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US Presidential Candidates Offer Similar Foreign Policy Visions The presidential candidates offered similar visions of the U.S. role in global affairs during their final debate. America remains the one indispensable nation. And the world needs a stro
The Tay Bridge DisasterBeautiful Railway Bridge of the Silv'ry Tay! Alas! I am very sorry to say That ninety lives have been taken away On the last Sabbath day of 1879, Which will be remember'd for a very long time. 'Twas about seven o'clock at night
Education Report - A Blog With Answers for Foreign Students This is the VOA Special English Education Report. International students have a lot of questions about studying in the United States. But what do you suppose is the most common question? We
By Peta Thornycroft Harare 24 August 2006 Arthur Mutambara, the Zimbabwe opposition leader who returned from South Africa to run for political office, took his campaign to his home district this week. The political rally was the first in Mutambara's
By Selah Hennessy Dakar 30 August 2007 A 19-year old Irish man has been fined about $300 in Senegal after being found guilty of public indecency. He was also given a four-month suspended sentence. The foreign volunteer worker, who was released from j
Barack Obama, the presumed Democratic presidential candidate, held talks with British leaders in London on Saturday as he wound up a foreign tour that took him to Afghanistan, Iraq, other parts of the the Middle East and Europe. VOA's Sonja Pace rep
Obama, Romney Clash on Foreign Policy There were fewer interruptions and sharp exchanges in this debate, the candidates perhaps mindful of not coming across as too negative. Biggest US threats But at times the debate did produce a clash of worldviews
Somali kidnappers have released six foreign hostages. The four European aid workers and their two Kenyan pilots were released Tuesday after eight months of captivity. A car carrying people alleged to be former hostages in Somalia leaves Nairobi's Wi
US Foreign Policy on Gay Rights Sparks Debate Living now in relative freedom and security in New York City, artist and filmmaker Alexander Kargaltsev remembers the harassment and violence he suffered as a gay man in his native Russia. I went to the d
A number of foreign observers have been keeping a close eye on the ongoing 19th CPC National Congress. They hail China's development over the past five years and speak highly of the report presented by General Secretary Xi Jinping of the CPC to the o
By Trish Anderton Jakarta 15 August 2007 Investors are beginning to show renewed interest in Indonesia, whose economy has finally been shaking off the effects of the 1997 Asian economic crisis. But one legal expert says the country's judicial system
By Paula Wolfson White House 20 December 2007 President Bush says he is looking forward to his trip to the Middle East, and is curious about what lies ahead for Russia. VOA White House correspondent Paula Wolfson reports the president used an end-of-
By Sonja Pace London 21 December 2007 The British government is set to announce a series of measures early next year to tighten restrictions on immigrant workers. A booming economy has attracted foreigners to Britain from many parts of the world in r
By Jim Malone Washington 28 December 2007 The assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto appears to have shifted the focus of the U.S. presidential race to national security and foreign policy issues. VOA National Correspondent J
By Al Pessin Washington 06 February 2008 The top NATO commander in Afghanistan is disputing claims that the Taliban is experiencing a resurgence and that the recent increase in violence proves it. The commander also says the number of foreign forces
Iran Talks Extended as Foreign Ministers Join GENEVA U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is in Geneva, after negotiators there worked late into the night toward an agreement on curbing Iran's nuclear program and easing economic sanctions. The State De
By David Gollust State Department 03 January 2008 Libyan Foreign Minister Abdel-Rahman Shalgam met Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and other officials Thursday in a meeting underlining an improving bilateral relationship. The U.S. side raised hum
By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 13 January 2007 Pakistan and India held talks to review progress in their slow-moving three-year-old peace dialogue Saturday. As VOA's Benjamin Sand reports from Islamabad, there were no major breakthroughs, but both sides
By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 02 May 2008 In India, controversy has erupted around foreign cheerleaders brought in to provide entertainment for a newly-launched cricket tournament. As Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi, many of the cheerleaders ha
By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 16 October 2009 As India's economy recovers from the global financial crisis, foreign investment is flowing back into the country, and stock markets - as in many other countries, are again buoyant. Stock broker reacts as