By Robert Berger Jerusalem 13 October 2007 Israeli and Palestinian officials are cautiously optimistic about the upcoming of visit of Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, due to arrive in the region on Sunday. But as Robert Berger reports from VOA's...
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 08 October 2007 A senior government official says Israel is prepared to relinquish parts of Jerusalem as part of a peace agreement. But as Robert Berger reports from the VOA's Jerusalem bureau, there is opposition to the pl...
By Jim Randle Baghdad 23 September 2007 An Iraqi government official says throwing the Blackwater security company out of Iraq would leave a security vacuum and divert troops from battle to security duties. VOA's Jim Randle reports from Baghdad. Two...
By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 12 September 2007 David Walker The United States is courting fiscal disaster unless it makes tough choices, according to David Walker, who heads the U.S. Government Accountability Office. Walker, the U.S. Comptroller Ge...
By Daniel Schearf Islamabad 12 September 2007 A top U.S. diplomat has praised the sacrifices Pakistan has made in fighting the increasing problem of extremism. During a visit to the South Asia region, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte al...
By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 10 September 2007 Six years after the September 11th terrorist attacks on the United States, Bush administration officials say Islamic extremist groups, and al-Qaida in particular, continue to pose a threat to the United...
By Kari Barber Freetown 05 September 2007 Sierra Leone electoral officials say there is concern that voters will not turn out in large number for Saturday's presidential runoff like they did in the first round, which saw a voter participation rate of...
By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 04 September 2007 Afghan officials say police have killed one of the Taleban leaders responsible for the kidnapping of 23 South Korean volunteers last month. From Islamabad, VOA correspondent Benjamin Sand reports. Provinci...
By Cache Seel Cairo 29 August 2007 Smoke from burning cars rise after clashes broke out in the streets of Shiite holy city of Karbala, south of Baghdad, Iraq, 28 Aug 2007 Iraqi authorities say they have restored calm to the Shi'ite holy city of Karba...
By Benjamin Sand Kabul 07 August 2007 Desperate efforts to free the remaining 21 South Korean hostages continue in Afghanistan. Taleban officials say they are still seeking a possible prisoner exchange a day after Afghan President Hamid Karzai ruled...