By Doug Levine
Voice of America
WASHINGTON, Oct. 24, 2007 — One of the world’s most popular figures in jazz was trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie. His skills as a composer, improviser, singer and bandleader helped shape “be-bop” in the 1940s, and set the stage for modern jazz.
While many remember Dizzy Gillespie for such groundbreaking pieces as “A Night [...]

By Sam Beattie
Voice of America
BEIJING, Oct. 24, 2007 — The game of basketball has become big business in China, involving media, merchandising, and marketing. According to the National Basketball Association — the U.S. professional league known as the NBA — 83 percent of Chinese between the ages of 15 and 24 are NBA followers.
A nationwide [...]

By Daniel Schearf
Voice of America
BEIJING, Oct. 24, 2007 — China has successfully launched its first lunar probe in its most ambitious bid yet for a presence in space.
China sent its Chang’e 1 lunar probe into space Wednesday night from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in eastern Sichuan Province.
National television broadcast the countdown and launch.
The unmanned [...]

By Gerry J. Gilmore
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Oct. 24, 2007 – Destruction caused by wildfires now raging across southern California constitutes a major disaster requiring additional federal assistance, President Bush declared today after meeting with his most-senior advisors at the White House.
The federal government was mobilized early on to assist beleaguered “Golden State” residents, as [...]

By Gerry J. Gilmore
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Oct. 23, 2007 – America’s memories of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks may recede with time, but citizens shouldn’t become complacent about the real threat of another terrorist attack on the homeland, President Bush said at the National Defense University here today.
“They intend to strike our country [...]

By Steve Schy
Voice of America
WASHINGTON, Oct. 23, 2007 — The 103rd edition of Major League Baseball’s World Series gets underway Wednesday in Boston as the Red Sox host the Colorado Rockies in Game One at Fenway Park Tuesday evening.
Colorado has won 21 of its last 22 games and became the first team to sweep both [...]

By Brian Wagner
Voice of America
MIAMI, Oct. 23, 2007 — The space shuttle Discovery has launched from Kennedy Space Center on a two-week mission to the International Space Station.
Light rain showers cleared just hours before the late morning launch of Discovery from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
NASA spokesman George Diller monitored the launch sequence of [...]

By Brian Wagner
Voice of America
MIAMI, Oct. 22, 2007 — NASA officials say possible rains and low clouds may force the delay of Tuesday’s scheduled launch of the space shuttle Discovery.
NASA officials said Monday there were no technical issues to resolve before the scheduled launch of Discovery on Tuesday from Kennedy Space Center.
But officials say forecasts [...]

Voice of America
The Boston Red Sox have defeated the Cleveland Indians, 11-2, to reach Major League Baseball’s World Series.
Cleveland had led the best-of-seven American League Championship Series, 3-1, before Boston won three straight. In the decisive Game Seven Sunday at Fenway Park in Boston, the Red Sox opened a 2-0 lead early in the game.
Cleveland [...]

Durex Looking For Qualified Americans To Fill The Position – Are You Up For It?
PRNewswire
ATLANTA, Oct. 22 — Most Americans like to leave work at the office, but being a condom tester is one job you will want to take home and straight to the bedroom.
To volunteer as a Durex condom tester, log on to [...]