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Yulia Tymoshenko is Ukraines prime minister and one of the worlds few female leaders. She is head of the All-Ukrainian Union Fatherland party and the Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc. She was born in 1960 and spent her teenage years rising through the Soviet Co
By Steve Mort Orlando, Florida 17 October 2007 A group of Ukrainian youngsters has wrapped up a visit to the United States where they were fitted with new prosthetic arms and hands. Before heading home, the group traveled to Walt Disney World to rela
By David Dyar Washington 18 April 2007 Image received by NBC news of Cho Seoung-hui The gunman who killed 32 people at a U.S. university Monday, before killing himself, mailed a chilling video to a U.S. TV network during the massacre. The package wa
By Michael Bowman Washington 17 April 2007 The deadly shooting spree at a Virginia university has sent a chill through America's large foreign student population and, according to experts, could affect foreign enrollment in U.S. colleges and universi
By Sonja Pace Istanbul 22 July 2007 Turkish voters went to the polls Sunday to cast their votes for a new 550-seat parliament. As VOA's Sonja Pace reports from Istanbul, the choices are varied and the election is widely seen as crucial for Turkey's f
By Jim Malone Washington 20 April 2007 Friday was a day of mourning in southern U.S. state of Virginia and across the United States in memory of the 32 students and teachers who died Monday at Virginia Tech University in the worst mass shooting incid
Global Politics Shaken By Social Media By his own admission, Beppe Grillo tries hard not to look like a politician. But his '5-star Movement' took 25 percent of the vote at the Italian elections last month - the highest share for a single party. Addr
By Jim Malone Washington 07 August 2007 Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich says he will decide by October whether to join the already crowded field of Republican presidential contenders. VOA National correspondent Jim Malone reports from Washington.
By Paula Wolfson Washington 18 July 2006 View Bush Mideast comments (Real) - Download 10mb President Bush President Bush says the survival of the Lebanese government is crucial, and says he is concerned Syria appears to be looking for an opportunity
By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 26 November 2007 During the next three days Israeli and Palestinian negotiators who meet in Washington D.C. and Annapolis, Maryland will try to do something that has eluded them for seven years - resurrect the Mideast peace pr
By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 05 October 2006 EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana says dialogue with Iran must continue even if nuclear talks fail. He also said the European Union regretted North Korea's announcement that it will conduct a nuclear t
By Jim Fry Washington 06 April 2007 Tony Blair during his statement outside 10 Downing Street, London, on the announcement by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, of the release of British sailors and marines, 04 Apr 2007 British Prime Minister To
By Dan Robinson Washington 01 March 2006 Italy's prime minister, Silvio Berlusconi, says the world's democratic nations must unite to defend against radical Islamic fundamentalism. The Italian leader
By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 07 March 2007 Press-freedom watchdogs are alarmed over the recent prison sentences of four journalists in the self-declared Somaliland republic. Cathy Majtenyi reports for VOA from Nairobi. Publisher Yusuf Abdi Gabobe, of So
By Claudia Blume Hong Kong 02 April 2007 From Bombay to Beijing, a newly affluent Asian middle class is increasingly adapting Western lifestyles. Many city dwellers opt for high calorie fast food instead of healthier traditional meals and are becomin
Terrell: Where have you been? Sally: At the hospital, again. My doctor is putting me through another battery of tests. Terrell: She still hasnt been able to zero in on the cause of your pain and make a diagnosis ? Sally: No, she hasnt. Part of the pr
Syria appears to be profiting from the recent Gaza conflict and is emerging from several years of diplomatic isolation to become a key player, again, in the Middle East's diplomatic arena. President Bashar al-Assad's support for Hamas is bringing Sy
By Nancy-Amelia Collins Bali, Indonesia 11 December 2007 Debate at the U.N. climate-change conference has intensified over whether to include greenhouse gas emissions targets in a new climate accord. As VOA Correspondent Nancy-Amelia Collins reports
By Jim Malone Washington 05 March 2008 Democrat Hillary Clinton pumped new life into her presidential campaign Tuesday with decisive primary wins in Ohio, Texas and Rhode Island. Rival Barack Obama continues to lead in the delegate count, but Clinton
Hong Kong singer-actress Adia Chan has announced she will play Donna Sheridan in the newest Chinese version of Mamma Mia! In Hong Kong, I watched both the London and Broadway versions of Mamma Mia! The audience couldn't help but sing along with the p