The U.N. refugee agency says it is greatly concerned about the rapidly deteriorating security situation in North Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It says some 160,000 people, who have been displaced since January, are at risk of attack from...
Following big losses in Asia, Europe is faring little better on equity markets. Persistent recession fears and new layoff announcements are contributing to the gloom as VOA's Tom Rivers reports from London. Current bad economic news seems to be echo...
World markets slumped Tuesday amid persistent worries of a deepening global recession. VOA's Michael Bowman reports from Washington that U.S. shares were lower in Tuesday's trading despite new government-led efforts to stem home foreclosures as well...
World markets are mostly lower amid continuing fallout from the failure of the U.S. House of Representatives to approve a bailout package for troubled financial institutions. VOA's Michael Bowman reports from Washington. The Australian Securities Ex...
By Al Pessin Pentagon 24 March 2008 The U.S. command in Baghdad says Iranian operatives are continuing to provide money, weapons and training to Shiite insurgents in Iraq, in spite of promises by Iran's leaders that the activity would stop. VOA's Al...
By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 01 January 2008 India witnessed impressive economic growth for the fifth straight year in 2007. As Anjana Pasricha reports from VOA's New Delhi bureau, the surging South Asian economy is attracting the attention of forei...
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 16 May 2007 Rival Palestinian factions have clashed for the fourth straight day in the Gaza Strip. At least 16 Palestinians were killed, bringing the death toll to at least 40 since Friday. As Robert Berger reports from VOA...
By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 26 September 2006 Democrats and Republicans in Congress continue to spar over the controversy sparked by a leaked U.S. intelligence document that describes the Iraq war as having increased the threat of terrorism. VOA's...
By Challiss McDonough Cairo 03 February 2006 Rescue efforts are still under way to find possible survivors of an Egyptian passenger ferry that sank in the Red Sea early Friday, carrying roughly 1,400...