BEIJING, March 24 (Xinhuanet) -- Mozilla's newly launched Firefox 4 Web browser was downloaded nearly 7 million times worldwide in the first 24 hours, according to media reports. The number was almost triple the 2.4 million downloads that Microsoft r...
By Michael Bowman Washington 02 March 2008 Amid a weakening U.S. economy, America's foreign-trade policy has become a contentious issue in the presidential race. Both major Democratic Party candidates say free-trade pacts have harmed American workers...
By Peter Fedynsky Moscow 27 February 2008 Russians go to the polls on Sunday for a presidential election in which the victory of Kremlin-backed candidate Dmitri Medvedev is considered a foregone conclusion. VOA Moscow Correspondent Peter Fedynsky rep...
By Alex Villarreal Washington, DC 07 February 2008 The Millennial Generation -- Americans 30 and younger -- is a growing force in U.S. politics. Political researchers say millennials of voting age now number nearly 50 million, close to a quarter of t...
Mr Lordi searches for musical inspiration Jaakko Laajava the Finnish Ambassador to Britain has admitted to having a taste for heavy metal music . Commenting on his countrys amazing victory in the Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday (20th May 2006),...
By Nico Colombant Kinshasa 24 July 2006 More and more Congolese are expressing concern about the fairness of the country's upcoming election, scheduled for Sunday. Those worried include candidates, youth militants, militias and Catholic bishops. Maj...
Cat Beauty Contest Americans like to 1)pledge that we are 2)"...one nation...indivisible," but there are a lot of things besides politics and religion that divide us. There is no one thing about which...
Cross Words: Dare to Contest with Me? The crossword puzzle was an early 20th century invention. A 1) craze like the 2) Charleston that quickly invaded the popular culture. But even newspaper editors t...
MC: Now for the final question from Miss Scotland. Will you join me down here? Welcome, congratulations so far. OK, your question was sent in, and I hope I get the pronunciation right, by Wakani Nundw...
By Parke Brewer The men's 800-meter run is expected to be one of the most hotly contested races at the Athens Olympics. Most of the favorites are from Africa. The 800 meters is two laps around the tra...
