By Margaret Besheer Irbil, Iraq 05 December 2006 Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki Iraq's prime minister says his country will hold a national reconciliation conference to address its deepening political and security crisis. Nouri al-Maliki said...
By Phil Mercer Fiji 05 December 2006 Fiji's military commander Frank Bainimarama announces he had taken control of the country, in Suva, 5 Dec 2006 Fiji's military commander says he has overthrown the country's democratically elected government. Com...
By Douglas Bakshian Manila 05 December 2006 Terrorism, free trade and North Korea are just a few of the issues expected to come up at the summit of the 10-country Association of Southeast Asian Nations in Cebu, in the Philippines, which starts Decem...
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 Michael Bowman Caracas 05 December 2006 Venezuela remains abuzz after Sunday's re-election victory by socialist President Hugo Chavez over an opposition candidate who was barely known in the country just a few months ago. VOA's Michael Bowman rep...
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 Greg Flakus Mexico City 04 December 2006 Mexico's new president, Felipe Calderon, began the first full week of his six-year term Monday by signing a decree to reduce his own salary and the salaries of top government officials by 10 percent. The m...
By Paula Wolfson White House 04 December 2006 President Bush had talks at the White House Monday with an influential Shi'ite leader from Iraq, Abdul Aziz al-Hakim. VOA White House Correspondent Paula Wolfson reports it is part of an effort by Mr. Bu...
By Al Pessin Pentagon 04 December 2006 The secret Iraq policy memo written by U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld in early November and made public on Sunday has created a political stir in Washington. The New York Times and the Washington Post p...
By Gary Thomas Washington 04 December 2006 Pakistan announced Monday that its foreign minister, Khurshid Kasuri, will go to Afghanistan Friday for a three-day visit. A Pakistani spokeswoman says the talks will focus on bringing what she labeled peac...
By Jim Malone Washington 04 December 2006 The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday challenging the right of local school systems in Washington state and Kentucky to carry out voluntary plans that promote racial integration. The high court...
By Miguel Angel Rivera Istanbul, Turkey 04 December 2006 watch Turkey's Religious Tolerance One of the themes of Pope Benedict's visit to Turkey last week was to strengthen the bonds between the Roman Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodox Christians....
During Period of Accelerating Change By Barry Wood San Francisco, California 04 December 2006 watch High Tech Leadership Screenshot from hotzone.yahoo.com The Internet, as we know it, is only 15 years old (the World Wide Web invented in 1991), but a...
By Efam Dovi Accra 04 December 2006 In Ghana, doing business in the local currency has become increasingly risky and time-consuming, amid spiraling inflation. As the cedi has lost value over the years, Ghanaians have been forced to carry more and mo...
By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 04 December 2006 Madagascar President Marc Ravalomanana casts his ballot in Antananarivo, 3 Dec 2006 In Madagascar, preliminary returns from Sunday's presidential election show the incumbent in the lead. International obse...
