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By Al Pessin Washington 17 August 2006 Gen. James L. Jones, Supreme Allied Commander, Europe and Commander, U.S. European Command, briefs members of the press, Thursday, Aug. 17, 2006 The commander of NATO forces worldwide says he is not surprised b
By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 02 May 2006 A relative mourns over the dead body of Azatullah, who died after a suicide attack north of Kabul, Afghanistan, May 2, 2006 A suicide attacker has hit a military
By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 21 March 2007 Somali analysts are warning the country's interim government that excluding political opponents from a crucial reconciliation conference next month could strengthen the position of radical Islamists. VOA Correspond
By Al Pessin Washington 23 March 2006 A senior U.S. officer in charge of security in three provinces south of Baghdad has told VOA Iraqi forces are becoming so competent that he believes fewer U.S. tr
By Paula Wolfson White House 01 June 2006 President Bush is urging members of the U.S. Congress to overcome their differences and pass a comprehensive immigration reform bill. The president acknowledg
The U.S. military is reviving a naval command for the Latin America and the Caribbean region, which has not been active since World War II. Officials say the re-establishment of the Fourth Fleet does not change the Navy's mission in the area. But VO
The United Nations' World Food Program says the U.S.-flagged container ship anchored off the coast of Somalia is carrying items to feed hundreds of thousands of starving people in Somalia, Uganda and Kenya. The ship's captain is being held hostage b
Thousands of people made homeless by Italy's deadliest earthquake in 30 years celebrated a somber Easter on Sunday. Six days after the quake struck and with the death toll now standing at 294, masses were held in makeshift chapels set up in tent cit
StateDepartmentReleasesAnnualReportonReligiousFreedom The U.S. State Department on Tuesday issued its annual report on religious freedom. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said that violations of religious freedom embolden extremists, and said that
British Foreign Secretary David Miliband said Wednesday that his country is determined to carry on with its combat mission in Afghanistan despite a rise in casualties and skepticism in domestic opinion polls. Miliband discussed the Afghan situation
In India, a bloc of leftist parties is withdrawing support to the Congress-led coalition to protest the government's decision to go ahead with a controversial civilian nuclear deal with the United States. But as Anjana Pasricha reports, the governme
By Al Pessin Siem Reap, Cambodia 17 July 2006 The commander of U.S. forces in the Pacific is visiting Cambodia on a get-to-know-you mission, designed to find out what the U.S. military can do to help the country rebuild its armed forces. ----------
By Sonja Pace London 07 November 2006 A British court has sentenced Muslim convert and al-Qaida operative, Dhiren Barot to life imprisonment to serve a minimum of 40 years, after he pleaded guilty to plotting terrorist attacks in Britain and the Uni
By Al Pessin Pentagon 06 February 2007 The Bush administration has announced the creation of a new U.S. military command for Africa by September of next year. The long-anticipated move will consolidate responsibility for U.S. military activities on t
By Gary Thomas Washington 15 November 2006 The head of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency says it will take many years and billions of dollars to stabilize Afghanistan. And another official, the top U.S. military intelligence officer, adds that wh
By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 13 November 2006 Troops in the semi-autonomous and secular region of Puntland in Somalia have reportedly been placed on full alert, after they failed to stop Somali Islamists from capturing a town Sunday near Galkaayo. ---- Pun
By Ivana Kuhar Washington, DC 01 February 2007 watch Cuba Transition Lessons As questions continue over Cuban leader Fidel Castro's health, there is a widespread speculation that his communist regime will not survive without him. Many wonder whether
By Alan Silverman Hollywood 10 December 2006 Two women - one from England the other from Southern California - trade homes and lifestyles for a memorable winter vacation in a new romantic comedy co-starring Kate Winslet and Cameron Diaz. Alan Silver
By Michael Bowman Washington 12 November 2006 Bomb blasts at an Iraqi police facility have killed at least 35 people and left dozens of others wounded. Continued violence in Iraq comes as newly-empowered U.S. Democratic lawmakers urge a timeline for
Doctors in Ghana say they are noticing a very disturbing trend of more and more pregnant women getting addicted to hard drugs like cocaine. But they say health practitioners lack knowledge or even basic statistics to help tackle the problem. VOA's N