By Al Pessin Honolulu 27 July 2006 Inside US military identification laboratory At a modern laboratory in the sun-washed serenity of Hawaii, lost American servicemen from some of the most brutal and difficult wars of the past century are finally com...
By Challiss McDonough Tyre, Lebanon 26 July 2006 A small group of Americans and Australians have made a perilous journey to safety from a tiny village near the Lebanese border. After the Israeli military offensive in Lebanon began, they spent two we...
By Scott Stearns Washington 26 July 2006 Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki says he appreciates the sacrifice U.S. troops are making in his country. The prime minister and President Bush had lunch with American soldiers at a base outside the capit...
By Crystal Park Washington, DC 26 July 2006 watch Fashion Market report The traditional clients of the fashion houses of Paris, Milan and other fashion capitals have been adults with the means to pay top dollar for designer labels. In recent years,...
By Peter Heinlein New York 26 July 2006 The U.N. Security Council is debating a statement condemning the Israeli attack on a U.N. observer post in Lebanon. China urged the Security Council to issue a strong condemnation of the Israeli attack that ki...
By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 26 July 2006 The Bush administration has endorsed legislation to change U.S. law to accommodate a controversial anti-terrorism surveillance program that some critics have called illegal. A Senate hearing focused on the i...
By Sonja Pace Jerusalem 26 July 2006 Fierce fighting between Israeli troops and Hezbollah militants raged in southern Lebanon with the Israeli military saying eight of its troops have been killed and 20 others wounded. The Israeli military says doze...
By Paul Sisco Washington, DC 26 July 2006 watch Water Purification report Villagers in Iraq are better off today, thanks in part to NASA engineers from the Marshall Space Center in America's deep south. ------- Concern for Kids is a non-profit organ...
By Catherine Maddux Washington 26 July 2006 The vice president of Sudan's post-war unity government, Salva Kiir Mayardit, who is also president of southern Sudan's regional government, has taken on a new role, using his position to help put an end t...
By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 26 July 2006 Crisis talks on Lebanon have been held at a conference on the Middle East in Rome, but no agreement was reached on an immediate ceasefire. The meeting was co-chaired by Italy and the United States. -------- D...
By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 26 July 2006 Addressing Congress, the Iraqi prime minister has described the war against terrorism as a conflict between genuine Islam and extremists seeking to undermine it. VOA's Dan Robinson reports from Capitol Hill,...
By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 26 July 2006 Nigeria's anti-graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has warned Internet service providers that they risk 20 years imprisonment if they aid online scams. -------- The newly introduced Advan...
By Barry Wood Washington 26 July 2006 The World Bank, based in Washington and owned by its 184 member governments, spends about $20 billion a year to promote economic development in poor countries. The Bank in recent years has stepped up its efforts...
By Peter Fedynsky Washington, DC 26 July 2006 watch Middle East report The Israeli assault in Lebanon has prompted varying degrees of praise and criticism of Hezbollah throughout the Middle East. Hezbollah is the organization accused of provoking th...
By Margaret Besheer Irbil, Iraq 26 July 2006 As much of Iraq seeks security and stability, the Kurdistan Region in the north has enjoyed relative peace and growing prosperity. Since 1999, a young, charismatic politician from a prominent Kurdish fami...
