The United States and Vietnam have discussed possible U.S. sales of weapons and spare parts to Vietnam, as well as American military help with disaster relief and a range of other issues. The two nations' first strategic dialogue on political, defen...
By Michael Bowman Washington 19 May 2008 A Washington-based business group says the U.S. economy remains sluggish, but will likely avoid a major recession. VOA's Michael Bowman reports. The last two U.S. recessions, in the early 1990s and in 2001, sa...
By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 10 July 2007 Pakistani paramilitary troops take position during heavy gunbattle with militants at Lal masjid, or Red Mosque, 10 July 2007 Pakistani security forces have launched a military assault on militants holding Islam...
By Paul Sisco Washington, D.C. 27 June 2007 After successful careers in the sportswear business, Doug and Kristine Tompkins set out with a passion to preserve the some of the world's last remaining wild places. Today they are among the largest landho...
By Douglas Bakshian Manila 28 March 2007 Leftist parties in the Philippines say their members are being harassed by troops sent to poor sections of Manila. The military says the soldiers are there to help with public works projects and assist the pol...
By Matt Steinglass Hanoi 22 November 2006 When Vietnam joins the World Trade Organization at the end of December, one group of businessmen will not be happy: those who make a living from stolen intellectual property. Intellectual property rights are...
By Al Pessin Washington 05 June 2006 US Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, left, talks with Vietnamese PM Phan Van Khai in Hanoi U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld travels to Indonesia Tuesday...
By Barry Wood Washington 11 March 2006 Slobodan Milosevic (2000 file photo) Slobodan Milosevic, for 13 years the dictatorial leader of Serbia and later Yugoslavia, and the person most directly associa...
By Meredith Buel Washington 12 January 2006 U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has defended the military's response to allegations of prisoner abuse, saying those responsible for illegal conduct a...
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