The debate surrounding a proposed Islamic Center in Lower Manhattan shed light on what could be growing religious intolerance in the United States. But despite the public outcry over the so-called Ground Zero mosque, the proposed Islamic Center has n...
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad waves to the media as he arrives for a press conference in Tehran, Iran, 28 Jun 2010 (file photo) Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and other top officials used tough language against new EU sanctions adopted...
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. This weekend, leaders and top finance officials from the worlds twenty biggest economies gather in Toronto, Canada. One of the big issues to discuss is how and when to reduce deficits and economic gro...
Darryl and Harold were in a mental institution. The place had an unusual annual contest, picking two of the bestpatients and giving them two questions. If they got them correct, they were deemed cured and free to go. Darryl was called into the doctor...
Statue of Jesus Christ, draped in the Polish flag in front of the Church of the Holy Cross in Warsaw, 12 Apr 2010 Poland is preparing for state funerals for President Lech Kaczynski and his wife, and is awaiting the repatriation of the bodies of many...
Making a positive difference in maternal health and reproductive choice through education, networking and organizing Adam Phillips | New York 15 March 2010 Photo: FCI/Women Deliver Jill Sheffield with staff at a clinic in Burkina Faso, where FCI has...
The Senate has defeated an effort to add a stronger abortion ban to its health care overhaul. NPR's Julie Rovner has more. By a 54-45 vote, Senators who support abortion rights turned back the efforts of those who oppose abortion to include in the bi...
Russia's Lukoil and Norway's Statoil won a joint contract to develop a major untapped oil field in southern Iraq, Saturday, on the second and final day of a two-day auction aimed at boosting Iraq's oil output. Representatives from dozens of foreign o...