With schools closed during the terror attacks in Mumbai, many of the city's children stayed indoors during the three-day siege, watching tragedy unfold on television. Now that schools have opened, some children are finding it difficult to focus on t...
As the United States prepares for the transition between one presidential administration and another, the U.S. Defense Department is keeping an eye on potential threats from enemies wanting to take advantage of the situation. The commander of the no...
Scotch whiskey is said, by some, to have many magical qualities. Now, scientists in Scotland have discovered one more: it can be a weapon against polluted waste sites. A by-product of the spirit is 99.96 percent effective in cleaning contaminated gr...
The British government presented its legislative agenda to parliament Wednesday, and dealing with the financial crisis and stabilizing the economy are the top priorities. It's the government's program, but, as every year, it is Queen Elizabeth II, w...
A week after coordinated terrorist strikes killed and injured hundreds of people in India's financial hub, Mumbai, public anger is mounting at what people see as the government's failure to reduce the threat of terror strikes. As Anjana Pasricha fro...
As African communities develop and modernize, proponents of traditional medicine are evolving new faces of the practice to keep up. Naomi Seck reports from a holistic healing center in Senegal's capital, Dakar, where traditional healing practices ar...
U.S. automobile companies suffered additional sharp losses in November, underscoring the threats facing the industry amid the U.S. recession. As VOA's Dan Robinson reports, the big three U.S. automakers have submitted details of their plans to restr...
The terrorist attack that left more than 170 people dead in the Indian city of Mumbai remains shrouded in mystery. Charges, countercharges, and sketchy and sometimes contradictory information have contributed to confusion about the attack. As VOA co...
The United States Tuesday renewed its call on Pakistan to fully cooperate with the Indian-led investigation of the terrorist attacks in Mumbai. U.S. officials say they suspect a group based at least partly in Pakistan may be behind the operation. VO...
A trio of U.S. senators is in South Asia, one of several sets of high-level foreign visitors trying to defuse rising tension between India and Pakistan following the Mumbai terror attacks. Meanwhile, India is renewing demands Pakistan hand over want...
Pakistan has offered a joint investigation into terror attacks in Mumbai, after India blamed elements in Pakistan for planning the deadly violence. From Islamabad, Ayaz Gul reports senior government officials also say they will frame a response to N...
India's maritime forces are defending themselves in wake of criticism they could have prevented the terror attack on Mumbai, which left about 175 people dead. VOA Correspondent Steve Herman in New Delhi reports on the response from the Indian navy a...
In the aftermath of the terror attacks, many in Mumbai are asking how a group of 10 to 15 assailants were able to carry out their brazen attack that included some of the city's most guarded landmarks. Raymond Thibodeaux has this from Mumbai. The fir...
A court has ruled that the Thai prime minister, his party and his coalition partners are banned from politics. As Ron Corben reports from Bangkok, the decision led the anti-government People's Alliance for Democracy to pledge to allow flights to res...
Saddam Hussein's cousin, Ali Hassan al-Majid, known in the West as Chemical Ali, for his role in gassing thousands of Kurds in the late 1980s, has been condemned to death by an Iraqi court for a second time. Al-Majid was convicted for his role in th...
