By Catherine Maddux Washington 10 July 2006 Mexican presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is challenging the results of last week's election. He filed a petition following the very narrow, but apparent victory of his conservative oppone...
By George Dwyer Washington, DC 10 July 2006 watch Germany Cup Impact France faced off against Italy in the World Cup championship match in Berlin and was defeated. Now it turns out that is not the only disappointment. The Germans expected an economi...
By Craig Fitzpatrick Washington, DC 10 July 2006 watch Macy Gray report Macy Gray exploded onto the music scene at the turn of the millennium with her song I Try and she has never looked back. Her raspy voice gives each genre of music an extra dimen...
By Margaret Besheer Irbil, Iraq 10 July 2006 As ethnic and sectarian violence continues to shake Iraq's capital, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki called for all Iraqis to unite. The Prime minister made the appeal during a visit to the Kurdistan Nation...
By Melinda Smith Washington, DC 10 July 2006 watch Health report Ken Lay The sudden death this past week of former Enron Chairman Kenneth Lay has focused attention on the link between stress and heart disease. Kenneth Lay died Wednesday of an appare...
By Greg Flakus Mexico City 10 July 2006 watch Mexico Election report Felipe Calderon waves to supporters Mexico's Federal Electoral Institute says Felipe Calderon of the ruling National Action Party narrowly won the presidential election held a week...
By Lisa Bryant Paris 10 July 2006 France woke up to the grim reality of its defeat against Italy in the World Cup championship in Germany. For VOA, Lisa Bryant takes a look at the mood in Paris, where a disappointed French soccer team arrived from B...
By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 10 July 2006 Ehud Olmert, July 10, 2006 Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has ruled out any possibility of a prisoner swap, or negotiations with the Hamas-led Palestinian government, to gain the release of an Israeli soldier...
By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 10 July 2006 Huge celebrations are being held in Italy after the national team's victory over France at the World Soccer Cup championship in Germany. --------- Italian soccer fans cheer and wave their flags by the Vittori...
By Anna Ardayeva Moscow 10 July 2006 Russia's federal security service chief says Chechen warlord Shamil Basayev has been killed in the southern Russian republic of Ingushetia. Basayev, the Kremlin's most wanted man, has been held responsible for Ru...
By David McAlary Washington 10 July 2006 U.S. space shuttle astronauts are on their second spacewalk in three days, acting as orbiting mechanics at the International Space Station. They are making repairs to the outpost's cooling system and its rail...
By Kurt Achin Seoul 10 July 2006 S. Korean protesters shout slogans during an anti-FTA rally, July 10, 2006 U.S. and South Korean negotiators have ended the first day of talks aimed at cracking open barriers to each other's exports. But basic disagr...
By Parke Brewer Berlin 10 July 2006 Italy is the 2006 World Cup football champion after defeating France in a penalty kick shootout, 5-3. Italian defender, capitan Fabio Cannavaro, surrounded by teammates, holds up World Cup trophy They played with...
By Chad Bouchard Jakarta 10 July 2006 East Timor's new Prime Minister Jose Ramos-Horta gestures as he speaks during a press conference after his swearing in ceremony in Dili, East Timor, Monday, July 10, 2006 East Timor's newly appointed interim pri...
By Challiss McDonough Cairo 09 July 2006 Not a single opposition or independent newspaper was for sale Sunday in Cairo because of a strike over a controversial proposed press law. The same issue brought hundreds of journalists into the streets to pr...
