By Al Pessin Pentagon 26 May 2006 Two American news reports say an investigation into the deaths of at least 15 Iraqi civilians in an incident last November is expected to conclude that U.S. Marines killed the people. -------------------------------...
By Melinda Smith Washington, DC 12 June 2006 watch Iraq After Zarqawi report After the killing of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi last week, U.S. and Iraqi military personnel conducted multiple raids on al-Qaida operations, based on intelligence information ga...
By Stephanie Ho Washington 14 May 2006 The United States is repeating its position that the best way to resolve the stand-off with Iran over its nuclear program is through the United Nations. A top U....
By Margaret Besheer Washington 13 May 2006 Prime Minister-designate Nouri al-Maliki Iraqi Prime Minister-designate Nouri al-Maliki continued Saturday to try to form a government of national unity, in...
By Lisa Bryant Paris 02 May 2006 Senior officials from six countries held talks in Paris Tuesday to find common ground on how to deal with the Iran nuclear standoff. The discussions come ahead of a cr...
By Al Pessin Washington 23 March 2006 A senior U.S. officer in charge of security in three provinces south of Baghdad has told VOA Iraqi forces are becoming so competent that he believes fewer U.S. tr...
By David Gollust State Department 24 March 2006 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Thursday there should be no further delay on a U.N. Security Council statement calling on Iran to halt ura...
By Marlene Smith Vienna 08 March 2006 U.S. diplomats have told the International Atomic Energy Agency board of governors that it is time for the United Nations Security Council to take action to stop...
By Michael Bowman Washington 08 February 2006 Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says Syria and Iran have deliberately inflamed Muslim passions over cartoons satirizing the Prophet Muhammad that have...
By Amberin Zaman Ankara 04 January 2006 In December a private Turkish airline began flying between Istanbul and Irbil, the capital of Iraq's Kurdish-controlled northern region. Company officials say b...