By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 05 November 2006 Palestinian women mourn during funeral of brothers Ayman and Raed Yassin in Beit Lahia, November 4, 2006 Israel's prime minister, Ehud Olmert, on Sunday said the military operation in Gaza is not open-ended,...
By Margaret Besheer Washington 04 November 2006 As international tensions continue to rise over Iran's nuclear ambitions, the Iranian regime has tested new military weaponry in the third day of war games in the Persian Gulf. Iran's elite Revolutiona...
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 04 November 2006 Family members mourn during the funeral procession of Mahmoud Sabah, a Hamas militant killed during an Israeli missile strike at the Jebaliya refugee camp At least eight Palestinian militants have been kil...
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 Dan Robinson Washington 03 November 2006 If Democratic Party candidates win a majority in the Senate or House of Representatives in the November 7 congressional election, the party would gain control of key committees overseeing government operat...
By Larry London Washington, D.C. 03 November 2006 watch Peppers interview This year marks the 23rd anniversary of one of rock music's most popular bands. It's hard to imagine that the Red Hot Chili Peppers have been making music since 1983. From the...
By Greg Flakus Prescott, Arizona 03 November 2006 watch Forest Fire Prevention In the western United States this year nearly four million hectares of land have been scorched by fire, in the worst wildfire season on record. Twenty-one firefighters ha...
By Paul Sisco Washington, DC 03 November 2006 watch High Tech Voting Machines Political elections are just days away in the United States, and more than a third of the votes cast will be done so electronically. This has many people concerned about v...
By Andre de Nesnera Washington 03 November 2006 One of the key reforms under outgoing U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan was the creation of a new Human Rights Council to replace the discredited Human Rights Commission. The U.N. resolution establishi...
By Bill Rodgers Washington, DC 03 November 2006 watch Nicaragua Election Preview Former leftist Nicaraguan leader Daniel Ortega could return to power if he wins Sunday's presidential election. The opposition is divided and Ortega appears to hold a s...
By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 03 November 2006 The United Nations' Climate Change conference is set to open in Kenya's capital Monday. Topics expected to be covered include how countries can cope with increases in global warming and why the United State...
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 03 November 2006 The U.N. refugee agency says Iraq is facing a displacement crisis, on a larger scale than was anticipated when the war began in 2003. The UNHCR says continuing violence is leading more Iraqis to flee their hom...
By Mil Arcega Washington, DC 03 November 2006 watch Bectel Iraq report Rebuilding Iraq U.S.-based engineering firm Bechtel Corporation says it is pulling its employees out of Iraq now that its three-year contract to rebuild the war-torn country has...
By Lisa McAdams Moscow 03 November 2006 Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, left, shares with Finnish Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja during a media conference, Nov. 3, 2006 Russia's foreign minister is meeting in Brussels with European Union o...
By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 03 November 2006 An unidentified boy sells fuel at the waterside in Yenagoa, Nigeria, Nov. 2 2006 Nigerian officials involved in talks to release two foreign oil workers kidnapped Thursday say they expect the men to be rele...
