By Doug Levine Washington 04 March 2007 When you think of great cities for blues in the U.S., Phoenix, Arizona, doesn't often come to mind. Of course, there are the exceptions. VOA's Doug Levine introduces us to one veteran of the Phoenix blues scene...
By Scott Stearns White House 03 March 2007 U.S. President George Bush is touring damage from killer tornadoes in America's Midwest and Southeast. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports, the violent weather killed at least 20 people. Sce...
By Steve Herman New Delhi 03 March 2007 On Sunday India heralds the arrival of spring with the festival of Holi. While Holi is a Hindu ritual, it is celebrated with bonfires and parties by Indians of all religions. But one aspect of Holi is prompting...
By Phuong Tran Dakar 03 March 2007 Africa's largest film festival closes tonight in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. The Pan African Film and Television festival, known as FESPACO, showed films from more than 40 countries, including a growing selection of...
By Scott Stearns White House 03 March 2007 The secretary of the U.S. Army has resigned amid a scandal over the quality of health care for troops wounded in Afghanistan and Iraq. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports, President Bush wan...
By Efam Dovi Accra 03 March 2007 Ghana is preparing to mark 50 years of political independence from British colonial rule. The March 6 event is expected to attract about 30 heads of state and many high profile delegates from around the world. But wit...
By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 03 March 2007 Nepal's government and former Maoist rebels have begun negotiations to induct the guerrillas in an interim administration. Anjana Pasricha has this report from New Delhi on how Nepal's peace process is farin...
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 03 March 2007 Israel is celebrating the biblical holiday of Purim under tight security. As Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, Israel has restricted the movement of Palestinians amid concerns of possible terr...
By Barry Newhouse Khanaqin, Iraq 03 March 2007 The daily attacks in Iraq's cities often overshadow the problems in smaller towns. But as hundreds-of-thousands of Iraqis flee Baghdad and other major cities, small town officials face growing problems....
By Peter Heinlein United Nations 02 March 2007 Ethiopia's president has voiced optimism about the prospects for a power-sharing agreement in Somalia that could lead to long-term stability in the Horn of Africa. VOA's Peter Heinlein spoke with Preside...
By Scott Stearns White House 02 March 2007 U.S. President George Bush wants a bipartisan commission to investigate the quality of health care for America's military veterans following a series of newspaper stories describing poor conditions at a Was...
By Al Pessin Pentagon 02 March 2007 A senior U.S. defense official says Russian President Vladimir Putin's sharp criticism of the United States in a speech last month did not succeed in creating doubts among U.S. European allies. But some analysts b...
By David Gollust State Department 02 March 2007 U.S. officials are reporting rapid progress in talks among the major powers on a new U.N. Security Council resolution penalizing Iran for refusing to stop enriching uranium. An agreement among the counc...
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 02 March 2007 The U.N. refugee agency says it is resuming the voluntary repatriation of Afghans who have been living in Pakistan. These assisted returns will take place in two phases and are linked to the recently concluded re...
By Catherine Makino Tokyo, Japan 02 March 2007 John Negroponte, the deputy U.S. secretary of state, says North Korea will have to comply with its promise to shut down its nuclear reactor before the United States lifts financial sanctions it imposed....
