By Paula Wolfson White House 31 May 2007 President Bush met Thursday with Iraqi President Jalal Talabani. VOA's Paula Wolfson has the story from the White House. President Bush (r) and Jalal Talabani at the White House, 31 May 2007 The meeting ended...
By Bill Gasperini Moscow 31 May 2007 Vladimir Putin, 31 May 2007 Russian President Vladimir Putin has condemned Thursday what he called U.S. imperialism in world affairs. The comments came during an increasingly tense period in U.S.-Russian relations...
By Meredith Buel Washington 31 May 2007 The U.N. Security Council's decision to establish an international tribunal to prosecute suspects in the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri is a blow to the government of Syria and mig...
By Jessica Berman Washington 31 May 2007 Scientists say early human ancestors may have begun walking on two legs on tree branches, not on the ground as commonly believed. The evidence contradicts the long-held belief that early humans first began wal...
By Challiss McDonough Cairo, Egypt 31 May 2007 Syria's state-run press has roundly criticized the U.N. Security Council's vote to set up an international tribunal for suspects in the killing of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. Damascus ha...
By Al Pessin Pentagon 31 May 2007 The U.S. ground forces commander in Iraq says he might need more time to assess the impact of the new security plan, beyond the September assessment President Bush and the Congress are expecting. Lieutenant General R...
By Paula Wolfson White House 31 May 2007 President Bush is focusing on U.S. aid to Africa in the days leading up to the Group of Eight Summit in Germany. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports from the White House . President Bush wears an AIDS awareness pin on...
By Mil Arcega Washington 31 May 2007 The State of California is delaying the sale of more than five billion dollars in forgotten and unclaimed assets. A property rights group is suing the state, claiming it has not tried hard enough to find the legal...
By Jim Malone Washington 31 May 2007 The intense debate over immigration reform in the United States has revealed some rather unusual political alliances in recent months. VOA National correspondent Jim Malone has more from Washington. The old saying...
By Paula Wolfson White House 31 May 2007 President Bush will go to next week's Group of Eight Summit in Germany armed with a new proposal to combat global climate change. VOA's Paula Wolfson has details from the White House. President Bush outlines h...
By Delia Robertson Johannesburg 31 May 2007 British Prime Minister Tony Blair has urged African governments to hold Zimbabwe to account and to do so urgently. VOA's Delia Robertson reports from Johannesburg that Mr Blair was speaking in Johannesburg...
By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 31 May 2007 For the second time in two weeks, the widespread distribution of leaflets urging Kenyans to rise up against the government has put Kenyan authorities on high alert. From Nairobi, VOA Correspondent Alisha Ryu has deta...
By Cache Seel Cairo 31 May 2007 An Egyptian court has refused opposition leader Ayman Nour's request for early release from prison. Nour, who ran against President Mubarak in Egypt's only contested presidential election, made the appeal for health re...
By Phuong Tran N'Djamena, Chad 31 May 2007 In the Central African country of Chad, government-paid employees have been on strike for almost one month because of salary disputes. Government ministers say they are already doing as much as they can, and...
By Greg Flakus Bayou La Batre, Alabama 31 May 2007 Gulf of Mexico coast Hurricane season officially begins on June first and runs until November and residents of the U.S. Gulf coast areas are anticipating the coming months with a certain degree of dr...
