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In 1948, the Drexel Institute of Technology in America got a call from a local storeowner asking for help. He wanted the school to invent a machine that would help keep track of inventory as well as speed up the checkout process. Drexel asked two of
By Carolyn Weaver Washington, D.C. 29 September 2006 watch Weaver's report Both the U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives have approved controversial new legislation proposed by President Bush on the treatment and trials of terror suspects in
By Brian Wagner Miami 13 July 2007 The governor of the southern U.S. state of Florida has signed some of the nation's toughest laws aimed at reducing greenhouse gases. In Miami, VOA's Brian Wagner reports that environmentalists are urging Florida and
Sonja Pace Israeli troops are continuing their controversial military operation in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, despite both international condemnation and domestic criticism. The Gaza operation
By Ron Corben Bangkok 25 October 2006 Human rights groups have called on the Thai government to release 58 men arrested two years ago during a military crackdown in the southern Thai town of Tak Bai. Rights groups are challenging Thailand's new mili
By Nick Wadhams Molo, Kenya 14 January 2008 Kenyan officials estimate that at least 250,000 Kenyans have fled their homes as a result of violence that broke out across the country after a presidential election last month that was seen as seriously fl
Ethiopia has announced its intention to withdraw its troops from neighboring Somalia by the end of this year. But as correspondent Peter Heinlein reports from Addis Ababa, Ethiopian officials have assured the African Union their forces will remain o
Syrian Protests Ripple Across Nation Despite Crackdown Tens of thousands of Syrians continued to protest against their government Friday, in spite of a growing crackdown and the deaths of dozens of people during the past week. Reports from Syria say
Voice 1 Thank you for joining us for todays Spotlight. Im Rebekah Schipper. Voice 2 And Im Liz Waid. Voice 1 The Sahara desert. It is the worlds largest desert. It covers a third of the African continent--an area about the size of the United States.
By Meredith Buel Washington 11 May 2007 The U.S. commander in northern Iraq says he does not have enough manpower to secure the increasingly violent Diyala province. Major General Benjamin Mixon made the remarks to reporters at the Pentagon by videoc
By Joe Bavier Kinshasa 15 January 2007 The Democratic Republic of Congo Monday buried Cardinal Frederic Etsou, Cardinal Frederic Etsou-Nzabi-Bamungwabi, Archbishop of Kinshasa (File Photo) the head of the country's Catholic church and only its second
By Paul Sisco Washington 25 April 2008 A new type of swimsuit developed by Speedo is raising Olympic concerns and helping smash world records in Olympic trials.VOA's Paul Sisco has more. Speedo representatives say it is the most technologically advan
By Dan Robinson Washington 16 February 2006 There has been more heated debate in Congress over President Bush's approval of a program to spy on communications between suspected terrorists in the Unite
By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 06 May 2007 Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry's vehicle, covered with red rose pattels, is on the way to Lahore, 05 May 2007 Pakistan's chief justice was cheered by thousands of supporters in the eastern city of Lahore as he took
By Phil Mercer Sydney 02 June 2008 Australian combat troops have begun leaving Iraq. Their departure fulfills an election promise by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, who pledged to pull his country's out of Iraq by the middle of 2008. From Sydney, Phil Me
U.S. President George Bush says Russia may be violating the terms of a cease-fire in Georgia less than a day after agreeing to stop the fighting in the former Soviet republic. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports, the president spoke
Pakistani officials say security forces have killed at least 460 al-Qaida-linked militants in a tribal region bordering Afghanistan. VOA's Ayaz Gul reports, the week-long clashes also have left 22 troops dead and forced more than 200,000 people to f
By Al Pessin Pentagon 07 July 2006 The U.S. military has been hit with a series of allegations that soldiers and Marines in Iraq committed atrocities against civilians during the last several months. The allegations have resulted in investigations,
If you rescue me I'll be your friend forever Let me in your bed I'll keep you warm in winter All the kiddies are playing And they're having such fun I wish it could happen to me But if you rescue me I'll never have to be alone again Oh the cars drive
By Akiko Fujita Nagasaki, Japan 08 October 2009 Brick-colored Urakami Cathedral (center), with twin towers, stands 08 Aug 2005 in area of hypocenter of atomic bombing in Nagasaki Students at Japan's University of Nagasaki are attempting to recreate