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By George Dwyer Washington 29 April 2008 Every year millions of unwanted dogs and cats in the U.S. are brought to animal shelters, where the hope is that they will be adopted. The reality is that about half of them will be euthanized, because there a
American biologist George Schaller has spent his life studying wild animals in more than 25 countries: from gorillas in Congo to snow leopards in Nepal to alligators in Brazil. At 75, he is being honored for his achievements in animal conservation w
By Brian Padden Washington, DC 18 October 2006 watch Gallaudet Protest report Student Megan Malzhuhn In Washington, D.C., a group of deaf students has blocked the main entrance to Gallaudet University, the world's only university for deaf and hard o
By Nico Colombant Accra, Ghana 23 March 2006 watch Ghana College report Ghana HiTech College training In Ghana, a small private university is helping with entrepreneurial efforts to turn the aid-depen
By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 18 June 2007 Nigeria's top unions say they will begin an indefinite general strike after failing to reach a last-minute compromise with the government. Gilbert da Costa in Abuja reports for VOA on the buildup to what could b
By Greg Flakus Roswell, New Mexico 29 June 2007 Sixty years ago this July, something happened in the desert about 100 kilometers northwest of Roswell, New Mexico. A local newspaper at the time reported that a flying saucer had crashed and that the w
By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 13 March 2007 The National Union of Somali Journalists has condemned recent assaults of press members by officials with the transitional government. Meanwhile, the foreign minister says his government respects press freedom
By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 18 July 2006 Sabo Adamu who is a young tailor works at his father's shop at Ruga area of Abuja, July 17, 2006 Civil servants in Nigeria have issued an ultimatum to the federal authorities to halt planned job cuts or risk a
By Sarah Simpson Lagos 07 December 2007 The U.S. pharmaceutical giant, Pfizer, has confirmed in a statement that out of court talks with the Kano State government in northern Nigeria have broken down. Kano State is suing Pfizer for more than $2 billi
By Lauren Comiteau Amsterdam 27 September 2006 Former Bosnian Serb political leader Momcilo Krajisnik has been sentenced by the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal to 27 years in prison for crimes against humanity committed against Muslims and Croats in th
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By Sean Maroney Washington 18 April 2007 Roanoke Firearms owner John Markell holds a Glock 9 mm pistol similar to the one sold in his gun shop 36 days ago to the Virginia Tech shooting suspect Cho Seung-Hui A disturbed gunman's rampage at a public un
By Paul Burge Nottingham, England 17 May 2007 The University of Nottingham in Britain is building an environmentally friendly research house to promote the reduction of carbon emissions. The aim is for the experimental house to serve as a future guid
Gorbachev's Domestic Reforms Led to End of Soviet Union December marks the 20th anniversary of the collapse of the Soviet Union. It was the internal reforms of Mikhail Gorbachev, the last Soviet leader, that contributed to the demise of the Soviet Un
By Alisha Ryu Mogadishu 02 May 2007 In the Somali capital, Mogadishu, several days of calm have allowed some African Union peacekeepers from Uganda to move out of their barracks for the first time since their arrival in March. From Mogadishu, VOA Cor
By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 20 March 2007 The head of the African Union's Peace and Security Council is in Mogadishu to investigate the country's security situation and to meet with Ugandan troops who are stationed there as part of the A.U. peacekeepin
By Scott Stearns White House 19 January 2007 U.S. President George Bush stands before the American people next Tuesday for the annual State of the Union address. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports, administration officials say this
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 17 November 2006 There has been mixed reaction in Israel and the Palestinian territories to a new European peace initiative. Announcement of the plan came as leaders of rival Palestinian factions reported progress on the f
By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 05 June 2007 A total of 10 people are in custody in California, accused of plotting to overthrow the government of Laos. Mike O'Sullivan reports from Los Angeles, the alleged plotters include a former Laotian general an
By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 17 November 2006 In Zimbabwe, the association representing commercial farmers is reacting with caution to the government's latest offer to compensate white farmers for farms seized under a controversial land reform program