By Brian Padden Washington, D.C. 06 February 2007 watch Racial Barrier report The Superbowl is not only the championship final of the National Football League in the United States, it is also the country's most watched sporting event of the year. Th...
By Mil Arcega Washington, D.C. 06 February 2007 watch Car Forecast report The financial slide continues for U.S. automakers. Detroit's Big Three -- General Motors, the Ford Motor Company and DaimlerChrysler -- posted big losses in 2006 while Asian c...
By Brian Wagner Miami 06 February 2007 A U.S. astronaut has been arrested for allegedly trying to kidnap and kill a female Air Force officer. From Miami, VOA's Brian Wagner reports that incident with Lisa Nowak involved an apparent rivalry over the...
By Jim Malone Washington 06 February 2007 The war in Iraq looms as the major issue in the 2008 U.S. presidential race. The war is already causing splits among White House candidates in both major political parties. VOA national correspondent Jim Mal...
By Martin Secrest Washington, D.C. 06 February 2007 watch Vaccine report Bird flu continues to worry Asia. The H5N1 virus killed 4,000 chickens in southern Japan in recent weeks. The virus has also been reported recently in Indonesia, Thailand, Chin...
By Scott Stearns White House 06 February 2007 U.S. President George Bush is defending his latest budget request to Congress, saying it will balance federal spending within five years. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns has the story. Preside...
By Sonja Pace Damascus 06 February 2007 Some hundreds Iraqi refugees in Syria stage a protest against new visa regulations before offices of UNHCR, 5 Feb 2007 The United Nations estimates nearly one million Iraqis have fled violence in their homeland...
By Al Pessin Pentagon 06 February 2007 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates has announced that the U.S. military will create a new command for Africa. VOA's Al Pessin reports from the Pentagon officials say the command is to be established by Septemb...
By Al Pessin Pentagon 06 February 2007 The Bush administration has announced the creation of a new U.S. military command for Africa by September of next year. The long-anticipated move will consolidate responsibility for U.S. military activities on t...
By Kari Barber Dakar 06 February 2007 Guinea's President Lansana Conte has been getting help and advice from the government of neighboring Guinea Bissau to put an end to union-led protests. Union leaders in Guinea are threatening to resume a nationw...
By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 06 February 2007 Under a heavy police presence, Israeli archeologists are removing tons of rock and debris from a site that lies next to a walkway leading to Jerusalem's al-Aqsa Mosque and the Dome of the Rock. VOA's Jim Teepl...
By Steve Herman New Delhi 06 February 2007 Indian President APJ Abdul Kalam, center, then Bhutanese King Jigme Singye Wangchuk, right, as then Crown Prince Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck looks on, in New Delhi (File photo - 26 July 2006) The new lea...
By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 06 February 2007 Teenage prostitutes in the United States can escape life on the streets with help from a Los Angeles charity, called Children of the Night. VOA's Mike O'Sullivan reports, the group has helped thousands...
By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 06 February 2007 watch video report by J. Fry U.S. Senate Republicans have used a procedural vote to block a bipartisan, nonbinding resolution opposing President Bush's plan to send more troops to Iraq. It is a defeat fo...
By Dan Robinson Washington 06 February 2007 The $2.9 trillion federal budget President Bush sent to Congress on Monday is receiving a chilly reception from majority Democrats. VOA's Dan Robinson reports on Democratic criticisms on domestic and foreig...
