Russia continues to raise its natural gas prices to Ukraine, some people are looking to American gas as a way to ease Europe's energy dependence on Russia. But it's a
By Lisa Bryant Thiais, France 24 February 2008 Although U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama, an African-American, is enjoying momentum from 11 straight wins in Democratic presidential nominating contests, minority politicians in Europe are still
By Al Pessin Prague 23 October 2007 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says the United States might be willing to postpone activation of missile-defense sites planned for Poland and the Czech Republic until there is proof Iran has missiles that coul
The 5th China-Europe High-Level Political Parties Forum is underway in Beijing. For two days, China and Europe's political leaders gathered to discuss opportunities for greater cooperation. Song Tao, minister of IDCPC, delivers a keynote speech at th
PARIS, May 18 (Xinhua) -- The European aircraft maker Airbus hailed on Wednesday the judgement by an appeal body of the World Trade Organization (WTO), saying it is a big win for Europe because it showed a favor to Airbus in disputes with U.S. rival
By Jeff Swicord Washington 18 June 2007 They were the men assigned to save Europe's great art treasures during World War Two. In early 1943, the U.S. and its allies learned that the Nazis were confiscating great works of art across Europe. In respon
By Barry Wood Washington 12 February 2008 Finland's Foreign Minister Ilkka Kanerva said Monday most European Union member countries are prepared to recognize Kosovo's independence from Serbia. VOA's Barry Wood reports Kanerva is in Washington meeting
By Barry Newhouse Irbil 10 June 2007 Traveling Iraq's highways is a perilous undertaking, and few understand the risks as well as the country's truckers. It is a job where ambushes are expected and breakdowns can be deadly. But one group of trucker