U.S. President George Bush has expressed solidarity with the people of Pakistan in a phone call with Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani. VOA White House correspondent Paula Wolfson reports Mr. Bush talked earlier to former Pakistani President Pervez...
By Meredith Buel Washington 15 April 2008 Pope Benedict XVIsays he is deeply ashamed of the sex abuse scandal staining the U.S. Catholic Church and is pledging to work to make sure pedophiles do not become priests. VOA correspondent Meredith Buel has...
By Scott Stearns White House 15 March 2008 President Bush says his stimulus plan of tax rebates and business incentives, passed by Congress last month, will help energize a slowing U.S. economy. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports, op...
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 22 February 2008 The UN refugee agency reports that UN aid workers who visited western Darfur recently have expressed shock at the level of destruction in one village. As Lisa Schlein reports from UNHCR headquarters in Geneva,...
By Naomi Martig Hong Kong 20 February 2008 The Association of Southeast Asian Nations is expressing concern over Burma's decision to exclude pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi from future elections. The statement from ASEAN follows the completion...
By Luis Ramirez Bangkok 28 December 2007 Leaders across Asia are voicing condemnation and shock over the killing of Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, and their fears for the future stability of the country. VOA's Luis Ramirez reports from...
By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 08 November 2007 Senior Israeli officials are expressing alarm over the news that Iran says it has3,000 gas centrifuges working to enrich uranium. VOA's Jim Teeple reports one senior Israeli official says the head of the U.N....
By Nick Wadhams Nairobi 04 October 2007 A group of elders including former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and Archbishop Desmond Tutu has told of the horrifying stories they heard during a visit to Sudan's Darfur region, and they urged the international...
By David Gollust Washington 21 September 2007 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner Friday agreed on the need for more pressure, through sanctions and business restrictions, to get Iran to curb its nucl...
By Phil Mercer Sydney 27 August 2007 Australia has echoed American criticism of Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, saying the pace of political reconciliation under his government is too slow. Phil Mercer reports from Sydney, where Iraq is expecte...