By Al Pessin Pentagon 10 January 2007 This week marks the fifth anniversary of the detention center for terrorism suspects at the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The anniversary is rekindling the debate over the facility, with human rights...
By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 10 January 2007 As President Bush prepares to announce a temporary increase of some 21,000 American troops to Iraq, many U.S. lawmakers are expressing renewed opposition to such a plan. VOA's Deborah Tate reports from Ca...
By Carol Pearson Washington, D.C. 10 January 2007 watch Health Reform report The United States is widely acknowledged to have one of the best medical care systems in the world. But many Americans cannot afford it. The U.S. Census Bureau says that so...
By Scott Stearns White House 10 January 2007 U.S. President George Bush is set to announce what he says will be a new way forward in the war in Iraq. [Watch the president's address here at VOANews.com at 0200 UTC Thursday, 11 January 2007.] VOA Whit...
By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 10 January 2007 Carlo Ponti, one of Italy's best-known film producers and the husband of actress Sophia Loren, has died in Geneva at the age of 94. In his 50-year career, Ponti produced more than 150 films. Sabina Castelf...
By Noel King Khartoum 10 January 2007 The governor of the U.S. state of New Mexico, Bill Richardson, has wrapped up a four-day trip to Sudan as head of a delegation from U.S.-based advocacy group, the Save Darfur Coalition. Richardson did not accomp...
By Lisa Bryant Paris 10 January 2007 The Basque separatist group ETA is warning it may launch new terrorist attacks, following its December 30 bombing at a Madrid airport that killed two people. From Paris, Lisa Bryant reports the blast has shattere...
By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 10 January 2007 Tensions are running high in Somalia's capital Wednesday following a U.S. air strike on al-Qaida hideouts in the south and a statement by the interim president that ousted Islamist leaders should be punished...
By Mil Arcega Washington, DC 10 January 2007 watch Consumer Electronics report The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) unveiled the latest electronic products this week in Las Vegas. The annual trade show has become a major event for the electronics ind...
By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 10 January 2007 Somalia's interim-government spokesman says the government cannot confirm one of the three key al-Qaida operatives involved in the 1998 bombings of the U.S. embassies in East Africa has been killed in a U.S. air...
By Rohit Kulkarni Washington, DC 10 January 2007 watch Singles Cruise report Many single people in the United States are turning to new, creative ways to meet their soul mate. These include online dating sites, matchmaking and speed dating, a series...
By Benjamin Sand Kandahar, Afghanistan 10 January 2007 watch Afghan Police report Afghan police trainees With violence on the rise throughout Afghanistan, the Kabul government is recruiting thousands of auxiliary police to combat a growing insurgenc...
By Brian Wagner Miami 10 January 2007 Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez has again taken the oath of office, following a landslide re-election in December. The former paratrooper is promising to continue socialist reforms thast he says are aimed at h...
By Paul Sisco Washington, DC 10 January 2007 watch Avalanche Safety report Avalanche! is the most frightening alert a mountain traveler can hear. Uncontrollable snow slides in the world's mountainous regions -- from the Himalayas to the Alps to Nort...
By Kari Barber Dakar 10 January 2007 While current U.S. military attention is focused on removing possible al-Qaida cells in Somalia, some analysts say terrorist threats from other parts of Africa should also be closely monitored. They say Nigeria's...
