UNICEF: Congolese Kids Face Psychological Trauma The U.N. childrens agency says heavy fighting around Goma in the eastern DRC has forced thousands of already displaced people to flee once again. UNICEF said its particularly concerned about the psycho...
China's New Leaders Face Economic Challenges China's modern cities are built on a massive scale, with architecture in places such as Beijing that ranges from avant-garde to out of this world. But, just above Beijing's busy street corners are signs of...
Pakistan's Textile Industry Faces Challenges At the M.K. Sons factory in Faisalabad, which produces colorful printed fabrics for sale by U.S. retail giants like Walmart and Target, chief executive Rana Javed Akhtar insists that unlike the Karachi fac...
Morsi: Egypt faces Challenges and Opportunities Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi Tuesday addressed the closing session of the Clinton Global Initiatives annual meeting. He spoke of the challenges facing his government and the region. President Morsi...
Burmese AIDS Patients Face Treatment Obstacles Burma's largest supernatural spirit festival [Nat festival] takes place annually in a small town outside of Mandalay called Taungbyone, attracting animists, including many members of the gay community, f...
Men Face Higher Death Risk, But Why? HIV-infected men in South Africa are nearly one-third more like to die than women, even though both receive similar treatment. But researchers say they dont know why. University of Cape Towns Morna Cornell led a t...
Hitlers Olympic Village Faces Conservation Battle The 1936 Berlin Olympics gave Adolf Hitler an ideal showcase for Nazi propaganda. Director Leni Riefenstahls famous film of the Games, Olympia, immortalized the sporting prowess and political context...
Agriculture Report - US Faces Worst Drought in 56 Years This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. The United States is suffering its worst drought in almost sixty years. Moderate to extreme dry conditions spread to fifty-five percent of the...
Greeks Face Decisive Vote as Anti-German Sentiment Soars Athens oldest university has become a canvas for citizens venting their anger. Anger at the government... anger at capitalism...calls for banks to be burned. There is much anger too at Germany....
Asias strong economic credentials are set to be tested in the face of slowing European economies and concerns about the outlook for the U.S. economy. In a gold trading house in Bangkoks Chinatown crowds pack the store. Although the commodity is tradi...