U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is urging the international community to provide more security and development aid to Afghanistan. Mrs. Clinton spoke at the start of a day-long conference about Afghanistan in The Hague. US Secretary of State...
Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) I'm Doug Johnson. This week: We hear music by performers at the South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas Answer a listener question about the documentary film Sharkwater And report about...
In his strongest comments yet, Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke says strengthened regulation of financial markets is required to stem excessive risk taking. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke speaks at the Council on Foreign Relations...
By David Gollust Jerusalem 26 March 2007 Secretary of State Rice is hoping, by the end of her trip Tuesday, to be able to make some sort of arrangement with Israel and the Palestinians that would regularize the contacts she has been having with them...
By William Eagle Washington 27 September 2006 A first of its kind conference meant to outline the challenges and potential of investing in areas that will lead to economic growth in Africa is being held near Washington this week. American investors...
By Robert Raffaele Washington, D.C. 23 August 2006 watch Cybercrime report Indonesian police have charged two men with using computer technology to help terrorists linked to the Bali bombings in October of 2002. One suspect is accused of smuggling a...
By David McAlary Washington 09 February 2006 Report cover The Bush administration is asking Congress for a 25 percent increase in funding for its emergency global HIV/AIDS program for 2007. The State...