By Andre de Nesnera Washington 23 April 2007 Former Russian President Boris Yeltsin has died in Moscow at the age of 76. In this report from Washington, Senior Correspondent Andr de Nesnera looks at the Russian leader's legacy. Russian President Bori...
By Kurt Achin Seoul 02 April 2007 U.S. and South Korean negotiators have sealed one of the world's largest two-nation free trade agreements. If the deal can overcome hurdles on the legislative front, it may dramatically increase trade between the two...
By Michael Bowman Grand Rapids 02 January 2007 The body of former President Gerald Ford has arrived in his home town of Grand Rapids, Michigan, after a state funeral Tuesday in Washington. VOA's Michael Bowman reports, residents turned out in large...
By Challiss McDonough Beirut 07 December 2006 Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah addresses supporters on giant screen in downtown Beirut 7 Dec 06 The leader of Hezbollah has vowed that protests in central Beirut will continue until the government cha...
By Challiss McDonough Beirut 30 November 2006 In the aftermath of yet another political assassination in Lebanon, analysts say political and sectarian tensions are at the highest point since the end of the civil war more than 15 years ago. But despi...
By Catherine Makino Tokyo 25 October 2006 Shinto priests lead a Japanese couple to an altar at the famed Meiji Shrine in Tokyo (File photo) The National Chauvinistic Husband's Association is trying to change the way Japanese men treat their wives, s...
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 09 September 2006 French troops are arriving in Lebanon to police the ceasefire between Israel and the Islamic militant group, Hezbollah. Israeli forces, which pounded Lebanon for 34 days, are preparing to pull out. ------...
By Challiss McDonough Tyre, Lebanon 07 August 2006 In south Lebanon, the last road leading out of the city of Tyre has been cut by Israeli airstrikes. That means that aid workers may no longer be able to get vital supplies into town from the north....
By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 06 August 2006 Child laborers who were rescued from small-scale industrial units wait to get themselves registered at a police station, in Bombay, India (File photo) India has announced it will ban the employment of chil...
By Heda Bayron Hong Kong 02 August 2006 The Malaysian foreign ministry says officials from predominantly Islamic countries will urge the United Nations to demand an unconditional cease-fire in Lebanon and deployment of a U.N. peacekeeping force that...