By Stefan Bos Budapest 18 June 2006 Slovakia's opposition Smer-Social Democracy party leader Robert Fico declares victory in June 17 general elections in the Slovak Radio in Bratislava Officials results show that Slovakia's opposition leftist party...
By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 18 June 2006 Activist of Indian Communist Party listens to a speaker, unseen, during a demonstration against hike in gasoline prices, in New Delhi, India, June 6, 2006 India's economy has been on a high growth path in re...
Washington 18 June 2006 Since the release of his first album in 1968, singer and songwriter Randy Newman has been known for writing wry, and sometimes raw, songs about everyday life. Newman's musical journey has taken him from writing pop hits like...
By Alan Silverman Hollywood 18 June 2006 A popular musical variety show on public radio in the United States is the inspiration for a gently funny new film directed by Robert Altman and written by the creator of the radio show, Garrison Keillor. ---...
By Scott Stearns White House 17 June 2006 President Bush is promising more help for Iraq's new government, following his surprise trip to Baghdad this past week. Opposition Democrats say the president is not moving fast enough to get U.S. troops hom...
By Steve Herman Tokyo 17 June 2006 U.S. Ambassador to Japan Thomas Scheiffer, right, with Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso, June 17, 2006 Japanese and American diplomats are jointly warning North Korea not to launch a ballistic missile, amid growi...
By Parke Brewer Cologne 16 June 2006 The U.S. Soccer team will try to bounce back from its opening 3-0 (Group E) loss to the Czech Republic at the World Cup. But as VOA Sports Editor Parke Brewer reports from Germany, it will not be easy. ----------...
16 June 2006 Hoshyar Zebari Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari says the role of Iraq's neighbors is key to bringing stability to his nation. But he says that, so far, most of them have not been very helpful. The Iraqi foreign minister made his co...
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 16 June 2006 Boys show the wounds they sustained while fighting for the LRA at a rehabilitation home in the northern Uganda town of Gulu, 2003 The U.N. special representative for children and armed conflict says Uganda must ta...
By Kane Farabaugh New York City 16 June 2006 watch Flag Auction report Original flag For more than 225 years, a series of four flags hung on the walls of a family home in southern England. As they passed through generations, so did the story of what...
By Jim Malone Washington 16 June 2006 Opposition Democrats are counting on public disenchantment with the Iraq war to help them make gains in U.S. congressional elections in November. Democrats are divided over what to do about Iraq. ---------------...
By Rowan Reid Johannesburg 16 June 2006 South Africans have been celebrating the role played by young people in the fight against apartheid, three decades after their protests spawned a movement against white minority rule, which was finally ended i...
By Meredith Buel Washington 16 June 2006 A suicide bomber has killed at least 10 people and wounded more than 20 others inside a Shi'ite mosque in Baghdad. The deadly explosion came as a massive security operation continued in the Iraqi capital. Des...
By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 16 June 2006 By a vote of 256-153, the U.S. House of Representatives has approved a resolution declaring that the United States will prevail in Iraq and the global war on terrorism. Approval of the measure, which also pr...
By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 16 June 2006 More than three million Hispanics in California have limited access to health care. Health insurance companies and Mexican officials are working to solve the problem. --------------------------------------...
