By Dan Robinson Washington 13 February 2007 The U.S. House of Representatives has begun the first major congressional debate on President Bush's Iraq strategy since Democrats won control of Congress in last November's mid-term election. VOA's Dan Ro...
By Al Pessin Pentagon 18 January 2007 One issue at the heart of the debate over President Bush's new Iraq strategy is whether it would be, as the president says, disastrous to remove U.S. troops before the new government is firmly established and th...
By Stephanie Ho Washington 27 December 2006 A debate is beginning to take shape once again in the United States between supporters and opponents of nuclear weapons. In the 1990s, following the end of the Cold War, many Americans questioned whether t...
By Michael Bowman Washington 24 December 2006 Iraqi man injured in a roadside bomb blast lies in a bed in Baghdad's Kindi hospital, 24 Dec 2006 Roadside bombs and sectarian violence have claimed the lives of at least 11 Iraqi security force members...
By Challiss McDonough Beirut 08 December 2006 In the current Lebanese political divide, each side accuses the other of being more loyal to other countries than to Lebanon. The pro-government side says Hezbollah and its opposition allies are beholden...
By Phuong Tran Dakar 29 November 2006 This Friday, South Africa will become the first African country, and the sixth in the world, to legalize same sex marriages if President Mbeki signs the civil union bill into law. Other countries on the continen...
By Meredith Buel Washington 17 November 2006 Recent elections for the U.S. Congress and continuing bloodshed in Baghdad have renewed debate over whether there should be a timetable for American-led coalition forces to leave Iraq. Many critics of the...
By Deborah Block Washington, DC 14 November 2006 watch Muslim Veil Controversy The controversy over Muslim women wearing veils or headscarves is increasing in some parts of the world. Recently, Jack Straw, a prominent member of Britain's parliament,...
By Carol Pearson Washington, DC 08 November 2006 watch Heart Stent report Heart stents are lifesaving medical devices that help prevent heart attacks. Most of these stents are coated with various drugs, but mounting data suggest drug-coated stents c...
By Peter Fedynsky Washington, D.C. 30 October 2006 watch Stem Cell report Controversy over specific political issues can spawn yet more controversy involving the way those issues are debated. As VOA's Peter Fedynsky reports, a statement by a well-kn...