By Daniel Schearf Singapore 21 September 2006 Finance ministers from mainly developing countries have expressed concern that the World Bank's anti-corruption campaign may divert resources from poverty relief and attach too many conditions to aid. At...
y Mil Arcega Washington, DC 21 September 2006 watch OnLine Films report Disney movie clip The Walt Disney Company says it has sold 125,000 digital copies of its movies -- less than one week after making the films available for download through Apple...
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 21 September 2006 Ehud Olmert (File photo) Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's approval rating has plummeted in the wake of the war in Lebanon. But Israeli officials have brushed off speculation that Olmert's center-left...
By Zulima Palacio Washington, DC 21 September 2006 Watch Cancer Rally report Cancer survivors, researchers and advocates say more money is needed for cancer research. Their goal: to get the U.S. government to make cancer a national priority. VOA's C...
By Penelope Poulou Washington, DC 21 September 2006 watch Hollywoodland report The mystery drama Hollywoodland is in American theaters. Alan Coulter, director of legendary TV series such as 'Sopranos,' 'Six Feet Under' and 'Sex and the City' explore...
By Patricia Nunan New Delhi 21 September 2006 Nepal Maoist affiliated students union activists gather to demand date for constituent assembly elections in Katmandu, September 18, 2006 The United Nations in Nepal is calling for greater accountability...
By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 20 September 2006 A United Nations official who recently called for NATO forces in Afghanistan to help combat the sharply expanding opium trade says the country is becoming increasingly unstable. VOA's Dan Robinson repor...
By Zulima Palacio Washington, D.C. 20 September 2006 watch New Species report A team of scientists just back from combing the waters off Indonesia has announced the discovery of more than 50 new species of undersea life, including a walking shark an...
By Tendai Maphosa Harare 20 September 2006 Bread shelves in most Zimbabwean shops were empty Tuesday as bakers scaled down production. Zimbabwean man walks past empty bread shelves in central Harare, September 20, 2006 The shortage of the standard l...
By Mil Arcega Washington, DC 20 September 2006 watch GM Ford Talks report A leading trade publication says General Motors and the Ford Motor Company explored the idea of a potential alliance in July. Although Automotive News reports discussions betw...
By Poupeh Missaghi and Jim Bertel Washington, DC 20 September 2006 watch Holocaust Museum report One of the most visited museums in Washington, D.C. is dedicated to the Holocaust, the state-led systematic persecution and murder of approximately six...
By Paul Sisco Washington, DC 20 September 2006 watch Deepwater Oil Super computers, mathematical formulas, and advances in imaging all played a part in a much-publicized recent oil discovery beneath the Gulf of Mexico. ----- Consider the idea of dri...
By Paula Wolfson New York 20 September 2006 President Bush (R) meets with Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas in New York, Sept 20, 2006 President Bush has reaffirmed his support for Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, calling him a man of peace. Th...
By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 20 September 2006 Residents of the Southern Nationalities, Nations and People's State in Ethiopia walk 18 August 2006 through flooded lands from which they have been forced to fleed after massive flashfloods in Tolta, Ethio...
By Carol Pearson Washington, DC 20 September 2006 watch Ecoli report US health organizations are asking public to avoid eating fresh spinach U.S. health officials are still trying to pinpoint the source of an E. coli outbreak that has caused at leas...
