A scientist in Texas believes he has found the secret of the Stradivarius and other highly prized violins made about 300 years ago in northern Italy. He thinks chemical treatment of the wood with preservatives did the trick, but some music lovers fi...
This is the VOA Special English Education Report. This week in our Foreign Student Series, we look at financial aid that comes in ships. Scholarships, fellowships and assistantships. But first we talk about financial aid of another kind: grants. A g...
Middle East analysts say the fierce fighting in the Gaza Strip might be the first major foreign policy crisis for Barack Obama when he is sworn in as U.S. president January 20. The massive Israeli air and ground assault against Hamas militants in Ga...
In the U.S. presidential race Wednesday, Democrat Barack Obama focused on a new direction in foreign policy, while his Republican opponent, John McCain, looked to make a comeback in the polls. VOA National Correspondent Jim Malone reports on the pre...
This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. A locavore is someone who eats foods produced locally. Locavores usually define local as within one hundred sixty kilometers. This new term grew out of a reaction to the long distances that food no...
By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 25 March 2008 The government of Comoros says its forces have captured most of the rebel-held island of Anjouan, following a pre-dawn invasion. Correspondent Scott Bobb reports from our Southern Africa Bureau in Johannesburg...
By Barry Newhouse Islamabad 26 October 2007 Pro-Taliban militants in northwest Pakistan have clashed with paramilitary forces, a day after a deadly bomb attack on a troop transport truck in the area. VOA's Barry Newhouse reports from Islamabad that a...
By Margaret Besheer Baghdad 29 June 2007 At the Ibn Sina Hospital inside Baghdad's heavily protected Green Zone, medical professionals with the U.S. military treat coalition forces and Iraqi nationals with some of the most complex injuries. From Bagh...
By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 15 February 2007 As India's economy grows at a scorching pace, high inflation and rising food prices are beginning to hurt the poor. Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi, the government says it is taking steps to moder...
By Michael Bowman Grand Rapids, Michigan 03 January 2007 The late U.S. President Gerald Ford has been laid to rest at his presidential museum in his hometown of Grand Rapids, Michigan, following a private service at a local church. VOA's Michael Bow...