By Meredith Buel Washington 05 December 2007 The U.S. Departments of State and Defense have agreed to a new system of rules designed to increase control over private security contractors working in Iraq. VOA correspondent Meredith Buel reports from W...
By Peter Heinlein Addis Ababa 04 December 2007 Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is set for talks Wednesday in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, home of the African Union, to explore peace prospects in conflict zones from Sudan and Somalia to the...
Part 1 Types of Shops 商店类型 First of all, it should be pointed out that shops in the western countries are somehow different with those in China. Basically, there are divided into three types: the large-scaled, well-decorated shopping malls and c...
By David Gollust State Department 30 October 2007 The State Department said Tuesday that U.S.-hired private security guards accused of killing Iraqi civilians in September may still be subject to prosecution, despite a promise of immunity given by in...
By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 04 October 2007 A key Democratic lawmaker says the State Department risks an escalating confrontation with his committee over the issue of U.S. government assessments of Iraqi anti-corruption efforts. VOA's Dan Robinson r...
By Mil Arcega Washington 02 October 2007 Oil prices retreated Monday following record-breaking surges last month that saw the price of crude soar above $84 a barrel. Despite prices dipping to more seasonal levels on Monday, the high cost of energy co...
By Jim Stevenson Tianjin, China 23 September 2007 Top ranked United States and defending champion Germany have advanced to the semifinals of the Women's World Cup football (soccer) tournament in China. VOA's Jim Stevenson reports both teams had simil...
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 18 September 2007 US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (file photo) U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is embarking Tuesday on a two-day visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories. As Robert Berger reports from...
By Carol Pearson Washington 03 September 2007 U.S. Military doctors have performed more than 100,000 eye surgeries on active duty personnel to eliminate the need for glasses or contact lenses. Now, at the new Joint Warfighter Refractive Surgery Cente...
By Phuong Tran Dakar 25 August 2007 Rebels in northern Niger have dismissed a government decision to impose a state of alert in the region. Niger's president issued a statement Friday declaring the alert, which gives government forces additional powe...