Iraq's political leaders struck a hopeful tone as they marked five years since the killing of prominent Shi'ite cleric Ayatollah Mohammed Baqir al-Hakim and dozens of others in a car bombing in the holy city of Najaf in 2003. VOA's Suzanne Presto re...
By Ayaz Gul Islamabad 19 June 2008 Top officials in Afghanistan say local and NATO-led forces have driven Taliban militants from a troubled southern district, one day after a joint anti-insurgent offensive was launched. But NATO officials say they c...
By Suzanne Presto Irbil, Iraq 03 June 2008 Officials in Iraq say 19 U.S. service members died in Iraq in the month of May, the lowest monthly casualty toll since the start of the war five years ago. Additional casualties already confirmed this month...
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 02 June 2008 The U.N.'s top human rights official, Louise Arbour, has lashed out at Burmese authorities for obstructing aid to victims of Cyclone Nargis. Arbour called into question Burma's rights record in her final address t...
By Michael Bowman Washington 18 May 2008 The Bush administration says Cuba remains a repressive state despite the transfer of power from Fidel Castro to his brother, Raul. VOA's Michael Bowman reports form Washington, where a high-ranking Cuban-Amer...
By Michael Bowman Washington 15 May 2008 The top official for U.S. government international broadcasting says threats to press freedom around the world are boosting the need for accurate, objective transnational news sources. From Washington, VOA's M...
By Michael Bowman Washington 11 May 2008 Iraq's ambassador to the United States says his country still needs U.S. reconstruction assistance, despite large Iraqi fiscal surpluses driven by record-high oil prices. VOA's Michael Bowman reports from Wash...
By Kurt Achin Seoul 06 May 2008 A team of United States officials is visiting North Korea to survey the country's desperate food shortage. The visit is a possible prelude to the United States supplying food aid. VOA Seoul Correspondent Kurt Achin has...
By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 16 April 2008 The Bush administration is warning Congress of potential layoffs at the Department of Defense if they do not approve a $108 billion funding package for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan by the end of next mon...
By Dorian Jones Istanbul 10 April 2008 Two top European Union officials are visiting Ankara to discuss Turkey's failure to introduce reforms required for EU membership. Dorian Jones reports for VOA from Istanbul that European Commission President Jos...