By Deborah Block Baghdad 09 January 2008 The U.S. military reports six American soldiers were killed Wednesday in a bobby-trapped house during a new operation in northern Iraq. The joint U.S.-Iraqi offensive was launched Tuesday against al-Qaida in t...
By Cindy Saine Washington 09 January 2008 After their dramatic comeback wins Tuesday night in the New Hampshire primaries, Democratic candidate Senator Hillary Clinton and Republican candidate Senator John McCain tried to build on the momentum ahead...
By Nancy-Amelia Collins Islamabad 09 January 2008 Political turmoil in Pakistan, rising inflation and power shortages could derail the country's strong economic performance of the past five years. VOA's Nancy-Amelia Collins reports from Islamabad. Pa...
By Barry Wood North Port, Florida 09 January 2008 Home prices in the United States declined in 2007 for the first time since the depression years of the 1930s. VOA's Barry Wood recently visited North Port, Florida, a Gulf Coast city deeply impacted b...
By Mil Arcega Washington 09 January 2008 The world's largest business federation says the United States faces very real problems from failing schools, rising healthcare costs and higher energy prices. But the U.S. Chamber of Commerce says it is not t...
By Paul Sisco Washington 09 January 2008 Recent satellite data from the U.S. Space agency NASA indicate that sea ice in the Arctic and Greenland is melting at a faster rate than previously projected. VOA's Paul Sisco has the story. Climate scientists...
By Leta Hong Fincher Washington 09 January 2008 Illegal immigration has emerged as a dominant campaign issue for Republicans seeking the presidential nomination, with candidates competing to appear the most conservative. But Latino political organiza...
By Cathy Majtenyi Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania 09 January 2008 Child trafficking, prostitution and the abuse of child domestic workers are growing concerns in Tanzania. It is primarily girls and young women who fall prey to unscrupulous employers and pimp...
By Douglas Bakshian Manila 09 January 2008 The Philippine government is drafting a constitutional amendment that would authorize the establishment of a federal homeland for Muslims in the south of the country. The proposed amendment is part of a comp...
By Paula Wolfson Jerusalem 09 January 2008 President Bush has arrived in Israel - the first stop on a Middle East journey designed to bolster the Israeli-Palestinian peace process and foster unity on Iran. VOA White House Correspondent Paula Wolfson...
By Jim Malone Bedford, New Hampshire 09 January 2008 The results from Tuesday's presidential primary in New Hampshire tell the story of two remarkable political comebacks, one by Democrat Hillary Clinton, the other by Republican John McCain. VOA Nati...
By Meredith Buel Bedford, New Hampshire 09 January 2008 New York Senator Hillary Clinton and Arizona Senator John McCain have won the Democratic and Republican primaries in the northeastern state of New Hampshire -- the first state in the nation wher...
By Deborah Block Abu Ghraib, Iraq 08 January 2008 In the past few months, U.S. military leaders in Iraq have been praising the work of so-called Anbar Awakening councils composed of Sunni tribal leaders in western Anbar province. The tribal sheikhs h...
By Scott Stearns White House 08 January 2008 President Bush says Iran should not confront U.S. naval vessels in the Persian Gulf. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports, dealing with Iran is part of the president's agenda for a trip he b...
By Nick Wadhams Nairobi 08 January 2008 Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki has gone ahead and appointed several Cabinet ministers in his new government even though the country is mired in a political crisis that has left nearly 500 people dead. Nick Wadham...
