By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 18 June 2007 A U.S.-led coalition air strike in eastern Afghanistan killed at least seven children along with several militants. The U.S military says it is saddened by the deaths in what it says is another example of al-Qa...
By Daniel Schearf Beijing 18 June 2007 The chief U.S. negotiator at talks on North Korea's nuclear programs says Pyongyang may already have its money back from a Macau bank and should shut down its nuclear facilities in a matter of weeks. As Daniel S...
By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 13 June 2007 Fighting between the Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah is spreading, bringing to more than 60 the number of people killed during the past few days in the Gaza Strip. VOA's Jim Teeple reports from Jerusalem, the...
By Katy Migiro Nairobi 08 June 2007 Police in Kenya continue searching through a sprawling Nairobi slum, where they have been battling with members of the violent Mungiki sect for the past four days. Hundreds of residents have fled the violence, whic...
By Isiyaku Ahmed Kano,Nigeria 07 June 2007 In Nigeria, the psychiatric hospital in the northern town of Kano covers all forms of mental illness. It also accommodates patients from other northern Nigerian towns and neighboring countries like: - the Re...
By David Gollust State Department 29 May 2007 The United States Tuesday dismissed as absurd charges by Iran that three Iranian-Americans visiting that country were involved in spying. The charges were announced only a day after U.S. and Iranian diplo...
By David McAlary Washington 03 May 2007 Astronaut Walter M. Schirra Jr. is shown posed for a studio portrait in his space suit in this June 1962 file photo One of the first U.S. astronauts and only the fifth American in space, Walter Schirra, has die...
By Alan Silverman Hollywood 29 April 2007 For even the most popular movies, fame is often fleeting; but every so often - perhaps once or twice in a generation - a film transcends entertainment to become part of the culture. That is certainly the case...
By Peter Fedynsky Washington 17 April 2007 The gunman involved in the largest mass shooting in U.S. history has been identified as a 23-year-old resident alien from South Korea. As VOA's Peter Fedynsky reports, the investigation and mourning period a...
By Luis Ramirez Beijing 14 April 2007 An April 14 deadline has passed and there are no signs that North Korea has begun to shut down its main nuclear reactor, as it agreed to do in February. VOA's Luis Ramirez reports from Beijing, where diplomats ha...