By Edward Yeranian Beirut 21 August 2007 Ties between Iraq and Syria appear to be warming, as Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki pursues a second day of high level meetings with top Syrian officials, including President Bashar al Assad. For VOA, Ed...
By Steve Herman New Delhi 15 August 2007 Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has called for the 1.1 billion Indians of all castes and religions to unite to fulfill the goals of those who led India to independence in 1947. VOA's Steve Herman reports...
By Catherine Makino Tokyo 26 July 2007 Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is battling to hold onto power in elections on Sunday for the upper house of parliament. His popularity is at new lows because of political scandals and a perception he is not f...
By Tom Rivers London 25 July 2007 Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown unveiled in parliament Wednesday new anti-terror measures he would like to see implemented in the coming months. For VOA, Tom Rivers reports from London. PM Gordon Brown departs...
By Steve Herman Thimpu, Bhutan 18 July 2007 Bhutan's prime minister and six other members of his cabinet are set to resign within weeks. Prime Minister Khandu Wangchuk, in a VOA interview, confirmed the decision to step down so that he and others can...
By Gary Thomas Washington 02 July 2007 The abortive car bombings in London and Glasgow have again put the spotlight on Britain as a terrorist target. Two car bombs failed to go off Friday in London, and on Saturday, a blazing car was driven at high s...
By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 25 June 2007 Israel's prime minister says he hopes for progress, but he cautioned against any major breakthrough at a summit, later Monday, with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and Jordan'...
By Dan Robinson Washington 19 June 2007 Following his meeting with President Bush, Israel's Prime Minister Ehud Olmert went to Capitol Hill for talk s with congressional leaders. VOA's Dan Robinson reports, these came as U.S. lawmakers joined the Bus...
By Phuong Tran Dakar 26 May 2007 Ivory Coast's prime minister, Guillaume Soro, travelled to Burkina Faso Friday to assure the man who mediated the latest agreement between's Ivory Coast's warring sides that efforts to implement the agreement were con...
By Steve Herman New Delhi 07 May 2007 Bangladesh's former prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, has returned to Dhaka after being away for two months. Ms. Hasina and senior members of her political party face murder charges stemming from violent political p...