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On 20 July 1969, the first person set foot on the Moon, a monumental feat that captivated an audience of one billion people around the globe and heralded in the era of modern space flight. Monday, 20 July, marks the 40th anniversary of Apollo 11's historic Moon landing. Our special report "Apollo 11: Making Space History," revives the memories and takes a look forward at America's space program. Within the report you can also listen to VOA's coverage of the historic NASA mission by listening to the radio documentary "Eagle on the Moon." the radio documentary "Eagle on the Moon".

Civilian Helicopter Crashes in Afghanistan, 16 Killed NATO officials say a Russian-built (Mi-8) helicopter crashed Sunday while taking off from Kandahar's main air base Afghan Taliban Releases Video of Captured American Soldier US officials confirmed that the man in the video is the captured soldier Private Bowe Bergdahl, 23, of Idaho Monsoon Rains in Pakistan Kill 26 Officials say some of the victims died from drowning and electrocution China: Police Shot Dead 12 Uighur Protesters Xinjiang's governor says three Uighurs died on the spot and nine died on the way to a hospital in a rare acknowledgment by a Chinese official Israel Rejects US Demand to Halt East Jerusalem Project The settlement issue has created a deepening rift between Israel and Washington, since PM Netanyahu's nationalist government took power three months ago US, India Clash Over Climate Change Remedies US, Indian officials say a wide gap remains between industrialized powers and major developing countries like India on how to deal with the problem Mauritania Opposition Rejects Presidential Election Results Mauritania's electoral commission says former military leader Aziz is winning 52 percent of the vote, but opposition calls this 'electoral charade which is trying to legitimize the coup' Indonesian Police Say Jakarta Bombings Are Work of Jemaah Islamiyah Exploded bomb left in a guest room of the Marriott hotel resembled explosives used in Bali and one discovered in a recent raid on an Islamic boarding school No Agreement on Proposal to End Honduras Crisis Little progress has been made in how to end the dispute over a June 28 coup that toppled Honduran President Manuel Zelaya and sent him into exile