Photo: VOA Auto hi-tech is set to make big inroads in 2010 After a tumultuous year for the auto industry, car makers are looking for a fresh start in 2010. Industry experts say the New Year promises to be a challenging time for automakers as they loo...
The initiative could offer unprecedented access to an enormous collection of human knowledge, but it has created controversy over who stands to profit from it. Rachel Silverman | San Francisco 31 December 2009 A truck belonging to Google pulls up at...
Specializing in authoritative information about medicines Art Chimes | Washington, DC 31 December 2009 Time again for our Website of the Week, when we showcase interesting and innovative online destinations. The global pharmaceutical industry has dev...
Singer-songwriter Eric Bibb delves deep into the Delta blues on his new release, Booker's Guitar. The album was inspired by a vintage guitar once owned by Mississippi bluesman Booker White. Eric Bibb claims he's a lifetime fan of the late Booker Whit...
He has fought tirelessly for minority inclusion and freedom of speech in American broadcasting Adam Phillips | New York 31 December 2009 Some of the cases Andrew Jay Schwartzman takes on are pretty arcane. They might be broadcast media regulatory iss...
US lawmakers have approved a measure that would end the government's practice of annulling foreigners' applications for permanent residency when their American spouses die within the first two years of the marriage. Paige Kollock | New York 31 Decemb...
Kent Klein | Washington 31 December 2009 U.S. President Barack Obama has been briefed on early reports about last week's aborted airline terror attack. The president has received a report on how a Nigerian man suspected of terrorist links boarded a U...
Photo: AP Security guards man a gate outside the bombed Ritz-Carlton hotel in Jakarta, Indonesia, 22 Jul 2009 The United States Embassy in Jakarta has warned Americans that an attack may occur on the resort island of Bali on New Year's Eve. According...
Indian students hold protest signs during a rally to stamp out violence against international students and racism in Sydney, Australia, 07 Jun 2009 Tourism executives predict the number of Indian students coming to Australia will fall sharply in 2010...
Photo: AP Indonesian military carry the coffin of former Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid at his family cemetery in Jombang, East Java, Indonesia, 31 Dec 2009 Former Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid has been buried after a state funeral....
Eight Americans, including seven who were members of the CIA, as well as four Canadian soldiers and a Canadian journalist were killed in the attacks. The bombing in Khost was one of the deadliest attacks against the U.S. intelligence agency. Ravi Kha...
Photo: AP A Yemeni refugee woman washes clothes at the Mazraq Refugee Camp in northern Yemen, 11 Dec 2009 The International Committee of the Red Cross reports conditions are continuing to deteriorate in northern Yemen where fighting between the gover...
Top security figures are stepping up their threats to prosecute and punish supporters and leaders of the country's opposition movement in what appears to be a calculated attempt to demonstrate that they are still in control of the situation. Edward Y...
Many Zimbabweans living and working in neighboring South Africa travel home during the holiday period, causing massive bottlenecks at the main overland border post. Despite the delays and the cost, they prefer to return to South Africa after only a f...
