President Barack Obama is expected on Friday to unveil his proposal for gradually reducing U.S. troop strength in Iraq. Mr. Obama will make the announcement at Camp Lejeune, a Marine base in North Carolina. President Barack Obama, 25 Feb 2009 Thousa...
President-elect Barack Obama is expected to use a planned news conference on early Monday to announce his choices for the top diplomatic and security jobs in his administration. VOA's Michael Bowman reports, although there has been no official confi...
A unique program to capture carbon at coal power stations has been unveiled in Australia. Operators of a demonstration plant say it is the first of its type in the world and involves burning coal in oxygen rather than air, which reduces carbon dioxi...
By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 07 May 2008 Italy's conservative leader Silvio Berlusconi formed the country's 62nd postwar government on Wednesday. It is the third time Mr. Berlusconi will be prime minister. His new cabinet is to be sworn in on Thursday...
By Michael Bowman Washington 04 February 2008 The Bush administration has unveiled a federal budget for the next year that emphasizes spending to boost national security and spur the economy while reining in costs for government medical assistance pr...
By Leta Hong Fincher Washington 29 November 2007 A team of U.S. and British researchers have unveiled a new map of Antarctica that they say will revolutionize research on the frozen continent and contribute to a deeper understanding of climate change...
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 10 November 2007 Palestinians have paid tribute to their late president Yasser Arafat, a legendary Arab leader in the Middle East. As Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, the ceremony comes against the backgro...
Belgium has unveiled its new zero-emissions polar base. The energy self-sufficient station will be a model for future research stations. The Princess Elisabeth station was inaugurated in a Brussels warehouse by Crown Prince Philippe. The station is...
By Scott Stearns White House 10 January 2007 U.S. President George Bush is set to announce what he says will be a new way forward in the war in Iraq. [Watch the president's address here at VOANews.com at 0200 UTC Thursday, 11 January 2007.] VOA Whit...
By Meredith Buel Washington 09 January 2007 President Bush is scheduled to unveil his new strategy for the war in Iraq Wednesday night in a televised address to the nation. The president is expected to call for an increase of as many as 20,000 U.S....