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AMERICAN MOSAIC - Reinventing Synagogue; Students Dress for Success; '12-12-12' Concert for Hurricane Victims Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. Im June Simms. On our show this week, we hear from artists who performed at a show to rai
By Brian Wagner Miami 30 June 2007 Critics of racial desegregation plans in U.S. schools have welcomed a Supreme Court decision Thursday blocking some school integration measures. In Miami, VOA's Brian Wagner reports that supporters of desegregation
American investor Warren Buffett says he is looking at investment opportunities in India. The world's third richest man, who has given away most of his fortune, has also expressed optimism that philanthropy will increase in India. Warren Buffet's fir
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 11 February 2007 Israeli PM Ehud Olmert pauses during the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, 11 Feb 2006 Israel has given a cautious response to the new Palestinian government agreed to in Mecca last week, in which the ru
By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 16 April 2006 Dance bar girls listen to the speakers during a demonstration against the government decision to ban dance bars in Bombay (File photo - May 3, 2005) An India
By Sonja Pace Jerusalem 01 August 2006 A plume of smoke billows in the Lebanese border village of Aita al-Shaab after is was hit by Israeli artillery, Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2006 Heavy fighting was reported as Israeli troops battled Hezbollah guerrillas i
By Cache Seel Cairo 22 February 2007 An Egyptian court has sentenced a dissident blogger to four years in prison for insulting Islam and the Egyptian president. It is the first time anyone has been convicted of those crimes in Egypt in connection to
By Jeff Swicord Washington, DC 19 September 2006 watch Iranian Artifact Suit It is a case that has victims of a terrorist bombing seeking restitution from a U.S. museum, and the U.S. State Department and the government of Iran on the same side. Jeff
By Nancy-Amelia Collins Jakarta 30 May 2007 Malaysia's top court has rejected a Muslim convert's appeal to be recognized as a Christian in a ruling that may come to define the limits of religious freedom in the multi-racial nation. VOA's Nancy-Amelia
By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 25 January 2006 The U.S. Senate has opened debate on the Supreme Court nomination of Judge Samuel Alito, with a confirmation vote expected as early as the end of the week.
By Gilbert Da Costa Abuja 23 February 2006 Security forces are on a high state of alert in Nigeria ahead of Friday Muslim prayers. Days of violence in Africa's most populous nation heighten security c
By Zulima Palacio Washington 20 June 2006 Watch Art and Politics report An exhibit now showing at American University's Art Gallery in Washington, D.C. blends visual art with political statement. It includes statements against war and violence, raci
Florida Man Accused of Killing Unarmed Teenager Makes Court Appearance George Zimmerman's first court appearance before a Florida judge came a day after he surrendered to police in connection with the shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. It was th
A court in Australia has released the identity of a man accused of lighting a fire in the southeastern state of Victoria. Brendan Sokaluk, faces charges of arson causing death, intentionally lighting a bushfire and one count of possessing child porn
By Jim Malone Washington 03 April 2006 One-time enemy combatant Jose Padilla suffered a legal setback at the U.S. Supreme Court Monday. But the high court refused to take a position on the central que
By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 12 April 2006 The leader of the Niger Delta Volunteer Force, Moujahid Dokubo-Asari, has appeared in a Nigerian court to face treason charges. The trial process could be delay
By Gary Thomas Washington 09 April 2006 Court papers filed in Washington allege that President Bush authorized the disclosure of sensitive information about Iraq to a reporter. What is to be secret, o
By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 05 November 2006 Palestinian women mourn during funeral of brothers Ayman and Raed Yassin in Beit Lahia, November 4, 2006 Israel's prime minister, Ehud Olmert, on Sunday said the military operation in Gaza is not open-ended,
By Tendai Maphosa London 05 April 2007 Court of Appeal judges in London have ruled in favor of three Darfuri asylum seekers the British government wanted to send back to Sudan. But as Tendai Maphosa reports from London for VOA, the judgment may be a
Indonesia has denied final appeals for three men on death row convicted for deadly bombings on the island of Bali in October, 2002. Chad Bouchard reports from Jakarta. Imam Samudra, Ali Ghufron and Amrozi Nurhasyim at jail in central Java, during de