By Al Pessin Canberra, Australia 12 February 2007 The top American military officer, General Peter Pace, declined Monday to endorse the conclusions of U.S. military officers in Baghdad, who told reporters on Sunday that the Iranian government is pro...
By Ayaz Gul Islamabad 12 February 2007 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates speaks at a news conference, at Chaklala airbase in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, 12 Feb 2007 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says the United States and its allies are determined...
By Barry Newhouse Irbil, Iraq 12 February 2007 Iraqi officials say three bomb blasts at markets in central Baghdad have killed at least 70 people and wounded about 165 others. VOA's Barry Newhouse reports from Irbil, Iraqis also marked the first ann...
By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 12 February 2007 The Dixie Chicks were the big winners at Grammy Awards, Sunday. The singers earned five Grammys -- the highest American music industry honors. Mike O'Sullivan reports from Los Angeles, the evening mark...
By Ray McDonald Washington 12 February 2007 The 49th annual Grammy Award ceremony saw the U.S. recording industry embrace one of its more controversial acts - while at the same time acknowledging the drawing power of a major competitor. VOA's Ray Mc...
By Barry Newhouse Irbil 11 February 2007 Iraqi army soldier inspects a car destroyed in a car bomb explosion in central Baghdad, 11 Feb 2007 As Baghdad residents prepare for new security measures they hope will reduce the capital's chaotic violence,...
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 11 February 2007 Israeli PM Ehud Olmert pauses during the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, 11 Feb 2006 Israel has given a cautious response to the new Palestinian government agreed to in Mecca last week, in which the ru...
By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 11 February 2007 Multiple gold medalist and track legend, Michael Johnson, runs with children in Nakulabye, a suburbs in Ugandan capital Kampala (File) A global program to promote development through sports has been launched...
By Chad Bouchard Jakarta 11 February 2007 Indonesian soldiers, volunteers load piles of muddy garbage into a tractor in central Jakarta's Petamburan district. This street was buried under two meters of murky water last week, 11 Feb 2007 As floodwate...
By Lisa McAdams Moscow 11 February 2007 Voter casts her ballot at a polling station in Ashgabad, Turkmenistan, 11 Feb 2007 Voters in the isolated, gas-rich Central Asian nation of Turkmenistan are voting for a successor to replace the late president,...
By Alan Silverman Hollywood 11 February 2007 Hannibal Lecter, one of the most intriguing and chilling characters from modern popular literature, gets his 'back story' in a dark thriller from the director of the art house hit Girl With A Pearl Earring...
By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 11 February 2007 In Kenya, a United States-led coalition of governments, conservation groups, industries and scientists Saturday launched a global initiative to fight the $1 billion illegal trade in wildlife. Cathy Majtenyi...
By Nico Colombant Dakar 10 February 2007 Senegal's campaign for a presidential election later this month has been mostly peaceful, but candidates have started trading nasty accusations. By far, the candidate facing the harshest criticism is the incu...
By Kurt Achin Seoul 10 February 2007 The chief U.S. envoy to six-nation talks aimed at ending North Korea's nuclear weapons capability says delegates are going to keep working to resolve a single issue blocking a deal. VOA's Kurt Achin has more from...
By Margaret Besheer Washington 10 February 2007 U.S. Senator Barack Obama officially entered the 2008 presidential race Saturday, saying he wants to work to build a more hopeful America. The Illinois senator, who hopes to become the United States' fi...
