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Naomi Campbell was one of the most beautiful supermodels of the 1990s. Born in 1970, she hails from London, England. Her mother was a Jamaican dancer. Her father left when she was just two months old. She gets her exotic looks from her Jamaican-Chine
Ed Yeranian Lebanese Army troops and riot police have fired on a crowd of stone-throwing demonstrators in a suburb of Beirut. Lebanese television stations are reporting three people were killed and a
The United States has picked up three more gold medals in Olympic Swimming, with Michael Phelps remaining on course to claim an unprecedented eight gold medals at a single games. VOA's Jim Stevenson has more from the Water Cube in Beijing, where oth
By Stefan Bos Budapest 18 March 2006 Slobodan Milosevic's long time secretary Mirjana Dragojevic mourns on the marker of his grave Former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic, who died in his cell in
By Mil Arcega Washington 18 April 2007 Embattled World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz is fighting to keep his job after disclosing his involvement in obtaining a substantial pay raise for a female friend. The controversy has provoked demands for Wolfo
By Peter Heinlein United Nations 26 February 2007 Women's activists and government delegates from around the world are meeting at the United Nations to develop a strategy for ending discrimination and violence against girls. From U.N. headquarters, V
By David Byrd Washington 30 January 2007 National Football League head coaches Tony Dungy of the Indianapolis Colts and Lovie Smith of the Chicago Bears have been friends for years. Dungy mentored Smith when both were with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers,
Pro-tobacco Forces Still Strong in Many Countries A study that compiled data on three billion tobacco users worldwide, including thousands of face to face interviews, shows that global tobacco use is greatly influenced by the pro-tobacco lobby. The s
More than 300 scientists from 14 countries brought their skills to the Greenland base camp over five summers. Jim White studies really old ice. He thinks it will help predict what the climate will be like in the future. White is director of the Insti
The Latino experience is a common theme for Mexican-American artist Tony Ortega. His work often examines the overlooked contributions of people - especially immigrants - who do manual labor. An exhibit of of Ortega's work in Boulder, Colorado, is pro
ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: Now some good news, especially for babies around the world. Scientists in the U.S. and India have found an inexpensive treatment for a common infection. It could save hundreds of thousands of newborns each year. The treatment com
RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: All right, so that takes care of getting your present to you. But what about making it look just right? Take a tip from a pro - getting those nice crisp folded edges on your package is key. MIA CANADA: I crease everything. STEVE
AGRICULTURE REPORT - More From Less: America's Highly Productive Farms By Mario Ritter Broadcast: Tuesday, June 28, 2005 I'm Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. At one time, th
By Patricia Nunan Srinagar 12 April 2006 Following nearly six decades of tension and fighting between India and Pakistan over Kashmir, some of the troubled region's leaders are looking for new ways to
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 13 October 2007 Israeli and Palestinian officials are cautiously optimistic about the upcoming of visit of Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, due to arrive in the region on Sunday. But as Robert Berger reports from VOA's
By Tendai Maphosa London 04 April 2008 Britain has long been a haven for immigrants, from highly skilled workers from Europe and the United States to those coming from developing countries to escape political persecution or find a better life. Many o
By Carol Pearson Washington 18 September 2007 A lot of studies have examined adult sleep problems, such as sleep apnea, a condition that can lead to heart attack or stroke. But now researchers are looking at problems that children, even infants, can
By Barry Wood Washington 11 March 2006 Slobodan Milosevic (2000 file photo) Slobodan Milosevic, for 13 years the dictatorial leader of Serbia and later Yugoslavia, and the person most directly associa
By Peter Fedynsky Kyiv, Ukraine 13 November 2007 Ukraine has been experiencing impressive economic growth for most of this decade, despite political turmoil at the highest levels of government. VOA Correspondent Peter Fedynsky recently visited Ukrain
Gillian Jacobs And Kate Micucci: Your Brain Is Not Enough JULIAN VELARD: This is NPR's ASK ME ANOTHER. I'm Julian Velard here with puzzle guru Art Chung. Now, here's your host, Ophira Eisenberg. (APPLAUSE) OPHIRA EISENBERG, HOST: Thank you, Julian. E