password
username
Sponsored by CakeMail, an email marketing software.
Newsletter preview

View updated headlines in browser | Edit Profile

VOANews.com - News from Voice of America

On this weekend's Daily Download: One of the world's tallest buildings is now one of the world's largest wind-power plants, refugees at the edge of war find a path to the internet, and the video art that is Mike Gravel's presidential campaign. Don't miss our new Special Report on Burma for the latest information on relief efforts following the cyclone there. In our VOA News Blog, we respond to queries about German and Jazz.  And you might want to check out our VOA Election Blog or our coverage of the U.S. elections. 

Cyclone-affected people wash their belongings in Kungyangon in the outskirts of Rangoon, 08 May 2008 Aid Trickles Into Cyclone-Ravaged Burma
ICRC statement says p*** carried medical supplies for some 10,000 people and mobile water treatment plant, but boat carrying Red Cross aid sank in disaster zone

Omar Karami Fighting Erupts in Northern Lebanon While Beirut Remains Calm
Meanwhile, former Lebanese Prime Minister Rachid Karameh defends Hezbollah, and says the provocative government decisions have been 'big mistake'

A car sits where a house once was after a deadly tornado swept through southwest Missouri near Seneca, 10 May 2008 At Least 20 Killed in Storms in Oklahoma, Missouri, Georgia
Officials in Missouri and Oklahoma say a tornado has killed at least 18 people, tens injured

Iraq US Forces Kill Woman, Child and 2 Gunmen Mosul
The military says it regretted the deaths of civilians

Security forces observe a burned-out truck in Khartoum's twin city of Omdurman, the scene of a rebel assault Saturday night, in Sudan Sunday, 11 May 2008 Sudan Breaks Ties With Chad Over Rebel Attack on Khartoum
Meantime, authorities have lifted curfew in Khartoum although one remains in place in Omdurman, directly across Nile River

Zimbabwean Movement for Democratic change (MDC) president Morgan Tsvangirai speaks on 10 May 2008 Tsvangirai Says He Will Face Mugabe In Run-off  Audio Clip Available
A date for the run-off has not yet been set by the electoral commissioner, but the MDC says it should take place before by may 23rd. – within three weeks of the declaration of the first round results. 

Tibetan exile nuns shout anti-Chinese government slogans as the Nepalese police tries to stop them, in Katmandu, 10 May 2008 Nepalese Police Detain Hundreds of Tibetan Protesters
Police say they have detained more than 560 Tibetan protesters Sunday, all of them women

Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., smiles while speaking at a primary election night rally in Raleigh, N.C., 06 May 2008 Obama Overtakes Clinton in Superdelegate Endorsements  Audio Clip Available
Latest count by various news organizations show Obama has a narrow lead over Clinton in endorsements from superdelegates

Jian-10, China's home-made new-generation fighter aircraft (File) China Unveils Jumbo Jet Company
Officials say Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China will be responsible for researching, developing, manufacturing and marketing large passenger aircraft

Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo laughs as he watches a documentary film in Abuja (File) Nigerian Film Industry Thrives
Nigerian film industry, Nollywood, has grown from nothing into a $500-million industry that employs some 300,000 people

E-mail:
Forward this E-mail
Click here to *** from the VOA Daily World News Summary
If you have questions about this E-mail newsletter send an e-mail to: voanews@voanews.com