By Kurt Achin Seoul 10 June 2008 South Koreans have turned out in massive numbers for a rally to criticize their president and to oppose the resumed import of American beef. Some are comparing the rallies to ones held on the same date more than 20 y...
By Daniel Schearf Beijing 10 June 2008 China has said a massive lake formed by China's Sichuan earthquake is halfway drained and now poses less of a threat. China says it has won a decisive victory in its battle to drain the lake; drainage efforts b...
By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 10 June 2008 Hardline Somali opposition leaders, who refused to take part in U.N.-led peace talks in Djibouti, have rejected a cease-fire deal signed Monday between Somalia's interim government and another group of more moderat...
By Jim Malone Washington 10 June 2008 Concern about the troubled U.S. economy continues to dominate the U.S. presidential race. Presumptive presidential nominees John McCain and Barack Obama are busy debating taxes, foreign trade and health care. VO...
By Scott Bobb Durban 10 June 2008 Qualifying matches have begun around the world for the football World Cup, which begins in two years. In 2010 the World Cup is to be held for the first time in Africa and attention is focusing on host nation South A...
By Dan Robinson Washington 10 June 2008 U.S. lawmakers have questioned a State Department official about the validity of diplomatic assurances the United States receives from foreign governments that they will not use torture. VOA's Dan Robinson rep...
By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 10 June 2008 A former agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation says U.S. interrogators' use of coercive techniques against suspected terrorists has not produced reliable intelligence and may have helped recruit a n...
By Michael Bowman Washington 10 June 2008 The Bush administration says the United States and China face daunting energy challenges that the two nations should confront together. VOA's Michael Bowman reports from Washington, where Treasury Secretary...
By Paula Wolfson Ljubljana, Slovenia 10 June 2008 The United States and the European Union have agreed to step up pressure on Iran. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports from Ljubljana, Slovenia, Iran's nuclear program was one of many issues discussed during...
By Nico Colombant Dakar 10 June 2008 Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade met with envoys from the Islamist group Hamas and the more secular Palestinian movement Fatah in an attempt to lay the groundwork for eventual peace with Israel. But at least o...
By Ricci Shryock Dakar 10 June 2008 Norwegian authorities are calling for three Norwegian-born girls subjected to female genital mutilation in the Gambia to return to Europe. The father of the girls has been arrested in Norway following an investiga...
By Mandy Clark Kabul 10 June 2008 Afghanistan's women are venturing out and embracing new opportunities that were once strictly forbidden under the rule of the ultra-religious Taliban. Seven years after the Taliban were ousted, over two million wome...
By Daniel Schearf Beijing 10 June 2008 Chinese stocks have dropped nearly eight percent after China's central bank announced it would raise the amount of cash banks must keep on hand to a record high. China has been struggling to rein in excess cash...
By Nancy-Amelia Collins Jakarta 10 June 2008 International and local rights groups condemned the restrictions imposed by the Indonesian government on a Muslim sect, saying the move restricts religious freedom. VOA's Nancy-Amelia Collins has more fro...
By Steve Herman New Delhi 10 June 2008 Former prime minister of Bangladesh Sheik Hasina is awaiting release from jail so she can seek medical treatment outside the country. The Awami League matriarch had been facing trial on corruption charges, as p...
