The Thai prime minister and his cabinet have defeated an opposition parliamentary no-confidence motion. The government's five-party coalition closed ranks against opposition accusations of economic mismanagement and a heated debate over national sov...
By Uma Ramiah Dakar 13 March 2008 The Organization of the Islamic Conference summit has opened in Senegal's capital, Dakar. The heads of state are discussing negative views of Islam, solidarity with poorer Muslim nations, and helping Palestinians. Fo...
By Barry Newhouse Islamabad 01 November 2007 A suicide bomb attack on a Pakistani Air Force bus has killed at least eight people and wounded several more. The attack comes as officials reported some 70 more militants have been killed in the latest fi...
By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 06 June 2007 Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has postponed a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert that was scheduled for Thursday in the occupied West Bank. VOA's Jim Teeple has details from our Jerusalem bureau...
By Meredith Buel Washington 15 May 2007 A Pakistani terrorism suspect being held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba has denied any connection to al-Qaida and says he was tortured while in prison. The comments from Majid Khan were contained in a transcript relea...
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 09 March 2007 Israeli and Palestinian leaders will hold a summit meeting on Sunday. As Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, it is the most serious effort to establish a dialogue since the Islamic militant grou...
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 06 March 2007 Israeli and Palestinian leaders will hold a summit meeting next week. As Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, it is the latest effort to revive the peace process, which collapsed when the Islamic...
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 21 December 2006 A rare summit between Israeli and Palestinian leaders could take place in a few days. As Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, plans for the meeting are going ahead, despite a fresh wave of Pa...
By Melinda Smith Washington, D.C. 24 November 2006 watch SIDS report Sudden Infant Death Syndrome is considered the most common cause of death among babies younger than one year old. The reason for these deaths is often a mystery. Now researchers ha...
By Benjamin Sand Balakot, Pakistan 05 October 2006 A year after last October's massive South Asian earthquake, aid agencies are warning that nearly two-million people are facing a second Himalayan winter without proper shelter. VOA's Benjamin Sand r...