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By Scott Stearns Washington 30 June 2007 President Bush President Bush says U.S. troop reinforcements in Iraq are helping to reduce sectarian violence and car bombings in Baghdad. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports, opposition Democr
SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - Severe Ocean Storms: The Science of Nature's Power This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS, in VOA Special English. Im Barbara Klein. And Im June Simms. Today we tell about the science of severe ocean storms. Severe storms that develop over
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 Bill Rodgers Washington, DC 08 January 2007 watch Bush Administration Changes President Bush has named a new intelligence chief -- a change in the U.S. national security team that comes as Mr. Bush prepares to unveil a new Iraq strategy. Administ
By Claudia Blume Hong Kong 24 June 2007 Cesar Acuna, 57, lies in a hospital bed recovering from dengue fever in Asuncion, 2 Mar 2007 Southeast Asian nations are worried about a surge in dengue fever this year. Experts say the disease, which usually g
By Dan Robinson Washington 23 January 2007 The chairman of a key U.S. House committee says President Bush's plan to deploy 21,500 additional troops to Iraq is unacceptable because it would hurt the U.S. military's ability to respond to other crises a
The presumed Republican presidential nominee, Senator John McCain, continues to accuse his Democratic rival of advocating a defeatist U.S. policy for Iraq. VOA's Michael Bowman reports, the verbal salvo follows the conclusion of Senator Barack Obama
Republican presidential contender John McCain intends to focus on domestic economic issues this week while his Democratic opponent, Senator Barack Obama, continues his tour of the Middle East and Europe. But on Monday, McCain was quick to respond to
Election Surge by Egypt's Old Guard Frustrates Revolutionary Youth Egypt's revolution primarily was an uprising of the young -- a rejection of the old, stifling, decades-long government. So it is particularly galling to many activists that two of the
Surge of Rohingya Flee Myanmar for Uncertain Future in Malaysia KUALA LUMPUR The United Nations has called the Rohingya Muslims one of the worlds most persecuted minority groups. Fleeing persecution in Myanmar, the Rohingya see Malaysia, a Muslim cou
By Cindy Saine Washington 02 November 2007 Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee, little known outside his home state, is running a low-budget, long-shot campaign for the Republican nomination for president. The 52-year-old has become a darling of t
By Al Pessin Pentagon 17 March 2008 As the Iraq war passes its fifth anniversary this week, the U.S. military is bracing for a transition that will reduce its combat power in Iraq by more than 20 percent by July, as the surge forces President Bush de
By Sean Maroney Kabul 09 November 2009 As U.S. President Barack Obama debates with his advisers on whether to increase the number of American troops in Afghanistan, Afghans have their own opinions. This year has been the deadliest for foreign troops
By Ayaz Gul Islamabad 12 February 2007 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates speaks at a news conference, at Chaklala airbase in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, 12 Feb 2007 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says the United States and its allies are determined
By Jim Malone Washington 09 January 2007 President Bush will deliver one of the most important speeches of his presidency on Wednesday when he presents his strategy for a new way forward in Iraq. White House officials are not discussing specifics of
By Dan Robinson Washington 10 January 2007 watch Bill Rodgers Iraq report Majority Democrats in Congress are signaling they intend to put up strong resistance to any troop surge in Iraq proposed by President Bush in his speech Wednesday. VOA's Dan R
By Dan Robinson Washington 10 April 2008 Lawmakers have pressed the top U.S. military commander in Iraq, General David Petraeus, and U.S. Ambassador Ryan Crocker, about the duration of the U.S. military presence in Iraq, and political progress by the
By Al Pessin Baghdad 11 February 2008 During a visit to Baghdad Monday, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates endorsed his Iraq commander's proposal for a pause in the U.S. troop drawdown after the last of the surge troops go home in July. VOA's Al Pes
By Dan Robinson Washington 07 June 2007 President Bush's nominee to be special adviser on Iraq and Afghanistan says he is concerned about the Iraqi government's capacity for political reconciliation. Lieutenant General Douglas Lute also told a Senat
By Michael Bowman Washington 03 June 2007 U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker speaks during a press conference in Baghdad, 28 May 2007 Iraqi authorities say a suicide car bomber killed 10 people and wounded more than two dozen others in an attack on