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One of the interesting diversions related to the nomination of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as the Republican vice-presidential candidate is the revelation that she had been sympathetic to, and possibly even involved in, a secessionist, or independen
By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 14 August 2007 Pakistani girls wave national flags at a flag hoisting ceremony in Islamabad, 14 Aug 2007 Pakistan is celebrating its 60-year anniversary Tuesday. People have taken to the streets throughout the country to co
By Gary Thomas Washington 17 July 2007 A new U.S. intelligence estimate says al-Qaida remains determined to mount attacks on major targets in the United States, especially if it can acquire weapons of mass destruction. VOA correspondent Gary Thomas r
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 10 May 2008 The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) says it has sent the first UN convoy of aid overland into Burma, and a planeload of shelter supplies has been flown in from Dubai. Lisa Schlein reports for VOA from UNHCR headquarters i
By Steve Herman New Delhi 19 September 2007 A day after Nepal's former Maoist insurgents bolted from the country's interim government, there is hope they may soon return, allowing planned national elections to go ahead unhindered at the end of this y
By Jim Randle Baghdad 10 September 2007 Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki says his country has made progress toward improving security, but Iraqi forces are not yet ready to take over full responsibility from the U.S. military. VOA's Jim Randle re
By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 03 January 2008 The government of Sri Lanka says it is withdrawing from a cease-fire agreement with Tamil rebels because the pact has become meaningless. Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi the withdrawal is largely sy
Republican Sarah Palin and Democrat Joe Biden debated foreign policy and the economy Thursday night in the only vice presidential debate of the campaign. Alaskan Governor Palin, a newcomer to the national stage, stood her ground during her exchanges
By Jim Malone Washington 13 September 2007 One of the leading contenders for the Republican Party's presidential nomination next year is former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani. Giuliani won praise for his handling of the aftermath of the September
By Kari Barber Freetown 06 September 2007 The two candidates vying for the presidency in Sierra Leone's runoff on Saturday did not take part in a joint peace march as they said they would. The march, ordered by President Ahmed Tejan Kabbah, was suppo
By Sonja Pace London 11 July 2007 United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon says stopping the killing and finding a political solution in the Darfur region of Sudan remain his highest priorities. VOA's Sonja Pace reports from London, the U.N. chie
By Suzanne Presto New York 20 August 2007 The United Nations Security Council unanimously approved a resolution extending its authorization of the African Union's mission in Somalia for another six months. It also calls for the U.N. to develop plans
By Suzanne Presto New York 07 August 2007 Last week, the United Nations Security Council approved plans to send an expanded peacekeeping force to Sudan's Darfur region. From VOA's New York bureau, Suzanne Presto reports that officials say preparation
By Peter Fedynsky Tbilisi 06 January 2008 Election results in Saturday's Georgian presidential election continue to trickle in, with the interim count giving incumbent President Mikhail Saakashvili a narrow victory. International observers say the el
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 04 January 2008 The World Food Program says it plans to provide through the Kenyan Red Cross urgently needed food for 100,000 people displaced by violence in the Northern Rift Valley. The WFP warns the crisis in Kenya also hamp
Despite official U.S. policy banning women from military jobs that could put them into direct combat, women have increasingly been part of the ground operations - and seen fighting - in Iraq. A special team of female soldiers has accompanied male tr
By Brian Wagner Miami 19 August 2007 Peru's government has deployed1,000 more troops to help distribute aid and ensure calm in areas hit by an earthquake that killed at least 500 people. In Miami, VOA's Brian Wagner reports that damage from the quake
By Carol Pearson Washington 18 September 2007 A lot of studies have examined adult sleep problems, such as sleep apnea, a condition that can lead to heart attack or stroke. But now researchers are looking at problems that children, even infants, can
By George Dwyer Washington, D.C. 11 July 2007 On April 15, 1912 the world's largest ocean liner -- Titanic -- struck an iceberg and sank on her maiden voyage from England to the United States. Hundreds of lives were lost. The story of the Titanic's f
The war crimes trial of former Bosnian Serb political leader Radovan Karadzic has again put the spotlight on the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia. Karadzic has appeared before the court in the Hague twice since he was arrest