By Liam Cochrane Pokhara, Nepal 06 December 2007 A record number of young Nepalese men are applying to join the British army's Brigade of Gurkhas. With political uncertainty continuing to undermine Nepal's economy, a job with the Gurkhas is one of th...
By Stephanie Ho Washington, D.C. 27 November 2007 Until relatively recently, female world leaders have been few and far between. But, as VOA's Stephanie Ho reports, their ranks are growing, with a number of prominent women in several countries stepp...
By Tendai Maphosa London 23 November 2007 A former United Nations Special Envoy for AIDS in Africa, Stephen Lewis warns that revised UNAIDS HIV statistics should not be seen as a signal that the fight against the pandemic can be relaxed. He says that...
By Carolyn Weaver New York City 10 September 2007 Toxic dust clouds resulted from the collapse of the World Trade Center buildings About 3,000 people died in the September 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States. Six years later, experts say the...
By Kari Barber Dakar 22 August 2007 A United Nations plan to reduce the number of peacekeepers in war-scarred Liberia has some Liberians concerned about the security of the country. But others are welcoming the plan for the gradual withdrawal of peac...
By Delia Robertson Johannesburg 03 July 2007 Welfare organizations say there has been a dramatic increase in the number of abandoned babies in South Africa in the past year. VOA's Delia Robertson reports from our bureau in Johannesburg. HIV-positive...
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 04 May 2006 A young boy works on a tire at a garage in Allahabad, India A new report by the International Labor Organization, ILO, says child labor, especially in its worst form...
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 22 March 2006 A new report by the Norwegian Refugee Council says the number of people internally displaced within their own countries by conflict decreased slightly during 2005,...
Coco Chanel: Number One 2 Successful years In time, Chanel’s business expanded into clothing shops in Paris and fashionable resort towns. At first unable to afford expensive fabrics, she created sim...
Coco Chanel: Number One By Dorothy Rompalske / This article was published originally in Biography Magazine . 1998. Anbsp; How Coco Chanel invented herself and reinvented fashion. 1 The shoulder bag, t...