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Asia's budget airlines have grown rapidly in recent years. And while some are faring well, the sector faces a bumpy ride as economic turbulence hits both domestic and international travel. Asia's low-cost airlines, which took off in good economic ti
Cloud Atlas: A Tale of Birth, Death and Re-Birth From the travails of a young American in the mid-19th century on a vessel crossing the Pacific to a female clone who rises up against oppression in a futuristic society, Cloud Atlas is a grand tale abo
Listen Read Learn Every year, some place in the world, an accident involving an airplane occurs. These accidents are painful because of great numbers of passengers that they carry. Although these are few in number, a great, many people die when even
Different shapes and forms are everywhere. Boxes and street signs are square or rectangular. Balls and wheels are round. The sun and moon are round. Wedding rings are round. Eggs and light bulbs are almost round. Pyramids and arrow tips are triangula
He turned on the TV. He watched the 6 o'clock news. The news was about an airplane. The airplane had two engines. A big bird flew into each engine. The engines stopped working. The pilot landed the plane in a river. All the passengers climbed out ont
By Melinda Smith Washington, DC 18 April 2006 watch Iran Talks report Iran's recent announcement it has developed enriched uranium for its nuclear program will be under discussion this week as G-8 dip
By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 24 January 2007 Democratic Senator James Webb called for a new direction in Iraq, one based on regional diplomacy, in his party's official response to President Bush's State of the Union address Tuesday night. VOA's Debor
By David Gollust State Department 21 December 2006 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Thursday she is satisfied with a pending U.N. Security Council resolution punishing Iran for refusing to halt uranium enrichment, though the measure has
By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 23 May 2007 Legislation that would step up pressure on Iran's government has been advanced by two committees in the U.S. House of Representatives. VOA's Dan Robinson reports from Capitol Hill. Approved by the committees o
By Al Pessin Baghdad 27 April 2006 On their second day in Iraq, the American secretaries of state and defense met with coalition troops advising Iraq's army and police forces and restated the U.S. com
The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency expressed frustration Thursday that neither Iran nor Syria been completely transparent about their alleged nuclear activities. For VOA, Lisa Bryant has more on the agency's findings from Paris. IAEA
U.S. President George Bush has authorized an American airlift of equipment for African Union and United Nations peacekeepers in Sudan's troubled Darfur region. The president has spoken for some time of his resolve to help the peacekeeping mission in
By David Gollust Kuwait City 16 January 2007 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is in the Gulf region, trying to persuade America's Arab allies to actively support President Bush's new strategy for quelling violence in Iraq. The mainly Sunni Mu
By Sonja Pace London 07 November 2006 A British court has sentenced Muslim convert and al-Qaida operative, Dhiren Barot to life imprisonment to serve a minimum of 40 years, after he pleaded guilty to plotting terrorist attacks in Britain and the Uni
By Margaret Besheer Washington 20 May 2006 Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki speaks to parliament as he announces his new cabinet in Baghdad, May 20, 2006 After more than five months of political negotia
By Jeffrey Young Washington 17 April 2007 To most Americans, the governments in their towns and regional areas called counties are the governments they interact with the most. And alongside these local governments are groups of citizens who work on
The Iraqi Shi'ite faction led by cleric Moqtada al-Sadr says one of its senior lawmakers has died of wounds suffered in a bomb attack in Baghdad. But U.S. commanders in Iraq say the security situation has improved in three southern Iraqi provinces.
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 06 September 2006 Israel says it will lift its blockade of Lebanon's air and seaports on Thursday. It is a boost to the fragile ceasefire between Israel and the Islamic militant group Hezbollah. A Lebanese soldier paints c
By Parke Brewer Hamburg 10 June 2006 Four of the five African nations that qualified for the World Cup in Germany are making their first-ever appearance at football's premiere event. One of them is Ivory Coast and VOA Sports Editor Parke Brewer caug