By Gary Thomas Washington 20 September 2007 The French foreign minister sparked an uproar recently when he said the world should brace for a possible war with Iran. The statement about a possible military confrontation with Iran fueled expressions of...
By Melinda Smith Washington 15 August 2007 The Western diet, consisting of high fatfoods, is not beneficialfor cancer patients Worldwide statistics show that colon cancer kills more than 600,000 people every year. Now, a new study confirms that diet...
By Jessica Berman Washington 14 August 2007 The cells in certain cancers, like breast cancer and colon cancer, have been shown in labs to start with a high level of genetic instability and then in later stages this level goes down A new study has fou...
By Arjun Kohli Nairobi 06 July 2007 Cattle-herding nomads from western Kenya confirm United Nations and aid agency reports that forces of the Ugandan army are using helicopter gunships and mortar against communities living on the Kenya-Uganda border....
By Meredith Buel Washington 18 June 2007 Western nations are working quickly to support the new Palestinian government in the West Bank, following the violent takeover of the Gaza Strip by the Islamic militant group Hamas. The United States and Europ...
By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 23 June 2006 A Western cameraman was shot dead Friday in Somalia's capital as he was filming a rally there. Media reports indicate that the cameraman, Martin Adler, was a Swedish citizen who frequently worked for the Britis...
By VOA News 10 May 2006 Condoleezza Rice Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Wednesday the United States will pause in its drive for U.N. Security Council action against Iran. The break would all...
By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 07 March 2006 Animal health experts from the United States, European Union and UN agencies have agreed on the creation of a new crisis and coordinating center to combat the...
PEOPLE IN AMERICA - Country and Western Singer Roger Miller Had Many Hit Songs By Paul Thompson Broadcast: Sunday, October 02, 2005 (THEME) VOICE ONE: I'm Shirley Griffith. VOICE TWO: And I'm Sarah Lo...
THE MAKING OF A NATION - How the Western United States Was Settled By Frank Beardsley Broadcast: Thursday, September 22, 2005 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION -- a program in Special English....