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Russia: RS-12M Ballistic Missile Test A Success
Sunday, 9 December 2007, 12:34 am | VOA News
The media quote Colonel Alexander Vovk, a spokesman for the missile forces, as saying the RS-12M Topol ballistic missile was launched Saturday evening from Kapustin Yar firing range in southern Russia. More >>
New Intel May Spark Change In US, Iran Policies
Saturday, 8 December 2007, 9:18 pm | VOA News
A new U.S. intelligence report says Iran halted its nuclear weapons program in 2003, and that as of mid-2007, at least, had not restarted it. The public release of the estimate may alter perceptions and policies in both Washington and Tehran. More >>
Troops Poised To Oust Taliban From Afghan Town
Saturday, 8 December 2007, 9:17 pm | VOA News
Afghan and foreign troops are getting ready to take back a southern Afghan town that is being controlled by Taliban militants. Security forces are beginning an operation near Musa Qala, a town in southern Helmand province. More >>
Congo Fighting Threatens 15,000 Displaced Civilian
Saturday, 8 December 2007, 9:16 pm | VOA News
Government forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo are making military gains against rebel fighters in the east. But military victories are pushing combat north, towards displacement camps that hold thousands of civilians. More >>
From Hospital, Somali Pres Rejects He's Very Sick
Saturday, 8 December 2007, 11:59 am | VOA News
Somalia's President Abdullahi Yusuf is declaring that he's in good health four days after he was admitted to a Nairobi hospital with bronchitis and his health forced him to skip out on a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. More >>
NATO Military Alliance Will Remain In Kosovo
Saturday, 8 December 2007, 11:58 am | VOA News
Friday's announcement at a NATO ministerial meeting in Brussels comes just days before a December 10 deadline for an end to internationally backed negotiations on the future status of Kosovo. More >>
Lawmakers, Advocates Query CIA Tape Destruction
Saturday, 8 December 2007, 11:57 am | VOA News
U.S. Congressional Democrats are asking the Justice Department to investigate whether the CIA's destruction of videotapes documenting the interrogation of terrorism suspects amounts to obstruction of justice. More >>
Lebanon's Presidential Vote Delayed Again
Saturday, 8 December 2007, 11:56 am | VOA News
Lebanon's speaker of parliament has postponed the vote for a new president for the seventh time despite agreeing on who should get the job. Lawmakers are wrangling over other issues, including cabinet posts and the prime minister's job. More >>
UNHCR: Iraq Unsafe For Refugee Returns
Saturday, 8 December 2007, 11:56 am | VOA News
The U.N. refugee agency says it is still too unsafe for refugees to return to Iraq. It says it is not promoting returns to Iraq because conditions in many areas remain dangerous and basic services are largely unavailable. More >>
US Military In Iraq Shifting Focus To Training
Saturday, 8 December 2007, 11:54 am | VOA News
A senior U.S military officer says the improved security situation in Iraq has allowed more coalition forces to shift their focus from leading security operations to training Iraqis to do so. More >>
Clinton, Giuliani Lead In Crucial Swing States
Saturday, 8 December 2007, 11:54 am | VOA News
In simultaneous surveys in the three so-called "swing" states, the Quinnipiac University Poll shows Senator Hillary Clinton leads all Democrats, and former New York City Mayor Rudi Giuliani is at the top of the Republican field. More >>
Bush, N. Ireland Leaders Meet At White House
Saturday, 8 December 2007, 11:53 am | VOA News
President Bush says the protestant cleric Paisley and the former pro-Catholic Irish Republican Army militant McGuiness are writing a hopeful chapter in a troubled history. More >>
US Military Assessing Impact Of Latest Iran Intel
Saturday, 8 December 2007, 11:52 am | VOA News
A senior U.S. military officer says there has been no change in military planning in the wake of the U.S. intelligence report that Iran does not have an active nuclear weapons program. More >>
West Africans Brace For Pricey Year-End Holidays
Saturday, 8 December 2007, 12:11 am | VOA News
Major holidays, Christian, Muslim and New Year's, are fast approaching, but for many in West Africa, higher prices on most goods mean the season is anything but pleasant. More >>
Africa-Europes Summit Bolsters Historical Ties
Saturday, 8 December 2007, 12:10 am | VOA News
Delegations from nations of Europe and Africa are preparing for a summit meeting, Saturday and Sunday, in Portugal, the first in seven years. The purpose is to reaffirm Europe's historical ties to Africa in the face of growing competition from other ... More >>
US Official Defends Aid To Pakistan, A key US Ally
Saturday, 8 December 2007, 12:09 am | VOA News
A senior U.S. State Department official predicts elections in Pakistan scheduled for January 8 will not be perfect, but he says it will be an important step in the country's transition to democracy. More >>
President Bush Lights U.S. National Christmas Tree
Saturday, 8 December 2007, 12:08 am | VOA News
The president and Mrs. Bush took part in the lighting of America's National Christmas Tree. Carolers from Washington's National Cathedral and the St. Alban's Christmas Choir opened the annual tree lighting ceremony. More >>
Lebanon's Parliament To Select President On Friday
Saturday, 8 December 2007, 12:08 am | VOA News
For months, Lebanon's feuding political factions were unable or unwilling to agree on a compromise candidate for president, which under the Lebanese confessional system must be a Maronite Christian. More >>
Bomb Attacks Highlight Continued Danger In Iraq
Saturday, 8 December 2007, 12:07 am | VOA News
Police say a female suicide bomber targeted a Sunni Islamist group Friday that recently began cooperating with U.S. and Iraqi forces in the fight against al-Qaida militants in Iraq. More >>
US Says More Talks Needed On N. Korea Nuke Issue
Saturday, 8 December 2007, 12:06 am | VOA News
The senior U.S. delegate to multinational talks aimed at dismantling North Korea's nuclear capabilities says more discussions are needed before North Korea produces a formal declaration of its nuclear programs. More >>
