By Doug Levine Washington 15 July 2007 Abbey Lincoln has one of the most distinctive voices in jazz. She is also one of today's most respected songwriters. As VOA's Doug Levine tells us, Ms. Lincoln combines her two greatest gifts on her first album...
By Scott Stearns White House 14 July 2007 President Bush talks to reporters during press conference, 12 Jul 2007 President Bush says it is too soon to judge the success of his decision to send more troops to Iraq. VOA White House correspondent Scott...
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 14 July 2007 The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) is urgently appealing for $5 million to provide emergency assistance to tens of thousands of flood victims in Pakistan. UNICEF estimates more than 1.5 million people are...
By Bill Gasperini Moscow 14 July 2007 Russia has suspended its participation in a European arms control treaty, because of what the Kremlin has described as extraordinary circumstances. From Moscow, Bill Gasperini has more for VOA on what is being vi...
By Greg Flakus Albuquerque, New Mexico 14 July 2007 The part of U.S. history commonly called The Wild West or Old West, especially the colorful characters from the 19th century who were often at odds with the law, continue to fascinate people around...
By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 13 July 2007 English soccer star David Beckham has arrived in Los Angeles to join the city's Major League Soccer team, the Galaxy. Mike O'Sullivan reports, Beckham was welcomed Friday to his new home arena in the Los An...
By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 13 July 2007 Two influential Senate Republicans are calling on President Bush to seek a new war authorization for U.S. military operations in Iraq. They are also urging him to draft contingency plans in Iraq and report th...
By Al Pessin Pentagon 13 July 2007 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says the al-Qaida terrorist network is expanding in North Africa, through a loose network of groups that share its ideology. VOA's Al Pessin reports from the Pentagon. Robert Gate...
By Brian Wagner Miami 13 July 2007 The governor of the southern U.S. state of Florida has signed some of the nation's toughest laws aimed at reducing greenhouse gases. In Miami, VOA's Brian Wagner reports that environmentalists are urging Florida and...
By David Byrd Rio de Janeiro 13 July 2007 The 15th Pan American Games, a multi-sport Olympic style competition for the Western Hemisphere, open Friday in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. As VOA's David Byrd reports, the games are part of Rio's plan to bid for...
By Selah Hennessy Dakar 13 July 2007 Two British teenagers have been provisionally charged with drug possession and drug trafficking in Ghana. Experts say Europeans, as well as pregnant women and minors, are increasingly being used by traffickers to...
By Jim Malone Washington 13 July 2007 In U.S. presidential politics, it was a bad week for Republican hopeful John McCain. On the Democratic side, Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama moved to solidify their positions as the top contenders for their part...
By Nick Wadhams Nairobi 13 July 2007 The confiscation of more than 400 pounds of zebra meat destined for Nairobi markets is drawing new attention to the trade in illegal game meat in Kenya. As Nick Wadhams reports from our East Africa bureau in Nairo...
By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 13 July 2007 Opponents of Somalia's Western-backed transitional government have announced they will hold a conference in Eritrea in September to form a coalition whose main objective is to end Ethiopia's occupation of Somalia. V...
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 13 July 2007 The U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) says it is concerned about the large and growing number of children in Burundi who are victims of sexual violence. UNICEF says few cases are ever prosecuted and is calling for urge...
