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By Meredith Buel Washington 31 May 2007 The U.N. Security Council's decision to establish an international tribunal to prosecute suspects in the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri is a blow to the government of Syria and mig
White House: Consumer Spending Will Decline Unless Congress Averts Fiscal A new poll shows a whopping 247 million shoppers visited stores and websites over the Thanksgiving weekend. Black Friday - the unofficial start to the holiday shopping season -
By Larry London Washington, DC 16 October 2006 watch Diddy report Sean 'Diddy' Combs Sean Diddy Combs has gone through many name changes over the years -- from Puff Daddy to P. Diddy to just Diddy. The man behind Bad Boys Records and Sean John Cloth
By Noel King Khartoum 30 April 2006 A top U.N. envoy is in Sudan to assess the human-rights situation in the embattled nation. United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour is to mee
By Jim Malone Washington 31 March 2006 Incoming White House Chief of Staff Josh Bolten speaks as President Bush watches in the Oval Office of the White House Tuesday Republicans in Congress are hoping
Obama To Push G20 To Tackle Long Term Debt Issue President Barack Obama goes to the G20 economic summit in France this week with hopes of helping Europe move toward a long-term solution for its debt crisis. The president is also trying to convince th
By Deborah Block Washington, DC 08 June 2006 watch Road Rage report Traffic congestion causes road rage Experts say incidents of violent driving, known as road rage, have been on the rise in the United States for the past several years. There is eve
By Katherine Cole Washington 26 June 2007 Alison Krauss began studying classical violin when she was five years old. By eight, she had discovered the sound of bluegrass, and soon was winning fiddle contests across the United States. Alison released h
By Paula Wolfson Hanoi 18 November 2006 U.S. President George W. Bush, center, South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun, left, and Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe White House officials say the APEC summit in Vietnam will issue a joint statement Sunday
By Steve Herman Okinawa, Japan 09 March 2006 The United States pledges to move 8,000 of its Marines off the southern Japanese island of Okinawa. But U.S., Japanese and Okinawan officials are strugglin
By Paul Sisco Washington, D.C. 03 January 2007 watch Screening report Ever since the September 11th terrorist attacks on the United States, the need for airport security has led to a steady increase in the use and improvement of technology. One new
By Phuong Tran Dakar 22 January 2007 A U.N. team has arrived in Chad to start its two-week peacekeeping assessment in Chad and the Central African Republic. The mission follows calls for increased security for the hundreds of thousands of refugees a
By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 28 November 2006 The international press watchdog Reporters Without Borders Tuesday called on the Rwandan government to reverse its decision to prohibit a French radio station from broadcasting in the country. The blocking
By Meredith Buel Washington 27 April 2006 President Bush President Bush has issued an executive order freezing the economic assets of people connected to the continuing armed conflict in Sudan's Darfu
By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 22 January 2006 Swiss Guards in their blue-yellow bloomered dress uniforms attend a special mass in the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican, Sunday, Jan. 22, 2006 Pope Benedict t
A high-level panel led by former South African President Thabo Mbeki has begun work exploring a possible African-led solution to the crisis in Darfur. The panel's opening session heard strong calls for a deferment of International Criminal Court war
US Republican Presidential Candidates Tackle Foreign Policy Issues Republican candidates who want to replace President Barack Obama sparred in Washington Tuesday night in one of the few televised debates centered on foreign policy issues. The candida
By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 11 January 2007 President Bush's plan to send more than 20,000 additional troops to Iraq in a temporary surge to help the Iraqi government fight insurgents has been met with sharp criticism from majority Democrats. VOA's
Afghan officials say a suicide car bomber detonated a blast just outside the Indian embassy in Kabul, killing 40 people and wounding 140 others. VOA's Barry Newhouse reports from Islamabad the attack is one of the deadliest to hit the Afghan capital
By Margaret Besheer Irbil 13 July 2006 Iraq Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki addresses an audience during a handover ceremony, Thursday, July 13, 2006, in Samawah For the first time, coalition troops have handed over security of one of Iraq's 18 provi