By Barry Wood Washington 13 November 2007 With world credit markets still not functioning smoothly, experts say inadequate US regulation is largely to blame for the home loan related credit squeeze that surfaced last August. VOA's Barry Wood has more...
By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 12 November 2007 Experts on lung disease meeting in South Africa are warning the world could face a tuberculosis crisis if drug resistant strains of TB are not contained and if TB testing does not become a regular part of H...
By Margaret Besheer Washington 08 November 2007 Experts say that the weapons of terrorism today are not limited to bombs and guns, but include all the components of technology, and in particular, the Worldwide Web. They warn that extremists are using...
By Mil Arcega Washington 01 November 2007 Lawmakers on Capitol Hill heard from experts this week, who say the increasingly strident rhetoric from the White House on Iran's nuclear ambitions could prove counterproductive. Tehran insists its nuclear p...
By Daniel Schearf Beijing 01 November 2007 A team of American nuclear experts has arrived in North Korea to begin disabling the country's main nuclear facility. North Korea appears on track to keep its promise to divulge and disable all its nuclear f...
By Trish Anderton Jakarta 31 October 2007 Nearly three years after the massive Indian Ocean tsunami, Indonesia has only one working tsunami-warning buoy in place. Trish Anderton reports from Jakarta. Plans call for more than 20 buoys to monitor seism...
By Greg Flakus Houston 17 October 2007 Energy experts from around the world have gathered in Houston for a three-day conference on the issue of peak oil, which involves predictions that world oil production will soon reach its peak and then go into d...
By Sabina Castelfranco Palermo 05 October 2007 Security experts are gathered for a two-day meeting in Sicily organized by the Italian Atlantic Committee and the Atlantic Treaty Association, umbrella organizations working on security issues in NATO co...
By Kurt Achin Seoul 05 October 2007 Reaction is mixed, but generally positive in South Korea, about the cooperation pact signed at the summit with North Korea. But as VOA's Kurt Achin reports from Seoul, regional experts question whether the ideas on...
By Jim Fry Washington 18 September 2007 The U.S. Senate this week is considering whether to restrict President Bush's conduct of the war in Iraq. It is a long awaited showdown between Mr. Bush and Democrats who say they want to impose firm timetable...