VOA English - Top Stories http://www1.voanews.com/r?19=960&32=7079&7=580897&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww1.voanews.com%2Fenglish%2Fnews English - News en-us Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:53:17 GMT 2009-11-20T18:53:17Z en-us Afghan MP Escapes Assassination Attempt in Kabul http://www1.voanews.com/r?19=961&43=571122&44=70606227&32=7079&7=580897&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww1.voanews.com%2Fenglish%2Fnews%2FMotorcycle-Blast-Afghanistan-70606227.html Five bodyguards were killed. Earlier in the day, a suicide bomber killed at least 16 people in southwestern Afghanistan, while two roadside bombs killed 4 others in eastern Afghanistan. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:48:08 GMT a548d7880d6e96227382a29111076f07 2009-11-20T10:48:08Z Citizen Volunteers Help Restore Chesapeake Bay Oysters http://www1.voanews.com/r?19=961&43=571122&44=69468907&32=7079&7=580897&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww1.voanews.com%2Fenglish%2Fnews%2Fa-13-2009-11-06-voa36.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:00:00 GMT 67d12071a35de9e7de63701865fb31db 2009-11-06T06:00:00Z UN General Assembly Condemns Post-Election Abuses in Iran http://www1.voanews.com/r?19=961&43=571122&44=70635707&32=7079&7=580897&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww1.voanews.com%2Fenglish%2Fnews%2FUN-iran-resolution-elections-70635707.html In a vote of 74 in favor, 48 against and 59 abstentions, the General Assembly committee responsible for social, humanitarian and cultural affairs - known as the Third Committee -adopted the resolution co-sponsored by Canada and 41 other countries. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:53:17 GMT 75422dd214a12b3a7a67ce2da3bb6954 Margaret Besheer 2009-11-20T18:53:17Z African Leaders Discouraged But Undaunted by Climate Talks Outlook http://www1.voanews.com/r?19=961&43=571122&44=70423907&32=7079&7=580897&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww1.voanews.com%2Fenglish%2Fnews%2Fa-13-2009-11-17-voa25-70423907.html Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:00:00 GMT 2506af6e430817ed396df131fc46cc56 2009-11-17T06:00:00Z Red Cross:  Climate Change Tops Global Humanitarian Concerns http://www1.voanews.com/r?19=961&43=571122&44=70423867&32=7079&7=580897&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww1.voanews.com%2Fenglish%2Fnews%2Fa-13-2009-11-17-voa13-70423867.html Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:00:00 GMT bf6fdfdeb3e1514524031981cf4b365a 2009-11-17T06:00:00Z Scientists Map Horse Genome http://www1.voanews.com/r?19=961&43=571122&44=69473067&32=7079&7=580897&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww1.voanews.com%2Fenglish%2Fnews%2Fa-13-2009-11-06-voa23.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:00:00 GMT 47ebb96f5538f2ca42274ba2f616d0dc 2009-11-06T06:00:00Z Mini Space Elevator Races for $900K Prize http://www1.voanews.com/r?19=961&43=571122&44=69469877&32=7079&7=580897&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww1.voanews.com%2Fenglish%2Fnews%2Fa-13-2009-11-07-voa2.html Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:00:00 GMT b744d05e9e711e35f6b185b659525012 2009-11-07T06:00:00Z Suicides in US Army At Record Levels http://www1.voanews.com/r?19=961&43=571122&44=70623047&32=7079&7=580897&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww1.voanews.com%2Fenglish%2Fnews%2FSuicides-in-US-Army-At-Record-Levels-70623047.html Despite higher rate, US Army says campaign to get soldiers help is showing progress at some bases Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:17:21 GMT bcf0a401353de4ee75f47d040097a1b5 2009-11-20T18:17:21Z Iranian Police Set Up 'Internet Crime' Unit http://www1.voanews.com/r?19=961&43=571122&44=70423622&32=7079&7=580897&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww1.voanews.com%2Fenglish%2Fnews%2Fa-13-2009-11-14-voa22-70423622.html Sat, 14 Nov 2009 06:00:00 GMT a09f06cbc05d8b56f2fb26310df1fe58 Edward Yeranian 2009-11-14T06:00:00Z Bangkok Faces Grim Future as Waters Rise http://www1.voanews.com/r?19=961&43=571122&44=70423237&32=7079&7=580897&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww1.voanews.com%2Fenglish%2Fnews%2Fa-13-2009-11-17-voa6-70423237.html Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:00:00 GMT 7ee63b4aadca856dda852b680114e5b5 2009-11-17T06:00:00Z Obama Calls on N. Korea to Return to Talks http://www1.voanews.com/r?19=961&43=571122&44=70453027&32=7079&7=580897&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww1.voanews.com%2Fenglish%2Fnews%2FCRWolfsonObamaSKorea-70453027.html U.S President Barack Obama is calling on North Korea to return to nuclear talks and he is warning of possible new sanctions on Iran. Mr. Obama spoke in Seoul after talks with South Korean President Lee Myung-bak. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:39:11 GMT f2f381bde386a3b9e1a5018afbf55d49 2009-11-19T17:39:11Z World Economic Forum Summit Begins in Dubai http://www1.voanews.com/r?19=961&43=571122&44=70628042&32=7079&7=580897&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww1.voanews.com%2Fenglish%2Fnews%2FWorld-Economic-Forum-Summit-Begins-in-Dubai-70628042.html Hundreds of influential thinkers from around the world have gathered in Dubai to participate in the World Economic Forum's Summit on the Global Agenda. Participants of the three-day event will look at ways that international institutions like the G20, World Bank and United Nations can improve. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:04:59 GMT 09b8edf7d848a74bcf7da04f6c9adaea Philip Walter Wellman 2009-11-20T18:04:59Z Scientists Discover Heart Disease in Ancient Egyptian Mummies http://www1.voanews.com/r?19=961&43=571122&44=70423212&32=7079&7=580897&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww1.voanews.com%2Fenglish%2Fnews%2Fa-13-2009-11-18-voa2-70423212.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:00:00 GMT 8edd86f699dac1e0bc0b0db6f191a551 2009-11-18T06:00:00Z US Senate to Hold First Key Health Care Vote http://www1.voanews.com/r?19=961&43=571122&44=70624747&32=7079&7=580897&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww1.voanews.com%2Fenglish%2Fnews%2FUS-Senate-to-Hold-First-Key-Health-Care-Vote-70624747.html The U.S. Senate will hold its first crucial vote on a sweeping health care reform bill this Saturday. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:06:10 GMT 79deea962c560019c4c9ae428db4bb44 Sandra LeMaire 2009-11-20T17:06:10Z DNA Results Give New Hope for 'Extinct' Siamese Crocodiles http://www1.voanews.com/r?19=961&43=571122&44=70617277&32=7079&7=580897&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww1.voanews.com%2Fenglish%2Fnews%2FDNA-Results-Give-New-Hope-for-Extinct-Siamese-Crocodiles-70617277.html A proposed breeding program for the critically endangered Siamese crocodile received a significant boost this month with the news that 35 crocodiles at a wildlife rescue center in Cambodia are purebred Siamese. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:00:15 GMT 96d8964f5655e388c7656d88bc941626 Robert Carmichael 2009-11-20T16:00:15Z Children's Rights Still Violated 20 Years After Convention http://www1.voanews.com/r?19=961&43=571122&44=70613757&32=7079&7=580897&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww1.voanews.com%2Fenglish%2Fnews%2FChildrens-Rights-Convention-70613757.html Nations are staging special events to mark the 20th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, which came into force on November 20, 1989. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:58:11 GMT 998291f88b5a9528c674ca721df1dc3f 2009-11-20T15:58:11Z Election of Van Rompuy as New EU President Draws Mixed Reaction http://www1.voanews.com/r?19=961&43=571122&44=70612772&32=7079&7=580897&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww1.voanews.com%2Fenglish%2Fnews%2FEU-president-Van-Rompuy-70612772.html Belgian prime minister is a low-key politician with a reputation for conciliation, some are deeply disappointed that European leaders failed to choose a more forceful and high profile personality to represent the regional bloc on the world stage. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:02:36 GMT f7e7a0fe2046b94f7d270f2672e4e061 Lisa Bryant 2009-11-20T15:02:36Z US, China May Set Emissions Reduction Goals http://www1.voanews.com/r?19=961&43=571122&44=70613712&32=7079&7=580897&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww1.voanews.com%2Fenglish%2Fnews%2FUSChinaEnvironment-70613712.html During talks in Beijing, U.S. President Barack Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao endorsed a package of energy projects, including deals on clean coal and electric vehicles. Environmental analysts say the talks offer new hope the two countries will soon offer targets on emissions reduction. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:56:02 GMT 5e2754f5ffbf6daa0bdc7be63263a55f 2009-11-20T14:56:02Z First Congressional Hearing on Ft. Hood Shootings Set for Thursday http://www1.voanews.com/r?19=961&43=571122&44=70521357&32=7079&7=580897&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww1.voanews.com%2Fenglish%2Fnews%2FFirst-Congressional-Hearing-on-Ft-Hood-Shootings-Set-for-Thursday-70521357.html A Senate committee on Thursday is scheduled to convene the first congressional hearing on the shootings at the U.S. Army base at Ft. Hood, Texas, in which a U.S. Army Major, Nidal Malik Hasan, is alleged to have killed 12 fellow soldiers and one civilian. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:45:17 GMT 8e54014c14db230210499dd3f401ef42 2009-11-19T18:45:17Z Drone Kills 8 in Pakistan http://www1.voanews.com/r?19=961&43=571122&44=70607257&32=7079&7=580897&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww1.voanews.com%2Fenglish%2Fnews%2FDrone-Pakistan-70607257.html Pakistani officials say a suspected U.S. drone attack has killed at least eight people in the country's northwest. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:31:05 GMT 354f69c207b59ac9b1f8f23dcc78971b 2009-11-20T11:31:05Z