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By Margaret Besheer Irbil 03 January 2007 An Iraqi official says the person believed to have recorded an unofficial video of Saddam Hussein's execution on a camera phone has been arrested and is being questioned. The video, which shows witnesses tau
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. A premature baby in a hospital in Istanbul, Turkey Each year millions of babies are born too soon and too small. Premature or preterm births are defined as births at less than thirty-seven weeks. P
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 20 January 2008 Israel is threatening to target the leader of the Islamic guerrilla group Hezbollah in Lebanon. As Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, the threats came in response to a fiery speech that infur
By Patricia Nunan Kathmandu 21 April 2006 Following days of anti-monarchy protests, Nepal's King Gyanendra has called upon opposition parties to appoint a new prime minister, who will head an interim
By Nancy-Amelia Collins Dili, East Timor 27 May 2006 East Timorese Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri has said the violence engulfing the capital, Dili, is part of a coup plot to unseat him. Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri As ethnic fighting raged across Dil
By Andre de Nesnera Washington 20 May 2008 Tensions remain high between Russia and Georgia over the breakaway Georgian regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. In this report from Washington, VOA Senior Correspondent Andr de Nesnera describes recent de
Iowans Prepare for First Presidential Selection Event As Republican presidential candidates make a final push to woo undecided voters, organizers are making final preparations for Iowas caucus voting. Republicans say they expect record turnout as Iow
Syrian Refugees Watch Violence Unfold from Border Camp Syrian helicopters buzz rebel-held territory - occasionally firing rockets that raise plumes of smoke. Army snipers holed up in a minaret take aim at anyone trying to flee Syria. Kilis refugee ca
Government auditors have told the U.S. Congress that future U.S. reconstruction efforts must be monitored closely and managed competently to avoid a repetition of fraud and waste that occurred with efforts in Iraq. Reconstruction project in Iraq In
Continuing Violence in Syria Raises Fears About Future The images out of Syria are frightening. And so far, President Bashar al-Assad has not taken steps to de-escalate the crisis. That worries Dr. Jerald Post at George Washington University. He is d
Poliomyelitis, known as polio, is a viral disease that can cause paralysis. It once infected millions of people each year, but vaccination efforts around the world have brought the yearly number of new cases to just less than 1000. That dramatic redu
Dozens Killed as Wave of Violence Strikes Iraq 伊拉克遭遇一系列暴力袭击 A series of explosions and attacks hit cities and towns across Iraq Monday, killing at least 63 people. It was the most violent day in the country in months. 周一,伊
Violence on Rise in Iraq's Oil-Rich Kirkuk Area Four months ago, Tuz Khormatu, a sleepy town 80 kilometers southeast of Kirkuk, became the new frontline between Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdish region and the central government. Political tensions over
Violence Overwhelms Pakistan's Largest City Suspected militants threw a grenade at Pakistan's paramilitary Ranger forces in Karachi in early April, killing four. It was just another attack in what has become Pakistan's most violent city. Roughly 20 m
By Scott Stearns White House 09 June 2006 President Bush says the death of terrorist leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi will not stop the violence in Iraq, but it will help. Mr. Bush says it is too soon to say whether Iraqi security forces will be able to
By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 06 January 2006 In Washington, the Senate Judiciary Committee begins hearings Monday into the nomination of Appeals Court Judge Samuel Alito to the U.S. Supreme Court. VOA
By Meredith Buel Washington 14 September 2006 Iraqi security forces have found the bodies of at least 20 more people in Baghdad Thursday, bringing the number of victims of apparent sectarian violence to more than 80 in the last two days. The spike i
By Margaret Besheer Washington 08 December 2007 The U.S. Justice Department and the Central Inteligence Agency (CIA) announced Saturday that they would open an investigation into the spy agency's destruction of videotapes that showed the interrogatio
A spokesman says Ethiopian troops will complete their withdrawal from Somalia within days, and that sufficient precautions have been made to prevent a feared power vacuum when they are gone. Troop convoys have been seen pulling back to positions acr
By Noel King Khartoum 03 October 2006 The African Union mission in Sudan has reported a flare-up in violence in southern Darfur. The AU says the former rebel Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) has begun attacking civilians in Gereida, following clashes