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Many world leaders are expressing shock and sympathy following the devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan, and are offering to assist the country as it struggles to recover from the disaster. U.S. President Barack Obama pledged assistance for wh
By Ernest Leong Washington, DC 29 August 2006 watch Agassi Retirement report American tennis star Andre Agassi will retire from professional tennis after playing in this year's U.S. Open. VOA's Ernest Leong has more on an athlete who began his caree
By Gilbert da Costa 28 July 2006 Nigerian politicians are condemning the assassination of a leading candidate to be governor of the coastal city of Lagos. Gilbert da Costa in Abuja reports for VOA that the killing has prompted concerns that the run-
By VOA Sports Washington, DC 01 July 2006 Andre Agassi kisses the crowd good bye at Wimbledon Saturday was a bad day for American tennis players at Wimbledon, with Andre Agassi, Andy Roddick and defending champion Venus Williams all knocked out of t
By Peter Fedynsky Moscow 28 June 2007 Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is in Moscow for discussions with Russian President Vladimir Putin about a possible arms deal and expanded economic ties between the two countries. VOA Correspondent Peter Fedynsk
By Suzanne Presto United Nations 23 August 2007 Georgian U.N. Ambassador Irakli Alasania is accusing Russia of new airspace violations. Georgia is already pursuing investigations into an alleged incursion and missile launch earlier this month. From V
France's ambassador to Tbilisi is being hailed as a hero for his role in rescuing two American children trapped behind enemy lines in a Russian-occupied region of Georgia. VOA's Peter Heinlein in Tbilisi reports diplomats and relief agencies are wor
Nigeria is due to complete its withdrawals from the disputed Bakassi peninsula on the 14th of August, but fresh tension is mounting as Nigerian gunmen opposed to the handover intensify attacks on Cameroon troops in the territory. Gilbert da Costa in
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is offering government assistance to car buyers in an effort to support the country's ailing auto producers. The move comes amid an economic slowdown that is also affecting American car companies in Russia. Russ
By Lisa Bryant Paris 18 September 2009 NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen speaks during a speech at the Concert Noble in Brussels, Belgium, 18 Sep 2009 In another sign of closer ties between western nations and Russia, NATO's new secretary
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 19 September 2009 Yemeni NGO workers give newly arrived Somali migrants water on the beach of Hasn Beleid village, 230 kms east of the Red Sea port of Aden, 15 Oct., 2008 The International Organization for Migration and the Un
By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 25 September 2009 An image from India's Chandrayan 1 spacecraft shows the distribution of water-rich minerals around a small crater on the surface of the Moon, 24 Sep 2009 India is triumphant at the role played by its in
Following Asia's lead, European markets are down Thursday due to persistent worries about the length and depth of the unfolding global recession. In Britain, yet another large central bank interest rate cut was announced to combat the downward econo
As had been feared, the U.S. economy lost more than one half million jobs in December, capping the worst year for job losses since World War II. People wait to talk with potential employers during job fair at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New J
Guinea's President Calls for Calm After Assassination Attempt Guinea's president is calling for calm following an overnight attack on his home in a suburb of the capital, Conakry. Soldiers are out in force in Guinea's capital following a nearly two-h
By Victoria Cavaliere New York 06 December 2007 International mediators are due to present a report to the United Nations Security Council next week on Kosovo's push for unilateral independence from Serbia. More than a dozen European nations and the
By Kurt Achin Seoul 06 May 2008 A team of United States officials is visiting North Korea to survey the country's desperate food shortage. The visit is a possible prelude to the United States supplying food aid. VOA Seoul Correspondent Kurt Achin has
A congressionally-mandated U.S. commission has released a report warning of a possible nuclear or biological attack somewhere in the world within five years. The report singles out Pakistan as the top security priority for the United States. VOA's D
The United Nations has announced the establishment of a commission to investigate the 2007 assassination of Pakistan's former prime minister Benazir Bhutto. Benazir Bhutto addresses media representatives at a press conference in Karachi, 19 Oct 2007
By Scott Stearns White House 09 September 2006 President Bush (file photo) President Bush wants Congress to approve military commissions to try suspected terrorist leaders in U.S. custody. The president and opposition Democrats are both addressing n