This is the VOA Special English Health Report. South Africa plans to test fifteen million people for H.I.V. by June of next year. That is almost one-third of its population. South Africa has the most people living with H.I.V. of any nation. The numbe...
U.S. sales of Toyota vehicles declined nearly 9 percent in February, the first full month since the Japanese automaker suspended sales and recalled 8.5 million cars for accelerator problems. Although the concerns about the safety of Toyota's vehicles...
Fair trade has become an increasingly important campaign in today's global market place. Its focus is the rights of millions of workers in developing countries who earn low wages and face harsh working conditions to produce low cost products many of...
From NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. The US Supreme Court is allowing corporations to spend however much they want on political campaigns again. Today the nation's high courts struck down a 20-year-old ruling that restricted corporate cont...
February is Black History Month in the United States. It pays tribute to people and events that shaped the history of African Americans. A pivotal moment happened 50 years ago when four black university students in North Carolina sat down at a whites...
U.S. President Barack Obama is devoting much of his time these days to one issue: reforming the nation's health care system. Concerns about the cost and scope of reform are growing among members of Congress and the general public. Mr. Obama is makin...
President-elect Barack Obama has named his one-time political rival, New York Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, as his secretary of state. Clinton is expected to resign her Senate seat to prepare to lead U.S. foreign policy in the latest chapter in he...
The World Health Organization and the United Nations Children's Fund are launching an emergency appeal for $1.6 million to try to contain a cholera epidemic in Guinea-Bissau, which has affected more than 12,000 people and killed more than 200. Lisa...
The U.S. presidential campaign headed into the home stretch Thursday following the third and final debate between Republican candidate John McCain and Democratic candidate Barack Obama. VOA National correspondent Jim Malone has more from Washington....
The U.S. presidential campaign has grown increasingly personal and negative in recent days, as public opinion polls show Democratic candidate Barack Obama moving into a lead over Republican John McCain. VOA National Correspondent Jim Malone has been...
