U.S. President George Bush and Afghan President Hamid Karzai met at the White House to talk about improving security in Afghanistan and expanding the Afghan army. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns has the story. President Bush and Afghanis...
Major world powers agreed Friday on a new U.N. Security Council resolution on Iran's nuclear program despite tensions between the United States and Russia over Georgia. The draft measure, expected to win swift approval in the full council, reaffirms...
The top U.S. military officer, Admiral Mike Mullen tried to ease tensions with Pakistan Friday, saying that now, more than ever, is the time for calm and cooperation. The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff made the remarks one day after U.S. and...
Cambodia's new National Assembly was sworn-in Wednesday, giving the Cambodian People's Party a further five-year mandate following its landslide victory in this year's general election. A threatened opposition boycott of the event was abandoned at t...
Senior U.S. and Russian officials say the two powers will continue cooperation on ending the Iranian and North Korean nuclear programs despite their bitter disagreement over Russian intervention in Georgia. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Ru...
European Union interior ministers have agreed to common immigration and asylum standards at a meeting in Brussels, but they still remain at odds over the details of a so-called blue card for skilled foreign workers. Lisa Bryant has more from Paris....
A number of Muslim scholars are condemning a recent Islamic edict, or fatwah, by Syrian-born Saudi Sheikh Mohammed Salah al Munjid calling for Mickey Mouse to be put to death. The fatwah has been mocked and derided internationally as Edward Yeranian...
Lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives have voiced concern to Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke about proposed steps to bailout U.S. financial institutions. VOA's Dan Robinson reports from Capitol Hil...
U.S. President George Bush has invited both presidential candidates and the Congressional leadership to the White House in hopes of securing a deal to help the nation's ailing financial sector. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports the president urged public...
U.S. President George Bush says he is impressed by efforts by Lebanese President Michel Suleiman to reconcile the country's rival factions. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports, the two men met in the Oval Office Thursday. President G...
Sri Lanka hopes to take advantage of the growing regional demand for information technology graduates. A new training institute opens next year to provide skilled graduates to meet increasing demand. Ron Corben recently visited Colombo and has this...
The U.N. refugee agency says it is concerned that new, smuggling rings taking advantage of refugees may be developing in eastern Sudan. It says 21 refugees from Eritrea and Somalia are feared to have drowned recently when their overloaded boat capsi...
The prime minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, veteran independence leader and former rebel Antoine Gizenga, has resigned. VOA's Scott Bobb reports from our West Africa bureau in Dakar. Antoine Gizenga (file photo) Congolese Prime Minis...
India's prime minister and Pakistan's president have agreed to a new round of peace talks before the end of the year. Barry Newhouse in Islamabad and Anjana Pasricha in New Delhi report the leaders also agreed to a joint commission that will investi...
The chairman of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee says top Bush administration officials in 2002 and 2003 discussed the legality of harsh interrogation techniques used on terrorism suspects. At a hearing Thursday, Senator Carl Levin said Secr...
