By Catherine Makino Tokyo, Japan 02 March 2007 John Negroponte, the deputy U.S. secretary of state, says North Korea will have to comply with its promise to shut down its nuclear reactor before the United States lifts financial sanctions it imposed....
By Carol Pearson Washington, DC 08 November 2006 watch Heart Stent report Heart stents are lifesaving medical devices that help prevent heart attacks. Most of these stents are coated with various drugs, but mounting data suggest drug-coated stents c...
By Benjamin Sand Irbil, Iraq 04 November 2006 Saddam Hussein in court, Sept. 25, 2006 A verdict in Saddam Hussein's long-running war crimes trial is finally near, and could come as early as Sunday morning. From Iraq, VOA's Benjamin Sand reports that...
By Meredith Buel Washington 02 November 2006 The United States is urging the U.N. Security Council to impose sanctions on Iran immediately for its refusal to halt its uranium enrichment program. Some Middle East analysts say even with the threat of...
By Richard Green Washington 06 September 2006 The United States says it will take hard diplomatic work for the U.N. Security Council to impose sanctions on Iran for its failure to suspend nuclear enrichment activities. ----- Back in July, the United...
By Sabina Castelfranco Krakow, Poland 27 May 2006 Pope Benedict followed in the footsteps of his predecessor, Pope John Paul II, on the third day of his visit to John Paul's native Poland. Benedict visited John Paul's hometown, and then met with hun...
By Michael Bowman White House 19 June 2006 President Bush says Iran faces greater isolation and heavier sanctions, if it rejects an international package of incentives to suspend uranium enrichment. Mr. Bush spoke in New York, hours before his sched...
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 03 June 2006 The Islamic militant group Hamas, which heads the Palestinian Authority, plans to begin paying overdue salaries to government employees next week. But it is now...