Broadcast: May 17, 2003 By Cynthia Kirk This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program, In the News. At least thirty-four people were killed in three bombing attacks in the Saudi capital, Ri...
Broadcast: Jan 12 2003 53,Maurice Gibb, sang high-pitched backing vocals, and played bass and keyboards for the trio, which also included his twin Robin and older brother Barry. Maurice died Sunday in...
Broadcast: Jan 26, 2003 US Secretary state Colin Powell said Sunday that Iraq has failed to provide the truth in its weapons declaration and that it must disarm or be disarmed. In a hard-hitting speec...
By Laurie Kassman U.S. and Iraqi forces say they are preparing a major assault against insurgents loyal to radical Shi'ite Muslim cleric Moqtada al-Sadr in the holy Shi'ite city of Najaf after a week...
By Peter Heinlein U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan has told world leaders that the rule of law is under attack in crisis points around the globe. The secretary-general reminded his audience of presid...
By Ursula Lindsey The terrorist bombings last week at resorts along Egypt's Red Sea coast raised fears of another slump in the country's tourism industry, a key sector of its economy. The industry is...
Ted Landphair Earlier this month, an open microphone caught Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry in an unguarded moment, muttering to supporters about the Republican opposition. "These guys ar...
Jim Malone President Bush's re-election campaign began running television advertisements this week that are critical of his presumed Democratic opponent in the November election, Massachusetts Senator...
Nick Simeone Again Tuesday, U.S. forces in Baghdad battled militiamen loyal to Iraqi cleric Moktada al-Sadr, who is demanding occupation forces withdraw from populated areas. While his followers are v...
David Gollust Secretary of State Colin Powell telephoned his Uzbek counterpart, Foreign Minister Sadyk Safayev, on Tuesday to offer U.S. condolences and assistance in investigating the terrorist attac...