By Dan Robinson Washington 26 April 2007 The Democratic-controlled House of Representatives has approved a war funding bill that includes a timetable for the eventual withdrawal of most U.S. troops from Iraq. VOA's Dan Robinson reports, the vote was...
By Paula Wolfson White House 25 April 2007 President Bush has announced an enhanced effort to combat malaria in Africa. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports from the White House, the president spoke Wednesday at an event marking Malaria Awareness Day in the...
By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 25 April 2007 Lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives are urging Arab states to step up pressure on Sudan to end the bloodshed in Darfur. VOA's Dan Robinson reports from Capitol Hill, where the House considered a r...
By Jim Malone Washington 25 April 2007 Republican John McCain has officially launched his 2008 campaign for president. The Arizona senator is hoping to regain some of the political momentum he has lost in recent months to former New York City Mayor R...
By Mona Ghuneim New York 25 April 2007 Women in Islamic nations are increasingly being heard, seen and listened to, thanks in part to leading female voices determined to make a difference, despite challenges ranging from motherhood to threats on thei...
By Mona Ghuneim New York 25 April 2007 The Asian Cultural Festival celebrates and explores the multi-cultural, multi-lingual, and multi-dynamic Asian-American experience. Where better to host such a festival than in Queens, New York - the most ethnic...
By Challiss McDonough Cairo 25 April 2007 An Iraqi displaced woman attends a photo exhibition in Karbala, for the victims of violence who were killed in the province, 25 Apr 2007 A new United Nations report says violence in Iraq is continuing to clai...
By Carol Pearson Washington 25 April 2007 Do warning labels about health hazards on cigarettes help people to quit smoking? New research shows they at least cause people to think about what they are doing. The World Health Organization is concerned t...
By Greg Flakus Marshall, Texas 25 April 2007 Deadly storms tore across the Mexico-Texas border Tuesday. A tornado killed six people and left a path of destruction in the border town of Eagle Pass, Texas. At least three people were reported dead on th...
By Carolyn Weaver New York City 25 April 2007 Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's acclaimed second novel, Half of a Yellow Sun , tells the story of a devastating moment in Nigerian history, the short existence of the b...
By Efam Dovi Accra 25 April 2007 Progress has been made in reducing malaria cases in Ghana, but the disease continues to be a primary health concern in the country as well as an economic burden. As the West African nation joins the rest of the contin...
By Jim Bertel Washington 25 April 2007 The release last year of former Vice President Al Gore's award-winning film An Inconvenient Truth has turned global warming into a hot topic of concern in the United States. One of the film's producers, Laurie D...
By Ann Ward Washington 25 April 2007 The atrocities committed by the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia during the late 1970s represent one of the worst human tragedies of the 20th century. Through execution, starvation and forced labor, this genocide left near...
By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 25 April 2007 Foreign and Palestinian journalists demonstrated on both sides of the Israel-Gaza border Wednesday calling for the release of BBC Gaza Correspondent Alan Johnston, kidnapped more than six weeks ago. VOA's Jim Tee...
By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 25 April 2007 Family members of Pat Tillman, a soldier killed in a friendly fire incident in Afghanistan, have testified before a congressional committee examining disinformation from the U.S. military. VOA's Dan Robinso...
