BAGHDAD, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- UN special representative(代表) to Iraq Ad Melkert's convoy was hit by a roadside bomb in south of Baghdad on Tuesday, but he was not hurt, local police said. The convoy was on its way back to Baghdad from Iraq's so...
Fid Thompson | Dakar 29 December 2009 Authorities in Niger say three suspects were detained shortly after an attack Monday that killed three Saudi tourists and wounded three others. Officials said the attack happened near the western town of Djambala...
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 10 May 2008 The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) says it has sent the first UN convoy of aid overland into Burma, and a planeload of shelter supplies has been flown in from Dubai. Lisa Schlein reports for VOA from UNHCR headquarters i...
By Steve Herman New Delhi 24 February 2007 Officials in India's northeastern state of Manipur say suspected rebels have ambushed a security patrol, killing 15 security officers and wounding six others. Authorities say the attack occurred on a post-e...
By Challiss McDonough Tyre, Lebanon 26 July 2006 A small group of Americans and Australians have made a perilous journey to safety from a tiny village near the Lebanese border. After the Israeli military offensive in Lebanon began, they spent two we...