By Jamila Trindle Mianyang, Sichuan Province, China 06 June 2008 Three weeks after the earthquake in China's Sichuan province displaced five million people, a few hundred thousand have had to move again - out of the way of a dammed river that poses...
By Paula Wolfson White House 06 June 2008 Less than one month after his return from the Middle East, U.S. President George Bush is heading abroad again, this time to Europe. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports, he will hold talks with European Union leaders...
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 06 June 2008 Israel is threatening to invade the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip. Robert Berger reports from the VOA bureau in Jerusalem. President George Bush (r) and Israel's Prime Minister Ehud Olmert at the White House, 04 Jun...
By Steve Herman New Delhi 06 June 2008 At least 21 people died and more than 50 were wounded when a blast tore through a suburban Colombo commuter bus during the Friday morning rush hour. An explosion on another bus in central Sri Lanka later in the...
By Peter Fedynsky Moscow 06 June 2008 Russia is warning of negative consequences if Ukraine and Georgia join the NATO defense alliance. The prediction comes on a day of one-on-one meetings between Russian President Dmitri Medvedev and most leaders o...
By Margaret Besheer Khartoum 06 June 2008 Sudan's President has told a U.N. Security Council delegation that his country will not cooperate with the International Criminal Court, which has accused his government of being involved in crimes in Darfur...
By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 06 June 2008 World leaders at a UN summit in Rome have pledged to reduce trade barriers and boost agricultural production to combat a global food crisis. At the end of a 3-day world food security summit in Rome, delegates...
By Kate Miller New York 06 June 2008 Relive the decade of the sixties, a time of change and transformation, at the new Museum at Bethel Woods in New York State. The museum explores the experience of the 1969 Woodstock festival, one of the iconic eve...
By Teresa Sullivan Washington 06 June 2008 Champion thoroughbred Big Brown is a strong contender to become the first horse in 30 years to win U.S. horse racing's Triple Crown on Saturday when he runs in the Belmont Stakes in New York. Big Brown alre...
By Erika Celeste Highway 11, Mississippi 06 June 2008 For the past 11 years, there's been a yard sale in the United States like no other. For one weekend each spring, it runs for 808 kilometers 807.71800 to be exact starting in the southern state of...
By Scott Stearns Washington 06 June 2008 U.S. President George Bush says America's government and its people will continue to help victims of last month's devastating earthquake in China. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns has the story. Wi...
By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 06 June 2008 India is coping with huge energy shortfalls as a growing economy raises demand for power. But as Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi, the government has pledged to cover the gap in five years. Electrician...
By Barry Newhouse Islamabad 06 June 2008 Pakistani police say they have foiled a planned bomb attack involving three alleged suicide bombers, three vehicles and hundreds of kilograms of explosives. VOA's Barry Newhouse reports from Islamabad that de...
By Claudia Blume Hong Kong 06 June 2008 Communities and marine organizations around the world celebrate World Ocean Day on June 8 to raise awareness about the importance of the seas. Most Asian fishermen are not in a celebratory mood, however. Fish...
By Al Pessin Guantanamo Bay, Cuba 05 June 2008 Five men who were allegedly involved in planning and financing the September 11 attacks on the United States in 2001 went on trial before a military commission Thursday near the detention center where t...
