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By Michael Bowman Washington 25 December 2006 The Bush administration is urging a halt to conflict in Somalia that has Islamic Court fighters wait at the airport of Mogadishu, Somalia, 25 Dec 2006 intensified since neighboring Ethiopia launched air
Longtime Texas oil tycoon T. Boone Pickens is calling on the U.S. government to take steps to reduce the nation's dependence on foreign oil. He is promoting an energy plan that features wind and natural gas - a proposal he discussed with lawmakers a
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice Tuesday urged Iran to prove its interest in better relations by accepting the big-power offer of incentives for Tehran to stop uranium enrichment. Rice was responding to interview remarks by Iranian President
If you're going to come up with a practical solution to any problem, Paul Polak observes, you have to first talk to the people who have the problem and listen to what they have to say. So that's what I did. Paul Polak is dedicated to developing pra
By Jim Malone Washington 27 May 2008 The presumptive Republican presidential nominee, Senator John McCain, spoke about the dangers of nuclear proliferation Tuesday in a speech in Denver, Colorado. Meanwhile, there is only one week left in the Democra
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Wednesday called on African countries to do more to pressure Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe to share power with the political opposition. Rice said that if Mr. Mugabe succeeds in retaining total contro
The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency is urging Tehran to accept a U.S. offer for dialogue and also allow better monitoring of its disputed nuclear program. The move follows disputed presidential elections in Iran, which did not appear
UNESCO Urges Increased Educational Support for Children in Conflict Zones The young man said the bombers [Russian-supplied Antonovs] targeted schools and villages indiscriminately. When they saw buildings, they bombed them, he told the NGO Save the C
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir should cooperate fully with whatever decision the International Criminal Court, or ICC, issues regarding his case and ensure the safety of civilians and U.N. peacekeepers in S
U.S. President Barack Obama is calling on America's allies to further coordinate efforts to jump-start their economies. The president also is expected to sign a bill Wednesday to keep the U.S. government running through September, while calling for
By Kurt Achin Seoul 21 October 2009 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says North Korea remains a real threat to security on the Korean peninsula and in the world. He is in South Korea, where he is urging Seoul to beef up its military to reflect it
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton challenged Kenya's youth Thursday to utilize new media technologies to shine light on public corruption in the country. She continued her message that only Kenyans can solve Kenya's problems. US Sec. of State
By Scott Stearns Washington 08 July 2006 President Bush says the U.S. economy is strong, and he wants Congress to keep it that way by boosting funding for research into new technologies. Opposition Democrats, meanwhile, say the president's plan to c
RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: The opioid crisis continues to ravage many communities in the U.S., so much so that the U.S. surgeon general says Americans should be as prepared to handle an opioids overdose as they would be to administer CPR. Today, the surgeo
By Meredith Buel Washington 05 May 2006 Kofi Annan U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan says he hopes every party involved in Sudan's Darfur conflict will agree to a peace treaty designed to end three ye
By David Gollust Jakarta 15 March 2006 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice gestures during a speech to a group of Indonesian students, parliamentarians and businessmen Wednesday March 15, 2006 in
By Scott Stearns White House 28 February 2008 President Bush says the House of Representatives risks reopening a dangerous gap in intelligence gathering by failing to pass a law expanding warrantless surveillance. VOA White House Correspondent Scott
By Kent Klein Washington 16 September 2009 US President Barack Obama (R) meets with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper (L) in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., 16 Sep 2009 U.S. President Barack Obama is urging patience as h
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 Chad Bouchard Jakarta 15 September 2006 The United Nations official in charge of the fight against bird flu has urged donor nations to release funds to Indonesia because the country has made progress in combating the disease. ----- The U.N. coord