By Brian Wagner Port-au-Prince 09 October 2007 Thousands of Haitian schools reopened their doors for a new school year last month, thanks in part to the support of the United States and other international donors. As Haiti's government works to reco...
By Nancy-Amelia Collins Jakarta 13 September 2007 Relief efforts are underway on Indonesia's Sumatra Island after the country was hit by four powerful earthquakes and a succession of large aftershocks in less than 24 hours. The tremors toppled buildi...
By Greg Flakus Houston 02 August 2007 Officials in Minneapolis are preparing for more sad news as recovery efforts go forward on the Mississippi River, where a major bridge collapsed Wednesday. There are only four confirmed deaths from the incident,...
By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 23 July 2007 Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, the new Mideast peace envoy has begun a two-day trip to the Middle East. VOA's Jim Teeple has details from our Jerusalem bureau. New Quartet Mideast Envoy and Former Briti...
By Kate Pound Dawson Hong Kong 15 July 2007 North Korea says it has shut down its main nuclear reactor, more than four years after the facility was re-opened. As VOA's Kate Pound Dawson reports from our Asia News Center, a top U.S. diplomat says that...
By Peter Heinlein United Nations, New York 11 January 2007 U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed efforts to bring greater security to Iraq. But as VOA's correspondent at the U.N. Peter Heinlein reports, the violence in and around Baghdad is...
By Jim Randle Irbil, Iraq 05 October 2006 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice made a surprise visit to Baghdad to meet with Iraqi and U.S. officials on ways to quell violence in Iraq. Condoleezza Rice (left) with Iraqi PM al-Maliki, right, in B...
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 11 September 2006 The International Organization for Migration is calling for action to dramatically improve the positive effects of migration on development. The call goes out to countries attending a U.N. High Level Dialogue...
By Jim Malone Washington 25 May 2006 A boy scavenges for saleable items at Red Beach dump, on Tarawa, Kiribati Monday is Memorial Day in the United States, a holiday set aside to honor the nation's war dead. VOA national correspondent Jim Malone has...
By Carol Pearson Washington, DC 19 June 2006 watch Cervical Cancer report Cervical cancer vaccine A couple of weeks ago, the world's first vaccine against a cancer that affects women was hailed as a medical breakthrough. Non-profit agencies and a bi...