By David Byrd Washington 05 October 2007 Former U.S. sprint star Marion Jones has admitted taking performance-enhancing drugs during her storied sprint career. As VOA's David Byrd reports, Jones pleaded guilty in a New York Court to lying to U.S. gov...
By Gary Thomas Washington 05 October 2007 Pakistan's president, General Pervez Musharraf, signed an order dropping corruption charges against former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto Friday, paving the way for her to return home from self-imposed exile....
By Jim Malone Washington 05 October 2007 The latest public opinion polls on the U.S. presidential race contain good news for Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Rudy Giuliani. VOA National correspondent Jim Malone has more from Washington. A rece...
By Nick Wadhams Nairobi 05 October 2007 Somalia's transitional government has launched a crackdown meant to counter insurgents whose frequent attacks against government troops and Ethiopian forces have exacted a deadly toll in recent weeks. Nick Wadh...
By Selah Hennessy Dakar 05 October 2007 A Congolese government spokesman announced Friday that the country's transport minister has been fired for incompetence, after a deadly plane crash Thursday left at least 37 people dead. As the flames from the...
By Sabina Castelfranco Palermo 05 October 2007 Security experts are gathered for a two-day meeting in Sicily organized by the Italian Atlantic Committee and the Atlantic Treaty Association, umbrella organizations working on security issues in NATO co...
By Jim Fry Washington 05 October 2007 Gun control issues have faded into the background of national politics in the United States -- since Democrat Al Gore lost a close election for president in 2000. Many in his party blamed the defeat on a backlash...
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 05 October 2007 The U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, Antonio Guterres, says Iraqis fleeing violence and persecution are finding fewer avenues of escape and he is appealing to countries to keep borders open to Iraqi asylum s...
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 05 October 2007 The Palestinian Authority is pushing for a tight timetable for reaching a permanent peace treaty with Israel. But as Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, Israel prefers a slower approach. Pales...
By Peter Heinlein New York City 05 October 2007 Runners on the streets of New York are commonplace this time of year. There is the marathon next month, and occasionally, other organized runs. But one annual event has skyrocketed to prominence in rece...