Rising Death Toll in Syria Prompts Calls for Western Intervention The violence in Syria continues to escalate and the death toll mounts. The Syrian military is now using helicopter gunships and tanks to shell civilian areas, while armed rebels have i...
Experts Troubled by New Dengue Outbreaks in Western Hemisphere Dengue had been eliminated in this hemisphere for quite a while but unfortunately it got reintroduced and has been generally growing since then, said Donald Shepherd. Donald Shepherd spok...
AhmadinejadSpeechTriggersWesternWalkout Diplomats from the United States and Europe walked out of the U.N. General Assembly Thursday amid a strident address by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. The Iranian leader blamed Western powers for world...
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....