World Team Tennis held its 18th annual Smash Hits fundraising event on November 15, co-hosted by British pop singing star Elton John and U.S. tennis legend Billy Jean King. And for the first time, Washington served as center court. It was a night tha...
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Haiti holds elections on Sunday for a new president and National Assembly. The nation has struggled with damage from the January earthquake -- and now a deadly outbreak of cholera. This election is seen as...
The Partnership to Stop Tuberculosis has launched a plan to cut by half in five years the estimated 2 million annual deaths from tuberculosis. The consortium of public, private and civil groups announced the plan Wednesday, saying they hope to preven...
A new study shows community health workers can effectively and safely treat malaria and pneumonia with just a little bit of extra training. In many rural areas throughout sub-Saharan Africa, an important primary medical resource is the network of vol...
Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari and British Prime Minister David Cameron, 6 Aug 2010. British Prime Minister David Cameron and Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari have pledged to work together closely to fight terrorism following talks in Londo...
As the HIV/AIDS epidemic continues to spread, new research shows its taking an increasing toll on men-having-sex-with men or MSM. The issue was addressed at the 18th International AIDS conference in Vienna, with calls for greater funding and human ri...
Several American Jewish organizations are joining with Christian and Muslim religious and political action groups to call for the peaceful resolution of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. They launched a nationwide ad campaign as President Barack Obam...
Wayne Henderson has earned a reputation as one of the best acoustic guitar makers in America. He has made guitars for some half a century in his hometown in the mountains of Virginia, about 570 kilometers southwest of Washington. There is a long wait...
American Muslim leaders believe the U.S. government has unfairly scrutinized their fund-raising operations for potential links to Islamist terrorist groups President Barack Obama's June 4, 2009 address to the Islamic world in Cairo, Egypt, generated...
STEVE EMBER: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Steve Ember. BARBARA KLEIN: And I'm Barbara Klein. This week on our program, we tell about a new White House program to fight childhood obesity. (MUSIC) STEVE EMBER: Childhood obesit...
