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By Al Pessin Pentagon 04 May 2006 U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld faced tough questioning during an appearance before a foreign affairs group in the southern United States on Thursday. Several
By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 21 March 2007 Former Vice President Al Gore has testified before Congress on the dangers posed by global warming. VOA's Dan Robinson reports, the environmentalist and former presidential candidate urged lawmakers to take
Anchor: This morning we continue our focus on the business of the US and China. We've been hearing for years that China worries American manufacturers of everything from T-shirts to auto parts. Chinese factories undercut their more expensive US compe
By David McAlary Washington 15 February 2007 A U.S. spacecraft has provided fresh evidence that water once flowed on Mars. In this case, it is water that ran deep underground through rock fissures, places where scientists say life could have thrived
By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 27 November 2006 Kenya Muslim leaders in Kenya are warning the government against allowing foreign militaries to use Kenya as a staging ground for war against Islamists in neighboring Somalia. VOA Correspondent Alisha Ryu has d
By Margaret Besheer Washington 17 March 2006 The United Nations' special representative for Iraq says he does not believe Iraq is headed toward a civil war despite an escalation in sectarian violence.
Malawi's President Bingu wa Mutharika has been inaugurated for a second term following his landslide victory in the country's presidential poll. He also led his party to victory in the parliamentary election. Malawis Bingu wa Mutharika takes oath of
By Delia Robertson Johannesburg 08 March 2006 Population growth in most of Africa is expected to rise sharply over the next 50 years. But, in southern Africa, AIDS is cutting a deadly swath through tw
By Bill Rodgers Washington, D.C. 05 December 2006 watch Gates report The U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee is holding a hearing today on Robert Gates -- President Bush's nominee to replace Donald Rumsfeld as U.S. Defense Secretary. Gates had a lo
By Jim Fry Washington, DC 19 January 2007 watch Iraq Reconstruction report Iraq reconstruction underway Government auditors told Congress Thursday that waste and fraud in the reconstruction of Iraq have been rampant. They predict they will uncover l
By Al Pessin Washington 10 April 2007 The former coalition commander in Iraq, General George Casey, took over as U.S. Army Chief of Staff at a ceremony rich in tradition Tuesday, during which he predicted that the fight against terrorism will continu
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says Wednesday's Iranian missile tests provide further evidence of the need for a European missile defense system, but he says the tests do not make military confrontation with Iran any more likely. VOA's Al Pessi
By Delia Robertson Johannesburg 12 April 2006 South African labor unions and other organizations are forcing a slowdown in cross-border traffic at three of the country's five border posts with Swazila
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 06 April 2008 Israel has launched a major civil defense exercise amid fears of war. Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau. Israel is conducting a five-day home-front security drill to prepare for the possibility