By Scott Stearns White House 09 February 2008 President Bush will approve more than $150 billion in tax rebates Monday as part of a plan to stimulate the U.S. economy. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports, opposition Democrats say more...
By Meredith Buel Islamabad 09 February 2008 U.S. Navy Admiral Mike Mullen, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, says militants linked to the Taliban and al-Qaida have found safe haven in Pakistan and represent a threat to both the United States...
By Sarah Simpson N'Djamena 09 February 2008 Many Chadian refugees in neighboring Cameroon are heading back to their capital N'Djamena, which they fled following a failed coup by rebels who attacked the city. But after days squatting in difficult cond...
By Dan Robinson Washington 09 February 2008 Some U.S. Lawmakers, and experts testifying to a congressional panel say President Bush may have undermined a law he signed last year designed to encourage divestment from Sudan. VOA's Dan Robinson has a re...
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 09 February 2008 The United Nations and aid agencies are calling for the re-opening of the humanitarian corridor between Cameroon and Chad to allow vital help to reach hundreds of thousands of Sudanese refugees and internally d...
By Ayaz Gul Islamabad 09 February 2008 Authorities in Pakistan say a suicide bomb attack at an election rally in northwestern Pakistan has killed at least25 people. From Islamabad, Ayaz Gul reports. Witnesses say that activists of a regional politica...
By Dorian Jones Istanbul 2-345315 09 February 2008 Turkey's Islamic-rooted Justice and Development Party has succeeded in changing the country's constitution to ease a ban on Islamic head scarves worn in universities. But the move is proving controve...
By Katherine Cole Washington 08 February 2008 The votes are in. Soon we'll know who'll be taking home the big honors that will be handed out at the 50th annual Grammy Awards. Due to time limitations, only a few of Grammy Awards will presented during...
By Cindy Saine Washington 08 February 2008 Republican Senator John McCain is campaigning in Virginia today, after receiving a big boost Thursday when his main rival for the presidential nomination, former Governor Mitt Romney suspended his campaign....
By Jim Malone Washington 08 February 2008 Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney's decision to abandon his presidential campaign makes it a virtual certainty that Arizona Senator John McCain will be the Republican Party's presidential nominee this...
By Terry FitzPatrick Cape Town 08 February 2008 South African President Thabo Mbeki on Friday outlined his plan of action for his final full year in office. He says his country is still on course, despite a decline in economic growth, widespread elec...
By Al Pessin Munich 08 February 2008 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says he believes some NATO allies will provide more troops for Afghanistan soon, as he has been urging. And he says he will use his current trip to Europe to try to convince ord...
By Nico Colombant Bokoni 08 February 2008 While former Liberian president, Charles Taylor, is being tried in The Hague for alleged war crimes in Sierra Leone, his imprint is still being felt in the neighboring country of Guinea as well. Some of his f...
By Sonja Pace London 08 February 2008 There has been no shortage of dire predictions recently of the potentially disastrous consequences if NATO does not pull together to put more troops and equipment on the ground in Afghanistan. Senior U.S. officia...
By Tony Budny Washington, DC 08 February 2008 Nintendo's popular Wii game system has sold more than 20 million units around the world. Its popularity comes from a unique wand-like device that players use to control a video game. Some players have suf...
