A new non-proliferation group warns the world is on the brink of a massive increase in nuclear weapons. The global organization has spent the past two days in Sydney looking at ways to strengthen international agreements to halt the spread of nuclea...
United States Defense Secretary Robert Gates says it appears Russian troops are withdrawing from key positions in the former Soviet republic of Georgia, nearly two months after a brief war ended between Russian and Georgian troops. He made the comme...
By Al Pessin Fort Bragg, North Carolina 04 April 2008 At the training center for members of the U.S. Army's elite Special Forces, soldiers learn a variety of specialized skills to enable them to take the lead in some of the toughest combat zones in t...
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 01 February 2008 A United Nations report released February 1shows rape is being used as a weapon in Kenya as the country is roiled in ethnic violence since the December elections. The survey of rape victims was conducted in the...
By Peter Heinlein United Nations 18 April 2007 A United Nations report is accusing Sudan of flying weapons and heavy military equipment into Darfur in violation of Security Council resolutions. Correspondent Peter Heinlein at the U.N. tells us furthe...
By Amy Katz Washington, DC 10 February 2006 watch Firefighting report Wildfires are again burning in the Western U.S. state of California. There is concern that the high temperatures and high winds wi...
IN THE NEWS - Chief Weapons Inspector Report on Iraq Weapons By Cynthia Kirk Broadcast: Saturday, January 31, 2004 David Kay This is Steve Ember with In the News in VOA Special English. Former chief U...
IN THE NEWS - December 14, 2002: Iraqi Weapons Declaration By Cynthia Kirk This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program IN THE NEWS. Last Saturday, the government of Iraq gave a declaratio...
Broadcast: Jan 13 2003 The director of the 1) International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) says Monday weapons inspectors in Iraq will need several months to complete their work. The IAEA Director Genera...
Bush Warns of Nuclear Weapons Threat Scott Stearns President Bush wants to expand international law enforcement efforts to stop the flow of technology and expertise relating to weapons of mass destruc...