By Alisha Ryu Baghdad 06 September 2006 In Iraq, suicide car bombings occur on such a regular basis that only the ones that cause mass casualties are now covered in depth by the media. But as VOA Correspondent Alisha Ryu in Baghdad reports, even an...
By Peter Fedynsky Washington, DC 06 September 2006 watch Democrat Politics report The congressional campaign season has begun in the United States. The war on terror and the conflict in Iraq are key issues. VOAs Peter Fedynsky reports on the latest...
By Gary Thomas London 06 September 2006 The United Nations has issued a new report calling on governments to enact stricter laws to protect women who leave their home countries. The annual State of the World Population study focuses on the plight of...
By Mil Arcega Washington, DC 06 September 2006 watch report Green Business Many companies are learning they can be both pro-business and pro-environment without hurting the bottom line. In fact, for some, it's been quite profitable. ----- Being envi...
By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 06 September 2006 Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf met with his counterpart Hamid Karzai in the Afghan capital Kabul on Wednesday, to discuss ways to curb the sharp rise in attacks by the Taleban. Pakistan's leader vowe...
By Jim Malone Washington 06 September 2006 The battle for control of Congress is intensifying with only two months to go until the congressional elections on November 7. The war in Iraq and the war on terror are front and center in this year's elect...
By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 06 September 2006 The Eritrean government has expelled five U.N. staff members on spying allegations. Four out of the five are members of the U.N. Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea. The fifth was formerly a security coordinat...
By Andre de Nesnera Washington 06 September 2006 Five years ago, the United States was struck by the most devastating terrorist attack in its history. Subsequent investigations indicated that al-Qaida, a radical Islamic group led by Osama bin Laden,...
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 06 September 2006 Israel says it will lift its blockade of Lebanon's air and seaports on Thursday. It is a boost to the fragile ceasefire between Israel and the Islamic militant group Hezbollah. A Lebanese soldier paints c...
By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 06 September 2006 Afghan President Hamid Karzai, right, with NATO's secretary-general Jaap de Hoop Scheffer after exchanging signed documents of an accord to boost security and development cooperation in Kabul, September 6...
By Luis Ramirez Beijing 06 September 2006 The top U.S. envoy dealing with North Korea has conferred with Chinese officials on warning Pyongyang against testing a nuclear weapon. Christopher Hill speaks to the press Assistant Secretary of State Chris...
By Greg Flakus Houston 06 September 2006 Later this month, Muslims around the world will begin a month-long fast to observe Ramadan. During this time, they fast all day long and then eat in the evening. A Muslim-American filmmaker has chosen this as...
By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 05 September 2006 Congress has returned to work after a long summer break, as Republicans and Democrats begin a hectic few weeks of legislative activity before leaving again to campaign for November congressional electio...
By Doug Levine Washington 05 September 2006 With each passing year, memories of a photograph taken in New York City on a hot August morning in 1958, become just a little bit sweeter. VOA's Doug Levine takes us back to A Great Day In Harlem. -------...
By Meredith Buel Washington 05 September 2006 Lebanese woman Zeinab Beydoun sits in her house that was damaged by an Israeli attack in southern town of Bint Jbeil, September 4, 2006 Lebanese officials say the month-long fighting between Israel and H...
