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By Nick Wadhams Nairobi 31 October 2007 In the Kenyan capital Nairobi lives a priest named Father Ed Phillips. For the past 14 years, Phillips has tended to the sick in one of the world's largest slums and conducted groundbreaking, but unheralded, re
By Richard Krantz Washington, D.C. 28 February 2006 watch Space Program report Proposed space vehicle With little fanfare, and on a tight budget, the United States is reshaping its space program in an
By Jordan Davis Dakar 31 January 2007 U.S. software giant Microsoft this week unveiled the latest version of its operating system, Windows Vista. Soon, African users may be able to boot up their computers using their native tongue because African lan
By Ron Corben Bangkok 17 May 2006 An international panel in Thailand has awarded the tsunami memorial design to a team of Spanish architects in a competition that had drawn entries from more than 40 c
Olympic athletes traditionally have been known for their years of discipline in training for one moment of international sports glory. Sometimes, the preparation involves precise and scientific regimens, including strict diets to build muscles and en
By Peter Heinlein United Nations 13 October 2006 Ban Ki-Moon The U.N. General Assembly has formally approved the nomination of South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki-Moon as the world body's next secretary-general. He takes office January 1. The appro
Mondays we bring you our series-This I Believe. Today we hear from Joan Tower, a composer who began writing music in 1956 at the age of 18. Her works have been played by orchestras around the world and she teaches at Bard College in New York. Here's
By Alan Silverman Hollywood 29 April 2007 For even the most popular movies, fame is often fleeting; but every so often - perhaps once or twice in a generation - a film transcends entertainment to become part of the culture. That is certainly the case
VOICE ONE: Im Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And Im Barbara Klein with People in America in VOA Special English. Today we tell about Aaron Copland, one of Americas best modern music composers. (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Aaron Copland wrote many kinds of music. He
By Mil Arcega Washington 26 September 2007 Thousands of video game fans waited in long lines across the United States earlier this week [Monday night] to be the first to own a copy of Halo 3. The first-person shooter video game is Microsoft Corporati
By Paula Wolfson Riyadh 14 January 2008 President Bush is in Saudi Arabia for talks with King Abdullah. VOA White House correspondent Paula Wolfson reports Mr. Bush is seeking support from the Saudis for Israeli-Palestinian peace talks and his tough
The industrialist building the world's cheapest car is threatening to pull out of the Indian state of West Bengal if violent protests against his under-construction automobile factory do not cease. VOA Correspondent Steve Herman reports from New Del
If the announcement of a royal pregnancy comes out at this kind of frenzy, when can you image the attention the royal offspring will attract in the years to come. When you are a child ,you may scrutinize couple on the planet, then chances are you are
Until today, they didn't know if they were having a boy or a girl. Early this morning, they finally find out, when their daughter arrived. The new royal baby was born at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital, a healthy 7 pounds 12 ounces. The Queen, the Duk
By Doug Levine Washington 15 July 2006 Eldar Djangirov's dream of coming to America and playing jazz came true years ago. But an even bigger dream of recording an album with a major label has also come true. For Eldar, as he's known, patience and pe
China, what's going on? Have you heard from the government? Yes, yes, we talked to them a great deal. Today? I've not talked to them today, using the excuse that I was out of the country, you know in a different country. The history was that we decid