By Lisa Schlein Geneva 04 August 2007 The United Nations Children's Fund says it is concerned that tens of thousands of primary school children in flood-stricken parts of Pakistan will miss out on school, because it has not received much-needed fundi...
By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 04 August 2007 The U.S. House of Representatives and Senate are completing legislative work before beginning their month-long recess. As their session drew to a close, Republicans and Democrats blamed each other for not a...
By David Byrd Washington 04 August 2007 Top seed Andy Roddick and American rookie John Isner have reached the semifinals of the Legg Mason Tennis Classic hard court tournament here in Washington. As VOA's David Byrd reports, Roddick faces Ivo Karlovi...
By Dan Robinson Washington 03 August 2007 There has been acrimonious debate in the House of Representatives as lawmakers work to complete important legislation before the start of a long summer break. VOA's Dan Robinson reports from Capitol Hill, whe...
By Meredith Buel Washington 03 August 2007 U.S. judge has entered a not guilty plea for a Mexican businessman charged with conspiracy to produce large quantities of the illegal street drug methamphetamine destined for the United States. It is the lat...
By Michael Bowman White House 03 August 2007 President Bush is urging Congress to update the law governing U.S. intelligence services when they eavesdrop on suspected terrorists. VOA's Michael Bowman reports from the White House. President Bush has...
By Jim Malone Washington 03 August 2007 The war in Iraq and how best to protect the U.S. from terrorist attacks promise to be major issues in the 2008 presidential election. Democratic presidential contenders in particular are trying to bolster publi...
By Jessica Berman Washington 03 August 2007 There's a period in the development of toddlers when they seem to learn a new word every day. There are different theories about why young children undergo what experts call a word spurt. But one psychologi...
By Ade Astuti Miami, Florida 03 August 2007 Few Americans get an opportunity to visit Cuba because of U.S. restrictions on travel. But Americans and others can still experience the island's vibrant culture by visiting La Pequena Havana, or Little Hav...
By Nick Wadhams Nairobi 03 August 2007 Kenya's health minister was detained on Thursday for allegedly helping a protester escape from a Nairobi jail. As Nick Wadhams reports from our East Africa bureau, even though the minister has been released, her...
By Robert Raffaele Washington 03 August 2007 U.S. President George W. Bush is scheduled to meet Afghan President Hamid Karzai Sunday August 5-6 at Camp David, the presidential retreat outside Washington. It will be Mr. Karzai's first visit to Camp D...
By Jim Fry Washington, D.C. 03 August 2007 The U.S. SenateThursday decisively adopted a new ethics law that supporters call the most sweeping reform in more than a generation. The Senate voted only two days after the House of Representatives overwhel...
By Phuong Tran Nouadhibou, Mauritania 03 August 2007 Sub-Saharan Africans have been leaving the continent to work overseas since the early 1900s. Many have sought, and found work in Europe. But countries that accepted cheap labor in the past are now...
By Benjamin Sand Islamabad, Pakistan 03 August 2007 Pakistani and Afghan leaders will meet August 9-12 to discuss cross-border security issues in a landmark assembly or grand jirga. The four-day talks come as extremists continue to inflict heavy cas...
By Anita Elash Paris 03 August 2007 France and Libya have agreed to their first arms deal since the European Union lifted an arms embargo on Libya in 2004. The deal comes after the release last week of six medical workers who Libya accused of intenti...
