By Phil Mercer Sydney 20 February 2008 Scientists say they have taken an array of new marine species from the seabed off eastern Antarctica. They are warning, though, that climate change could soon make extinct many of the strange creatures they have...
By Derek Kilner Nairobi 20 February 2008 Kenya's opposition has said it will launch another round of demonstrations if mediation efforts fail to resolve a political crisis in the next week. The government and opposition have failed to agree on an acc...
By Naomi Martig Hong Kong 20 February 2008 The Association of Southeast Asian Nations is expressing concern over Burma's decision to exclude pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi from future elections. The statement from ASEAN follows the completion...
By Michael Bowman Washington 20 February 2008 The U.S. Space Shuttle Atlantis is back on earth after delivering a new laboratory to the International Space Station. VOA's Michael Bowman has details from Washington. Sonic booms echoed over Florida as...
By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 20 February 2008 A senior aide to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says Palestinians should follow the example of Kosovo and unilaterally declare independence. VOA's Jim Teeple reports the idea was dismissed by Palestinian...
By Kurt Achin Seoul 20 February 2008 Washington's chief negotiator on the North Korean nuclear issue says the multinational talks are not at a stalemate. He says, despite its failure to produce a promised description of its nuclear activities, Pyongy...
By Scott Stearns Accra, Ghana 20 February 2008 President Bush says Monday's general elections in Pakistan were fair and that he hopes the new government there will continue an anti-terrorism alliance with the United States. VOA White House Correspond...
By Scott Stearns Accra 20 February 2008 President Bush says the United States has no plans to build new military bases in Africa. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports, Mr. Bush is in Ghana where he is trying to head off concerns about...
By Greg Flakus Houston 20 February 2008 Senator Barack Obama won the Wisconsin state Democratic presidential primary, Tuesday, the ninth win in a row for the charismatic junior senator from Illinois. On the Republican side, Senator John McCain was th...
By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 20 February 2008 The Swedish actor-turned-director Dolph Lundgren is offering fans a modern action film with an old-time Western theme in Missionary Man . VOA's Mike O'Sullivan spoke with the veteran tough guy about his...
By Gary Thomas Washington 19 February 2008 Initial returns in Pakistan's elections show that the party of slain opposition leader Benazir Bhutto has won the largest number of seats in parliament, the party of its long-standing rival has come in secon...
By Melinda Smith Washington, D.C. 19 February 2008 Congestive heart failure is diagnosed when a weakened heart fails to pump blood adequately and fluid builds up in the lungs and elsewhere in the body. But a diagnosis of congestive heart failure doe...
By Carolyn Turner Washington, D.C. 19 February 2008 In Washington, the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art recently exhibited art of the nomadic Tuareg peoples of West Africa. VOA's Carolyn Turner has more....
By Steve Mort Miami Beach, Florida 19 February 2008 Miami Beach in Florida is home to the largest concentration of architecture from the 1920s and '30s in the United States. The historic art deco buildings are a popular tourist attraction, but preser...
By Malcolm Brown Washington, D.C. 19 February 2008 Some high profile foreign investments in the United States are drawing attention to the enormously wealthy entities behind the deals. Of particular concern are sovereign wealth funds -- pools of stat...
