By Carol Pearson Washington 25 May 2007 Women who do not want children, and those who do, are both getting new help. The U.S. government has approved a birth control pill that eliminates menstrual cycles, and it also has approved a product to help wo...
By Phuong Tran Dakar 22 March 2007 In Benin, disputes over ballots and voter registration lists have pushed preparations for Sunday's parliament election to the last minute. A spokesman with the national electoral commission says he believes ballots...
By Sean Maroney Washington 22 March 2007 watch Burns Iran Hearing The Senate committee that oversees U.S. banking heard testimony yesterday about the effectiveness of U.S. sanctions on Iran. The U.N. Security Council is expected to vote on a new reso...
By Steve Mort Orlando, Florida 09 February 2007 watch Hispanic Muslim report The number of Hispanic Americans converting to Islam is growing rapidly -- particularly in New York, California, Texas and Florida, which have the greatest concentration of...
By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 10 January 2007 Somalia's interim-government spokesman says the government cannot confirm one of the three key al-Qaida operatives involved in the 1998 bombings of the U.S. embassies in East Africa has been killed in a U.S. air...
By Jim Malone Washington 20 December 2006 The 2008 race for president has drawn three official candidates and several more are expected to announce their intentions early in 2007. VOA national correspondent Jim Malone has more from Washington on the...
By Michael Bowman Washington, DC 14 December 2006 watch News Media Ownership report TV anchor Setareh Derakhshesh With the exception of one domestic broadcasting network, the U.S. news media are privately owned and operated, and always have been. Ye...
By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 07 December 2006 Legislation to establish permanent U.S. normal trade relations [PNTR] with Vietnam is nearing consideration again in the U.S. Congress, and could win final approval before lawmakers are scheduled to adjo...
By Paula Wolfson White House 08 November 2006 President Bush says Democratic Party gains in the U.S. Congress are in part the result of voter disillusionment with the war in Iraq. Mr. Bush says it is time for a big change at the Pentagon. ----- From...
Afghanistan By Barry Wood Tirana 27 September 2006 Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld says he expects NATO countries to supply enough troops for peacekeeping duties in Afghanistan, where attacks by Taleban rebels have risen sharply. ---- Donald Ru...