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By Andre de Nesnera Washington 11 September 2006 Five years ago, the United States was struck by the most devastating terrorist attack in its history. Subsequent investigations indicated that al-Qaida - a radical Islamic group led by Osama bin Laden
By Jim Randle Irbil, Iraq 25 September 2006 Saddam Hussein's stormy trial on genocide and other charges has resumed in Baghdad. The trial was in session just two hours before the former Iraqi leader was thrown out of court - again. ------- Former Ir
By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 27 November 2006 Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Monday he is willing to dismantle settlements and release Palestinian prisoners to achieve a lasting peace with Palestinians. VOA's Jim Teeple reports from Jerusalem th
By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 07 August 2006 Lebanese civil defense rescuers carry body of a victim in Ghaziyeh, August 7, 2006 Israeli warplanes struck the cities of Beirut and Tyre, as well as small villages along the Israel-Lebanon border on Monday. At
By Steve Herman New Delhi 19 February 2007 The final resting place in India for the 16th century Mughal Emperor Humayun Humayun's tomb has pitted urban planners and environmentalists against bureaucrats. As VOA's Steve Herman reports from New Delhi,
By Carolyn Weaver Washington, DC 11 May 2006 watch Dada report Max Ernst, The Hat Makes the Man, 1920 The National Gallery of Art in Washington is about to say goodbye to amajor show on Dada, the earl
By Nancy-Amelia Collins Jakarta 23 April 2007 Richard Ness walks upon arrival for his trial at a district court in Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia (File Photo) An Indonesian court is expected to rule Tuesday on pollution charges against one of the
By Meredith Buel Washington 18 April 2007 A closely divided U.S. Supreme Court has upheld a ban on a controversial abortion procedure. VOA correspondent Meredith Buel has details from Washington. Pro-abortion demonstrators in front of the US Supreme
US Court Ruling on Corporate Campaign Spending Draws Concern Two years ago this month [January 21], the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that government may not limit spending by corporations on political campaigns. The majority in the narrow 5-4 decision, k
Experts: Tightening Iran Sanctions Hurts Ordinary Iranians Tehran's refusal to address international concerns about its atomic ambitions has forced the United States and the United Nations to tighten sanctions on Iran. U.S. authorities are investigat
Olympic Games Hurt Business in London The street performers at Londons Covent Garden can still draw a crowd. But in the middle of the summer tourist season, those crowds are smaller than usual. And the nearby market seems almost empty compared to the
LINDA WERTHEIMER, HOST: We have a new biography to talk about - a biography with recipes. It's the story of Paula Wolfert. Wolfert lived in Marrakesh for a time and wrote the first major American cookbook from there. It's called Couscous And Other Go
By Greg Flakus Washington 07 April 2006 In Caracas, Venezuela Friday, supporters of President Hugo Chavez threw rocks, eggs and fruit at a vehicle carrying U.S. Ambassador William Brownfield from a st
By Benjamin Sand Irbil, Iraq 07 November 2006 Saddam Hussein called for Iraqis to forgive each other when he returned to court for a genocide trial two days after another panel of judges had condemned him to death for crimes against humanity. He sti
By Challiss McDonough Cairo 15 January 2007 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says she will attend a three-way summit next month with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to discuss the establishment of a
By Lauren Comiteau Amsterdam 09 November 2006 Judges at the International Criminal Court in The Hague began hearing evidence for the first time, as prosecutors began laying out their case against a Congolese militia leader. Thomas Lubanga is accused
By Paula Wolfson Rome 12 June 2008 U.S. President George Bush says he disagrees with a Supreme Court ruling that prisoners at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility have the right to challenge their detention before civilian judges. VOA's Paula Wolfs
By Kari Barber Dakar 11 March 2007 Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade Senegal's highest court has certified a first-round victory by incumbent PresidentAbdoulaye Wade in last month's presidential election, dismissing complaints of irregularities by
By Jim Malone Washington 14 February 2007 A U.S. Supreme Court justice made a rare appearance before a Senate committee Wednesday and appealed to Congress to increase the pay for federal judges. Associate Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy made h
By Peter Fedynsky Moscow 14 June 2007 A military court in southern Russia Thursday convicted four soldiers, three in absentia, for the murder of six Chechen civilians in 2002. The conviction comes after two civilian juries had found the men innocent.