Leaders of the world's 20 major economies get down to work Thursday as they meet in London to try to find common ground for greater cooperation to stem the global economic crisis. Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel (l) and President Barack Obama dur...
By Meredith Buel Islamabad 11 February 2008 Pakistani security forces say they have wounded andcaptureda prominent Taliban commander and five other militants after a shootout near the border with Afghanistan. VOA Correspondent Meredith Buel has detai...
By Tom Rivers London 19 August 2007 London's Independent on Sunday newspaper says two senior British generals have told Prime Minister Gordon Brown that Britain has accomplished what it can in southern Iraq and that moves toward a full withdrawal sho...
By Kari Barber Dakar 13 April 2007 Security experts from 12 West African countries, as well as the United States and United Nations, met in Dakar this week to discuss how guarding borders against drug and human trafficking could also help prevent ter...
By Margaret Besheer Beirut 20 August 2006 Lebanon's defense minister said Sunday he is certain Hezbollah will not violate a U.N.-brokered ceasefire with Israel, and has warned of harsh consequences for any violator in Lebanon. ------- Elias Murr Def...
By Brian Padden Washington, DC 23 May 2006 watch Commuter report In the United States there are almost 3.5 million "extreme commuters," who travel more than 90 minutes to work, one way. According to t...
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 01 March 2006 A senior Islamic militant has been killed in the Gaza Strip. Meanwhile, a Jewish settler was killed by Palestinian gunmen in the West Bank. Palestinians gather...