By Lisa Schlein Geneva 24 September 2006 Spain's Queen Sofia (c) at the opening of World Congress of Cardiology, September 2, 2006 The World Health Organization reports more than 17 million people a year die from heart disease and stroke, making it...
By Greg Flakus Houston 15 September 2006 The U.S. ambassador to Mexico is warning U.S. citizens traveling in Mexico to use caution because of increasing violence and criminal activity, especially along the 3000-kilometer border. The warning comes at...
By Tendai Maphosa Harare 09 August 2006 Justice Minister Patrick Chinamasa The trial of Zimbabwe's justice minister for attempting to obstruct the course of justice finally got under way after a retired magistrate was appointed to preside over the c...
By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 31 May 2006 Members of a community group in Kwale District on Kenya's coast show off some of the many local dishes that can be made with the beta-carotene-rich sweet potato The orange-fleshed sweet potato is rich in beta-ca...
By Steve Herman Tokyo 29 May 2006 The World Bank is questioning the value of large-scale power-generation projects of the type it has funded in Africa and other parts of the developing world. Paul Wolfowitz World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz is pre...
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 08 May 2006 At a U.N. hearing Monday, the U.S. government admitted it made mistakes in the treatment of prisoners in the war against terror, but said it has taken measures to pr...
By Joe Bavier Abidjan 29 March 2006 Millions of people across West Africa came out to witness what many expect will be a once in a lifetime event: a total solar eclipse that made its way across the co...
By Chris Simkins Washington, D.C. 28 March 2006 watch Spy report Russia's foreign minister dismissed on Monday -- as politically motivated -- reports his country provided intelligence to Saddam Hussei...
By Heda Bayron Hong Kong 02 March 2006 As President Gloria Arroyo considers lifting emergency rule in the Philippines following last week's reported coup attempt, questions have been raised about her...
DEVELOPMENT REPORT – January 7, 2002: Storing Drinking Water By Gary Garriott This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Safe drinking water has always been rare and valuable. Throughout th...