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By Scott Stearns White House 14 October 2006 George W. Bush U.S. President George Bush wants strong United Nations action against North Korea following the country's reported nuclear test. Opposition Democrats say the president has not done enough t
By Katy Migiro Nairobi 02 May 2007 Ethiopia tops a list of countries where press freedom has deteriorated over the last five years, the Committee to Protect Journalists reports. The U.S.-based media advocacy group says the Ethiopian government has ja
By Jim Stevenson Washington 25 January 2006 Perhaps one of the most physically demanding sports at the Winter Olympics takes place off the ground. Freestyle Aerial Skiing requires extraordinary precis
By Alan Silverman Hollywood 11 June 2007 A new animated family film dips into the high thrills world of 'big wave' surfing; but these athletes are not the usual tanned, muscular icons of the beach. They are penguins. Surfing penguins. Alan Silverman
By Kate Woodsome Phnom Penh 09 January 2006 The World Bank has warned Cambodia that recent arrests of government critics could have a chilling affect on potential foreign investment. But pressure from
By Challiss McDonough Cairo 19 April 2007 The Arab League has picked Egypt and Jordan to take the lead in approaching Israel to promote the newly revived Arab peace plan aimed at resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. VOA correspondent Challiss
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 24 February 2007 Jordan's King Abdullah has called on the new Palestinian national unity government to accept international demands for recognition. As Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, the monarch also war
By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 25 February 2007 Foreign Ministers from seven Muslim nations met in Islamabad to discuss the deteriorating security situation in the Middle East. The conflict over Palestine as well as violence in Iraq and the growing tensi
By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 21 February 2007 Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus says he will start a new political party in Bangladesh to give a fresh democratic culture to the country. Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi that most people ha
By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 27 August 2006 Two Nigerian army soldiers stand guard in Ikang, near Calabar in the Niger Delta area of Nigeria, Monday, August 14, 2006 Leaders in the Delta region of Nigeria are denouncing a security crackdown ordered by
By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 23 January 2008 Thousands of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip poured into an Egyptian border town, early Wednesday, after militants blew a large hole in the border wall overnight that separates Gaza from Egypt. VOA's Jim Teepl
By Melinda Smith Washington, DC 22 January 2007 watch Nicotine Potency report The U.S. tobacco industry is under fire again from health experts who claim manufacturers boosted levels of nicotine in cigarettes over a seven-year period. Details of a n
Israel says it has inflicted serious damage on Hamas' military infrastructure but it says much more work remains to be done before it stops its offensive in Gaza. There are no signs of a let-up in the conflict, despite diplomatic efforts. An explosi
A new, child-friendly version of an anti-malarial drug has been launched across fourteen countries in Africa. Health officials hope the launch will help cut the number of infant deaths from malaria, by making treatment easier and more effective. The
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 06 June 2006 Sudanese refugee children sit in their makeshift classroom, Wednesday, April 19, 2006 in the refugee camp Kou Kou Angarana in Chad some 30 kilometers from the Sudan
By Gary Thomas Washington 11 January 2006 Iran has incurred international displeasure for its decision to resume work on its controversial uranium enrichment program. British Prime Minister Tony Blair
By Peter Heinlein United Nations 09 May 2006 Condoleezza Rice Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has urged the U.N. Security Council to act quickly to stop the genocide and humanitarian crisis in Dar
By Noel King Khartoum 10 January 2007 The governor of the U.S. state of New Mexico, Bill Richardson, has wrapped up a four-day trip to Sudan as head of a delegation from U.S.-based advocacy group, the Save Darfur Coalition. Richardson did not accomp
By Jim Malone Washington 04 December 2006 The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday challenging the right of local school systems in Washington state and Kentucky to carry out voluntary plans that promote racial integration. The high court
By Kurt Achin Seoul 14 June 2007 A Chinese official in Macau confirms North Korean funds have been transferred out of a bank there, en route to Pyongyang. The transfer removes a major obstacle in getting Pyongyang to fulfill its promise to begin dism