From: voa on Fri, May 20 2011 3:41 AM

The circumstances surrounding the disappearance of U.S. Army Specialist Bowe Bergdahl from his unit in Afghanistan are still hazy, but recent videos released by Taliban militants suggest Bergdahl is still alive. This month, for the first time, Bergdahl’s family called on the Taliban to release t...

From: voa on Fri, May 20 2011 3:41 AM

President Barack Obama leaves early Monday for a six-day, four-nation tour of Europe.  As VOA’s Kent Klein reports from the White House, the president will talk with European leaders about improving the global economy, regional security and the relationships between their countries.

From: voa on Fri, May 20 2011 3:41 AM

International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn has resigned as he fights sexual assault charges. Before his arrest in New York, Strauss-Kahn was one of the most powerful and influential men in international finance. Mariama Diallo looks at Strauss-Kahn’s background and his impact on th...

From: voa on Fri, May 20 2011 3:41 AM

One of the largest banks in the United States is working with a major civil rights organization, the NAACP, to help African Americans who obtained loans to buy homes they could not afford. This comes as the U.S. housing market is still reeling from a downturn in property prices and record number...

From: voa on Fri, May 20 2011 3:41 AM

In a major address on historic changes in the Middle East and North Africa, President Barack Obama says the United States stands firmly on the side of people protesting for democratic reform and against violence being used by some governments against protesters. VOA Senior White House Correspond...

From: voa on Wed, May 18 2011 11:59 PM

U.S. President Barack Obama has made outreach to the Muslim world a signature of his presidency.  He tries again with a speech Thursday, but recent events may have made his audience less receptive.  VOA’s Elizabeth Arrott has more from Cairo.

From: voa on Wed, May 18 2011 9:41 AM

A series of sculptures entitled “Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads” by Chinese artist Ai Weiwei is drawing crowds in New York, the first of five American cities where they will be exhibited.   The sculptures gained notoriety because of Ai’s recent arrest by Chinese authorities in what appears to be...

From: voa on Tue, May 17 2011 4:09 AM

More than 30,000 migrants have arrived from north Africa on the tiny southern Italian island of Lampedusa, so far, this year.  Most of the migrants leave the coasts of Tunisia and Libya onboard rickety fishing boats.  Thousands of people have died making the journey.  Despite the dangers, the on...

From: voa on Tue, May 17 2011 4:09 AM

Kenya is seeking to develop a viable nuclear energy program within the next 15 years to meet its growing energy demands. A government commission formed last year is conducting a feasibility study and the University of Nairobi is setting up programs to train people for the nuclear program. Critics...

From: voa on Tue, May 17 2011 4:09 AM

China is calling for the international community to help fight what it calls a homegrown terrorist problem in mostly Muslim Xinjiang. The Chinese government accuses the region’s Uighur minority population of seeking independence through violence, while the Uighurs blame Beijing for suppres...

From: voa on Tue, May 17 2011 4:09 AM

More than 1500 budding scientists from around the world gathered in Los Angeles, California, last week (May 8-13) to compete for $4 million in prizes and scholarships at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair.  As VOA’s Mike O’Sullivan reports, the high school-age innovators ...

From: voa on Tue, May 17 2011 4:08 AM

Fighting hunger and poverty in remote rural areas of the developing world is often not a question of finding new solutions. In many cases, it is a question of getting existing solutions to the people who need them. Mobile phones are providing new ways to deliver information to hard-to-reach plac...

From: voa on Sat, May 14 2011 11:51 PM

An international clinical trial of HIV/AIDS cases shows that when one infected partner gets early drug treatment, the risk of transmitting the disease to the uninfected partner is dramatically reduced.  VOA’s Carol Pearson has more on the study, funded by the National Institutes of Health in the...

From: voa on Sat, May 14 2011 11:50 PM

Behind every great high school band in the United States, there is a great band leader. At Oxon Hill high school, in Maryland, Walter Harley keeps kids out of trouble and nurtures their musical talents.  VOA’s Nico Colombant presents him in this mini-documentary profile.

From: voa on Fri, May 13 2011 7:15 PM

NATO bombs hit government buildings in the Libyan capital Tripoli May 12, the same day NATO’s secretary general visited Washington. A Libyan resistance leader, also visiting the U.S. capital, says the opposition needs more bombs, more often, to win the war against Moammar Gadhafi.  VOA's Ca...

From: voa on Fri, May 13 2011 10:25 AM

New York is a theater town, from Broadway to the smaller off-broadway theaters in other corners of the city.  One of the smallest is a project called Downtown Art whose actors are teens aged 13 to 19.  Each year, they put on an ambitious new play, written and directed by the troupe’s founder, Ry...

From: voa on Thu, May 12 2011 12:03 AM

The U.S. military raid on Osama bin Laden’s hideout in Pakistan reportedly turned up plans by al-Qaida to attack U.S. trains.  Security has been heightened in and around the nation's trains and subway systems.  VOA's Chris Simkins looks at the vulnerabilities of America's rail syst...

From: voa on Thu, May 12 2011 12:03 AM

The Mississippi River, which runs through the center of the United States and south to New Orleans, is flooding at near record levels.  Both large cities and small towns along its banks are struggling to control a torrent of water from spring rain and runoff.  VOA’s Jeff Swicord visited one smal...

From: voa on Wed, May 11 2011 2:34 PM

VOA’s Philip Alexiou talks with Fariborz Ghadar about the book "Global Tectonics: What Every Business Needs to Know."   Ghadar is the co-author along with Erik Peterson and is the founding director of the Center for Global Business Studies at Penn State University.   Ghadar talks about some of th...

From: voa on Wed, May 11 2011 2:27 PM

The United States and China say two days of high-level talks in Washington on a broad range of topics helped to boost understanding between the two countries and deepen cooperation. The talks also gave the two sides an opportunity to air their differences over difficult issues.