By Al Pessin Pentagon 21 March 2008 The Pentagon says U.S. support for efforts by Georgia and Ukraine to join NATO does not necessarily mean the countries will join the alliance anytime soon. But a spokesman says Defense Secretary Robert Gates agrees...
By Phil Mercer Sydney 11 March 2008 Australia has ratified its acceptance of the Kyoto Protocol on climate change. The new government elected last year made signing the emissions-limiting accord its first act. From Sydney, Phil Mercer reports. The Ky...
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By Malcolm Brown Washington 03 January 2008 Two sisters, just seven and five years old, are starring in a film aimed at saving people's lives. The short documentary follows the girls around the 2006 International AIDS conference in Toronto, as they t...
By David Gollust State Department 28 December 2007 The United States, in the wake of Benazir Bhutto's assassination, is urging all moderate Pakistani political forces including the party of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to take part in the coun...
By Robert Berger Bethlehem 24 December 2007 Thousands of pilgrims joined local Palestinians in celebrating Christmas Eve in the West Bank town of Bethlehem. As Robert Berger reports for VOA from Bethlehem, the observances were more cheerful than in p...
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By Scott Stearns Rostock, Germany 07 June 2007 Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to use a Soviet-built radar base in Azerbaijan as part of a U.S. plan for a missile defense system in Europe. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports, t...
By Jim Malone Washington 12 March 2007 The already crowded field of U.S. Republican presidential candidates could grow in the months ahead. VOA National correspondent Jim Malone has more from Washington. There is no shortage of presidential contende...
By David Gollust Washington 27 February 2007 The State Department said Tuesday the United States will attend two conferences on Iraq that might include dialogue by U.S. officials with counterparts from Iran and Syria. The Iraqi government is convenin...