By Catherine Makino Tokyo 10 April 2007 Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki holds a press conference in Tokyo Tuesday, 10 April 2007 Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, on a visit to Tokyo, says there is no need to set a deadline for the United S...
By Michael Bowman Washington 08 April 2007 The fierce debate in Washington over funding U.S. troops in Iraq continues. Meanwhile, a car bomb attack has killed 17 people and wounded 26 near a health clinic and mosque south of Baghdad, U.S. military an...
By Jim Malone Washington 29 March 2007 The political showdown over the war in Iraq between President Bush and the Democratic-controlled Congress has become a defining issue in the early stages of the 2008 U.S. presidential election campaign. VOA nat...
By Margaret Besheer Irbil 24 March 2007 Iraq's deputy prime minister, injured in an assassination attempt Friday, was in stable condition and moved out of a Baghdad intensive care unit Saturday. Meanwhile, insurgents killed and injured several people...
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 23 March 2007 The U.N. refugee agency reports a significant increase in the number of Iraqis seeking asylum in industrialized countries. A new report shows Iraqis topped the list of asylum seekers in 36 industrialized countries...
By Michael Bowman Washington 22 March 2007 U.S. officials say the reconstruction of Iraq is moving forward and improving despite severe problems that have hampered many projects since Saddam Hussein was removed from power in 2003. VOA's Michael Bowma...
By Paula Wolfson White House 19 March 2007 George W. Bush speech on Iraq war anniversary, 19 Mar. 2007 U.S. President George Bush Monday asked Americans for their continued support for U.S. efforts in Iraq. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports from the White...
By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 15 March 2007 The appropriations committee of the House of Representatives has voted [36 to 28] to approve Democratic-crafted legislation calling for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq no later than September of 200...
By Jim Malone Washington 14 March 2007 The war in Iraq continues to dominate the early phase of the 2008 U.S. presidential campaign. VOA national correspondent Jim Malone reports from Washington. The differences over Iraq among presidential contende...
By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 14 March 2007 The U.S. Senate has voted to consider a Democratic Party-sponsored resolution to withdraw U.S. troops from Iraq. The 89 to 9 vote occurred after opposition Republicans blocked two previous attempts to debat...