Drug War in Mexico Raises Human Rights Concerns The U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, is concluding a weeklong visit to Mexico, where she expressed concern over abuse of citizens by police and soldiers fighting organized crime gro...
A: Why didn't you go to school yesterday? B: I stayed home because I wasn't feeling well. A: What was your problem? B: My stomach was bothering me. A: Are you feeling any better? B: I'm still feeling a little sick. A: I'm going to the store, would yo...
A: What reason do you have for missing school? B: I was sick. A: How were you sick? B: I had a stomachache. A: Did it get any better? B: I'm still feeling under the weather. A: Would you like anything for your stomach? B: I took something earlier. A:...
A: Why weren't you at school yesterday? B: I wasn't really feeling well. A: What was wrong with you? B: My stomach was upset. A: Do you feel better now? B: I don't really feel too well yet. A: Do you want anything to make you feel better? B: No, than...
Todd: So, Rebecca, talking about your country, I hear that skin cancer is a serious problem in Australia. Rebecca: Yeah, it is. I think our environment is the cause of it in a way because we do have the beautiful beaches that you always want to go ou...
An eight-month-old boy found in the ruins three days after the earthquake. Doctors here at this Israeli field hospital in Port-au-Prince did what they could to avoid amputating his leg. But his injuries were just too severe, his parents' whereabouts...
Concerns over older mother trend 关注高龄母亲 An urgent public debate on the trend for women to delay motherhood is needed, leading doctors say. The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists will publish evidence on Monday about the increase...
Humanitarian officials are expressing growing concern over deteriorating health and sanitation conditions in Zimbabwe as crisis talks between political parties show no signs of progress. VOA's Scott Bobb reports from our Southern African Bureau in J...
An organization representing Somali journalists has raised concern with the continued captivity of three freelance journalists - an Australian, a Canadian, and a Somali kidnapped nearly two months ago. As Derek Kilner reports from VOA's East Africa...
Despite a raft of government interventions, markets in Europe have ended a tumultuous week with a steep decline Friday as fears of a worldwide recession start to take hold. For VOA, Tom Rivers in London has been talking to average Britons about the...
