By Lisa Schlein Geneva 19 July 2007 A new United Nations report says the world's 50 poorest nations will not be able to reduce poverty unless they acquire the knowledge and technology needed to catch up with the economic achievements of the rest of t...
By Cathy Majtenyi Rwimiyaga, Rwanda 19 July 2007 Many women in Rwanda are struggling to lift themselves out of poverty. The 1994 genocide left large numbers of them widows. With the support of international agencies, one group of women in northern Rw...
By Barry Unger Washington, D.C. 19 July 2007 Fans of the Harry Potter book series are anxiously awaiting the release on Saturday of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. The book will be the seventh and final in the popular series from author J.K. R...
By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 19 July 2007 Renowned British soccer star David Beckham is scheduled to play his first game with the Los Angeles Galaxy Saturday, when the Galaxy will face the visiting English team, Chelsea. However, an injury may kee...
By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 19 July 2007 A flood of illegal immigrants from Northern Africa is overwhelming Italian officials on the southern island of Lampedusa, off the coast of Sicily. A boatload of more than 200 migrants arrived early Thursday an...
By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 19 July 2007 The 53-member African Union says its peacekeeping mission in Somalia has been extended another six months because U.N. forces are not ready to take over peacekeeping duties in the war-torn country. Uganda, the only...
By Carolyn Weaver New York City 19 July 2007 A new documentary by director Benson Lee, Planet B-Boy , is about a dance form called b-boying, or break dancing. Invented on the streets of New York in the early 1970s by black and Latino youths, its beco...
By Sonja Pace Istanbul 19 July 2007 Historic Galata Tower with flags of political parties, in Istanbul, 19 Jul 2007 Voters in Turkey go to the polls Sunday to elect a new parliament, which in turn will form the new government. More than a dozen polit...
By Paul Sisco Washington, D.C. 19 July 2007 Silicon Valley in northern California originally referred to the corporate homes of silicon chip innovators and manufacturers, and the high tech businesses in the San Francisco Bay area. Today that region i...
By Ted Landphair Washington, D.C. 19 July 2007 Poor nutrition, alcoholism, drugs and violence in schools affect children around the world. Usually it's teachers, parents, and other adults who confront them. But don't tell that to the teenagers from 3...
By Nick Wadhams Nairobi 19 July 2007 Kenya's attorney general acknowledged Thursday that his country has seen what he called an astronomical proliferation of light weapons such as assault rifles and pistols. As Nick Wadhams reports from Nairobi, the...
By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 19 July 2007 A popular Islamic preacher in northwestern Nigeria has died, hours after being shot near a mosque. For VOA, Gilbert da Costa reports that confirmation of the cleric's death has set residents on edge. Residents o...
By Peter Fedynsky Moscow 19 July 2007 Russia has escalated its diplomatic dispute with Britain, expelling four British diplomats and also suspending bilateral cooperation in the struggle against terrorism. VOA Correspondent Peter Fedynsky has details...
By Tendai Maphosa London 19 July 2007 Lewis Hamilton is only 22 years old and is already making sports history as the first Black driver in Formula One racing, but in his rookie year he is also setting records that may take some time to beat. Tendai...
By Kurt Achin Beijing 19 July 2007 Negotiators meeting on North Korean nuclear disarmament in Beijing say so far, so good on implementing the first phase of a landmark February agreement. As VOA's Kurt Achin reports, China is now expected to present...
