By Paula Wolfson White House 28 May 2007 Americans are honoring the nation's military war dead on this Memorial Day holiday in the United States. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports President Bush led observances at Arlington National Cemetery. This is the d...
By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 21 May 2007 In May of 1977, the science fiction adventure Star Wars was released in theaters, and May 24-28 in Los Angeles, tens of thousands of fans will celebrate the film and its 30-year legacy. Mike O'Sullivan repor...
By Deborah Tate Washington 26 April 2007 The U.S. Senate, following the lead of the House of Representatives, has approved a compromise bill that funds military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. But it also sets a goal of withdrawing U.S. troops fr...
By Jim Malone Washington 16 April 2007 President Bush faces major political challenges on two fronts this week, the war in Iraq and a controversy involving his attorney general, Alberto Gonzales. VOA National correspondent Jim Malone has a preview fr...
By Scott Stearns White House 14 April 2007 President Bush President Bush meets with opposition leaders who control Congress Wednesday over differences blocking additional funding for wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. VOA White House Correspondent Scott S...
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 14 March 2007 An Israeli inquiry into last year's Lebanon war could topple Prime Minister Ehud Olmert. As Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, Israel is in political turmoil after the commission of inquiry dec...
By Phuong Tran dakar 30 January 2007 Former Congolese militia leader Thomas Lubanga is the first person to be tried by the world's only permanent global war crimes court, the Hague-based International Criminal Court. Phuong Tran reports from VOA's Ce...
By Challiss McDonough Cairo 19 December 2006 The past year has been a particularly troubled time in Lebanon. The country wrestled with political instability following the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri in 2005, and the subsequen...
By Jim Bertel Washington, DC 19 December 2006 watch Years Top Stories 2006 War in the Middle East, nuclear proliferation, and political change are among the most memorable events of the past year. A look back at the top stories of 2006. Iraq January...
By Tom Rivers London 06 December 2006 In remarks Wednesday, British Prime Minister Tony Blair agreed with U.S. Defense Secretary nominee Robert Gates that the war in Iraq is not being won. For VOA News, Tom Rivers reports from London. Tony Blair (6...