By Douglas Bakshian Manila 11 June 2006 Police investigators take a look at the damage caused by a suspected homemade bomb or a grenade as it exploded in a bus being used as a mobile police station in Manila's suburban Quezon city Philippine police...
By Patricia Nunan New Delhi 11 June 2006 King Gyanendra Nepal's parliament has stripped the king of his power over the legislature - effectively leaving the monarchy with little more than a ceremonial role. The move comes weeks after King Gyanendra...
By Parke Brewer Dortmund, Germany 10 June 2006 Trinidad and Tobago got off to a good start in its World Cup debut, holding heavily favored Sweden to a surprising scoreless draw. Trinidad and Tobago's goalkeeper Shaka Hislop (L) and teammates celebra...
By Doug Levine Washington 10 June 2006 Singer Michael Bolton is known for writing and recording great songs. But he also has a knack for turning other people's songs into hits. Bolton once again grabs the spotlight with one of his most challenging a...
By Alan Silverman Hollywood 10 June 2006 A scene from 'Cars' A talented young race car learns what is important in life when he gets stuck in a small town in the new feature from Pixar, the animation studio with a history of family hits including To...
By Scott Stearns White House 10 June 2006 President Bush says the formation of a new government in Iraq and the death of terrorist leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi made this past week a good one for the cause of freedom. Opposition Democrats say the pres...
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 10 June 2006 Mahmoud Abbas during a press conference at his headquarters in Ramallah, June 10, 2006 Moderate Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas has called a referendum on a two-state solution, in a major challenge to the new...
By Douglas Bakshian Manila 10 June 2006 Militant Islamic cleric Abu Bakar Bashir Abu Bakar Bashir, the accused spiritual leader of the militant group Jemaah Islamiyah, is due to be released from prison soon. A top terrorism expert says his release s...
By Bill Gasperini Moscow 10 June 2006 Group of Eight finance ministers meeting in Russia say world economic growth continues, but they warned it is threatened by soaring costs for oil and gas. The ministers met in Russia's second city of St. Petersb...
By Parke Brewer Hamburg 10 June 2006 Four of the five African nations that qualified for the World Cup in Germany are making their first-ever appearance at football's premiere event. One of them is Ivory Coast and VOA Sports Editor Parke Brewer caug...
By Parke Brewer Hamburg 10 June 2006 Germany's Miroslav Klose, right, during World Cup opening game The 2006 World Cup football tournament got under way with host country Germany winning its opening match against Costa Rica in Munich. Millions of fo...
By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 09 June 2006 The House of Representatives has approved by a vote of 373 to 34 a nearly $21 billion foreign aid bill, including money for key allies in the war on terrorism, as well as assistance for Darfur and funding fo...
By Scott Stearns White House 09 June 2006 President Bush says there will be U.N. Security Council action against Iran, if the country does not stop enriching uranium. The U.N. nuclear agency says Iran this week launched a new round of uranium enrich...
By Meredith Buel Washington 09 June 2006 The U.S. military says it has conducted dozens of raids in Iraq following the death of terrorist leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. A military spokesman says the leader of al-Qaida in Iraq initially survived an air...
By Barry Unger Washington, DC 09 June 2006 watch Cancer report A pair of studies has discovered a connection between younger black women and a more aggressive form of breast cancer. The disease is affecting black women in both Africa and the United...
