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SCOTT SIMON, HOST: To Cairo now for a story about another collector and collection. Amgad Naguib gathers ephemera - incidents of daily life like ticket stubs or photographs, letters, even disposable toothbrushes. He says these items tell the real his
Code Adam Code Adam is a missing child safety program in the United States and Canada, originally created by Wal-Mart retail stores in 1994. It is named in memory of Adam Walsh, the 6-year-old son of John Walsh. Adam was abducted from a Sears departm
Terri Is Not a Vegetable Terri Schiavo collapsed in her home in 1990, suffering from heart failure that rendered her severely brain-damaged. Michael Schiavo said his wife suffered from bulimia that resulted in a potassium deficiency, triggering the h
By Alan Silverman Hollywood 06 January 2007 In a world without babies, a newborn child could be the key to humanity's future in a dark and compelling thriller co-written and directed by Mexican-born filmmaker Alfonso Cuaron. Alan Silverman has this
In India, five more people have died of swine flu, taking the death toll from the HIN1 virus to six. Image of H1N1 influenza virus The city of Pune reported its third death due to the H1N1 virus on Monday, when a 35-year-old doctor of traditional me
By Tendai Maphosa London 22 June 2007 Morgan Tsvangirai, the leader of Zimbabwe's opposition Movement for Democratic Change, said that the collapsing economy in Zimbabwe would force Mr. Mugabe to allow free and fair elections. From London, Tendai Map
By Dorian Jones Istanbul 30 August 2007 Turkey's new president presided over a ceremony marking the 85th anniversary of the final battle in the 1922 Turkish War of Independence. As Dorian Jones reports for VOA from Istanbul, President Abdullah Gul sa
Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki says he expects this weekend's talks in Geneva that will include the participation of a U.S. diplomat will bring significant progress in negotiations over Iran's nuclear program. His comment was made durin
Iran's Council of Guardians says it is ready to recount votes from the contested presidential election in which incumbent Mahmoud Ahmedinejad was declared the winner amid charges of vote rigging. Popular reformist candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi, who
Saudi Women Slowly Advance Cultural Change This year something new has appeared on the streets of Saudi cities, female shop assistants. For now, they're only found in lingerie stores. King Abdullah signed a decree to change the law after years of pro
For the first time since eight British soldiers died in Afghanistan last week, Britain's Defense Secretary Bob Ainsworth addressed parliament as he tried to rebut claims British forces are under-equipped for the tough mission they are engaged in. Th
Iran's Presidential Candidates Courting Female Vote When Iranians go to the polls on June 14, they will get to select one of eight presidential candidates - all but one older than 50 and all men. Iran's Guardian Council ruled last month a woman canno
Obama Finds Support, Criticism on Europe Visit 奥巴马欧洲行既得到支持也听到批评 LONDON U.S. President Barack Obama spent the week in Europe, grappling with a variety of issues, and finding varying degrees of support from European alli
By David Gollust Berlin 17 January 2007 Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Thursday the international Quartet on the Middle East will meet in Washington in two weeks to try to advance Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts. Rice, in Berlin after a M
By Phuong Tran Katote, Senegal 13 March 2007 In parts of rural Africa, some parents force their daughters to marry as young as eight-years-old. This is so there is no chance the girls can get pregnant before marriage, and ruin the families' honor. O
Financial dealings, investment issues, and money and banking matters often seem complicated and confusing. But the Museum of American Finance, which reopened its doors this week in the heart of Manhattan's financial district, wants to show the public
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Monday that a huge credibility gap remains among Iranians about their country's June 12 presidential election, despite the partial vote recount that is said to have upheld the announced victory by incumben
By Jade Heilmann Dakar 10 December 2007 A lawyer involved in the case of the six French charity workers detained in Chad on suspicion of trying to illegally fly 103 children to Europe, has said they will be tried in a criminal court in Chad. Several
Sailing from the strait of Gibraltar in to the bey, a steel, grave warship shaped a reminder that Britain is still the dominant overseas power on the rock. And for the locals, long may it remain so. HMS Westminster is here as part of a long planned n
By Fid Thompson Dakar 01 October 2009 Oprah Winfrey in Copenhagen, Denmark 30 Sep 2009 Emerging Nigerian writer Uwem Akpan's short story collection, Say You're One of Them, recently was chosen by U.S. television talk show host Oprah Winfrey for her