By Scott Stearns White House 15 December 2007 President Bush says Congress must provide what he says are vital funds for U.S. troops before lawmakers leave for Christmas break. VOA White House correspondent Scott Stearns has the story. In his weekly...
By Lisa Bryant Abidjan 15 December 2007 More than a year after 500 tons of toxic waste from Europe were dumped illegally around the Ivory Coast's economic hub, Abidjan, roughly a fourth of the area poisoned by the spill has not yet been cleaned up. M...
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 15 December 2007 Three research studies show that Iraqi refugees in Syria, Jordan and Lebanon are living under precarious circumstances. The UN refugee agency says the studies, which were conducted over the last few months, fin...
By Steve Herman New Delhi 15 December 2007 Indian police say they have apprehended two men caught on videotape shooting flamingos near Mumbai. VOA correspondent Steve Herman reports from New Delhi that flamingo meat is selling cheaper than chicken in...
By Edward Yeranian Beirut 15 December 2007 U.S. Assistant Secretary of State David Welch arrived in Beirut Saturday for talks with top political and religious leaders, in an apparent bid to jumpstart a presidential election scheduled in parliament fo...
By Nancy-Amelia Collins Bali, Indonesia 15 December 2007 The U.N. Climate Change Conference in Bali ended Saturday with an agreement to begin negotiations for a new treaty on global warming. VOA's Nancy-Amelia Collins, who covered the conference, rep...
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 15 December 2007 The Islamic militant group Hamas in the Gaza Strip has put on a show of strength. As Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, Hamas is sending a tough message of opposition to Israeli-Palestinian...
By Gary Thomas Washington 14 December 2007 Pakistan opposition leader Benazir Bhutto says she remains open to working with President Pervez Musharraf, but only if next month's parliamentary elections are free and fair. President Musharraf has lifted...
By Katherine Cole Washington 15 December 2007 Two decades ago, Texan Steve Earle rode into Nashville and released a debut album full of songs that set him apart from most of the other performers who wanted to be country music hitmakers. Few in Nashvi...
By Scott Stearns White House 14 December 2007 U.S. President George Bush and Peruvian President Alan Garcia have signed a free trade agreement between their countries. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports, trade between the United Stat...
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 14 December 2007 The international group Human Rights Watch has accused the United Nations Human Rights Council of letting Sudan off the hook for continuing human rights abuse in Darfur. The group criticized the Council for pas...
By Jade Heilmann Dakar 14 December 2007 Police in Eastern Sierra Leone have opened fire to disperse a group of demonstrators in the kimberlite mining town of Koidu, where local residents say they have not been compensated for environmental damages fr...
By Tom Rivers London 14 December 2007 NATO defense ministers and diplomats have met in Edinburgh, Scotland to discuss the future of the alliance's mission in Afghanistan. Hosted by Britain, the now familiar call for greater participation from some Eu...
By Selah Hennessy Goma, DRC 14 December 2007 The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees is visiting eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DCR) Friday. Hundreds of thousands of civilians in eastern Congo have been forced to flee their homes sin...
By Scott Stearns White House 14 December 2007 President Bush has signed legislation to keep the US government open for another week as lawmakers continue work on a final budget deal. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns has the story. Presiden...
