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By Mil Arcega Washington 04 September 2007 Americans work longer hours and produce more per person than their counterparts in other developed countries. But according to the findings of a United Nations report released Monday, worker productivity aro
By Lisa McAdams Moscow 28 February 2006 The Kremlin's hand-picked prime minister of Chechnya has submitted his resignation, clearing the way for a possible replacement by acting prime minister, and lo
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Japan's parliament is expected to vote on September sixteenth to make Yukio Hatoyama the next prime minister. Later this month he plans to attend the United Nations General Assembly in New York and the Gro
By Paula Wolfson Bogor, Indonesia 20 November 2006 President Bush is showing support for the government of Indonesia, the nation with the world's largest Muslim population and a key ally in the war on terror. During the six-hour visit to the hill to
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 22 January 2008 The UN Children's Fund says good progress has been made in saving children's lives. UNICEF, which has just launched its annual State of the World's Children's Report, says many more children's lives can be saved
Senate confirmation hearings begin July 13 for Judge Sonia Sotomayor, President Barack Obama's choice for the U.S. Supreme Court. Experts say that Sotomayor's confirmation is likely, given the Democrats' majority in the Senate. But history shows tha
Africa Pro-Democracy Advocates Evaluate U.S. Conventions For much of American history, political party conventions were spontaneous and unpredictable, with lively debates between delegates over who should be named to the top of the ticket. Today, par
South African Youth Program Serves as Link to Pro Golf Under a blue sky, and amid a scenic landscape, these young golfers are dreaming big. This amateur tournament is one of the most prestigious competitions in its category in the country. Winning it
Jesse Sullivan has been camping out in the cold near a busy intersection in Washington to raise awareness for people in Haiti This tent has been home to Jesse Sullivan for nearly a month. He's camping out in the cold near this busy intersection in Wa
Third Great Migration Might be in Progress In the early 20th Century, more than two million African-Americans left their homes and small farms in the South and moved to northern industrial cities to escape overt racism and search for better work and
Euro Crisis Fuels Pro-Independence Movements Scotland already has its own parliament in Edinburgh. The ruling Scottish National Party wants to break away entirely from the United Kingdom. First Minister Alex Salmond has secured a referendum on Scotla
By Katie Hamann Jakarta 19 November 2009 After a month of negotiations a group of Sri Lankan asylum seekers has left an Australian boat and gone ashore in Indonesia. But, they will not remain in the country long. As an inducement to leave the ship,
ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: Mexico has taken its share of punches from President Trump. He's accused Mexico of sending rapists and criminals to the U.S. And he's threatened to make it pay for a border wall. Well, all of this has left Mexicans confused, angr
LOURDES GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: And now to France, where the polls show a tight race in the upcoming presidential election. Among the subjects dividing the population is membership in the European Union. The EU is still very popular in France, but righ
By David Gollust State Department 04 September 2007 The United States Tuesday dismissed as a total sham the outline for a new Burmese constitution produced by a national convention assembled by the country's military government. The State Department
Thailand's government faces an escalating crisis after police repeatedly fired tear gas to break up protesters blockading the parliament building. The clashes led to the resignation of a deputy prime minister. As Ron Corben reports from Bangkok, the
By Phil Mercer Sydney 10 October 2007 Australian farmers are eager to see progress in World Trade Organization talks, they think the WTO is the best way to foster greater prosperity and open up overseas markets. Economists say that international trad
As countries begin emerging from the global financial crisis, France is proposing to measure progress in a new way - one that includes happiness and well being, as well as traditional economic benchmarks. US Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stig
Young MBAs Compete to Solve Global Problems Solving the worlds most pressing social challenges takes passion, dedication, innovation and a good business plan, which is the idea behind the Hult Global Case Challenge. Hult International Business school
By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 12 February 2008 Nigeria's House of Representatives, the lower chamber of parliament, has opened a probe into allegations former President Olusegun Obasanjo spent $16 billion on the power sector, with no tangible result. For