By Paula Wolfson Wolfson 12 February 2007 The White House says it stands by evidence showing a link between Iran and weapons found in Iraq. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports Iran's president says his country is not instigating conflict. White House spokesm...
By Kurt Achin Beijing 12 February 2007 Six-nation talks in Beijing aimed at ending North Korea's nuclear weapons programs are to be extended into a sixth day, after negotiators had managed to bridge some gaps. VOA's Kurt Achin reports from Beijing, w...
By Jim Malone Washington 12 February 2007 Presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) at the University of Illinois at Chicago Pavilion, 11 Feb 2007 The war in Iraq continues to dominate the early debate in the 2008 U.S. presidential election ca...
By Ron Corben Bangkok 12 February 2007 Thailand and Malaysia are to increase cross-border cooperation as part of efforts to end more than three years of separatist violence in the Southern-most provinces. As Ron Corben reports from Bangkok, the agre...
By David Gollust State Department 12 February 2007 The top U.S. diplomat for Africa has made an unusual direct appeal to the people of Somalia to reconcile differences and work together after years of political strife. Assistant Secretary of State fo...
By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 12 February 2007 India's Supreme Court has proposed a ban on hawkers (street vendors) who Indian roadside food stall worker fries an egg in Kolkata, 14 Oct 2006 cook food at roadside stalls in New Delhi - a city famed for...
By Nico Colombant Dakar 12 February 2007 Remains of a bus that was burnt by demonstrators are seen as people drive past in Conakry, Guinea (File photo - 25 jan 2007) At least three people were killed in Guinea Monday, bringing the death toll to over...
By Matt Steinglass Hanoi 12 February 2007 In January, police in Hanoi ordered a Vietnamese artist to remove his installation - a giant diaper, with a lining composed of hundreds of police shirt pockets - from a German-sponsored exhibition. Although r...
By Tony Budny Atlanta, Georgia 12 February 2007 watch Afghan Rugs Exhibition The southeastern U.S city of Atlanta recently hosted an exhibition celebrating Afghanistan's world-renowned rugs and the part they have played in shaping the nation's heri...
By Phuong Tran Dakar 12 February 2007 Africa's porous borders and location have made it an attractive destination for drug traffickers. Health and government officials worry how this trend affects the growing rate of HIV infection on the continent....
By Ernest Leong Washington, DC 12 February 2007 watch Second Amendment report For most of us who watch the evening news, our perceptions of how a politician should look and behave is well set in our minds. It is a carefully tailored image promoted b...
By Paul Sisco Washington, DC 12 February 2007 watch Autism report A new survey in the United States indicates that approximately one in every 150 children in the country has autism, suggesting the condition may be more common than previously thought...
By Nico Colombant Dakar 12 February 2007 Liberians have high expectations for the upcoming week of meetings, donor conferences and forums between top officials in Washington, set to address their need for help. VOA's Nico Colombant has more from Daka...
By Kane Farabaugh New York City 12 February 2007 watch Red Cross Terrorism report Emergency responders Representatives from Red Cross agencies in Spain and Britain joined American colleagues in New York at a recent symposium to share the lessons the...
By Ron Corben Bangkok 12 February 2007 A new report details widespread human rights abuses against Burma's ethnic A young Karen refugee mother from Myanmar and her child wait for treatment at the Mae Tao clinic in Mae Sot, Thailand (File photo) Karen...
