By Trish Anderton 11 January 2008 After a week in a Jakarta hospital, former Indonesian President Suharto remains in critical condition with a weak heart and failing lungs and kidneys. His medical team says he is still not strong enough to undergo su...
By Naomi Martig Hong Kong 11 January 2008 Japan's lower house of parliament has forced through a controversial anti-terrorism law reviving an Indian Ocean naval mission supporting U.S.-led forces in Afghanistan. The bill's approval came after the mor...
By Kurt Achin Seoul 11 January 2008 South Korea's newly-elected president is signaling new policy directions with regard to North Korea and the United States. As VOA's Kurt Achin reports from Seoul, the incoming Lee Myung-bak administration hopes for...
By Brian Wagner Miami 11 January 2008 The top Republican presidential candidates sparred over immigration, the economy and national security in a debate broadcast by Fox News Television. VOA's Brian Wagner reports the debate comes ahead of the latest...
By Paula Wolfson Jerusalem 11 January 2008 President Bush says he will return to the Middle East in May to help push the peace process forward and mark Israel's 60th anniversary. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports the president spoke at Israel's main airpor...
By Phil Mercer Sydney 11 January 2008 Legendary adventurer Edmund Hillary has died at the age of 88. The New Zealander was the first man to climb the world's tallest mountain, Mount Everest. From Sydney, Phil Mercer reports. Edmund Hillary made histo...
By VOA News 11 January 2008 President Bush says both Palestinians and Israelis have difficult choices and painful concessions to make if they are to reach a lasting peace agreement. Speaking in Jerusalem Thursday, the U.S. president called on Israel...
By Barry Wood Washington 10 January 2008 The head of the U.S. central bank, Ben Bernanke, said Thursday that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates if the economy weakens further. VOA's Barry Wood reports. Bernanke said the housing market is con...
By Jim Malone Washington 10 January 2008 Senator Barack Obama picked up a potentially important endorsement Thursday in his campaign for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination. VOA National correspondent Jim Malone has the latest on the U.S....
By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 10 January 2008 Success in Hollywood comes by way of many different routes. For actor Christian Clemenson, the road started in a small-town in the Midwestern state of Iowa and has led to a role on a television series ca...
By Greg Flakus Des Moines 10 January 2008 The first events of the U.S. presidential election season, the Iowa caucuses and the New Hampshire primary, drew coverage from all the major news media, but many people followed the events on internet sites f...
By Paul Sisco Washington 10 January 2008 A British firm called Touch Bionics has developed the world's first commercially available bionic hand. The company introduced the hand in Britain in September 2006 and in the U.S. in July. Users say the elect...
By Paige Kollock New York 10 January 2008 Millions of people travel through New York City's public transportation systems every day. Amidst the sounds of screeching trains and conductor announcements many of these people hear the sounds of New York's...
By Joseph Mok Mullinville, Kansas 10 January 2008 Driving by Highway US-400, west of the small town of Mullinville, Kansas, visitors are greeted with hundreds of metal sculptures, flapping and twirling against the blue sky on the prairie. For produce...
By Bill Rodgers Washington 10 January 2008 It was one year ago that President Bush addressed the nation to announce an increase of U.S. combat forces in Iraq. Sectarian violence was spiraling out of control, American casualties were rising, and some...
