By Jim Malone Washington 30 May 2008 The long running battle between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination may be in its final days. Both contenders are campaigning for delegates in the final three primar...
By Katherine Cole Washington 30 May 2008 We know that 12 months make up one year. There is one exception to that rule, however. When you are talking about commemorative months, several types of music are celebrated: September is Classical Music Month...
By Kane Farabaugh Chicago, IL 29 May 2008 In the 1976 U.S. Presidential election, African-American voters played a key role in electing former Georgia Governor Jimmy Carter. He was raised in that southern state in a predominately African-American com...
By Carol Pearson Washington 29 May 2008 The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recommends that adults ages 60 and older get vaccinated against shingles. The painful blisters of the disease, caused by the same virus as chickenpox,can...
By Paula Wolfson White House 29 May 2008 U.S. President George Bush is urging America to commit itself to the restoration of Iraq, drawing parallels to the reconstruction of Europe after World War II. At the same time, a former top Bush aide is makin...
By Michael Bowman Washington 29 May 2008 Former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan is defending his controversial new book that accuses the Bush administration of deceiving the American people in the lead up to the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of...
By Luis Ramirez Bangkok 29 May 2008 Thailand's top military commander says he cannot guarantee there will not be another coup after political tensions flared up in the country again this week. VOA's Luis Ramirez reports from Bangkok. Elections last D...
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 29 May 2008 The noose may be tightening around Israel's embattled prime minister in a corruption scandal, but he is pressing on. Robert Berger reports from the VOA bureau in Jerusalem. Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is brushing...
By Luis Ramirez Bangkok 29 May 2008 International relief agencies say Burma's military government has been granting visas to a larger number of foreign relief workers this week. But the agencies complain that once in Burma, the authorities are preven...
By Elena Mikhailova New York City 29 May 2008 One of Russia's most popular fashion designers has opened her first clothing store in the U.S. Teenager Kira Plastinina's designs are already a hit in her homeland and now she is hoping to find success in...
By Nilanjana Bhowmick Nandigram, India 29 May 2008 India's rapid economic development is taking a toll on some segments of the population, and a recent village council election in a district of west Bengal, where the ruling party was ousted after 30...
By Scott Stearns White House 29 May 2008 U.S. President George Bush wraps up three days of fundraising for his Republican Party and its presumptive presidential candidate, Arizona Senator John McCain. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns repor...
By David Byrd Washington 29 May 2008 For most Americans, badminton is a backyard game played at parties and barbecues. But for Eva Lee, it is very serious - she is one of five members of the U.S. Badminton team that will be competing for gold at the...
By Michael Bowman Washington 29 May 2008 A U.S. government scientific report concludes that future decades will see significant climate change in the United States, caused primarily by human activity. VOA's Michael Bowman reports from Washington. The...
By Jessica Berman Washington 29 May 2008 As the newly deployed Phoenix spacecraft begins its mission in search of life near Mars' northern pole, scientists say an analysis of Martian deposits suggest there was once water on the planet, but it was too...
