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Tensions are rising in Northern Ireland as a policeman becomes the third murder victim in the province in the past 48 hours. Just like the two British soldiers killed on Saturday, the officer was gunned down. While politicians are united in their co
By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 22 February 2007 A new radio station launched this week in the West Bank hopes to help bridge the divide between Palestinians and Israelis. VOA's Jim Teeple reports, those behind the station say they had success with a similar
By Jim Malone Washington 19 April 2007 Investigators said Thursday the disturbing video images of the student responsible for the worst shooting spree in U.S. history did not add much to their probe of what happened and why at Virginia Tech Universi
Renee Montagne: This is Morning Edition from NPR News. I'm Renee Montagne. John Ydstie: And I'm John Ydstie. In Your Health this morning, two stories on medical report cards and how people are using them. We look first at efforts to rank hospitals a
By Ben Gilbert Baghdad 06 January 2006 Iraqi soldiers gathered in the U.S.-protected Green Zone Friday to celebrate Armed Forces Day. The parades and speeches come one day after suicide bombers in two
By Naomi Schwarz Dakar 23 February 2007 Rallies have ended in Senegal ahead of the presidential election on Sunday. Broken alliances, accusations and street fights have marked an election campaign in which octogenarian President Abdoulaye Wade faces
Washington, DC 12 December 2006 watch Cultural Diplomacy Amid the turmoil generated by U.S. policies in the Middle East, the American diplomatic community is looking for more effective ways to communicate with Arab populations throughout the Middle
AS IT IS 2013-05-28 Nigeria Struggles to Control Violence From VOA Learning English, welcome to As It Is. Hello, Im Steve Ember. Today, from Nigeria, government attempts to control violence by the Islamist militant group Boko Haramand pardons to mili
By Brian Wagner Miami 27 March 2008 The Endeavour has landed, after completing the longest space shuttle mission to the International Space Station. VOA's Brian Wagner has this report. The seven-member crew of Endeavour returned to Earth more than tw
By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 29 March 2008 Zimbabweans are going to the polls today to choose a president, parliament and local councils. The elections come amid a severe economic crisis, as we hear from VOA's Scott Bobb in our Southern Africa Bureau i
By Barry Newhouse Irbil 16 February 2007 Hundreds-of-thousands of Iraqis have fled sectarian violence near their homes since Saddam Hussein was ousted, and the U.N. says up to 1 million more could flee their homes this year. About half of them are be
By Noel King Khartoum 19 December 2006 Sudan hosted summits by both the African Union and Arab League during the past year, and it has one of the 10 fastest-growing economies in the world. But the country's Darfur region remains wracked by a deadly
By Jim Malone Washington 18 December 2006 2006 was a year of change in U.S. politics as Democrats won back control of Congress for the first time in 12 years. As VOA National Correspondent Jim Malone reports from Washington, public unhappiness over
By Gilbert da Costa Abjua 22 November 2006 A new crop of leaders have emerged in West Africa that is focusing on building a culture of democracy, transparency and accountability to achieve sustainable development, according to the regional group ECO
Markets made moderate gains Thursday on news that congressional leaders had agreed in principle to a bailout plan for troubled firms on Wall Street. But a White House meeting later in the day highlighted work that still needs to be done to reach a f
By Mil Arcega Washington, D.C. 18 August 2006 watch Security report The alleged terror plot to use liquid explosives to bring down commercial jets over the Atlantic Ocean is fueling research into explosives detection technologies. Several U.S. compa
By Jim Malone Washington 21 June 2007 New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg caused a political stir this week with his decision to leave the Republican Party to become an unaffiliated independent. Bloomberg's move has fueled speculation that he might
By Patricia Nunan Kathmandu 26 April 2006 After months of confrontation, Nepal's king and opposition political parties say they will work together to bring peace and democracy to the country. Parliame
By Nancy-Amelia Collins Dili 30 May 2006 Violence continued in the East Timor capital Dili Tuesday as the fractured government entered a second day of talks on how to end days of fighting triggered by a split in the military. -----------------------
By Michael Bowman Washington 26 February 2006 Iraqi father carries his injured son to a hospital in Baqouba, Iraq, February 26, 2006 A mortar attack in southern Baghdad has killed at least 15 people a