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Yulia Tymoshenko is Ukraines prime minister and one of the worlds few female leaders. She is head of the All-Ukrainian Union Fatherland party and the Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc. She was born in 1960 and spent her teenage years rising through the Soviet Co
By Steve Mort Orlando, Florida 17 October 2007 A group of Ukrainian youngsters has wrapped up a visit to the United States where they were fitted with new prosthetic arms and hands. Before heading home, the group traveled to Walt Disney World to rela
By David Dyar Washington 18 April 2007 Image received by NBC news of Cho Seoung-hui The gunman who killed 32 people at a U.S. university Monday, before killing himself, mailed a chilling video to a U.S. TV network during the massacre. The package wa
By Michael Bowman Washington 17 April 2007 The deadly shooting spree at a Virginia university has sent a chill through America's large foreign student population and, according to experts, could affect foreign enrollment in U.S. colleges and universi
By Sonja Pace Istanbul 22 July 2007 Turkish voters went to the polls Sunday to cast their votes for a new 550-seat parliament. As VOA's Sonja Pace reports from Istanbul, the choices are varied and the election is widely seen as crucial for Turkey's f
By Jim Malone Washington 20 April 2007 Friday was a day of mourning in southern U.S. state of Virginia and across the United States in memory of the 32 students and teachers who died Monday at Virginia Tech University in the worst mass shooting incid
By Peter Fedynsky Washington, DC 29 November 2006 watch Talks with Iran Syria President George W. Bush, 27 Nov 2006 President Bush's meeting with the Prime Minister of Iraq Nouri al-Maliki on Wednesday follows earlier talks in Tehran between the pre
By Carol Pearson Washington, D.C. 28 June 2007 The World Health Organization has been gathering information on diabetes for more than 20 years. Its findings show that diabetes is second only to asthma as the most common chronic childhood disease. New
Syria Cease-fire Poses New International Challenges The cease-fire in Syria largely took hold last Thursday, but only briefly. Forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad have resumed some shelling of opposition strongholds, and the governments tanks a
Moscow Protests Get Legs with Social Media A Moscow march to protest election fraud unexpectedly drew tens of thousands of people on Saturday. With 40 percent of Russian adults online, many say social media, including the Russian social networking si
Social Media Transforms Debate Viewership As she gears up for this years election, Center College student Kelly Bolton, who's on the campus of the vice presidential debate, is getting political updates not from television or traditional news sources,
Syria Issue Likely to Come Up During Obama's Mideast Trip With President Assad's forces still controlling Syrian air space, rebels want the United States to give them the weapons they say they need to finish the fight. When we are denied weapons, we
By Dan Robinson Washington 01 March 2006 Italy's prime minister, Silvio Berlusconi, says the world's democratic nations must unite to defend against radical Islamic fundamentalism. The Italian leader
By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 07 March 2007 Press-freedom watchdogs are alarmed over the recent prison sentences of four journalists in the self-declared Somaliland republic. Cathy Majtenyi reports for VOA from Nairobi. Publisher Yusuf Abdi Gabobe, of So
By Claudia Blume Hong Kong 02 April 2007 From Bombay to Beijing, a newly affluent Asian middle class is increasingly adapting Western lifestyles. Many city dwellers opt for high calorie fast food instead of healthier traditional meals and are becomin
Terrell: Where have you been? Sally: At the hospital, again. My doctor is putting me through another battery of tests. Terrell: She still hasnt been able to zero in on the cause of your pain and make a diagnosis ? Sally: No, she hasnt. Part of the pr
Syria appears to be profiting from the recent Gaza conflict and is emerging from several years of diplomatic isolation to become a key player, again, in the Middle East's diplomatic arena. President Bashar al-Assad's support for Hamas is bringing Sy
By Nancy-Amelia Collins Bali, Indonesia 11 December 2007 Debate at the U.N. climate-change conference has intensified over whether to include greenhouse gas emissions targets in a new climate accord. As VOA Correspondent Nancy-Amelia Collins reports
By Jim Malone Washington 05 March 2008 Democrat Hillary Clinton pumped new life into her presidential campaign Tuesday with decisive primary wins in Ohio, Texas and Rhode Island. Rival Barack Obama continues to lead in the delegate count, but Clinton
Hong Kong singer-actress Adia Chan has announced she will play Donna Sheridan in the newest Chinese version of Mamma Mia! In Hong Kong, I watched both the London and Broadway versions of Mamma Mia! The audience couldn't help but sing along with the p