By Robert Berger Jerusalem 05 September 2007 Israel is backing away from a broad military response to Palestinian rocket attacks that have terrified a border town. But as Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, it is considering tougher sa...
By Mil Arcega Washington 14 August 2007 On floor of the New York Stock Exchange (file photo) U.S. stock indexes ended nearly flat on Monday as worries about losses tied to subprime mortgages continued to drive shares lower. Major central banks in Eur...
By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 28 June 2007 The U.S. Senate has again blocked a sweeping immigration reform bill, handing a key defeat to President Bush, who has made the issue a top domestic priority. The Senate action Thursday likely dooms the legisl...
By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 22 June 2007 In another major setback for international efforts to bring peace to Somalia, a violent power struggle between two sub-clans in the port city of Kismayo is fueling fear that an all-out clan war could erupt at any ti...
By Mohamed Elshinnawi Washington 01 June 2007 American Muslim schoolchildren Despite their deep dissatisfaction with the war in Iraq and U.S foreign policy, a major new survey found U.S Muslims--most of whom are immigrants--are largely integrated int...
By Carol Pearson Washington 13 March 2007 watch Medication and Children A major study finds that 80 percent of children in U.S. hospitals receive medication that has been tested and approved only for adults. This often leaves pediatricians to a pote...
By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 18 February 2007 Chairman of the Aditya Birla Group Kumar Mangalam Birla, right, reacts as Managing Director of Hindalco Industries Ltd. Debu Bhattacharya replies to a question at a press conference in Mumbai, India, 11 F...
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 22 December 2006 United Nations aid agencies warn North Korea will be facing a major food crisis next spring unless donors support critically needed humanitarian assistance programs. They are appealing to donors to forget poli...
By Jim Malone Washington 20 December 2006 The 2008 race for president has drawn three official candidates and several more are expected to announce their intentions early in 2007. VOA national correspondent Jim Malone has more from Washington on the...
By Al Pessin Pentagon 06 December 2006 Some of the major recommendations of Wednesday's Iraq Study Group report involve changes in the U.S. military mission and strategy in the country. VOA Pentagon Correspondent Al Pessin reports on those recommend...