By Jim Malone Washington 23 February 2007 Former Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack announced Friday that he is abandoning his bid for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination next year. Vilsack and other Democratic contenders have been overshadowed so...
By Brian Wagner Miami, Florida 14 February 2007 watch Valentine's Day Flowers Flower sellers in the United States rushed to meet the demand for roses and other varieties that are given as gifts on the Valentine's Day holiday. Most of those flowers c...
By Jim Randle Baghdad 25 January 2007 Iraq's prime minister says his new security plan for Baghdad will leave no sanctuaries for militants to hide, not mosques, schools, or offices of political parties. VOA's Jim Randle reports from Baghdad, where M...
By Nancy-Amelia Collins Banda Aceh 10 December 2006 Acehnese man rides his bike past a campaign sign for one of parties contesting the election on Sunday Dec. 10, 2006 in Banda Aceh The mood is upbeat in Indonesia's Aceh province, the day before cit...
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 08 December 2006 Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh says his Hamas-led government will never recognize Israel and will continue to fight for the liberation of Jerusalem. Ismail Haniyeh, left, and Iranian Vice Presid...
By Benjamin Sand Irbil, Iraq 27 October 2006 U.S. and Iraqi officials are embracing a five-day drop in violence across the capital, Baghdad. Attacks throughout much of the country surged during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. ---- Worshippers prot...
By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 26 July 2006 Addressing Congress, the Iraqi prime minister has described the war against terrorism as a conflict between genuine Islam and extremists seeking to undermine it. VOA's Dan Robinson reports from Capitol Hill,...
By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 22 June 2006 Over the past two weeks, lawmakers have engaged in one of the most significant periods of debate on Iraq since U.S. and coalition forces ousted former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein in early 2003. The debate...
By Franz Wild Abidjan 15 May 2006 Opposition groups in Chad are rejecting election results that show President Idriss Deby won a third elected five-year term. They say the vote was characterized by fr...
By Nancy-Amelia Collins Jakarta 24 February 2006 Gloria Arroyo Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo was swept to power in 2001 after a popular movement ousted her predecessor, vowing to end co...