By Luis Ramirez Beijing 19 March 2007 The government of Macau says it will release $25 million of North Korean funds that had been frozen in a Macau bank. VOA's Luis Ramirez reports from Beijing that earlier U.S. officials announced they resolved the...
By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 12 March 2007 An old Somali man, holds his gun in Bakhara market in Mogadishu to defend his family from looters (File photo) In the Somali capital, Mogadishu, elders of the locally-dominant Hawiye clan tell VOA that the interim...
By Scott Stearns White House 14 December 2006 U.S. President George Bush says he will continue to work through the United Nations to strengthen an African Union peacekeeping force in Sudan's Darfur region. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns...
By Challiss McDonough Tyre, Lebanon 02 August 2006 Shipments of humanitarian aid are reaching the south Lebanese port city of Tyre, but aid agencies say they are still having trouble getting the relief supplies to areas where they are most needed. -...
By Scott Bobb Bangkok 08 June 2006 Thailand is celebrating the 60th anniversary of the coronation of its revered King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the world's longest reigning monarch. Dozens of royal leaders from around the world are attending the celebrati...
By Scott Bobb Bangkok 02 February 2006 An ethnic Hmong family watches Hmong New Year celebrations, Jan. 3, 2006, in Nong Hoi Mai village, near Chiang Mai, Thailand The government of Laos has rejected...
SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - Parkinson's Disease By Caty Weaver and Oliver Chanler Broadcast: Tuesday, February 08, 2005 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS, in VOA Special English. I'm Sarah Long...
SCIENCE IN THE NEWS -May 7, 2002: Humans and Chimps: What's the Difference? / Thousands of Ancient Remains Found in Peru / Rice Genes Mapped VOICE ONE: This is Doug Johnson. VOICE TWO: And this is Bob...
DEVELOPMENT REPORT – June 3, 2002: Internally Displaced Persons By Jill Moss 31 May 2002, 19:45 UTC This is the VOA Special English Development Report. The word “refugee” describes a person who...
DEVELOPMENT REPORT -February 18, 2002: Infectious Diseases By Jill Moss This is the VOA Special English Development Report. The World Health Organization and several other United Nations agencies are...