By Brian Padden Washington, DC 18 October 2006 watch Gallaudet Protest report Student Megan Malzhuhn In Washington, D.C., a group of deaf students has blocked the main entrance to Gallaudet University, the world's only university for deaf and hard o...
By Joseph Mok Washington, DC 18 October 2006 watch Chickasaw Nation As indigenous people, Native Americans are distinctive in American society with their own language, culture, and history. But that has not stopped many Native Americans from embraci...
By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 18 October 2006 South African President Thabo Mbeki says he has relinquished his role as mediator in the Ivory Coast political crisis. The announcement came at a meeting of top African Union officials in Ethiopia. ----- Th...
18 October 2006 Thailand's Prime Minister Gen. Surayud Chulanont, right, and his Malaysian counterpart Abdullah Badawi, Oct. 18, 2006 Thailand's prime minister has met with Malaysian leaders and pledged to peacefully end an insurgency in Thailand's...
By Amanda Cassandra New York 17 October 2006 The Silk Road Project musical ensemble recently brought its unique blend of sounds to New York as part of a museum program designed to immerse visitors in the art and sounds of regions around the Himalaya...
By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 17 October 2006 With a congressional inquiry into the scandal involving former Republican lawmaker Mark Foley's inappropriate electronic messages to male teenage congressional interns in its second week, there have been...
By Paula Wolfson White House 17 October 2006 The White House is warning North Korea against staging a second nuclear test. VOA Correspondent Paula Wolfson reports officials indicate they will not be surprised if Pyongyang tests again. ---- Tony Snow...
By Al Pessin Pentagon 17 October 2006 The British general who commands NATO forces in Afghanistan says he launched the country's first nationwide security plan on Tuesday, and that the international community must take advantage of gains made in fig...
By David McAlary Washington 17 October 2006 Two new U.S. studies say the nutritional benefits of eating fish outweigh the potential hazards from environmental contaminants. Some environmental and consumer groups dispute the finding. ---- You may hav...
By June Soh Washington, D.C. 17 October 2006 watch Youngest Imam report Two teenagers who used to spend their time playing computer games after school are suddenly finding themselves as spiritual leaders. Their role relieves a U.S. Muslim community'...
By Franz Wild Abidjan 17 October 2006 African leaders are trying to find a solution for peace in war-divided Ivory Coast during a private summit meeting in Ethiopia. It is believed they back extending the term of Ivory Coast's president for another...
By Anya Ardayeva Moscow 17 October 2006 watch report Russian NGOs By October 18th, all foreign non-governmental organizations operating in Russia must submit their paperwork to seek registration by the Russian authorities - or else their activities...
By Catherine Maddux Washington 17 October 2006 The United States says it will accept around 10,000 Burundian refugees from Tanzania, many of whom have lived outside their home country for more than three decades. Some of the Burundians being conside...
By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 17 October 2006 Western analysts and diplomats are urging Somalia's secular interim government in Baidoa and its Islamist rival in Mogadishu not to boycott the next round of peace talks. The talks are scheduled at the end of th...
By Sean Maroney Washington 17 October 2006 Candlelight vigil to honor slain Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya at the Embassy of the Russian Federation, in Washington One of Russia's most prominent journalists, Anna Politkovskaya, was found murde...
