By Franz Wild Seguela, Ivory Coast 22 December 2006 Men look into their sifter to find a diamond stone (File) Diamonds coming out of the rebel-held north of Ivory Coast are the only ones in the world the United Nations still describes as conflict di...
By Jim Bertel Washington, DC 19 December 2006 watch Years Top Stories 2006 War in the Middle East, nuclear proliferation, and political change are among the most memorable events of the past year. A look back at the top stories of 2006. Iraq January...
By Al Pessin Pentagon 18 December 2006 The new U.S. Defense Secretary, Robert Gates, took office Monday, with a private swearing-in at the White House and a public ceremony later at the Pentagon. VOA's Al Pessin reports from the Pentagon. From left:...
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 18 December 2006 British PM Tony Blair, left, and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, right, walk past an honor guard before a meeting in Ramallah, 18 Dec 2006 Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says he is pressing on wi...
By Sean Maroney Washington 12 December 2006 The American space shuttle Discovery has docked with the International Space Station, beginning a week-long mission of major renovations to the orbiting laboratory. VOA's Sean Maroney reports from Washingt...
By Al Pessin Pentagon 04 December 2006 The secret Iraq policy memo written by U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld in early November and made public on Sunday has created a political stir in Washington. The New York Times and the Washington Post p...
By Alan Silverman Hollywood 02 December 2006 Leonardo Dicaprio and Djimon Hounsou co-star in a politically charged action-drama set during the Sierra Leone civil war in the 1990's. Alan Silverman has a look at the new film Blood Diamond. Leonardo Di...
By Bill Rodgers Washington, DC 29 November 2006 watch Bush NATO report President Bush has called for the full commitment of the NATO alliance to defeat a resurgent Taleban in Afghanistan. Mr. Bush made the appeal in a wide ranging speech in Riga, La...
Ladies and Gentlemen, I'd planned to speak to you tonight to report on the state of the Union, but the events of earlier today have led me to change those plans. Today is a day for mourning and remembering. Nancy and I are pained to the core by the...
By Nico Colombant Dakar 13 November 2006 President of the Central African Republic Francois Bozize Rebels advancing in the Central African Republic say they want talks with the government, but President Francois Bozize has refused. Mr. Bozize is rec...