By Al Pessin Pentagon 29 November 2006 The top U.S. military officer confirmed Wednesday that additional U.S. troops are being moved into Baghdad from other parts of Iraq to try to help get the security situation in the capital under control. The U.
By Amanda Cassandra New York 29 November 2006 Gold prices have reached record highs this year, fueling new interest in gold as an investment. But the allure extends far beyond its monetary value. Its importance as a natural resource, as a commodity
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 29 November 2006 The U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, Louise Arbour, says human rights violations against civilians in the Palestinian Territories and Israel are carried out with impunity. She says civilians bear the b
By Scott Stearns Amman 29 November 2006 Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki canceled Wednesday's planned meeting with U.S. President George Bush in Jordan, where the two had been expected to discuss ways to halt the spiraling violence in Iraq. Shor
By Jordan Davis Dakar 29 November 2006 Dominique de Villepin gestures during his monthly press conference in Bobiny, 29 Nov 2006 French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin is set to visit Chad Thursday, where he is expected to reaffirm French polit
By Stephanie Ho Washington 29 November 2006 A German man who was detained in Macedonia and who says he was tortured while in CIA custody, is in Washington seeking support for his campaign to obtain an explanation and an apology from the U.S. governm
By Margaret Besheer Irbil, Iraq 29 November 2006 The government of Iraq's embattled prime minister suffered another blow Wednesday when legislators and cabinet members loyal to an anti-American Shi'ite cleric suspended their participation to protest
By Scott Stearns White House 22 November 2006 U.S. President George Bush is preparing for America's Thanksgiving holiday with the traditional pardon of two turkeys. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns has the story. --- Flyer and Fryer Turke
By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 23 November 2006 A new U.N. report warns of an unprecedented decline in the Palestinian economy, saying poor Palestinians have been hit hardest of all. VOA's Jim Teeple has details from our Jerusalem bureau. ---- Palestinian
By Stefan Bos Budapest 23 November 2006 Poland says all 23 coal miners trapped after a gas explosion have died, making it the country's deadliest such accident in decades. The tragedy at the mine in Ruda Slaska, about 300 kilometers southwest of the
By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 22 November 2006 Has the Bush administration compromised civil liberties in the effort to prevent terrorist attacks? The question was debated at a town hall meeting in Los Angeles, where high school students took part
By Gary Thomas Washington 22 November 2006 Nicole Gemayel, sister of prominent anti-Syrian Christian politician Pierre Gemayel, center, mourns with friends and relatives on her brother's coffin When a key cabinet official in Lebanon was gunned down
By Paul Sisco Washington, DC 22 November 2006 watch MADD report In the United States, a group called Mothers Against Drunk Driving, or MADD, has led the way to safer roadways. The group's latest campaign would mandate proven technology to save lives
By Tom Rivers London 22 November 2006 British Prime Minister Tony Blair pledged Wednesday to push for increased NATO participation in Afghanistan. Speaking in parliament, he also said Sudan must sign off on all outstanding issues that would allow fo
By Carol Pearson Washington, DC 22 November 2006 watch Kidney Transplant report Five living donors have given five desperately ill people a kidney and a new life. None of the donors knew the recipients. And it was not until nearly a week after the s
By Margaret Besheer Irbil, Iraq 22 November 2006 Reconstruction in central and southern Iraq has been hindered by the ongoing violence. But in northern Iraq's relatively calm Kurdistan region, some 2,000 South Korean troops are on a mission to help
By Lisa Bryant Paris 22 November 2006 France's top anti-terrorist judge has requested arrest warrants against nine senior Rwandan officials linked to a 1994 attack that killed former Rwandan President Juvenal Habyarimana. The warrants, which are exp
By Gilbert da Costa Abjua 22 November 2006 A new crop of leaders have emerged in West Africa that is focusing on building a culture of democracy, transparency and accountability to achieve sustainable development, according to the regional group ECO
By Sabina Castelfranco Tripoli 22 November 2006 European and African nations met in Libya on Wednesday to seek ways to stem the rising tide of illegal migration. The Libyan foreign minister, Abd al-Rahman Shalgam, told the conference that EU countri
By Liu Enming Leesburg, Virginia 28 November 2006 watch Dodona Manor report In the quaint, historic town of Leesburg, in the eastern state of Virginia lies Dodona Manor, home to one of the most significant figures in the 20th century, a man who help
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