The Democratic Party is seeking to rally support behind Barack Obama during its nominating convention, which opens Monday in Denver, Colorado. His wife Michelle, in an opening night speech, is expected to spotlight Senator Obama's unusual life story...
By Edward Yeranian Beirut 07 June 2008 French President Nicholas Sarkozy became the first Western leader to visit Lebanon since the election of the country's new president, Michel Suleiman, two weeks ago, putting an end to months of political crisis...
By Greg Flakus San Antonio, Texas 08 May 2008 On May 8, Israel will mark its 60th anniversary as an independent state. As it was in the beginning, Israel is a small nation. Some of its neighbors refuse to recognize its existence and the country is st...
By Scott Stearns White House 15 September 2007 President Bush says he will bring nearly 6,000 U.S. troops home from Iraq by the end of the year because security there is improving. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports, opposition Democ...
By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 19 November 2006 British PM Tony Blair, left, shakes hands with his Pakistani counterpart Shaukat Aziz in Islamabad, Pakistan, November 19, 2006 British Prime Minister Tony Blair says, success in the war against terrorism...
By Ayaz Gul Islamabad 28 June 2006 U.S Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has reiterated Washington's full support for Afghan President Hamid Karzai, and promised that resurgent Taleban forces in the country will be defeated. --------- Condoleezza...