By Peter Fedynsky Washington, D.C. 29 March 2007 watch Russia Election report Russia holds a presidential election in less than a year. If the nominating process, campaign and vote are transparent and fair, Russians will witness an unprecedented dem...
By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 29 March 2007 Human rights organizations are warning that the violence in Zimbabwe could spiral out of control and are calling for Southern African leaders to take action if the Zimbabwe government fails to halt the brutali...
By Ron Corben Bangkok 29 March 2007 Thai Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont says new elections will be held December 16 or December 23, to restore elected democratic government. As Ron Corben reports for VOA Mr. Surayud also rejected calls by the junta...
By Deborah Tate Washington 29 March 2007 A former U.S. Justice Department aide says Attorney General Alberto Gonzales was involved in the firing of federal prosecutors, contradicting statements made by the nation's top law enforcement official. His t...
By Sonja Pace London 29 March 2007 Britain is pressing its demand for the immediate release of 15 sailors and marines, seized by Iranian Revolutionary Guard forces last Friday, while Tehran is warning of delays and says an apology would help speed u...
By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 29 March 2007 Pakistan is trying a new approach of negotiations and development projects to secure its volatile tribal regions. But U.S. and Afghan officials are concerned it will not be enough to keep Taleban militants fr...
By Dan Robinson Washington 29 March 2007 As the Democratic-controlled Congress and President Bush head for a possible collision on legislation to fund U.S. military operations in Iraq, expert testimony before a congressional committee painted a mixed...
By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 28 March 2007 Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier to become the first African-American to play U.S. major league baseball 60 years ago. Mike O'Sullivan reports from Los Angeles, family members and friends of the Ame...
By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 28 March 2007 Majority Democrats and President Bush still appear headed on a collision course over legislation to fund the war in Iraq. From Capitol Hill, VOA's Dan Robinson reports Democratic leaders in the House and Sen...
By Jim Malone Washington 28 March 2007 U. S. Senator Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign has picked up the endorsement of a prominent women's organization. The endorsement followed appeals by Clinton and her Democratic Party rivals for labor unio...
By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 28 March 2007 Two U.S. Senate Democrats have introduced legislation that would close a loophole in U.S. sanctions law. The measure would deny federal contracts to U.S. companies that do business - through foreign subsidia...
By Gary Thomas Washington 28 March 2007 The United States is calling on Iran to immediately release the 15 sailors and marines seized in the waters of the Persian Gulf Friday. But, as VOA correspondent Gary Thomas reports, the United States is tryin...
By Paul Sisco Washington 28 March 2007 watch Ethanol Racing report If it works for one, the rest usually follow suit. That's the way it is in motor racing. This year all 33 race cars in the Indianapolis 500 are running on ethanol, not gasoline, not...
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 28 March 2007 Human Rights activists from Burma are appealing to the U.N. Human Rights Council and the international community to maintain pressure on the government's military rulers to end their repression of the country's Ka...
By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 28 March 2007 The al-Qaida terrorist organization has issued a call for Islamic extremists around the world to come to the aid of Somalis fighting the country's Transitional Federal Government (TFG) and its chief backer in the r...
