AMERICAN STORIES - Childrens Story: 'Paul Bunyan' FAITH LAPIDUS: Now, the Special English program, AMERICAN STORIES. (MUSIC) Today we tell a traditional American story called a tall tale. A tall tale is a story about a person who is larger than life....
AMERICAN MOSAIC - In Domestic Violence Cases, Children Are Often the Forgotten Victims MARIO RITTER: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) Im Mario Ritter. Today we listen to new music from Feist. We also read some of your recent...
By Cindy Saine Washington 25 September 2007 The non-profit group One-Laptop per Child has announced a program to sell its durable laptop computers to American and Canadian residents for $399. The profit from the sale of each computer will allow the p...
By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 27 June 2006 Lawal Manesara who is a polio victim rides on a skate board along a street of Lagos, Nigeria Nigeria is to launch an ambitious immunization strategy to halt the spread of polio in Africa's most populous country...
By Gini Sikes New York 02 February 2006 New York City school children are celebrating Black History Month with an exhibit of portraits of Nelson Mandela at the landmark Rockefeller Center. The show's...
By Noel King Juba, Sudan 13 January 2006 One year ago, southern Sudan ended a two decade civil war with the ruling northern Islamist government. But one conflict in south Sudan persists. The Lord's Re...