By Lisa Schlein
Geneva
25 June 2007
The United Nations says there is growing evidence that the worldwide epidemic of drug abuse is being brought under control. In this year's World Drug Report, the United Nations notes there have been significant and positive changes in world drugs markets and th

By Sonja Pace
London
25 June 2007
Gordon Brown becomes Britain's new prime minister this week, succeeding Tony Blair, who has held the office for the past 10 years. Mr. Brown is no newcomer to politics, but many are wondering how well he'll make the transition to the limelight, as VOA's Sonja Pace re

By Lisa Schlein
Geneva
17 June 2007

By Alan Silverman
Holllywood
17 June 2007
The biblical story of Noah and the ark gets a warm-hearted comic update in a sequel to the 2003 hit film Bruce Almighty. This time Steve Carell is the star and Alan Silverman has a look at Evan Almighty.

Studies show that women with a strong family history of breast cancer -- meaning their mothers, sisters, aunts or grandmothers had the disease -- have a higher risk of getting breast cancer, too.  But a new study shows any woman who gets the disease before she turns 50 could also have a high risk of getting cancer in her other breas

Seabirds such as albatross, shearwaters and boobies are extraordinary animals that live at sea for most of their lives.  They fly great distances and seldom come to land to remind us that they still exist. Little is known about them, except that they are on the way to extinction.  Producer Zulima Palacio visited the remote Haw

By Brian Padden
Paris
21 June 2007
 
Watch Air Show report 
The airline industry has long sought to develop new technology to offset the rising cost o

By Brian Wagner
Miami
21 June 2007
 
Watch US Greenhouse Gases report
Scientists are seeking new ways to reverse the buildup of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere that many believe

By Jeff Swicord
Cambridge, Maryland
21 June 2007
 
Watch Guest Worker report
Efforts are currently underway to revive stalled immigration legislation in the U.S. Senate and bring

By Paul Sisco
Washington, D.C.
21 June 2007
 
Watch Air Traffic report
Government and industry officials say America's crowded airways are becoming more so.  The technolog