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By Paula Wolfson White House 19 December 2006 The Bush administration says it will not comment on reports it is considering a naval build-up off the coast of Iran. The reports began to surface as Iranian leaders vowed to defy any international sanct
By Meredith Buel Washington 07 February 2006 U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld says the military must continue to transform in order to defend America against terrorists and future threats that a
By Margaret Besheer Baghdad 20 December 2006 The new U.S. defense secretary, Robert Gates, has made good on his promise to make the Iraq war his top priority, arriving in the country to assess the situation on the ground just two days after being sw
By Paula Wolfson Washington 03 July 2007 President Bush in Washington, 3 July 2007 President Bush is defending his decision to commute the prison sentence of a former top White House aide. VOA White House Correspondent Paula Wolfson reports, the acti
By Peter Heinlein United Nations 19 March 2007 U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has praised a five-year old Saudi Arabian peace proposal as a pillar in the search for Middle East peace. The Saudi plan is to be discussedlater this month at an Arab s
By Peter Heinlein United Nations 19 March 2007 U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says he is encouraged by North Korea's apparent willingness to dismantle its nuclear weapons. In an exclusive VOA interview, Mr. Ban discussed his back stage role in th
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 22 May 2006 Lee Jong-wook World Health Organization Director General Dr. Lee Jong-wook has died after undergoing surgery over the weekend for a blood clot in his brain. He was 6
By Scott Stearns Washington 23 February 2006 President Bush is defending a deal that would allow a company owned by the United Arab Emirates to manage commercial shipping operations at six major U.S.
By Deborah Block St. Paul, Minnesota 23 April 2007 The Midwest U.S. state of Minnesota is home to the largest Hmong community outside Asia. They originally came from Laos as refugees after the Vietnam War. At least half of Minnesota's 60,000 Hmong l
By Peter Heinlein United Nations 26 April 2007 U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has expressed grave concern at the violence in Somalia. VOA's Peter Heinlein at U.N. headquarters reports officials also fear the consequences of Somalia's burgeoning h
By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 19 April 2007 The U.N. refugee agency says it has sent medical and relief supplies to a small Somali town near the Kenyan border, the destination of many people fleeing violence and instability in Somalia. Cathy Majtenyi rep
By David Gollust State Department 26 December 2006 The United States said Tuesday Ethiopia has genuine security concerns in Somalia and has intervened at the request of that country's legitimate governing authority. But the State Department called o
By Paula Wolfson New York 19 September 2006 President Bush addresses the 61st session of the UN General Assembly at UN headquarters, Tuesday, September 19, 2006 President Bush is urging U.N. members to support reformers and moderates in the Middle E
By David Gollust United Nations 18 September 2006 Kofi Annan U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan warned Monday that Iraq could be heading for full-scale civil war if current levels of violence continue. He spoke at a meeting on the Iraq situation at t
By Margaret Besheer Beirut 28 August 2006 Kofi Annan arrives in Beirut, Monday After a meeting with the Lebanese Prime Minister and other top officials, U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan says he is satisfied Lebanon is committed to the U.N. resoluti
By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 21 May 2007 President Bush is accusing Democrats in Congress of playing politics as they prepare to take a no-confidence vote this week on Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez. VOA's Dan Robinson reports from Capitol Hill, c
By Scott Stearns White House 28 June 2007 President Bush says there are hopeful signs of progress in Iraq as 30,000 additional U.S. troops have been battling al-Qaida terrorists. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports the president's com
By Scott Stearns Rostock, Germany 07 June 2007 U.S. President George Bush says his plans for a missile defense system in Europe are no threat to Russia. Russian President Vladimir Putin says it is the start of a new arms race. VOA White House Corresp
By Purnell Murdock Washington 21 April 2006 The top U.N. humanitarian official says the relief effort in Sudan's Darfur region is on the verge of collapse because of a lack of funds and government res
By Stephanie Ho Washington 19 February 2006 Michael Chertoff during his testimony before Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Feb. 15, 2006 Homeland Security Secretary Micha