By Sean Maroney Washington, Dc 27 February 2007 watch Supreme Court Hot Pursuit The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says more than 350 people die each year in police chases. These high-speed chases become especially dangerous when law...
By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 21 February 2007 Israel's prime minister, Ehud Olmert, said Wednesday he will maintain contacts with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, but that achieving peace with the Palestinians will be difficult because a majority of...
By Peter Heinlein United Nations 16 February 2007 U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has accused Sudan's president of breaking a promise to allow a human rights mission to visit Darfur. VOA's correspondent at the U.N. Peter Heinlein reports. Ban Ki-m...
By Sean Maroney Washington, DC 30 January 2007 watch Iraq Security report Tight security was in effect in Iraq for Shi'ite Muslims' observance of Ashura, their holiest day. South of Baghdad, Iraqi forces say they broke up a plot to kill Shi'ite cler...
By Efam Dovi Accra 24 January 2007 Kofi Annan (file photo) Former United Nations secretary-general, Kofi Annan, Tuesday retuned to his home country, Ghana, to a rousing welcome. It is the first time Mr. Annan has returned to Ghana, since leaving the...
By Mary Morningstar Washington 12 January 2007 Blues-rock singer Taylor Hicks worked hard with little recognition for more than a decade before coming to national attention on U.S. television's popular talent series, American Idol. Taylor won the 20...
By Peter Fedynsky Washington, D.C. 15 December 2006 watch Human Rights report Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has announced initiatives to protect human rights activists worldwide against government repression. As VOA's Peter Fedynsky reports, t...
By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 05 December 2006 Visitors to Hollywood often hope to catch a glimpse of the stars on the silver screen. Now, they can also get a peek at the stars in the sky at the Griffith Observatory, a longtime Hollywood landmark....
By Stephanie Ho Washington 05 December 2006 An influential Iraqi Shi'ite leader is calling for more international help in fighting terrorism in his country, although he has rejected the idea of an international conference on resolving problems in Ir...
By Michael Bowman Caracas 02 December 2006 Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez' bid for re-election Sunday is one of Latin America's most closely-watch democratic exercises. VOA's Michael Bowman reports from Caracas, more than 70-percent of Venezuela's...