By Challiss McDonough Beirut 16 July 2006 Israeli air strikes in Lebanon killed at least 32 people on Saturday, and residents in the heavily targeted south were trying desperately to flee. The Lebanese prime minister declared his country a disaster...
By Doug Levine Washington 15 July 2006 Every now and then a young guitar player comes along with the promise of being the next Eric Clapton or Jimi Hendrix. The arrival of Native American guitarist Mato Nanji may mean the wait for a new rock superst...
By Scott Stearns St. Petersburg 15 July 2006 President Bush is in Russia for the start of the annual meeting of the Group of Eight leading industrialized nations. Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, shares a word with U.S. President George W. Bu...
By Doug Levine Washington 15 July 2006 Guitarist Will Ackerman was working as a carpenter when he decided to borrow a few hundred dollars to press and distribute his own record. That album, released in 1976, marked the beginning of the revolutionary...
By Alan Silverman Hollywood 15 July 2006 Randall Dupree enjoys life. In fact, he freely admits that happiness is his number one goal and he won't let things like not having a job or a place to live stand in the way. This 30-something free spirit is...
By Doug Levine Washington 15 July 2006 Eldar Djangirov's dream of coming to America and playing jazz came true years ago. But an even bigger dream of recording an album with a major label has also come true. For Eldar, as he's known, patience and pe...
By Scott Stearns St. Petersburg 15 July 2006 President Bush and Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi both met separately with Russian President Vladimir Putin in an effort to gain his backing for punitive sanctions against North Korea. The lead...
By David McAlary Washington 15 July 2006 The U.S. space shuttle Discovery has departed from the International Space Station (ISS), but has not gone far away. It will remain in the vicinity of the outpost until flight controllers are certain there is...
By Lisa McAdams St. Petersburg 15 July 2006 Russian and U.S. trade negotiators have failed to reach agreement on Russia's accession into the World Trade Organization, but presidents Putin and Bush say they remain committed to the goal of Russia's ev...
By Scott Stearns St. Petersburg 15 July 2006 President Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin have agreed to continue working together to resolve the stand-off over Iran enriching uranium. But the American leader failed to get President Putin's b...
By Gary Thomas Tehran 15 July 2006 Iran's government has long been a source of fascination and frustration for international political analysts. Figuring out how decisions are made in the theocratic system is a difficult exercise. VOA correspondent...
By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 15 July 2006 A Lebanese firefighter tries to extinguish a flaming gas station set ablaze during an Israeli warplanes attack in the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon, Saturday, July 15, 2006 Israel on Saturday carried out a...
By Scott Stearns Strelna, Russia 15 July 2006 President George W. Bush, left, starts his bilateral meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the G8 Summit in St. Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, July 15, 2006 President Bush and Russian President...
By Suzanne Presto Washington, D.C. 14 July 2006 watch Networking report More than 100-million people worldwide have joined the cyber-socializing revolution. Social networking Web sites have sparked intense debate about safety concerns and the declin...
By Challiss McDonough Beirut 14 July 2006 Hassan Nasrallah The leader of the Lebanese-based militant group Hezbollah has vowed to wage open war on Israel after an apparently failed attempt on the group's leader. Israel's military offensive in Lebano...
