By Michael Bowman
Voice of America
WASHINGTON, May 20, 2008 — One of America’s best-known political figures, Massachusetts Senator Edward Kennedy, has been diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor. VOA’s Michael Bowman reports from Washington, the diagnosis comes days after the 76-year-old Democratic senator suffered a seizure and was rushed to a hospital in his home state.
Doctors [...]

WASHINGTON, May 13, 2008 — Former Los Angeles Police Department Officer Ruben Palomares and his cousin and co-conspirator, Gabriel Loaiza, were sentenced yesterday in federal court in Los Angeles for their roles in a series of home-invasion robberies over a two-year period, the Justice Department announced.
Palomares was sentenced to 158 months in prison and 5 [...]

WASHINGTON, May 13, 2008 — Tai Shen Kuo, age 58, of New Orleans, La., pleaded guilty today in the Eastern District of Virginia to a one-count criminal information charging him with conspiracy to deliver national defense information to a foreign government, namely, the People’s Republic of China (PRC).
Kuo was arrested on Feb. 11 on a [...]

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CHARLESTON, W.Va. — U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., won the West Virginia Democratic primary, various media outlets are reporting. Clinton was expected to win by a wide margin in the largely rural and mountainous state.
Experts say that Clinton’s decisive win over her rival, U.S. Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., will do little to thwart Obama’s momentum. [...]

By Stephanie Ho
Voice of America
BEIJING — Chinese workers are racing against the clock to find survivors Tuesday, one day after a massive earthquake struck southwestern Sichuan province. Officials say the death toll is near 12,000 and rising, as officials slowly make contact with the hardest-hit areas.
Since the 7.9 magnitude earthquake struck Monday, Chinese television has [...]

By Daniel Schearf
Voice of America
BEIJING, May 8, 2008 — China’s president has told Japanese university students their two countries should look to the future and not hold a grudge over World War II. The comments were in stark contrast to those made by the last Chinese president to visit Japan, who lectured lawmakers on the [...]

By Sabina Castelfranco
Voice of America
ROME, May 8, 2008 — Silvio Berlusconi has been sworn in as prime minister of Italy for the third time in his political career, after emerging as the clear winner in last month’s early general elections.
Mr. Berlusconi was the first to swear loyalty to the Italian republic, constitution and laws. His [...]

By Donna Miles
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, May 8, 2008 – The tragedy following a devastating cyclone in Burma is compounded by the fact that the U.S. military and others are ready to help, but can’t without the ruling military junta’s approval, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said today.
Gates pointed to the huge U.S. military responses [...]

ORANJESTAD, Aruba – Who doesn’t want to party like a rock star?
To celebrate Aruba’s many upcoming music festivals, Renaissance Aruba Resort & Casino is offering its guests the chance to experience first-hand the rock star lifestyle.
Don’t live vicariously through the talent. Instead, jump right into the action and enjoy luxurious accommodations, access to the only [...]

ATLANTA — Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue has signed legislation making dogfighting a felony in the state.
“I am pleased today to make it clear that dogfighting is an activity that we will not tolerate here in Georgia,” Perdue said in signing House Bill 301. “This legislation makes the crime of dogfighting the felony it deserves to [...]