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By Sonja Pace Jerusalem 26 January 2006 Initial reactions to the apparent victory by the militant Islamic group Hamas in Wednesday's Palestinian elections run the gamut from shock and despair to cauti
By Sabina Castelfranco Istanbul 30 November 2006 Pope Benedict XVI and the spiritual leader of the world's Orthodox Christians held a solemn prayer service together Thursday in the Church of Saint George in Istanbul. During the joint ceremony they r
By Sonja Pace Ankara 28 November 2006 Pope Benedict XVI has arrived in Turkey for a four-day visit that was surrounded by controversy well before he touched down in the capital, Ankara. Some Turks resent his recent comments about Islam. Others objec
Hopes Dim for US Ratification of Global Maritime Treaty Law of the Sea Convention Maritime defense, shipping, and natural resources extraction are but a few of the endeavors covered by the Law of the Sea Convention, which governs how nations use the
By David Gollust Washington 23 January 2006 Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Monday the prospect of a role in a Palestinian government for the militant Islamic group Hamas poses a practical pr
By Phuong Tran Dakar 22 January 2007 A U.N. team has arrived in Chad to start its two-week peacekeeping assessment in Chad and the Central African Republic. The mission follows calls for increased security for the hundreds of thousands of refugees a
By Peter Heinlein United Nations 29 November 2006 Iran's president has issued an open letter to the American people in which he criticizes U.S. policies in the Middle East. VOA's Peter Heinlein reports the letter was released at U.N. headquarters in
By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 02 July 2006 Pope Benedict XVI delivers his speech during Angelus prayer, July 2, 2006 Pope Benedict XVI expressed concern Sunday about the escalating violence in Iraq and the Middle East. He also made an appeal to safegu
By Al Pessin Pentagon 30 August 2006 The Defense Department has called on the Associated Press to correct a report that it says mischaracterized a speech by Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld on Tuesday. But the AP is standing by the story and many o
By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 23 May 2007 Pope Benedict Pope Benedict acknowledged on Wednesday that unjustifiable crimes were committed during the colonization of the Americas. The pontiff, who has been criticized by Indian groups, recently returned f
By Lisa Bryant Paris 25 April 2006 Chernobyl Twenty years after an explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in the Ukraine, European countries remain deeply divided over the use of nuclear power
By Sabina Castelfranco Warsaw 26 May 2006 Pope Benedict XVI celebrates mass in Warsaw, Friday The rain in Warsaw did not dampen Polish enthusiasm for Pope Benedict XVI, who is on a pilgrimage of faith and sentimental journey to his predecessor's hom
By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 26 February 2006 Pope Benedict XVI waves to faithful during the Angelus prayer in St. Peter's square, at the Vatican, February 26, 2006 Pope Benedict XVI says God will seve
By Challiss McDonough Cairo 21 March 2006 Egypt says it might have its third human case of bird flu. A woman has preliminarily tested positive for the virus, but further tests are being run to confirm
Even though Russia and Ukraine have backed off from their energy war, Eastern Europe and the Balkans face natural gas shortages after Moscow closed the taps for deliveries destined for Europe. Europeans are facing a harsh winter in which at least a
U.S. President Barack Obama will address a joint session of Congress for the first time, about the challenges the nation faces. The economy will be the main topic in the nationally-broadcast speech. President Barack Obama (file photo) The economic c
Economic Hard Times Increase Immigration Tensions in Europe Amid Romes many architectural splendors sits an unassuming doorway. It leads to a counseling center for immigrants, run by the Catholic Church. These people, some from the European Union and
By Doug Levine Washington 06 September 2006 Famed jazz trumpeter and bandleader Maynard Ferguson died of kidney and liver failure at a hospital in Ventura, California on Wednesday August 23. He was 78 years old. Like the late Dizzy Gillespie, Fergus
Hopes were dashed Tuesday as European stocks were flat following Monday's heavy losses on Wall Street. The losses in the U.S. Monday that pushed the Dow index below the 7,000 level for the first time in a dozen years spilled over Tuesday onto the ov
By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 03 December 2006 Pope Benedict XVI gestures from his study window overlooking St. Peter's Square, 3 Dec 2006 Pope Benedict expressed hope Sunday that his trip to Turkey would lead to useful dialogue with Muslims. But on a