From: voa on Wed, Jul 13 2011 8:23 AM

Tibet’s exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, has been in Washington since last week, celebrating his birthday and guiding followers of Tibetan Buddhism in a multi-day prayer and meditation ritual.  He sat down with VOA ((Mandarin Service)) to discuss his first visit to the nation's capi...

From: voa on Wed, Jul 13 2011 8:23 AM

Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s younger half brother - Ahmad Wali Karzai - is dead. Initial reports say he was killed by a close associate. VOA’s Laurel Bowman has more.

From: voa on Wed, Jul 13 2011 8:23 AM

The Horn of Africa is facing its worst drought in decades and aid agencies are appealing to the international community for immediate help to save hundreds of thousands of people at risk of starvation.  Relief experts also say long-term solutions are needed to address underlying problems with Afr...

From: voa on Tue, Jul 12 2011 7:05 PM

Imagine a world where technology helps solve the toughest problems.  That is the challenge posed for innovative young people participating in the ninth annual Imagine Cup in New York.  The event, which runs through Wednesday, is billed as the world’s premier student technology competition, is ho...

From: voa on Tue, Jul 12 2011 6:06 AM

U.S. President Barack Obama says it is time to set aside politics and make a deal with both parties in Congress that will allow the United States to keep borrowing money. Mr. Obama spoke to reporters Monday before meeting with opposition Republicans. The Speaker of the House of Representatives, ...

From: voa on Mon, Jul 11 2011 4:43 PM

For four generations, the Soviets waged war on Buddhists, sometimes branding them “Japanese spies.”  Now, 20 years after the collapse of communism, Buddhism is experiencing a massive revival in its historic areas.  James Brooke, reports from Ulan Ude, a Central Asian city on the Trans-Siberian R...

From: voa on Mon, Jul 11 2011 4:43 PM

Somalia is suffering the “worst humanitarian crisis” in the world, according to the head of the U.N. refugee agency, and aid groups are working hard to make sure millions of people hit by drought have access to food, clean water and medical care.  But aid is only one way to help people through c...

From: voa on Sun, Jul 10 2011 1:53 AM

South Sudan celebrated its independence day Saturday with a flag-raising and a swearing-in ceremony for the new president in the capital Juba. VOA’s East Africa Correspondent Gabe Joselow was there.

From: voa on Sat, Jul 09 2011 12:53 PM

Atlantis blasted off Friday on a mission to the International Space Station (ISS), the 135th and final flight of the 30-year-old space shuttle program.

From: voa on Sat, Jul 09 2011 12:53 PM

The unemployment rate in the United States increased to 9.2 percent in June, the highest level this year. Friday’s report from the Labor Department showed that American employers added only 18,000 jobs in the month of June, the smallest increase in nine months and another indication that the U.S...

From: voa on Fri, Jul 08 2011 10:02 PM

The political turmoil surrounding Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has raised questions about the stability of the country’s political system, and whether there might be an opening for the country’s protest movement. Some analysts believe that while the president’s position has ...

From: voa on Fri, Jul 08 2011 10:02 PM

While the women’s soccer World Cup takes place in Germany, the sport continues to grow in popularity among women of all ages around the world. In mini-documentary style, VOA's Nico Colombant goes behind the scenes at a practice for the Tuks women team from Pretoria University in South Africa.

From: voa on Thu, Jul 07 2011 7:42 PM

 This week’s visit of the Dalai Lama to the United States is focusing attention on American Buddhism, which is growing because of the influx of Asian immigrants and conversion of Westerners to the faith.  From Los Angeles, Mike O'Sullivan reports that American Buddhism retains its Asian fla...

From: voa on Thu, Jul 07 2011 7:41 PM

Thailand is set to have its first female Prime Minister in Yingluck Shinawatra, younger sister of ousted former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Her victory as leader of the opposition Pheu Thai party has raised hopes that women can play a larger role in the country’s male-dominated politics. ...

From: voa on Thu, Jul 07 2011 7:41 PM

The number of adults worldwide with diabetes has more than doubled in the past three decades - jumping to nearly 350 million.  And it continues to surge, according to a new study in the journal Lancet.

From: voa on Thu, Jul 07 2011 6:33 AM

Researchers have found that an inexpensive and widely-available drug used to treat river blindness in Africa and head lice in American school children is also effective in reducing malaria transmission, especially during seasonal epidemics of this worldwide scourge.  Vidushi Sinha in Washington ...

From: voa on Thu, Jul 07 2011 6:32 AM

Tibet’s exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, begins a visit to Washington D.C. this week, to celebrate his birthday and guide followers of Tibetan Buddhism in a 10-day prayer and meditation ritual.  VOA’s William Ide reports the Dalai Lama’s visit, which is likely to upset China,...

From: voa on Thu, Jul 07 2011 6:32 AM

Social media outlets are fueling revolutions around the world, and changing the way politics is conducted in the United States. But analysts say news consumers should look to many sources for their media intake.  U.S. President Barack Obama used social media outlet Twitter Wednesday to conduct a...

From: voa on Thu, Jul 07 2011 6:32 AM

A U.S. study of current and former smokers shows that early screening with CT scans cuts the death rate for lung cancer by 20 percent.  The findings are significant because lung cancer is an aggressive disease that often is undetected, and once diagnosed, the mortality rate is very high.  VOA’s ...

From: voa on Thu, Jul 07 2011 6:32 AM

Christine Lagarde gave her first news conference Wednesday, one day after starting her new job as managing director of the International Monetary Fund.  The former French finance minister has a busy agenda as she takes the reins of an institution struggling to contain the European debt crisis an...