AS IT IS 2013-06-10 Mobile Phones Changing Lives in Kenya Hello, and welcome once again to As It Is, our daily show for people learning American English. Im Christopher Cruise in Washington. Today on the program, we visit with some musicians in Niger...
Changing the Course of the Epidemic A former president of the International AIDS Society says it will take a combination of scientific and human rights advances to end the epidemic. Dr. Julio Montaner made his comments at the 19th International AIDS...
UNAIDS: 2011 Game Changing Year The new report from UNAIDS says 2011 brought unprecedented progress in science, political leadership and results. It says despite the financial crisis, greater access to HIV treatment had a dramatic effect on the lives...
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair says peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians will not succeed until the reality on the ground improves for both sides. Mr. Blair made the remarks during a speech in Washington and VOA correspon...
Members of Congress are demanding more taxpayer protections and more congressional oversight be included in the $700 billion bailout plan that is being debated to rescue failing U.S. financial institutions. VOA's Dan Robinson reports from Capitol Hi...
By Peta Thornycroft Southern Africa 18 April 2008 On the occasion of Zimbabwe's anniversary of independence, President Robert Mugabe has indicated that both he and his Zanu PF party intend to continue running the country. Mr. Mugabe's independence da...
By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi, Kenya 26 December 2007 Watch Operation Smile Operation Smile is an international group of medical professionals who perform reconstructive surgery, free of charge,for children with facial deformities. This year, Operation S...
By Nathan King New York City 18 September 2007 Heads of state, prime ministers and foreign ministers arriving for the 2006 opening of the General Assembly Heads of state, prime ministers and foreign ministers later this month will descend on the Unit...
By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 15 September 2007 U.S. Senate Democratic leaders are planning to hold votes next week on a series of measures aimed at changing the course of the Iraq war. Congressional Democrats are rejecting President Bush's plan for a...
By Lisa Bryant Sevran, France 27 October 2006 People walk in silence as they take part in a memorial march in Clichy-sous-Bois, northeastern Paris, Oct. 27, 2006 France is marking the first anniversary of rioting in the immigrant-heavy suburbs of Pa...