By Barry Wood Washington 12 April 2008 The governing body of the International Monetary Fund is meeting Saturday in Washington to discuss a weakening global economy, inflation and proposals to stabilize financial markets still reeling from bank losse...
By Al Pessin Pentagon 25 January 2008 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says he discussed U.S. military policy toward Africa with Irish rock star Bono during a short meeting at his Pentagon office earlier this week. The secretary provided some deta...
By Paula Wolfson Washington 28 October 2007 First Lady Laura Bush is taking an increasingly public role on foreign policy matters - from the status of women in the Middle East, to repression in Burma. VOA White House Correspondent Paula Wolfson repor...
By Andre de Nesnera Washington 24 October 2007 U.S. plans to deploy a missile defense system in Eastern Europe continue to be a major source of contention between the United States and Russia. In this report from Washington, VOA Senior Correspondent...
By David Gollust Washington 10 October 2007 A bipartisan group of former U.S. policy makers urged the Bush administration Wednesday to provide for dialogue with the militant Palestinian group Hamas as part of diplomacy leading to the U.S.-sponsored M...
By Paula Wolfson White House 10 July 2007 President Bush is urging Congress and the American people to give his Iraq policy time to work - this as a new poll shows opposition to the war remains high. We have more on the story from VOA White House Cor...
By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 27 June 2007 South Africa's ruling African National Congress has opened a major meeting aimed at preparing the party platform for elections in two years. The conference is to debate economic and social policies, but attenti...
TRANSCRIPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER'S BROADCAST ON ECONOMIC POLICY FRIDAY 30 JUNE 2000 In a few week's time, Gordon Brown will announce to Parliament and the country the Government's spending plans for the next three years. I can't, of course, reveal t...
By Paula Wolfson White House 10 May 2007 President Bush is losing his strongest ally on Iraq. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports Britain's prime minister, Tony Blair, is stepping down at a time of slipping approval in Britain for the Iraq war. Prime Ministe...
By Jim Malone Washington 04 May 2007 Iraq, Iran and Hillary Clinton were major topics of discussion in the first Republican presidential candidates debate, held Thursday in California. VOA National correspondent Jim Malone has more on what this first...