By Mil Arcega Washington, D.C. 12 July 2007 New York has joined the growing list of cities urging Americans to stop buying bottled water.The city recently launched an advertising campaign asking people to trade their bottled water for ordinary tap w...
By Brian Wagner Miami 11 July 2007 The U.S. city of Miami Beach is to vote on whether to block public pension funds from investing in firms linked to the governments of Iran and Sudan. In Miami, VOA's Brian Wagner reports officials are expected to ap...
By Paige Kollock London 07 June 2007 When big city mayors, business leaders, and environmentalists gathered recently in New York City to discuss climate change, at the heart of their talks was the effects of carbon emissions on the environment. Paige...
By Yi Suli Boston, Massachusetts 12 April 2007 Watch Dancing report The northeastern U.S. city of Boston, Massachusetts, is a city rich in culture from its prominent professional theater companies to its world-renowned Boston Symphony Orchestra. Les...
By Roger Hsu New York City 22 February 2007 watch Hello Deli report New York City is known for many famous landmarks: The Empire State building, the Statue of Liberty, and Times Square. Amid all the hustle and bustle of the city is another landmark...
By Phil Mercer Tamworth, Australia 15 January 2007 Australia's most-famous musical town, Tamworth, is beset by a dispute over the city council's decision to reject refugees from Sudan. City councilors have voted down a request by the Department of I...
By Joseph Mok Rock City, Tennessee 07 December 2006 watch Christmas Montage All across the world, Christians are preparing to mark the Christmas holiday. Rock City, in the eastern U.S. state of Tennessee, celebrates the holiday season with its annua...
By Kane Farabaugh New York City, NY 12 September 2006 watch NYC Sept 11 Anniversary Family and friends gathered in New York to honor loved ones Families and friends of 9/11 victims in New York gathered at the base of the World Trade Center site Mond...
By Kane Farabaugh New York, NY 10 August 2006 watch September 11 Legacy It was the deadliest terrorist attack on U.S. soil. That soil in New York City -- seven hectares of it -- is at the center of a debate five years after the tragedy that transfor...
By Challiss McDonough Tyre, Lebanon 29 July 2006 The three hospitals in the southern Lebanese city of Tyre on Saturday held their second mass burial since the start of the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah militants in Lebanon. Thirty coffins we...