After emerging from bankruptcy last year, Detroit automaker General Motors promised to be a more efficient company, selling more vehicles customers want to buy. One vehicle the company is pegging its future success on is the gas and electric powered...
By Michael Bowman Washington 09 November 2009 Israel's PM Benjamin Netanyahu during his address before the 2009 General Assembly of The Jewish Federations of North America in Washingtom, 09 Nov 2009 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has repe...
In India's financial hub of Mumbai, commandos and troops have mounted an operation to clear two luxury hotels seized by gunmen. Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi, at least 101 people have been killed and as many as 287 wounded in coordinated at...
The World Health Organization and the United Nations Children's Fund are launching an emergency appeal for $1.6 million to try to contain a cholera epidemic in Guinea-Bissau, which has affected more than 12,000 people and killed more than 200. Lisa...
NATO warships have launched an anti-piracy operation off the coast of Somalia by escorting one ship to port with plans for a similar operation on Tuesday. Lisa Bryant has more from Paris. The NATO operation aims to help calm the situation off Somali...
India has launched its first unmanned mission to the Moon. The mission is a major boost to the country's space program, as India joins Asian nations China and Japan in exploring the Moon. Anjana Pasricha has a report from New Delhi. In this photo pr...
The Sudanese government has launched a peace initiative for the country's Darfur region. As Derek Kilner reports from VOA's East Africa bureau in Nairobi, the effort is being supported by the country's main political parties, but has been rejected b...
The UN Children's Fund, in partnership with diaper-maker Pampers, is launching a global campaign to eliminate tetanus by 2012. UNICEF reports the disease kills about 140,000 newborn infants and 30,000 mothers every year in the poorest countries in t...
By Zulima Palacio Washington 16 May 2008 With the HIV/AIDS epidemic now 25-years-old, the World Bank has launched a new strategy to combat the disease where it is the most prevalent -- Africa. Nearly two million have died on the continent and HIV has...
By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 28 April 2008 India has launched a record number of satellites into space in a single mission. The launch marks a milestone for the country's space program. Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi, India wants to emerge as...