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By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 19 June 2008 Vietnamese-American groups, human rights organizations, and members of Congress are urging President Bush to make human rights in Vietnam a priority in his talks next week with visiting Vietnamese Prime Mini
Goldman Environmental Prizes Honor Diverse Group of Activists Kenyan Ikal Angelei is a hero to the people who live around Lake Turkana. She received a Goldman award for her efforts to halt construction of a dam on a river in neighboring Ethiopia that
Obama Takes Heat from Pro-Immigration Groups U.S. President Barack Obama came into office with strong voter support among Hispanic Americans, while promising to make immigration reform a top priority. But many lawmakers in Washington oppose easing re
Slow Progress on Curbing Deforestation Expected at Climate Conference In Indonesia, a moratorium on new forest development appears to have little effect as farmers and large companies continue cutting down trees for timber, then burning off the land
By Michael Drudge London 26 January 2006 Britain will deploy up to 5,700 troops in Afghanistan during the coming months to support an expanded NATO mission into a dangerous southern region. John Reid
By Nick Wadhams Nairobi 11 September 2007 The U.S. rights group Human Rights Watch is accusing Uganda's army of widespread abuses in its restive northern Karamoja region, including the killing of civilians. As Nick Wadhams reports from Nairobi, Ugand
By Robert Raffaele Washington, D.C. 19 June 2007 America's tourism industry is expressing alarm over a sharp decrease in the number of international visitors to the United States. The downturn has prompted a consortium of American businesses to call
By Challiss McDonough Cairo 19 April 2006 Egyptian authorities say they have smashed a terrorist group that was planning attacks in and near the capital. The Interior Ministry says the secretive organ
By Marianne Kearney Jakarta 15 June 2006 The United Nations has canceled an aid contract with a militant Muslim group chaired by Abu Bakar Bashir, who has just finished a jail term for terrorism-related offenses in Indonesia. The group was deliverin
By David Byrd Miami 02 February 2007 While the National Football League's Championship Game, the Super Bowl, is played in the United States by U.S. teams, it has worldwide appeal. This year's game in Miami, Florida will be broadcast live to 232 count
SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - Efforts to End Shark Finning Make Progress BARBARA KLEIN: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Im Barbara Klein. BOB DOUGHTY: And Im Bob Doughty. Each year, fishermen catch millions of sharks and cut off their fin
By Greg Flakus Terlingua, Texas 22 February 2006 watch Desert Dwellers report Mountains, desert near Terlingua, Texas Most human beings are social animals and yet there are people who long to get far
By Challiss McDonough Cairo 18 May 2006 A disciplinary panel in Egypt has cleared one judge of misconduct charges, but reprimanded another in a case that has become a symbol for judicial independence
By Greg Flakus San Antonio, Texas 13 January 2006 watch Burn Center report Advances in combat medicine have helped hundreds of badly wounded soldiers in Iraq survive, but many of them need long-term c
By Efam Dovi Accra 06 July 2006 In Ghana an estimated 12,000 of the country's 20 million people are infected with tuberculosis annually, and for many of them access to treatment has not always been easy. So the Global Fund is sponsoring a new progra
By Sonja Pace London 02 November 2006 Former Iranian President Mohammad Khatami says American policies in Iraq and Afghanistan have led to an upsurge in terrorism and he called for a quick withdrawal of foreign forces from those countries. Mr. Khata
By Delia Robertson Johannesburg 12 April 2006 South African labor unions and other organizations are forcing a slowdown in cross-border traffic at three of the country's five border posts with Swazila
By Margaret Besheer Baghdad 14 December 2006 A senior U.S. senator visiting Baghdad is calling for more American troops to help stem sectarian violence in Iraq. VOA's Margaret Besheer reports from the Iraqi capital. Sen. John McCain talks to reporte
By Jim Randle Baghdad 18 January 2007 Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki says if Washington and Baghdad can do a better job of equipping Iraqi troops, there will be less need for multi-national soldiers in his country in a few months. VOA's Jim Ran
Track One When I was in high school I wanted to work with Zoology or Primatology 在上高中时,我就想研究动物学或灵长类动物学。 I was fascinated with human-animal communication 我很痴迷于人类与动物之间的交流。 Whic