By Mona Ghuneim New York 17 April 2007 The Federal Bureau of Investigation says an increasing number of its cases involving white collar crime, cyber crime and securities fraud are international. In New York, FBI officials discussed efforts to coordi...
By Gary Thomas Washington 17 April 2007 Recent events in the Middle East have put the spotlight on Iran's Revolutionary Guard. Guard naval units seized 15 British service personnel in the waters of the Persian Gulf last month, and Revolutionary Guard...
By Andre de Nesnera Washington 17 April 2007 Ukraine is in the midst of a constitutional crisis - the most serious since the days of the 2004 Orange Revolution. At that time, Russia was very much involved in what was happening to its neighbor. In thi...
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 17 April 2007 A new WHO/UNAIDS report shows access to HIV anti-retroviral therapy in poor countries grew significantly in 2006. The report says more than 2 million people living with HIV/AIDS are now receiving treatment. This i...
By Liu Enming Rockford, Michigan 17 April 2007 Many believe that diners are as much a piece of American tradition as baseball and hot dogs. These roadside restaurants once dotted the landscape across the U.S. While few remain today, one of the most f...
By Tabinda Naeem Washington 17 April 2007 Visitors to The Smithsonian Museum's Arthur M. Sackler Gallery in Washington, D.C. are experiencing the beauty and splendor of Asian gardens without taking a step outside. The exhibit, called East of Eden: Ga...
By Nico Colombant Abuja 17 April 2007 A Nigerian man look at election posters in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, 15 Apr 2007 Observers, analysts and ordinary Nigerians are hoping for better presidential and legislative elections Saturday, following the chaot...
By Jeffrey Young Washington 17 April 2007 To most Americans, the governments in their towns and regional areas called counties are the governments they interact with the most. And alongside these local governments are groups of citizens who work on...
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 17 April 2007 The U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, Antonio Guterres, is calling for a greater effort by the international community to help millions of Iraqis uprooted by the war. Guterres made his call at a conference in G...
By Jim Malone Washington 17 April 2007 Tuesday was a day of mourning for the 32 students killed and 15 others wounded at Virginia Tech University in the worst shooting rampage in U.S. history. But with the sorrow come questions, questions about the s...
By Michael Bowman Washington 17 April 2007 The deadly shooting spree at a Virginia university has sent a chill through America's large foreign student population and, according to experts, could affect foreign enrollment in U.S. colleges and universi...
By Paula Wolfson Washington 17 April 2007 Virginia Tech is mourning its dead as the university and the nation learn more about the 23-year-old student behind the worst mass shooting rampage in modern U.S. history. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports Cho Seun...
By Meredith Buel Washington 17 April 2007 Leaders from countries throughout the world are offering their condolences to victims of the brutal massacre at a U.S. university that left 33 people dead, including the gunman. VOA correspondent Meredith Bue...
By Peter Fedynsky Washington 17 April 2007 The gunman involved in the largest mass shooting in U.S. history has been identified as a 23-year-old resident alien from South Korea. As VOA's Peter Fedynsky reports, the investigation and mourning period a...
By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 17 April 2007 Experts say global warming is likely to affect people living in Africa more than on any other continent and warn that African policymakers must begin to prepare for such an event. An international panel of exp...
