By Challiss McDonough Cairo 04 March 2008 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has called for an end to Hamas rocket attacks on Israeli cities near the Gaza Strip and has urged Israel to try harder to reduce civilian casualties in its military re...
By David Gollust Washington 18 December 2007 Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says Iraqi, Turkish and U.S. authorities need to work together to curb cross-border attacks into Turkey by Iraq-based Kurdish extremists. An unannounced visit by Rice to...
By Scott Stearns White House 14 June 2007 President Bush is urging Iraqis to renounce sectarian violence the day after suspected al-Qaida militants bombed a revered Shi'ite shrine in Samarra. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports, Mr. B...
By Al Pessin Ramstein Air Base, Germany 13 June 2007 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says he is concerned about the bombing of the Shi'ite shrine in Samarra, Iraq on Wednesday. But he says he hopes Iraqis will not respond with more sectarian viol...
By Michael Bowman Washington 03 June 2007 U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker speaks during a press conference in Baghdad, 28 May 2007 Iraqi authorities say a suicide car bomber killed 10 people and wounded more than two dozen others in an attack on...
By Michael Bowman Washington 14 May 2007 Iraq's Deputy Prime Minister says his country faces serious challenges, but that the United States and the international community have a vital role to play in helping forge a solution. VOA's Michael, Bowman r...
By Michael Bowman Washington 09 May 2007 Colombian politicians and human rights activists visiting Washington this week say U.S. aid to their country focuses too much on military and anti-drug assistance and not enough on humanitarian needs. The dele...
By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 21 March 2007 Former Vice President Al Gore has testified before Congress on the dangers posed by global warming. VOA's Dan Robinson reports, the environmentalist and former presidential candidate urged lawmakers to take...
By David Gollust State Departrment 21 February 2007 The international quartet on the Middle East has urged the pending new Palestinian unity government to recognize Israel's right to exist. The Quartet meeting, late Wednesday in Berlin, followed U.S....
By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 26 January 2007 As leaders of the 53-member African Union prepare to meet in Ethiopia next week for a summit, a report commissioned by leading non-governmental organizations is urging the African Union to improve its performanc...