By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 18 June 2008 Syria's president, on an official visit to India, has emphasized the need for peace in the volatile Middle East region. His visit, the first by a Syrian president in three decades, aims at boosting trade and...
By Paul Sisco Washington 02 April 2008 An electric company in the sunny western U.S. state ofCalifornia plans to begin installing solar panels on rooftops of commercial buildings to produce environmentally friendly energy. VOA's Paul Sisco has the st...
By Barry Newhouse Uchrai Sar 26 February 2008 Last year much of Pakistan's scenic Swat valley had been taken over by a band of Islamic militants. Fighters loyal to radical cleric Maulana Fazlullah seized control of police stations and set-up crude co...
By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 26 July 2007 Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua unveiled his new cabinet Thursday, nearly two months after he became leader of Africa's most populous country. The cabinet includes some opposition elements in what is labeled a...
By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 12 July 2007 An audit to enhance accountability and transparency in Nigeria's oil industry has been launched. For VOA, Gilbert da Costa reports that while oil firms and politicians have benefitted from oil revenues, the weal...
By Paula Wolfson Washington, D.C. 05 July 2007 President Bush is calling on Americans to be patient, as the U.S. troop buildup takes effect in Iraq. Mr. Bush spoke at an Independence Day event in the state of West Virginia -- as Americans across the...
By Paula Wolfson White House 23 May 2007 President Bush says al-Qaida terrorist leaders tried to turn Iraq into a launch pad for attacks on the United States. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports Mr. Bush outlined details of the plan in a speech Wednesday at...
By David McAlary Washington 09 May 2007 Scientists have announced they have begun assembling an Internet catalog of every living thing on Earth. The organizers say the new website will become the single location where researchers can go to study the...
By Rory Byrne Phnom Penh 03 April 2007 Preliminary results indicate that the ruling Cambodian People's Party has won a landslide victory in recent local elections. The margin of victory was similar to the result of the last election and was widely fo...
By Al Pessin Pentagon 20 March 2007 A senior U.S. military officer says insurgents in Iraq used two children to help them pass a coalition checkpoint in Baghdad in recent days, and then detonated a car bomb, killing the children. The officer reporte...