By Meredith Buel Washington 12 January 2007 Middle East analysts are expressing skepticism about President Bush's new strategy to win the war in Iraq, saying his decision to send more than 20,000 additional U.S. troops may not end the violence in Ba...
By Melinda Smith Washington, DC 12 January 2007 watch Organ Donor report Human tissue for transplant being delivered to a hospital The traffic in human organs for transplantation is a volatile issue in the medical community and among desperately ill...
By Andre de Nesnera Washington 12 January 2007 The recent resignation of the archbishop of Warsaw over his collaboration with the communist-era secret police has deeply embarrassed Poland's Roman Catholic Church. VOA Senior Correspondent Andr de Nes...
By Jim Malone Washington 12 January 2007 U.S. President George Bush faces a difficult challenge, as he tries to win support for a new strategy in Iraq, even as opinion polls indicate much of the public no longer believes the war is winnable. But as...
By Craig Fitzpatrick and Larry London Washington, DC 12 January 2007 watch Joan Jett report Joan Jett has been involved in rock music for over 25 years -- especially the punk style that developed as an alternative to mainstream rock 'n' roll during...
By David Gollust State Department 12 January 2007 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice leaves for the Middle East later Friday for follow-up discussions on President Bush's new Iraq Strategy. She'll urge moderate Arab states to step up support f...
By Paul Sisco Washington, DC 12 January 2007 watch US Digital Army report A few American soldiers serving in Iraq and Afghanistan have had an unusual mission lately -- they are starring in a video game for the U.S. Army. The electronic game teaches...
By Niharika Acharya Boston, MA 12 January 2007 watch Amar Bose report Out of necessity comes innovation. As a young man, entrepreneur Amar Bose bought a new stereo system but was unhappy with the sound quality. His disappointment inspired him to cre...
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 12 January 2007 The U.N. Children's Fund and Save the Children are demanding that all children associated with armed forces or groups in Somalia must be immediately released from their ranks, or from detention centers where the...
By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 12 January 2007 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says American troops could begin withdrawing from Iraq later this year if the revised Iraq war plan announced by President Bush this week succeeds in reducing violence i...
By Peter Fedynsky Washington, DC 12 January 2007 watch Iraq Hearings President Bush's call for more than 20,000 additional U.S. troops in Iraq is facing scrutiny in both houses of Congress, where the Democratic Party is now in control. But as VOA's...
By Heda Bayron Cebu, Philippines 12 January 2007 Development, trade and security issues will be high on the agenda as Southeast Asian leaders open their annual meeting. VOA's Heda Bayron reports from the central Philippine city of Cebu, where some s...
By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 12 January 2007 Controversial parliamentary elections in Bangladesh have been postponed indefinitely by the president, who has also stepped aside as head of the caretaker administration and imposed a state of emergency....
By Sean Maroney Washington 12 January 2007 Human rights groups held demonstrations in the United States and elsewhere Thursday to protest the detention of terrorism suspects at the U.S. facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. This week marks five years sin...
By Peter Heinlein United Nations, New York 11 January 2007 U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed efforts to bring greater security to Iraq. But as VOA's correspondent at the U.N. Peter Heinlein reports, the violence in and around Baghdad is...
