By Jela De Franceschi Washington 26 March 2008 Russian gunrunner Viktor Bout was recently arrested under a warrant issued by the United States, which accuses him of supplying weapons to the Colombian rebel group, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Col...
By Michael Bowman Washington 26 March 2008 In recent months, prices for basic foods have risen dramatically in many parts of the world, adding to the misery of impoverished regions and straining the budgets of families across the globe. VOA's Michael...
By Gary Thomas Washington 26 March 2008 The advent of a new elected civilian government in Pakistan effectively ends the military rule of Pervez Musharraf. However, Mr. Musharraf still remains president, at least for now. As VOA correspondent Gary Th...
By Scott Stearns White House 26 March 2008 President Bush says he is confident tax incentives and tax rebates will make the U.S. economy stronger than ever before. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports, the president and Congress agreed...
By Carol Pearson Washington 26 March 2008 Pre-term or prematurebirth is one of the leading causes of infant death in the developed world. A new study shows that babies born before 37 weeks of gestation not only have lower survival rates, but they fac...
By Challiss McDonough Cairo, Egypt 26 March 2008 Egypt says it is sending a junior minister to the Arab League summit scheduled for Damascus this weekend. Lebanon is boycotting the meeting, and Saudi Arabia will also send a low-level delegation. The...
By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 26 March 2008 Israel's Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Wednesday said peace talks with the Palestinians will continue, but he ruled out any talks with Hamas militants who control the Gaza Strip. VOA's Jim Teeple has details from...
By Margaret Besheer United Nations 26 March 2008 A new report warns that if prevention efforts in Asia are not expanded, nearly 10 million people in that region will be infected by the year 2020 with the virus that causes AIDS. From United Nations h...
By Nina Maria Potts Ypres, Belgium 26 March 2008 The fields around the battlefield of Ypres, the site of four years of bloodshed during World War I, are littered with hidden trenches, bunkers and dugouts that are being excavated by archaeologists. Bu...
By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 26 March 2008 India's biggest vehicle maker, Tata Motors, has clinched a deal to buy luxury brands Jaguar and Land Rover from U.S. carmaker Ford. Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi, the latest acquisition is yet anoth...
By Steve Herman Islamabad 25 March 2008 Pakistan's president has sworn in a political enemy as prime minister. Meanwhile, two top U.S. State Department officials arrived in the country and held talks with the embattled president and the new governmen...
By Challiss McDonough Cairo 25 March 2008 Heavy fighting has been raging in Basra following a major pre-dawn offensive by thousands of Iraqi troops against Shi'ite militias in the southern city. Iraqi officials say at least 12 people have been killed...
By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 25 March 2008 The government of Comoros says its forces have captured most of the rebel-held island of Anjouan, following a pre-dawn invasion. Correspondent Scott Bobb reports from our Southern Africa Bureau in Johannesburg...
By Raymond Thibodeaux Thimphu, Bhutan 25 March 2008 In Bhutan's landmark elections that ended a century of absolute monarchy, the party widely perceived as most loyal to the monarchy won by a landslide. Raymond Thibodeaux files this report for VOA fr...
By Luis Ramirez Bangkok 25 March 2008 Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi says his long-ruling coalition underestimated the power of the Internet, in advance of this month's elections. Mr. Badawi's ruling coalition suffered its worst losses in i...
