By Derek Kilner Nairobi 04 June 2008 Kenyans, who have long followed the career of Barack Obama, welcomed the news of the senator clinching the Democratic nomination for president Tuesday night. Derek Kilner has more from Nairobi. Barack Obama speak...
By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 04 June 2008 Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama says that, if elected, he would defend Israel's security, pursue Middle East peace and firmly oppose any attempt by Iran to obtain nuclear weapons. VO...
By Faiza Elmasry Washington, DC 04 June 2008 The abaya is a traditional head-to-toe over-garment for women in the Persian Gulf countries. Women wear it for modesty and protection from the hot, dry climate. This typically shapeless, black garment was...
By Michael Bowman Washington 04 June 2008 Late Tuesday, Illinois Senator Barack Obama made history as the first African American to win the presidential nomination of a major U.S. political party, becoming the presumptive Democratic standard bearer....
By Ted Landphair Washington, DC 04 June 2008 Subject a caged laboratory rat to unrelenting stress, and bad things happen. It snarls, bites its tail, trashes its cage. U.S. domestic airline passengers are starting to feel like trapped rats, paying mo...
By Peter Fedynsky Moscow 04 June 2008 Russia's relations with independent countries that once formed the Soviet Union have often been contentious, and Moscow's efforts to exert influence in the region have also led to tensions with the West, particu...
By Kurt Achin Seoul 04 June 2008 The leader of South Korea's main political opposition party is accusing the United States ambassador in Seoul of insulting Koreans. The comments in question relate to an emotionally electrified controversy over resum...
By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 04 June 2008 India has raised domestic fuel prices, in the wake of the massive surge in international crude oil prices. As Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi, there are worries the move will fuel inflation at a cruci...
By Nancy-Amelia Collins Jakarta 04 June 2008 Indonesian police have detained more than 50 members of a militant Muslim group for questioning over an attack on a rally for religious tolerance in the Indonesian capital Jakarta during the weekend. VOA'...
By Kurt Achin Seoul 04 June 2008 South Korea says it is willing to send tens of thousands of tons of immediate food aid to impoverished North Korea. The aid would fulfill a deal made during the previous South Korean administration, but may not ease...
By Steve Herman New Delhi 04 June 2008 More than 10,000 people have been arrested in Bangladesh, the past week, as part of an ongoing crackdown by the government. Political activists are among those being jailed in what officials call a sweeping ant...
By Cindy Saine Washington 03 June 2008 America's presidential primary season ends Tuesday after five months with contests in Montana and South Dakota. Hillary Clinton's campaign says she will not concede nomination to Obama Tuesday evening. As we he...
By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 03 June 2008 World leaders are gathered in Rome at the headquarters of the U.N.'s Food and Agriculture Organization. They are discussing ways to deal with soaring food prices and how to improve ways to provide food to the...
By Suzanne Presto Irbil, Iraq 03 June 2008 Officials in Iraq say 19 U.S. service members died in Iraq in the month of May, the lowest monthly casualty toll since the start of the war five years ago. Additional casualties already confirmed this month...
By Barry Newhouse Islamabad 03 June 2008 The U.S. general who led allied ground forces in the invasion of Iraq has taken command of NATO troops in Afghanistan. VOA's Barry Newhouse reports General David McKiernan takes charge as commanders in Afghan...
