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NYC's Chinatown Prepares for Chinese New Year Dancers are rehearsing a millennium-old Chinese tradition - the Lion Dance. It will be the finale of Chinatown's annual New Year parade at the end of January and is supposed to ward off evil spirits. The
New Hampshire Prepares for Presidential Primary In less than a week, voters in the northeastern state of New Hampshire will cast ballots in the first U.S. presidential primary, following last Tuesday's Iowa caucuses. People going to the polls in New
The Pakistani army says it has been ordered by the government to begin military operations against al-Qaida-linked Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud, but authorities are not giving details of the operation. Clashes have been reported between security
President Barack Obama heads to Mexico City on Thursday to meet with President Felipe Calderon, before traveling to Trinidad and Tobago for the fifth Summit of the Americas. Both nations are suffering economically, Mexico's border states are engulfe
S. Sudan Prepares for 1st Independence Anniversary Across Juba, people are working around the clock to prepare the city for South Sudan's first ever Independence Day anniversary. Over the past week, streets have been swept, fresh paint has been appli
Youngest Gymnast on US Olympic Team Prepares for London Kyla Ross does not live the life of an average American teenager. She spends 30 to 35 hours a week training at Gym-Max Academy of Gymnastics, just south of Los Angeles. She goes to school only p
US Prepares for 'Forgotten War' Bicentennial The cannons firing today at Fort McHenry in the U.S. state of Maryland, are for the benefit of tourists. But that wasnt the case nearly 200 years ago, when more than a dozen British ships bombarded the for
Europe Prepares for Dressing Down at G8 It is Europes G8 members, notably France and Germany, who will face the scrutiny of fellow leaders at Camp David. With full military honors, Francois Hollande arrived in Berlin under stormy skies Tuesday, just
US national soccer players, from left: Edson Buddle, Jozy Altidore and Landon Donovan train at Pilditch Stadium in Pretoria, 16 Jun 2010 The United States takes on Slovenia this Friday in their second match of World Cup play. Slovenian midfielder And
President Obama is scheduled to visit Australia this month following a trip to Indonesia. In Australia he will be among friends and will be the guest of a center-left government that shares many of the president's policies on Afghanistan and climate
Egyptians will vote Saturday in a referendum on changes to the constitution, the first in a series of steps meant to carry out reforms demanded in a popular uprising. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton got to see first-hand the continued push fo
US Congress Prepares to Vote on Three Free Trade Pacts Both houses of the U.S. Congress are expected to approve free trade pacts with South Korea, Colombia and Panama. The accords were negotiated during the former Bush administration, and had been sh
Pentagon Prepares for Deep Budget Cuts The cuts are set to be massive, $50 billion a year for 10 years, and so are the consequences. That's the warning from officials including the nation's top military officer, General Martin Dempsey. We can't yet s
Russia Prepares Law to Ban Gay Propaganda MOSCOW When a gay group held a film festival in Moscow in April, there were the usual anti-gay protesters. But this time, there was an unexpected visitor: a policeman armed with a Kalashnikov, checking IDs. L
Hagel Prepares for Week Focused on Asia WASHINGTON U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is preparing for a week of meetings that highlight the U.S. pivot to Asia. Starting Tuesday, he hosts defense ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nati
By Scott Stearns White House 02 June 2007 President Bush visits Germany in the coming week for the annual meeting of the world's leading industrialized nations, known as the G-8 summit. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports on the presi
By Sahar Sepehri Washington 12 May 2008 An artist from Argentina is preparing to showcase her work at the Embassy of Argentina in Washington later this month. The show is just the latest step in an artistic career that began as a teenager. VOA's Saha
U.S, President Barack Obama is in Saudi Arabia as he prepares to address Muslims around the world Thursday from Cairo. On the eve of the speech, he sought the counsel of Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah. President Barack Obama (l) and Saudi King Abdulla
Security forces in Gabon have stepped up patrols ahead of the expected announcement of a winner from Sunday's presidential vote. Three of the candidates are already claiming victory. Supporter of Ali Bongo Ondimba holds poster of their leader during
By Phil Mercer Mission Beach, Australia 22 October 2007 Australia is struggling to control the rising population of wild pigs, which are already thought to number about 23 million. Experts in the northern state of Queensland have warned that the anim