By Alex Villarreal Washington 25 October 2007 The U.S. space shuttle Discovery has docked at the International Space Station, marking the next phase in a complex mission to expand the international orbiter. VOA's Alex Villarreal reports from Washingt...
By Tom Rivers London 25 October 2007 For the first time as prime minister, Gordon Brown has met Afghan President Hamid Karzai at 10 Downing Street. Brown said Britain's commitment to Afghanistan was long term and he urged other countries to do more i...
By Douglas Bakshian Manila 25 October 2007 Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has pardoned former President Joseph Estrada who was convicted in September of corruption and sentenced to life in prison. Douglas Bakshian reports from Manila. P...
By David Gollust State Department 25 October 2007 The United States has imposed wide-ranging new sanctions against Iran in a further effort to pressure Tehran to halt nuclear activities seen as weapons-related. Targets of the new sanctions include th...
By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 25 October 2007 Media experts in South Africa are debating whether the news media should be allowed to violate an individual's right to privacy if it is in the public interest. The debate was sparked by the publication of c...
By Trish Anderton Jakarta 25 October 2007 A volcano on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi has erupted, spewing a column of smoke and ash high into the air. But, officials say the activity at Mount Soputan does not present a threat to people living nea...
By Madhur Singh Chandigarh, India 25 October 2007 Activists in northern India are raising the alarm about a growing number of women being duped and abandoned by migr husbands. Lured by the prospect of going abroad, some of the women bring huge dowrie...
By Mike O'Sullivan San Diego 25 October 2007 Wildfires have driven more than half a million people from their homes in California, and destroyed over 1,500 homes and businesses. Mike O'Sullivan reports from San Diego, California, some evacuees have f...
By Barry Wood Washington 24 October 2007 Financial experts addressing a home builders conference in Washington Wednesday issued grim forecasts, suggesting that the U.S. housing slump is likely to get worse and continue for at least another year. VOA'...
By Mona Ghuneim New York 24 October 2007 The United Nations Special Envoy to Darfur says some Sudanese rebels have declined to take part in the upcoming peace talks and it is still uncertain who will participate. The talks with the Sudanese governmen...
By Brian Wagner Miami 24 October 2007 Cuban exiles in the Unites States have welcomed President Bush's speech about Cuba in which he voiced support for pro-democracy efforts. But VOA's Brian Wagner reports that some exiles in Miami say the president'...
By Cindy Saine Washington 24 October 2007 U.S. officials are calling on Turkey and Iraq to exercise restraint, amid Turkish shelling of rebel bases inside Iraq. Turkish officials say the attacks are retaliation for a rebel ambush on Sunday that kille...
By Victoria Cavaliere New York 24 October 2007 New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art has opened a newly renovated, state-of-the-art education center that will allow students, scholars and the general public to study the museum's world-renown collecti...
By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 24 October 2007 A new report to the U.S. Congress has found problems with the government's terrorist watch list, prompting concerns that terrorists could potentially enter the United States undetected. VOA's Deborah Tate...
By Andre de Nesnera Washington 24 October 2007 U.S. plans to deploy a missile defense system in Eastern Europe continue to be a major source of contention between the United States and Russia. In this report from Washington, VOA Senior Correspondent...
