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A cat is said to have nine lives because it is more tenacious of life than many animals. People always think that due to the speed, cleverness and flexibility of cats, they can stay alive in most difficult situations when other animals would have be
By Greg Flakus San Antonio, Texas 08 May 2008 On May 8, Israel will mark its 60th anniversary as an independent state. As it was in the beginning, Israel is a small nation. Some of its neighbors refuse to recognize its existence and the country is st
By Tendai Maphosa London 18 June 2007 Many Zimbabweans have left home in pursuit of better lives elsewhere, as the country's economic meltdown worsens. From London, Tendai Maphosa looks at how some of them are finding innovative ways to help those th
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. H1N1 flu continues to spread. Currently the virus is most active in the northern half of the world. But experts say it has become the leading influenza virus in all countries. No one really knows how ma
The Democratic Party is seeking to rally support behind Barack Obama during its nominating convention, which opens Monday in Denver, Colorado. His wife Michelle, in an opening night speech, is expected to spotlight Senator Obama's unusual life story
The European Union and dozens of countries have pledged to speed up social support for Holocaust survivors and the search for art and other items that were stolen during World War II by the Nazis. At the meeting in Prague, they agreed to establish a
Russian President Dmitri Medvedev says recent events in South Ossetia have complicated the country's financial markets, but there is no economic crisis. VOA Moscow Correspondent Peter Fedynsky reports. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev at a meeting
By Trish Anderton Jakarta 30 October 2007 Indonesia's constitutional court has upheld capital punishment for drug traffickers. The verdict came in an appeal filed by members of the so-called Bali nine - Australians convicted in a heroin case two year
By Edward Yeranian Beirut 07 June 2008 French President Nicholas Sarkozy became the first Western leader to visit Lebanon since the election of the country's new president, Michel Suleiman, two weeks ago, putting an end to months of political crisis
By Scott Stearns White House 15 September 2007 President Bush says he will bring nearly 6,000 U.S. troops home from Iraq by the end of the year because security there is improving. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports, opposition Democ
By Al Pessin 10 February 2008 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates called on Europeans Sunday to support NATO's mission in Afghanistan, which he described as an effort to help a war-devastated people create a free society, just as the alliance did for
By Michael Bowman Washington 04 June 2006 The Bush administration is downplaying Iranian suggestions that any attempt by the United States to punish the Islamic republic for its nuclear activities wou
By Phil Mercer Sydney 15 February 2008 Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd says rogue elements will not be allowed to derail democracy in East Timor. Mr. Rudd is visiting the country following this week's assassination attempts on the country's pres
By Deepak Dobhal Washington 07 November 2007 Scientists in the United States have developed a new kind of battery that looks and feels just like a piece of paper. VOA's Deepak Dobhal reports its inventors say the battery's power and flexibility make
By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 17 January 2007 The U.S. ambassador to Kenya says the United States is pushing Somalia's transitional government to hold talks with all groups of Somali society to bring peace and stability to the volatile country. Meanwhile
Fourteen years ago, Brenda Eheart created a community founded on the idea that it takes a village to raise a child. Today that village, Hope Meadows, is thriving and serving as a model for other communities. VOA's Susan Logue reports. Hope Meadows r
Dick and His Cat I Once there was a boy called Dick. He was very poor: his father and mother were dead and he had no friends to help him. One day he heard some men speaking: one man said, I shall go to London, for London is a very big city, and its s
An old woman had a cat. The cat was very old; she could not run quickly, and she could not bite, because she was so old. One day the old cat saw a mouse; she jumped and caught the mouse. But she could not bite it; so the mouse got out of her mouth an
There were many mice in a house. The man of the house got a cat. The cat killed many of the mice. Then the oldest mouse said, All mice must come to my hole tonight, and we will think what we can do about this cat.' All the mice came. Many mice spoke,
Senior international envoys vowed continued strong support for Afghanistan during strategy talks in Paris on Wednesday. This comes amid rising violence in Afghanistan and on the heels of the country's controversial elections. L-R, US Envoy Richard H