By Imran Siddiqui and Zulequa Husain Washington 06 July 2007 Cities across the United States spend millions of dollars hauling away trash. But one man in Washington D.C. has discovered a way to persuade people to pay for things other people throw awa...
By Kari Barber Dakar 06 July 2007 After years of turmoil and economic hardship, the small West African nation of Guinea Bissau is facing a health challenge caused by the absence of iodine in the nation's diet. In countries where iodine is not already...
By Mil Arcega Washington 06 July 2007 Mobile phone technology is not just revolutionizing the way we communicate - it's also changing the way we are entertained. Take movies for example: once limited to the big screen, consumers can now watch movies...
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 06 July 2007 Business leaders from 150 companies from around the world are calling for action on climate change. The leaders signed a declaration at a United Nations meeting, in which they committed themselves to reducing the d...
By Robin Chen Delos Washington 06 July 2007 Hundreds of thousands of U.S. military members pass through Washington Dulles International Airport each year -- many on their way to and from conflict zones. While many other airports have welcome centers...
By Ron Corben Bangkok 06 July 2007 Efforts to implement a 2003 global tobacco control treaty moved forward after delegates from more than 140 nations pledged to end smoking in public places and work places. As Ron Corben reports from Bangkok, World H...
By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 06 July 2007 New estimates by the Indian government and international agencies show that the number of people living with HIV/AIDS in India is between two and three million - far less than previously estimated. However, a...
By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 06 July 2007 Pakistani paramilitary soldiers get down from a truck beside the radical Red Mosque in Islamabad, 06 July 2007 The military siege of a radical mosque in the Pakistani capital intensified, after the group's chie...
By Parke Brewer Bethesda, Maryland 06 July 2007 The inaugural ATT National golf tournament hosted by Tiger Woods got under way Thursday outside Washington in Bethesda, Maryland. VOA Sports Editor Parke Brewer reports from Congressional Country Club t...
By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 05 July 2007 In this information age, governments are reaching out to people in other parts of the world in an emerging field called public diplomacy. Mike O'Sullivan reports, mid-career officials from government and in...
By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 05 July 2007 Many consumers are concerned about the environment, and environmental organizations are helping them make choices about how to spend their money. VOA's Mike O'Sullivan spoke with the president and chief exe...
By Jim Malone Washington 05 July 2007 The July 4th Independence Day holiday brought a flurry of presidential campaign activity and fundraising news. VOA National correspondent Jim Malone in Washington has the latest on the 2008 race for the White Hou...
By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 05 July 2007 The Bush administration is seeking to update a law governing U.S. foreign intelligence surveillance. But members of the Democratic majority in Congress are signaling they may be reluctant to approve the propo...
By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 05 July 2007 In another blow to Somali government plans to hold a long-delayed peace conference to end the country's 16-year-old civil war, elders of the most dominant clan in Mogadishu, the Hawiye, have failed to resume talks t...
By Naomi Schwarz Dakar 05 July 2007 As the height of mango season approaches, tons of the succulent fruit arrive in the Sandika mango depot, in eastern Senegal, from villages across Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, and southern Senegal. Mangoes are plentiful i...
