The U.S. governments credit rating could be downgraded even further, according to the rating agency that removed the United States from a list of top-tier creditworthy nations. Standard and Poors judgement Days after Standard and Poors made headlines...
Today's topic is further versus farther. Almost every week someone asks me to explain the difference between further and farther. Three years ago when I was on the Oprah Winfrey Show, a production assistant grabbed me backstage while my head was stil...
I might have been a singer Who sailed around the world A gambler who wins millions And spent it all on girls I might have been a poet Who walked upon the moon A scientist who would tell the world I discovered something new I might have loved a king...
World markets are lower after new figures show Japan's economy is shrinking at a rate not seen for decades and more bad financial news is released in Britain. Man walks past share prices board in Tokyo, 12 Feb 2009 In Japan, a fourth-quarter economi...
The United States says major world powers will have no choice but to pursue new sanctions against Iran in the absence of a positive reply to their offer of incentives for it to halt uranium enrichment. The State Department says a written response to...
By Scott Stearns Washington 06 June 2008 U.S. President George Bush says America's government and its people will continue to help victims of last month's devastating earthquake in China. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns has the story. Wi...
By Ron Corben Bangkok 15 May 2008 The International Red Cross says heavy rains will bring new misery to survivors of the cyclone in Burma's Irrawaddy Delta region. Ron Corben has this report from Bangkok. Officials with International Federation of Re...
By Lisa Bryant Paris 06 November 2007 The European Union is hosting a meeting this week to assess the progress in eradicating conflict diamonds - illicitly traded diamonds that have fueled a number of wars across Africa. From Paris, Lisa Bryant repor...
By Phuong Tran Dakar 19 October 2007 In Niger, journalists are preparing to publicly denounce what they call a government blackout on reports of a rebellion in the north. The government say reporting on the rebellion has limits and it has detained so...
By Scott Stearns White House 05 July 2006 President Bush says North Korea's missile tests have further isolated the reclusive regime. European and Asian leaders have joined the United States in condemning the test launches over the Sea of Japan. ---...
