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By Katherine Cole Washington 31 July 2006 The lineup at this year's Grey Fox Bluegrass festival reads like a who's who of modern bluegrass: Grammy-winners Ricky Skaggs, Tim O'Brien, and Jerry Douglass all traveled to take part in the musical weekend
By Crystal Park Las Vegas, Nevada 03 January 2006 watch Las vegas report Las Vegas, in the western state of Nevada, is one of the most popular tourist destinations in America and the world. It attract
By David Byrd Miami 04 February 2007 While the National Football League's Super Bowl is about the game, it is a culinary event as well. This week in Miami, several restaurants are featuring Super Bowl specials to cater to fans in town to see the game
By Ron Corben Bangkok 08 January 2007 Residents take photos in front of the International Convention Center (CICC) main venue of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in the central Philippines city of Cebu, 10 Dec 2006 As the le
By George Dwyer New York City, NY 25 January 2007 watch Kite Fighting report Throughout much of Asia, kite fighting has been a popular activity for generations. Now a bestselling novel by an Afghan-American author has stirred new interest in the spor
By Dan Robinson Capitiol Hill 16 March 2007 Former undercover CIA officer Valerie Plame, who has been at the center of a controversy involving the role White House officials played in revealing her identity, has testified in public for the first tim
By Barbara Schoetzau New York 26 April 2006 The Fifth annual Tribeca Film Festival has opened in New York. For the first time, the massive festival will show films dealing with the event that led to i
By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 26 January 2006 Following a request from the Pakistani Government the international crime fighting organization, Interpol, has issued so-called red notices seeking the arres
By Al Pessin Washington 17 August 2006 Gen. James L. Jones, Supreme Allied Commander, Europe and Commander, U.S. European Command, briefs members of the press, Thursday, Aug. 17, 2006 The commander of NATO forces worldwide says he is not surprised b
By Gary Thomas London 23 August 2006 The international human rights group Amnesty International has sharply criticized Israel for what it says were deliberate and indiscriminate attacks on civilian targets in Lebanon. Israel denied the charge. -----
By Brian Wagner Miami 26 June 2007 Two foreign oil firms have failed to reach a deal with Venezuela to hand over control of their operations in the country as required under the government's nationalization effort. In Miami, VOA's Brian Wagner repo
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 28 March 2007 After a fact-finding mission around the globe, a U.N.'s special investigator found that, while governments are quick to condemn torture, the practice is common in many parts of the world. The investigator has subm
Israeli intelligence says it has arrested six people suspected of links to al-Qaida, including one who allegedly inquired about shooting down a helicopter carrying U.S. President George Bush. Robert Berger reports from the VOA bureau in Jerusalem. I
By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 20 June 2008 Political unrest in India's eastern hills is hitting the famed tea and tourist industries in the region. Anjana Pasricha, reports from New Delhi, India is the world's largest tea producer. June is usually on
U.S. President Barack Obama is making it easier for Cuban-Americans to travel and send remittances to relatives in Cuba. Monday's announcement came just days before a summit of hemispheric leaders in Trinidad and Tobago. Fidel Castro (file photo) Th
Rising Death Toll in Syria Prompts Calls for Western Intervention The violence in Syria continues to escalate and the death toll mounts. The Syrian military is now using helicopter gunships and tanks to shell civilian areas, while armed rebels have i
Al-Qaida's North Africa branch says it is holding captive two Canadian diplomats and four Western tourists kidnapped in Niger. Robert Fowler (file photo) The group calling itself al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb says it is holding Canadian diplomat R
Aviation investigators have arrived in the town of Clarence Center, in western New York State, to sift through the wreckage of a commuter plane that crashed into a house late Thursday evening, bursting into flames and killing all 49 persons aboard a
Cesar: I just took the driving test. See this? Thats my new license. May: You have to give me the play-by- play. Im taking the test next week and Im freaking out. Cesar: Theres nothing to worry about. It was easy. May: Im not worried about the writte
By Mil Arcega Washington, DC 04 January 2007 watch Blizzard Impact Blizzard impact: digging out of the snow It could take weeks to restore power in parts of the United States Midwest hit hard by back-to-back snowstorms. Many roads remain impassable