From: voa on Thu, Jun 30 2011 7:11 PM

Demonstrations are taking place in cities across Britain as hundreds of thousands of public sector workers stage the biggest strike in years to protest pension cuts. On the other side of Europe in Greece, there have been more demonstrations as politicians there vote through the latest round of a...

From: voa on Wed, Jun 29 2011 3:22 PM

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao is wrapping up his tour of Europe after signing several business deals worth billions of dollars.  European states are increasingly looking to China for investment to shore up their ailing economies.  But as Henry Ridgwell reports from London, campaigners say Europe sh...

From: voa on Wed, Jun 29 2011 12:22 AM

The International Monetary Fund was conceived 67 years ago, during World War II, in an effort to oversee the international monetary system after the war. Mariama Diallo looks into the institution’s history and the challenges that lie ahead.

From: voa on Wed, Jun 29 2011 12:22 AM

The second largest city in the United States and home to Hollywood is an ideal place for companies and entrepreneurs from China to invest their money. Many investors from China see the U.S. as a stable place to put their money. An Asia Society report says that Chinese companies have invested more...

From: voa on Tue, Jun 28 2011 9:55 AM

The United States on Monday sharply increased the number of countries said to be failing to meet minimum international standards in the fight against human trafficking.  Lebanon, Venezuela and several African states are among the new countries given failing grades in the State Department’s annua...

From: voa on Mon, Jun 27 2011 9:09 PM

While U.S. first lady Michelle Obama has ended her trip to southern Africa, volunteers there are already practicing what she preached — ensuring healthy nutrition for at-risk students.  VOA’s Nico Colombant reports from Soweto, on the outskirts of Johannesburg in South Africa.

From: voa on Thu, Jun 23 2011 10:06 PM

Ministers from eight countries met in New Delhi in May to address ways to deal with elephant populations in Africa and Asia as the Environmental Investigation Agency says current inconsistent ivory bans are fueling the growth of illegal ivory market which threatens elephant populations.  VOA’s Ph...

From: voa on Thu, Jun 23 2011 10:06 PM

President Obama talked to VOA’s Andre DeNesnera about his decision to bring 10,000 US troops home from Afghanistan by the end of the year, and the future of the US presence in that country.

From: voa on Thu, Jun 23 2011 10:06 PM

A day after announcing the beginning of a U.S. troop drawdown in Afghanistan, President Barack Obama on Thursday visited soldiers and their families at Fort Drum, New York, home to one of the most frequently deployed units in the U.S. military.  VOA Senior White House Correspondent Dan Robinson ...

From: voa on Wed, Jun 22 2011 8:18 PM

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the government agency which regulates food, drugs — and tobacco -- has released new health warnings for U.S. cigarette packs. The warnings consist of graphic photos and messages, which must cover half of each cigarette package and make up 20 per...

From: voa on Wed, Jun 22 2011 8:18 PM

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the government agency which regulates food, drugs — and tobacco -- has released new health warnings for U.S. cigarette packs. The warnings consist of graphic photos and messages, which must cover half of each cigarette package and make up 20 per...

From: voa on Wed, Jun 22 2011 8:18 PM

On her visit to South Africa, U.S. first lady Michelle Obama has stepped into the spotlight and asked Africa’s youth to join her on a quest for democratic progress, better education and wellness.  VOA's Nico Colombant has more from Soweto, South Africa.

From: voa on Wed, Jun 22 2011 8:18 PM

Political pressure is mounting in the United States to reduce the federal deficit.  Among federal programs facing cuts is the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children known as WIC.  Legislation recently approved in the Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representat...

From: voa on Wed, Jun 22 2011 7:17 AM

With demand for food leaping in China and India, Russia has the potential to emerge as a new world food power.  But first, Russian farmers need  to overcome the years of decline which followed the collapse of the Soviet Union.  VOA’s James Brooke reports from Domedevo, Russia.

From: voa on Tue, Jun 21 2011 4:20 PM

Since the beginning of this year, a number of Arab states have experienced protests and calls for significant reforms. Two of these nations — Tunisia and Egypt -- saw their leaders toppled.  Meanwhile, Iran has seen very little recent public dissent against its regime despite massive prote...

From: voa on Tue, Jun 21 2011 3:50 AM

The White House says President Barack Obama will announce his decision on the size and pace of a U.S. troop drawdown in Afghanistan on Wednesday.  It will come amid intensified national war-weariness and concern about the lives lost, and strains on the U.S. economy. VOA Senior White House C...

From: voa on Sat, Jun 18 2011 7:37 PM

Since the earliest days of the Dutch settlers, New York has been the first stop for many immigrants coming into the United States - and in recent years, that has included immigrants from Africa.  More than half a million African migrants have come to the United States since 1980, and many h...

From: voa on Sat, Jun 18 2011 7:37 PM

As the world marks U.N. World Refugee Day on June 20, the number of people escaping violence across the Arab world is on the rise. Pro-democracy uprisings are being brutally suppressed in places like Libya and Syria, forcing tens of thousands of people to flee for an unknown future. As Henry Rid...

From: voa on Sat, Jun 18 2011 4:42 AM

When the ocean liner RMS Titanic hit an iceberg and sank on its maiden voyage in 1912, more than 1,500 passengers died. It made headlines as one of the worst peacetime maritime disasters in history. The fateful voyage was the backdrop for the blockbuster 1997 movie Titanic. Now the ship’s ...

From: voa on Wed, Jun 15 2011 10:55 PM

Private donors and world leaders attending a conference in London earlier this week (Monday/June 13) pledged nearly $5 billion to the Global Alliance on Vaccines and Immunization, or GAVI.  The pledges were a billion more than requested and over the next four years will help pay to vaccinat...