United Nations member states met informally on Thursday to begin talks on key issues of reforming the body's powerful Security Council. Many countries want to see the 15-member council expanded to include broader regional representation and addition...
By Jim Malone Washington 19 March 2007 The presidential nominees from both major U.S. political parties could be chosen earlier than ever next year, in large part because California and several other states are moving up the dates of their president...
By David Gollust Kuwait City 16 January 2007 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is in the Gulf region, trying to persuade America's Arab allies to actively support President Bush's new strategy for quelling violence in Iraq. The mainly Sunni Mu...
By Zulima Palacio Washington, DC 27 July 2006 watch Immigration report Day laborers witing for work The controversy over illegal immigrants in the United States has been heating up during the last few months. Efforts in Congress to curb illegal immi...
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 08 May 2006 At a U.N. hearing Monday, the U.S. government admitted it made mistakes in the treatment of prisoners in the war against terror, but said it has taken measures to pr...
By Peter Fedynsky Washington, D.C. 02 January 2006 watch Nursing report The United States today is suffering a severe nursing shortage, which is only expected to get worse. VOA's Peter Fedynsky report...
THIS IS AMERICA - Dictionaries in the United States By Jarilyn Watson Broadcast: Monday, March 08, 2004 (THEME) VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA, in VOA Special English. I'm Steve Ember. VOICE TW...
by Jerilyn Watson Broadcast: August 28, 2003 This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Education Report. The National Education Association says the United States needs more male teachers. The...