By Dan Robinson Washington 15 June 2007 As debate continues over Iraq, U.S. lawmakers have heard from a number of voices including U.S. military officials, and current and former U.S. and Iraqi diplomats. VOA's Dan Robinson was present during many of...
By Jim Stevenson Cleveland, Ohio 15 June 2007 Chinese team The U.S. Women's national soccer team is kicking off a two week series of games before heading to China for the Women's World Cup. VOA's Jim Stevenson reports the United States begins the so-...
By Mary Morningstar Washington 15 June 2007 It's been four years since Country legend June Carter Cash died of complications from heart surgery. Her husband of 35 years, Johnny Cash, lost his battle with diabetes less than four months later. June and...
By Peter Fedynsky Moscow 15 June 2007 Russian human rights activists say about 20 young people have disappeared since April in Dagestan, a troubled region of the Caucasus in southern Russia. VOA correspondent Peter Fedynsky reports from Moscow that m...
By Al Pessin Baghdad 15 June 2007 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates is in Baghdad, where he says he will press Iraqi leaders to move toward reconciliation and prove they can lay the foundation for a peaceful society. He is the third senior U.S. off...
By Naomi Schwarz Dakar 15 June 2007 Across Africa, poverty and a tradition of putting children in the care of the extended family have led many parents to send their young children, especially daughters, to cities. There they often end up working in...
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 15 June 2007 U.N. refugee agency (UNHCR) officials say camps for internally displaced people are beginning to sprout up across Iraq. This is happening, officials say, because communities in the country are closing their doors t...
By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 15 June 2007 West African leaders concluded a one-day summit in the Nigerian capital Abuja with a commitment to speed up turning their region into a border-free zone by 2020. For VOA, Gilbert da Costa has this report. (From...
By Delia Robertson Johnnesburg 15 June 2007 The South African Police Service is seeking a court order to prevent police officers from joining the public service strike. VOA'S Delia Robertson reports from our bureau in Johannesburg the action comes ag...
By Katy Migiro Nairobi 15 June 2007 Burundi says it is ready to deploy troops as part of the African Union peacekeeping force in Somalia in July. Meanwhile, the U.S. government is giving $6 million in development aid to Somalia. Some of the money wil...
By Sarah Simpson Lagos 15 June 2007 Military officials say gunmen have abducted more foreign nationals working in Nigeria's oil-rich Niger Delta. News of the hostage-takings come a day after the release from prison of a prominent militant leader, hai...
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 15 June 2007 The World Food Program (WFP) says it has been able to successfully feed up to three million internally displaced people in Sudan's conflict-ridden province of Darfur. The organization says it has been able to do th...
By Brian Padden Washington, DC 15 June 2007 Ambassador Bridge The busiest truck border crossing in North America is the Ambassador Bridge.It connects the U.S. Midwest city of Detroit, Michigan with the Canadian city of Windsor, Ontario. U.S. Customs...
By Mil Arcega Washington, DC 15 June 2007 Automakers are ramping up their operations in China to take advantage of record-breaking growth in vehicle sales. China replaced Japan last year as the world's second-biggest auto market, and industry experts...
By Ade Astuti and Ariadne Budianto Washington, DC 15 June 2007 In the subtropical climate of southern Florida, a state in the southeast United States, many people each year visit a jungle that advertises itself as the place where humans are caged and...
