U.S. President George Bush has met with Iraqi President Jalal Talabani at the White House. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports the outlook for an agreement on the future nature of the American presence in Iraq was among the many issues discussed. President...
Pro-Taliban extremists in northwestern Pakistan have killed 22 members of a pro-government tribe. The remote violence-plagued area borders the volatile tribal region of South Waziristan on the Afghan border, which is believed to be a safe haven for...
The government and relatives of terrorist suspects in Mauritania have concerns as those charged await trial. The government has moved the suspects inside a military garrison to prevent another escape, but their relatives say they are innocent, and t...
After steadily cutting interest rates for much of the past year, the U.S. central bank has decided to keep them unchanged, while signaling concerns about inflation that could trigger interest rate hikes in the future. VOA's Michael Bowman reports fr...
Two new public opinion polls give Democrat Barack Obama a sizable lead over Republican John McCain in the U.S. presidential race. VOA National Correspondent Jim Malone has the latest on the election campaign from Washington. Barack Obama poses with...
She has Olympic gold in her trophy case, but American Sheila Taormina has achieved more than victory - she has made history by becoming the first American athlete to make the Olympics in three different sports. VOA's David Byrd has this look at Taor...
Environmental groups are praising a decision by the U.S. state of Florida to buy a vast tract of farmland to restore the Everglades wetlands. In Miami, VOA's Brian Wagner reports the deal aims to control water pollution and ensure fresh water suppli...
Beside a rushing Rocky Mountain trout stream lie two American rarities: a castle and a company town in which a single company once owned every building even people's homes. The castle belonged to the man who owned the company. Built from red sandsto...
Israel's prime minister has avoided a split with a major coalition partner and possible dissolution of his government in a deal that could end his own political career in three months. VOA's Jim Teeple reports the political developments came as a sh...
Europe's largest Muslim and Jewish communities, both located in France, have just elected new leaders Sunday, who both vow to make their faiths more tolerant and open to non-believers. From Paris, Lisa Bryant reports the two men assume their new job...
Chinese steel makers have agreed to pay record prices for iron ore from the remote Pilbara region of Western Australia. In a deal signed this week, Australian mining giant Rio Tinto has secured increases that almost double the price of some grades o...
China says 3,000 Chinese tourists a day will be allowed to travel to Taiwan, a long-estranged island Beijing considers part of Chinese territory. The visits will be possible once the two sides implement regular, direct flights, weekend, next month....
Britain's call for unified global action on Zimbabwe and Monday's U.N. Security Council condemnation of the government of President Robert Mugabe are part of a growing international outcry against the political crisis and violence in the southern Af...
U.S. and Iraqi officials say a bomb has exploded inside a local council building in Baghdad's Sadr City district, killing 10 people, including four Americans. VOA's Suzanne Presto reports on the attack from the northern city of Irbil. Hassan Shammah...
The commander of U.S. and coalition forces in Eastern Afghanistan says his area has experienced a 40 percent increase in insurgent attacks on coalition and Afghan forces since January, compared to the same period last year. And, speaking via satelli...
