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An unprecedented two-day dialogue of top U.S. and Chinese officials ended in Washington Tuesday with pledges by the two governments to work more closely together on political, economic and environmental issues. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton sai
By Matt Steinglass Hanoi 06 December 2006 On a visit to strengthen efforts to provide HIV/AIDS treatment, former U.S. President Bill Clinton strolled the streets of the Vietnamese capital, met with young Vietnamese and discussed the work of the newl
President Barack Obama and Mexican President Felipe Calderon have pledged to overhaul their countries' bilateral relationship to confront urgent challenges ranging from security threats to environmental dangers. The two leaders spoke at Mexico's pre
A senior North Korean official says his country is beginning to restore a disabled nuclear facility capable of producing weapons material. Pyongyang says the United States has not fulfilled obligations under a multinational agreement to get rid of t
By Robert Raffaele Washington, D.C. 18 August 2006 watch UNIFIL report Lebanese soldiers reached the country's southern border Friday, taking up positions in villages battered during the war between Israel and Hezbollah. This comes as the United Nat
By Lisa Bryant Paris 25 January 2007 A week before the Bush administration tries to revive stalled Middle East peace talks, Israeli and Palestinian politicians pledged new efforts Thursday to secure a breakthrough during a high-level conference in D
By Lisa Bryant Paris 25 January 2007 Lebanon's embattled government received a generous boost Thursday when donors meeting in Paris pledged more than $7.5 billion in assistance, including loans. Lisa Bryant has more on the meeting for VOA from the F
The Presidents of Pakistan, Afghanistan and Turkey have pledged to increase cooperation in the fight against terrorism, during talks held in Istanbul Friday. Turkey hosted the talks as part of an ongoing initiative to improve long strained relations
Representatives from donor nations meeting in Egypt have pledged more than $4.4 billion in new aid to help rebuild the war-torn Gaza Strip after the recent conflict between Israel and Hamas. A general view of the opening session of the international
Republicans Soften No-Tax Pledge to Trim US Deficit In the U.S. Congress, Republican leaders say they would be willing to break a no-tax pledge as part of a comprehensive deal to reduce Americas massive federal deficit. Signs of possible compromise c
US, UN Pledge Action Against North Korea Nuclear Test As crowds in Pyongyang celebrate what North Korean leaders call a successful nuclear test in legitimate self-defense, U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon says the test is a direct challenge to the
By Daniel Schearf Hua Hin, Thailand 26 October 2009 Meetings of Southeast Asian leaders and their dialogue partners have ended with a pledge to build a more flexible economic community that is less dependent on the United States. There were also som
By Roger Wilkison Beijing 15 December 2006 watch video report by Mil Arcega The United States and China have agreed to try to redress imbalances in their economic relationship, which saw China achieve a $200 billion trade surplus last year. Top-leve
By Scott Stearns Monrovia 21 February 2008 President Bush has announced new American funds to help Liberia rebuild its education system. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports the president visited this civil-war scarred country on the l
By Barry Newhouse Islamabad 19 February 2008 Pakistan's two main opposition parties appear to have won big gains in parliamentary elections and are pledging to form a coalition government. VOA's Barry Newhouse reports from Islamabad that even before
By David Gollust State Department 03 July 2007 Russian President Vladimir Putin (l) and U.S. President Bush during a joint press conference at the Bush family compound in northeastern U.S. state of Maine, 02 Jul 2007 The United States and Russia vowe
By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 07 November 2007 French President Nicolas Sarkozy, addressing a joint meeting of the U.S. Congress, has pledged to strengthen ties with the United States, saying Americans can count on France in the war on terrorism and e
25 NATO countries and other contributors to the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan have pledged about 7,000 additional troops to supplement new U.S. force commitment to Afghanistan. David Gollust | Brussels 04 December 2009 Watch:
By Paula Wolfson White House 21 May 2007 The situation in Afghanistan dominated talks between President Bush and NATO Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer at the Bush family ranch in Texas. VOA's Paula Wolfson, reports the president wants NATO to
Senior international envoys vowed continued strong support for Afghanistan during strategy talks in Paris on Wednesday. This comes amid rising violence in Afghanistan and on the heels of the country's controversial elections. L-R, US Envoy Richard H