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By Phil Mercer Sydney 31 March 2008 Australia has made a bid to secure a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council. The effort is part of Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's push to make Australia a bigger player on the world stage. Mr. Rudd
In the wake of the Moscow bombings, some global security experts say this kind of violence cannot be permanently stopped. But governments can do more to prevent mass casualties. Our correspondent takes a look at the additional measures governments ca
By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 12 July 2007 U.S. congressional investigators working undercover say they have obtained a license to buy enough radioactive material for a radiological bomb, without much scrutiny from federal regulators. The investigator
By Heda Bayron Kuala Lumpur 27 July 2006 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has assured Asia's top diplomats that the United States will continue working for a lasting resolution to the Middle East crisis. But the possibility of action on anot
Rights Group Challenges US Security Policy on Airline Passenger Lists Jim Malone A leading U.S. civil liberties group has filed a legal challenge to a program that seeks to bar people with suspected l
By Daniel Schearf Irbil 08 March 2008 Thousands of people have protested in the streets of Basra, Iraq's second largest city, over lack of security. Meanwhile, a mass grave has been found northeast of Baghdad containing about 100 decomposed bodies. D
By Phuong Tran Dakar 27 August 2007 Kenyan police officer stands guard as 1.1 tonnes of cocaine goes up in smoke at an incinerator in Nairobi (File Photo - 31 Mar 2006) Recent cocaine seizures in West Africa are forcing officials to find new ways to
By Paula Wolfson Jerusalem 10 January 2008 After talks in Jerusalem and on the West Bank, President Bush is getting ready to embark on the second half of his Middle East tour. VOA White House Correspondent Paula Wolfson reports he is heading to five
By Matt Steinglass Hanoi 25 April 2006 The Tenth Party Congress of Vietnam's Communist Party has reelected General Secretary Nong Duc Manh for a second five-year term. The Congress selected a new Poli
By Challiss McDonough Nabatiyeh, Lebanon 30 January 2007 Shi'ite Muslims around the world Tuesday held ritual celebrations marking the holy day known as Ashura, which commemorates the death of Muhammad's grandson. The Shi'ite ceremonies in Lebanon f
The U.S. military is providing more than 30,000 troops to help with security during Tuesday's presidential inauguration and to be ready to respond to any emergency. Members of the Armed Forces Inaugural Committee attend a large-scale map exercise at
Labour's Prime Minister Gordon Brown (right) and Liberal Democrat Party leader Nick Clegg (center) listen to Conservative leader David Cameron (left) during Britain's second televised election debate being braodcast from Bristol, 22 Apr 2010 Britain'
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, joined by White House press secretary Robert Gibbs (L) meets with reporters in the White House, 13 Aug 2010, for briefing on the Southwest Border Security Bill U.S. President Barack Obama has signed a $60
By Elizabeth Arrott Cairo, Egypt 16 November 2009 Iraqis pick through the remains of a suicide car bombing at a market in Kirkuk, 240 km from Baghdad, 16 Nov 2009 Iraqi security officials say gunmen have killed 13 people west of Baghdad, while in th
President-elect Barack Obama has chosen yet another former political rival to join his incoming cabinet. Mr. Obama has announced that New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson will be his Secretary of Commerce and that Richardson will be a key member of h
US Treasury Sec, Greenspan Paint Positive Picture of US Economy Barry Wood Treasury Secretary John Snow says the U.S. economy is on a strong growth path. Mr. Snow told a Washington gathering that an e
By Noel King Kigali 05 November 2007 Security Chiefs from 21 African nations are in the Rwandan capital Kigali for a meeting of the Committee of Intelligence and Security Services of Africa, knows by its acronym CISSA. The summit will tackle a number
By Steve Mort Laredo, Texas 03 March 2008 A plan to build a fence along the U.S. - Mexico border has been one of the hottest controversies in Texas for some time. U.S. President George Bush signed a bill in 2006 authorizing the construction of more t
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 03 March 2007 Israel is celebrating the biblical holiday of Purim under tight security. As Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, Israel has restricted the movement of Palestinians amid concerns of possible terr
By Scott Stearns White House 12 March 2008 President Bush says Congress should approve a free-trade agreement with Colombia in recognition of President Alvaro Uribe's fight against violence and drug trafficking. VOA White House Correspondent Scott St