By Alan Silverman Hollywood 23 December 2007 A musical thriller that swept Broadway's Tony Awards almost three decades ago has final made it to the screen. Appropriately, the film version of the macabre operetta is directed by Tim Burton and stars hi...
By Jim Stevenson Washington 14 November 2007 The U.S. Soccer Federation has announced the hiring of Sweden's Pia Sundhage to coach the American women's national team through the 2008 Beijing Olympics. VOA's Jim Stevenson reports. Sundhage, who starre...
By Doug Levine Washington 17 October 2007 Two smooth jazz superstars have teamed up for a new album that goes hand-in-hand with a little rest and relaxation. VOA's Doug Levine tells us about R n R , featuring the long-awaited collaboration between tr...
By David Gollust State Department 03 October 2007 The Bush administration says U.S. experts will go to North Korea next week to oversee the disabling of that country's reactor complex under the six-party nuclear agreement announced by China Wednesday...
By Jim Stevenson Shanghai 28 September 2007 United States women's soccer coach Greg Ryan is braving a storm of criticism one day after his heavily favored team was defeated at the Women's World Cup football tournament in China. VOA's Jim Stevenson re...
By Jim Stevenson Tianjin, China 24 September 2007 The heavily favored U.S. women's football (soccer) team is getting much needed rest ahead of its Women's World Cup semifinal game with Brazil, VOA's Jim Stevenson has more on this unexpected benefit....
By Jim Stevenson Chengdu, China 13 September 2007 The United States women's soccer team is making its final preparations for a match with Sweden at the Women's World Cup in China. VOA's Jim Stevenson is in Chengdu with a preview of Friday's Group-B c...
By Jim Stevenson Chengdu, China 11 September 2007 A wet field and steady rain made playing conditions difficult as the top-ranked United States and North Korea played at the Women's World Cup in China. But as VOA's Jim Stevenson reports from Chengdu,...
By Jim Stevenson Washington 04 September 2007 The fifth FIFA Women's World Cup kicks off in China this month and one of the world's most prolific soccer players is about to embark on another World Cup campaign. VOA's Jim Stevenson has more on U.S. w...
By Selah Hennessy Dakar 18 July 2007 A new team has been appointed to defend former Liberian president Charles Taylor. Mr. Taylor fired his original lawyer in the opening days of his trial last month. Selah Hennessy reports from VOA's West Africa bur...