By Kyle King Washington 24 December 2007 President Bush is spending Christmas Eve at the Camp David presidential retreat this year and most of the U.S. government has been given the day off. But one special branch of the Defense Department has been w...
By Jim Teeple Gaza Strip 24 December 2007 Six months ago, Hamas Islamic militants seized control of the Gaza Strip, ousting Fatah forces loyal to moderate Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. VOA's Jim Teeple reports that the past six months have bee...
By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi, Kenya 24 December 2007 There are a record number of women seeking office in elections scheduled in Kenya for December 27th. And they face a number of challenges on the campaign trail, including violence and discrimination....
By Robert Berger Bethlehem 24 December 2007 Palestinians in Jerusalem marched through the streets of Bethlehem Monday celebrating the Eve of Christmas, the day before the traditional birth of Jesus Christ. Robert Berger is in Bethlehem and filed this...
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 24 December 2007 The World Health Organization says the most infectious type of polio could be eradicated worldwide by next year, leaving only one more strain of the disease to be tackled. WHO, which began its global polio erad...
By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 24 December 2007 Five weeks after a killer cyclone hit Bangladesh, more than one million people live without adequate shelter. As Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi, the cyclone devastated coastal villages and killed...
By Nancy-Amelia Collins Jakarta 24 December 2007 Indonesian security forces increased security across the archipelago as Christians in this Muslim majority country prepare to celebrate the Christmas holiday. VOA's Nancy-Amelia Collins in Jakarta has...
By Luis Ramirez Bangkok 24 December 2007 Supporters of Thailand's ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra say they have enough support to form a coalition government, one day after winning a majority of seats in the country's new parliament. The ele...
By Steve Herman New Delhi 24 December 2007 The six parties in Nepal's interim government and the Maoists have reached agreement on abolishing the Himalayan nation's monarchy, clearing the way for twice-delayed national elections. VOA correspondent St...
By Alan Silverman Hollywood 23 December 2007 A musical thriller that swept Broadway's Tony Awards almost three decades ago has final made it to the screen. Appropriately, the film version of the macabre operetta is directed by Tim Burton and stars hi...
By Paula Wolfson Washington 23 December 2007 The top U.S. commander in Iraq - General David Petraeus - spelled out his goals for 2008 in an interview Sunday on American television. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports from Washington that General Pertraeus ap...
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 23 December 2007 The U.N. Children's Fund says an estimated two-million children in Iraq are facing poor nutrition, disease and interrupted education. UNICEF says Iraqi children are paying too high a price for a war that was no...
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 23 December 2007 Israel has rejected a ceasefire offer from the Islamic militant group Hamas, which rules the Gaza Strip. At the same time, Israeli settlement construction is casting a shadow over new peace talks between Is...
By Steve Herman New Delhi 23 December 2007 In an election with ramifications beyond the borders of the Indian state of Gujarat, the conservative Hindu nationalist party has won re-election with an absolute majority. The results are giving rise to spe...
By Luis Ramirez Bangkok 23 December 2007 Voters in Thailand cast ballots Sunday for the first time since the coup last year that deposed Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Exit polls show the former leader's supporters are headed for a victory, somet...
