By Jeff Custer Washington 29 July 2006 Israel's rejection of a U.N.-proposed 72-hour truce in the conflict with Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon has drawn criticism from France, which ruled Lebanon between the World Wars. Diplomatic efforts are movin...
By Scott Stearns White House 29 July 2006 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is back in the Middle East Sunday, with plans for a United Nations force to separate Israeli troops and Hezbollah militants fighting in southern Lebanon. --------- Pr...
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 29 July 2006 The U.N. refugee agency is sending the first convoys of aid for Lebanon from Syria today. The UNHCR says it plans to deliver 400 tons of emergency relief supplies to Beirut over three days. ---------- Lebanese Red...
By Nico Colombant Kinshasa 29 July 2006 On the eve of the Democratic Republic of Congo's first open election in over forty years, many Congolese are hoping for the best, but bracing for the worst. Many are worried about the outcome of the post-war e...
By Al Pessin Washington 28 July 2006 US Army soldiers in Iraq(file photo) The top U.S. general in Iraq had hoped to be able to recommend what he called a fairly significant reduction in U.S. troops in the country this year. Instead, on Thursday Defe...
By Melinda Smith Washington, D.C. 28 July 2006 watch Prescription Drug report If you have a teenaged son or daughter, are you talking to them about the dangers of mixing over-the-counter medications with prescription drugs? The World Health Organiza...
By Challiss McDonough Tyre 28 July 2006 As Israel's military offensive in Lebanon continues for a third week, the death toll on both sides of the border is climbing. There has been intense fighting between Hezbollah and Israeli troops, and Israeli a...
By Gilbert da Costa 28 July 2006 Nigerian politicians are condemning the assassination of a leading candidate to be governor of the coastal city of Lagos. Gilbert da Costa in Abuja reports for VOA that the killing has prompted concerns that the run-...
By Alisha Ryu Mogadishu 28 July 2006 For the second time this week, a large plane arrived in the Islamists-controlled Somali capital of Mogadishu Friday, carrying an unknown cargo. But many people believe it contains weapons from Eritrea, which the...
By Scott Stearns Washington 28 July 2006 President Bush says Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is returning to the Middle East with plans for a United Nations force to separate Israeli troops and Hezbollah militants fighting in southern Lebanon. M...
By Nico Colombant Kinshasa 28 July 2006 Campaigning is ending in the Democratic Republic of Congo, amid tensions before Sunday's post-war election. It is the first open ballot in the country since just after independence in 1960. -------- Destructio...
By Sonja Pace Jerusalem 28 July 2006 watch Lebanon_Israel report Cross-border rocket attacks, air strikes and artillery barrages between Israel and Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon are now in their third week. And, while there seems to be overall agr...
By Carolyn Weaver Abuja, Nigeria 28 July 2006 watch African Summit report African-Americans who want to help develop the homeland of their ancestors -- and to strengthen cultural and social links with Africans -- have held a biannual meeting in Afri...
By Craig Fitzpatrick Washington, DC 28 July 2006 watch Saving the Tigers report Tigers have long been a symbol of grace, power and majesty. Because of this their body parts are highly prized in Asian countries. A new study by environmentalists says...
By Heda Bayron Kuala Lumpur 28 July 2006 Lebanon and North Korea dominated talks among senior diplomats from more than 20 Asian and Western countries at a regional security forum in Kuala Lumpur. The forum failed to help break the stalemate on the N...
