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By Paul Sisco Washington 03 July 2006 Watch Competition Report Some of the best young minds in the world were in the U.S. state of Washington this week for a technology competition. Bill Gates was there too. --------- Bill Gates Microsoft's Bill Gat
By Peter Fedynsky Washington, DC 16 June 2006 watch Auto Workers report One of America's major labor organizations, the United Auto Workers, or UAW, held a convention this week amid signs that foreign competition will force the organization to accep
U.S. President George Bush is promoting his freedom agenda, and urging his successor to do the same. As VOA White House correspondent Paula Wolfson reports, Mr. Bush used a speech at the headquarters of the government's foreign aid agency to talk ab
By Margaret Besheer Washington 18 January 2007 watch Freedom House report A newly released report from the independent Freedom House says a global stagnation has developed over the past decade, and warns that a series of worrisome trends have emerge
By Scott Stearns White House 04 February 2006 President Bush wants Congress to boost funding for U.S. research and development to keep America competitive in the world economy. President Bush Presiden
By VOA News Havana, Cuba 15 February 2007 watch Inside Cuba: pt 3 Now to the third and final report in our special series, Inside Cuba - Reporter's Notebook. It is an in-depth look at life on the island as President Fidel Castro remains out of the p
By Michael Bowman Washington 24 August 2006 A U.S. congressional committee has issued a report alleging major gaps in U.S. intelligence on Iran's nuclear program and calling for a concerted effort to improve America's information-gathering capabili
By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 27 February 2007 Vice President Dick Cheney escaped any injury following a suicide bomb attack outside the main U.S. military base in Afghanistan that killed at least 12 people, and the number of dead could go higher. The
By Nico Colombant Kinshasa 23 October 2006 European rapid reaction force commanders in the Democratic Republic of Congo say they believe the second-round presidential run-off Sunday will have a much more peaceful outcome than the first round, when r
By Gary Thomas Washington 15 November 2006 The head of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency says it will take many years and billions of dollars to stabilize Afghanistan. And another official, the top U.S. military intelligence officer, adds that wh
By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 13 November 2006 Troops in the semi-autonomous and secular region of Puntland in Somalia have reportedly been placed on full alert, after they failed to stop Somali Islamists from capturing a town Sunday near Galkaayo. ---- Pun
By Ivana Kuhar Washington, DC 01 February 2007 watch Cuba Transition Lessons As questions continue over Cuban leader Fidel Castro's health, there is a widespread speculation that his communist regime will not survive without him. Many wonder whether
By Alan Silverman Hollywood 10 December 2006 Two women - one from England the other from Southern California - trade homes and lifestyles for a memorable winter vacation in a new romantic comedy co-starring Kate Winslet and Cameron Diaz. Alan Silver
By Michael Bowman Washington 12 November 2006 Bomb blasts at an Iraqi police facility have killed at least 35 people and left dozens of others wounded. Continued violence in Iraq comes as newly-empowered U.S. Democratic lawmakers urge a timeline for
Doctors in Ghana say they are noticing a very disturbing trend of more and more pregnant women getting addicted to hard drugs like cocaine. But they say health practitioners lack knowledge or even basic statistics to help tackle the problem. VOA's N
Colombian officials say they have rescued 15 hostages held by leftist rebels, including a former presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt and three U.S. defense contractors. VOA's Brian Wagner has this report from Miami. Released hostage Ingrid Beta
By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 04 August 2006 At least 28 farm workers were killed Friday during an Israeli airstrike on a warehouse located in Lebanese territory near the Syrian border. Hezbollah militants said they killed six Israeli soldiers in heavy gr
By Al Pessin Washington 12 October 2006 General George Casey The commander of coalition forces in Iraq says the high level of violence in the country is likely to continue for the 'next couple of months,' but there is progress toward stabilizing the
By George Dwyer Washington, DC 06 June 2006 watch Franchise Expo report The Annual International Franchise Expo (IFE) attracted franchisers and franchisees from 40 countries for information sharing an
By Al Pessin Pentagon 05 June 2007 The commander of NATO forces in Afghanistan says the international community is not doing enough to provide troops and a coordinated reconstruction effort to help stabilize the country. American McNeill spoke from A