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Indian government officials say prime minister Manmohan Singh was taken to a New Delhi hospital and is due to undergo coronary artery bypass graft surgery Saturday to clear blockages in his heart. Earlier in the week, the prime minister canceled a t
Rescue efforts continue in southwest Pakistan, where the official death toll from Wednesday's magnitude 6.4 earthquake reached 215. VOA's Barry Newhouse reports from Islamabad that providing shelter for homeless families is now a top priority. Rescu
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By Jim Malone Washington 06 April 2006 Court documents made public in Washington Thursday contend that President Bush personally authorized the disclosure of classified information on Iraq's weapons p
By Anna Ardayeva Moscow, Russia 17 August 2006 watch Nuclear Stockpile report It's been almost 15 years since the United States launched its program to help secure the world's largest nuclear stockpile -- in Russia. But analysts warn that the effort
By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 18 August 2006 Nigerians living in Bakassi peninsula say they are worried about their personal safety following the deployment of more Cameroonian soldiers to the area in the last few days. The Nigerian security agency may
By Nico Colombant Abidjan 27 January 2006 Liberia's new president, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, is facing increased pressure to make sure her predecessor Charles Taylor is surrendered to the war crimes cour
By Scott Stearns White House 22 March 2006 President Bush President Bush says he is deeply troubled by the case of an Afghan man who could be put to death for converting from Islam to Christianity. Mr
By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 24 January 2007 A U.S. Senate panel has approved a measure expressing opposition to President Bush's decision to send more troops to Iraq. The measure passed by a 12-9 vote, despite President Bush's appeal to Congress Tu
By Peter Fedynsky Washington, D.C. 26 June 2006 watch Terrorism report U.S. government officials say the arrest of seven suspected terrorists in Miami, Florida represents a step forward in the war against terror. But as VOA's Peter Fedynsky reports,
By Ron Corben Bangkok 23 June 2006 Foreign ministers attending a meeting of the Organization of the Islamic Conference have raised concerns over continuing violence in Thailand's largely southern Muslim provinces. The Thai government has responded t
By Paula Wolfson Washington 02 July 2007 Russian President Vladimir Putin (l) and President Bush during a joint press conference at the Bush family compound in northeastern U.S. state of Maine, 02 Jul 2007 U.S. President George W. Bush and Russian Pr
By Al Pessin Pentagon 04 May 2007 The commander of U.S. forces south of Baghdad says more fighting and more casualties are ahead in the coming months, as the U.S. surge of forces is completed and clashes with insurgents increase. The officer spoke Fr
By Gilbert Da Costa Abuja 06 February 2006 Honor guard of African Union peacekeepers at El-Fasher, western Sudan One of the main rebel groups in the Western Sudan Darfur region is calling for the Afri
By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 19 October 2006 Nigeria's President Olusegun Obasanjo Thursday declared emergency rule in Ekiti state, in the southwest. Confusion has reigned in the state following the unconstitutional impeachment of the governor earlier
By Paul Sisco Washington 05 February 2007 watch World Climate Report Scientists from around the world have been meeting in Paris, working out final details of an exhaustive report on climate change and global warming. Now what? VOA's Paul Sisco repor
By Tom Rivers London 14 November 2007 British Prime Minister Gordon Brown unveiled measures in parliament designed to increase security in public places. The plans were drawn up by Security Minister Alan West after reviewing the implications of the L
By Paula Wolfson Washington 19 September 2007 President Bush is urging the U.S. Congress to permanently extend a law that enables the government to eavesdrop on suspected terrorists. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports Mr. Bush made the case for action durin