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Israeli Officials Alarmed Over Iran Nuke Program
Friday, 9 November 2007, 6:34 am | VOA News
Senior Israeli officials are expressing alarm over the news that Iran says it has 3,000 gas centrifuges working to enrich uranium. One senior Israeli official says the head of the U.N nuclear watchdog agency should step down. More >>
New Efforts To Resolve Israeli-Palestinian Conflic
Friday, 9 November 2007, 6:33 am | VOA News
Members of the Council of Religious Institutions of the Holy Land met last month with U.S. Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice, who endorsed their efforts to promote Israeli-Palestinian peace. More >>
Country Music Honors Best Talent At CMA Awards
Friday, 9 November 2007, 6:32 am | VOA News
The 41st annual Country Music Association, CMA, Awards were handed out November 7 in Nashville. This year's winners included several predicted favorites, as well as a couple of surprises. More >>
Aung San Suu Kyi To Meet Fellow Party Members
Friday, 9 November 2007, 6:32 am | VOA News
The announcement late Thursday came just hours after U.N. special envoy Ibrahim Gambari left Burma, saying he had made progress during his six-day mission toward establishing dialogue between its military government and the opposition. More >>
Dollar, Stocks Drop As Oil Nears $100 Per Barrel
Thursday, 8 November 2007, 6:01 pm | VOA News
The price of oil briefly touched $98 a barrel Wednesday while the dollar continued its decline and the Dow Jones Industrials fell two percent. One expert sees a direct relationship between the dollar's decline and the price of oil. More >>
Bush Administration Resists Pakistan Aid Cuts
Thursday, 8 November 2007, 3:55 pm | VOA News
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte told Congress Wednesday the Bush administration strongly opposes Pakistani President Musharaff's declaration of emergency rule, but he resisted calls for sharp cuts in U.S. aid to that country. More >>
Gunfire Erupts After Venezuelan Student Protest
Thursday, 8 November 2007, 3:53 pm | VOA News
Venezuelan officials say at least four people were wounded after unidentified gunmen opened fire on university students returning from a protest against constitutional changes. More >>
Pakistani Police Continue Crackdown On Opposition
Tuesday, 6 November 2007, 10:28 am | VOA News
Police across Pakistan are rounding up more opposition leaders and critics of President Pervez Musharraf, with reports of more than 1,500 arrested since Saturday. Protests turned violent in Lahore Monday when police clashed with demonstrating lawyers. More >>
Musharraf Says No Date Set For National Elections
Monday, 5 November 2007, 8:19 am | VOA News
One day after Pakistan's president declared a state of emergency, the country's prime minister says officials have not yet decided when new national elections will be held. Shaukat Aziz also discussed whether President Pervez Musharraf will step down ... More >>
Guatemalans Vote In Presidential Run-Off Election
Monday, 5 November 2007, 8:18 am | VOA News
Guatemalans are voting Sunday in a run-off presidential election pitting retired General Otto Perez Molina against center-left politician and businessman Alvaro Colom. More >>
King Tut's Mummy On Public Display For First Time
Monday, 5 November 2007, 8:18 am | VOA News
The face of the ancient Egyptian King Tutankhamun has been shown to the public for the first time since his tomb was discovered 85 years ago. King Tut's mummy has been moved into a special display case where it will be better protected from dust and ... More >>
Eight Turkish Soldiers Freed In N. Iraq, Returned
Monday, 5 November 2007, 7:54 am | VOA News
Rebels from the Kurdistan Workers Party handed over the Turkish soldiers Sunday to Iraqi Kurdish authorities who helped to secure their release. A Turkish military plane then flew the troops back to the town of Diyarbakir in southeastern Turkey. More >>
Four Police, 25 Militants Killed In S. Afghanistan
Monday, 5 November 2007, 7:54 am | VOA News
A roadside bomb has killed four Afghan police officers and injured two others in southern Afghanistan. Police say the officers were traveling in the southern province of Ghazni when the bomb exploded Sunday. More >>
Pakistan: Calls For Return To Constitutional Rule
Monday, 5 November 2007, 7:53 am | VOA News
In brief remarks to reporters at the start of two days of Mideast diplomacy in Jerusalem, Secretary Rice said the Bush administration does not support General Musharraf's declaration of a state of emergency in Pakistan. More >>
Israel Hints At Problems In Talks With Palestinian
Monday, 5 November 2007, 7:52 am | VOA News
Speaking in Jerusalem, Israel's Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni said while the preliminary talks between Israelis and Palestinians are taking place in a good atmosphere, there are problems with trying to reach an agreement on a set of principles before the ... More >>
Pakistani Opposition Leaders Arrested
Monday, 5 November 2007, 7:51 am | VOA News
Throughout the night, the crackdown grew to include prominent opposition leaders and political activists. Those arrested included Javed Hashmi, the acting president of the party of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. More >>
Israeli Missiles Kill 4 Palestinians In N. Gaza
Monday, 5 November 2007, 7:51 am | VOA News
An Israeli military spokesman said an aircraft fired at three men who had just launched rockets into southern Israel. Hamas security forces said the three, including a father and his son, had nothing to do with the rocket attack. More >>
General Musharraf Suspends Pakistan Constitution
Sunday, 4 November 2007, 3:10 pm | VOA News
Under President Musharraf's provisional constitutional orders, state television said, government ministries and Parliament will continue to function during the state of emergency. More >>
Musharraf: Pakistan On 'Verge Of Destabilization'
Sunday, 4 November 2007, 2:36 pm | VOA News
In a nationally broadcast address, he partly blamed the judiciary for bringing Pakistan to what he called "the verge of destabilization." Mr. Musharraf's critics say the move undermines democracy and will inflame militants. More >>
Pakistan's Musharraf Declares State Of Emergency
Sunday, 4 November 2007, 7:57 am | VOA News
State television carried the state of emergency announcement Saturday evening, hours after independent news channels in the country reported a declaration was imminent. More >>
