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NATO FM's To Discuss Role In Kosovo, Afghanistan
Saturday, 8 December 2007, 12:05 am | VOA News
NATO foreign ministers are meeting in Brussels Friday to discuss a number of issues, including the alliance's role in Kosovo and Afghanistan, and the admission of new members. More >>
Rice: US Will Continue Sanctions Pursuit On Iran
Saturday, 8 December 2007, 12:04 am | VOA News
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says Washington and other world powers have agreed to keep up pressure on Iran over its disputed nuclear program, including more possible sanctions. More >>
Forging Ahead At Bali Climate Change Conference
Saturday, 8 December 2007, 12:04 am | VOA News
Delegates in Bali hope to begin drafting a plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions in an effort to contain rising global temperatures. Many scientists believe the emissions contribute to a rise in global temperatures. More >>
Burma Govt Lies About Crackdown Death Toll - HRW
Saturday, 8 December 2007, 12:02 am | VOA News
The U.S. group Human Rights Watch accuses Burma's military government of lying about the number of people killed when soldiers used guns and batons to disperse peaceful pro-democracy demonstrators in September. More >>
Pakistan Opposition Deadlocked On Electoral Demand
Saturday, 8 December 2007, 12:01 am | VOA News
Mr. Sharif says the judges should be reinstated before the parliamentary elections, while Ms. Bhutto has indicated she wants the issue taken up after the January 8 poll. More >>
Nigeria Hails Shaky Peace Deal In The Niger Delta
Saturday, 8 December 2007, 12:00 am | VOA News
The Nigerian government has hailed a truce with rebels in the violence-prone, oil-rich state of Bayelsa. But as Gilbert da Costa in Abuja reports, the main militant group has rejected the deal. More >>
Human Rights, Conflict Overshadow Africa-EU Summit
Saturday, 8 December 2007, 12:00 am | VOA News
More than 70 leaders from Europe and Africa are gathering in Portugal for the summit of Africa and the European Union. The summit is to draft a strategy to guide cooperation on a broad range of areas. More >>
US General Says Enemy In Iraq Still Dangerous
Friday, 7 December 2007, 12:02 pm | VOA News
The commander of U.S. forces in Iraq, General David Petraeus, says the military still faces a dangerous enemy, despite a recent decline in violence across the country. More >>
Gen. Petraeus Praises Syria, Not Sure About Iran
Friday, 7 December 2007, 11:16 am | VOA News
The top coalition commander in Iraq had some positive things to say Thursday about Syria and other countries and factions that have contributed to instability in Iraq in the past. More >>
Mormon's Wouldn't Influence A Romney Presidency
Friday, 7 December 2007, 11:15 am | VOA News
Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney has tried to assure voters the Mormon Church would not influence his decisions should he win the White House next year. Romney spoke on faith and politics at the George H. W. Bush presidential library ... More >>
Bush Works Out Deal To Help 1,000,000+ Homeowners
Friday, 7 December 2007, 11:14 am | VOA News
President Bush has outlined a deal to help as many as 1.2 million American homeowners who may be unable to pay their home loans next year. He announced a deal between banking regulators and lenders Thursday. More >>
Sarkozy Calls For Release Of Hostages In Colombia
Friday, 7 December 2007, 11:12 am | VOA News
French President Nicolas Sarkozy again marked his hands-on diplomatic style by personally requesting the head of Colombia's FARC guerrillas release 45 hostages the group has been holding for years. More >>
NASA Delays Launch Due To Fuel Tank Problem
Friday, 7 December 2007, 11:11 am | VOA News
NASA has delayed until Friday the launch of space shuttle Atlantis after engineers discovered problems with the shuttle's external tank. The shuttle is set to deliver a new laboratory to the International Space Station. More >>
Annan: EU-African Summit Should Pressure Sudan
Friday, 7 December 2007, 9:03 am | VOA News
Former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan says leaders attending the upcoming European Union-Africa summit must put pressure on the Sudanese government to accept non-African troops as part of a U.N.-African Union peacekeeping force in Darfur. More >>
Allegations Of Media Rights Violations Angers Erit
Friday, 7 December 2007, 9:02 am | VOA News
Eritrea's government has responded angrily to an appeal by a Paris-based media watchdog, urging the European Union to declare Eritrean President Issaias Afeworki persona non grata for violating human rights and restricting media freedom. More >>
Bush Sends Letter To N. Korean Leader Re: Nukes
Friday, 7 December 2007, 9:00 am | VOA News
President Bush has sent a personal letter to North Korea's leader Kim Jong Il urging him to honestly declare all his nuclear programs and materials. The rare letter follows signs that North Korea may fail to meet an agreed end-of-the-year deadline. More >>
Paris Parcel Bomb Blast At Lawyers' Office Kills O
Friday, 7 December 2007, 8:20 am | VOA News
A parcel bomb exploded at a lawyers' office in downtown Paris Thursday killing one person and injuring another. The bomb exploded in a building housing the old law office of French President Nicolas Sarkozy. More >>
Ukraine's President Accepts Tymoshenko As PM
Friday, 7 December 2007, 8:19 am | VOA News
Leaders of Ukraine's Orange Revolution, who suffered a bitter falling out more than two years ago, may be working together again following the nomination of Yulia Tymoshenko as prime minister. More >>
Bush Asks Kim Jung Il For Full Nuclear Disclosure
Friday, 7 December 2007, 8:18 am | VOA News
Hill has acknowledged that he is having trouble reaching an agreement with North Korea on just what nuclear activities Pyongyang should include in its declaration. He says the list does not have to be final, but should at least be credible. More >>
NATO Prepares To Discuss Afghanistan, Kosovo
Friday, 7 December 2007, 8:17 am | VOA News
Defense expert Thomas Valasek says the key question for NATO is not whether it will maintain its 1,600-man peacekeeping force in Kosovo after December 10, but just what role it will play. More >>
