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Burma's Govt Forcing UN Official To Leave Country
Saturday, 3 November 2007, 9:51 am | VOA News
Burma's military government has told the top United Nations official in the country that his diplomatic credentials will not be renewed, in effect forcing him to leave. The move comes a day before the U.N.'s chief envoy to Burma arrives to push the government ... More >>
US Experts Fly To N. Korea For Nuke Disablement
Friday, 2 November 2007, 7:39 am | VOA News
A team of American nuclear experts has arrived in North Korea to begin disabling the country's main nuclear facility. North Korea appears on track to keep its promise to divulge and disable all its nuclear facilities by the end of the year. More >>
Japan Ends Naval Mission In Afghanistan
Thursday, 1 November 2007, 11:19 pm | VOA News
Japan's defense agency has ordered ships supporting U.S.-led military operations in Afghanistan to return home from the Indian Ocean, after the country's main opposition party refused to back an extension of the law supporting the mission. But the government ... More >>
Iraq Vs Restraining Kurdish Rebels Striking Turkey
Thursday, 1 November 2007, 2:56 pm | VOA News
In Baghdad Wednesday, Iraq's Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari met with his Iranian counterpart Manouchehr Mottaki. They discussed ways to keep Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq from striking inside Turkey. More >>
Afghan, NATO Forces Battle Militants In S. Distric
Thursday, 1 November 2007, 7:40 am | VOA News
The operation was launched to clear the area of Taliban fighters who captured several checkpoints. Militants moved into the Arghandab district following the recent death of a local pro-government tribal leader, Mullah Naqibullah. More >>
Somali Leaders Negotiating For New PM
Thursday, 1 November 2007, 7:38 am | VOA News
The president of Somalia's transitional government has been meeting with Somali political and clan leaders to settle on a candidate to head the government, following the resignation Monday of interim Prime Minister Ali Mohamed Gedi. More >>
Spain Court Convicts 21 For Madrid Train Bombings
Thursday, 1 November 2007, 7:37 am | VOA News
A Spanish court found 21 people guilty and acquitted seven others of involvement in 2004 train bombings in Madrid, closing a trial on the most deadly Islamist terrorist attack to date in Europe. More >>
Burma Monks March For First Time Since Crackdown
Wednesday, 31 October 2007, 11:05 pm | VOA News
Although there was no blatant political content, the march was a test of the military government's tolerance after pro-democracy protests, led largely by Buddhist monks, were brutally put down in Burma last month. More >>
EU-Africa Summit Invites Mugabe, Despite Protests
Wednesday, 31 October 2007, 10:10 pm | VOA News
Organizers of the Euro-Africa summit say Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe would this week receive an invitation to be part of their conference despite protests by British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and other European countries. More >>
Lebanon's Saad Hariri Says Syrians Want Him Dead
Wednesday, 31 October 2007, 8:23 pm | VOA News
Lebanon's parliamentary majority leader, Saad Hariri, said he has evidence that a senior Syrian official has been plotting to assassinate him and Lebanon's Prime Minister Fuad Siniora More >>
US Adopting New Iraq Security Contractor Rules
Wednesday, 31 October 2007, 4:14 pm | VOA News
Morrell says the common standards would include a training requirement to give the U.S. military confidence that the contractors have the skills to fulfill their missions within the rules. More >>
China Rejects Israeli Push For More Iran Sanctions
Wednesday, 31 October 2007, 4:06 pm | VOA News
China has veto power in the U.N. Security Council and has supported past sanctions against Iran. But China, along with fellow veto-wielding member Russia, has been reluctant to support further sanctions. More >>
Turkish Troops, Kurdish Rebels Clash In SE Turkey
Monday, 29 October 2007, 4:09 am | VOA News
Turkish media say troops have killed 15 Kurdish rebels during fighting in eastern Turkey. The clash occurred Sunday in the (mostly Kurdish) province of Tunceli, which is not near the Iraq border where other recent fighting has taken place. More >>
Coalition Forces Kill 80 Taliban In S. Afghanistan
Sunday, 28 October 2007, 9:25 pm | VOA News
A coalition statement Sunday says the fight broke out Saturday when the Taliban tried to ambush a patrol of Afghan and international soldiers in Musa Qala in the volatile province of Helmand. More >>
Dinosaurs Return To Life In High-Tech Stage Show
Sunday, 28 October 2007, 7:41 pm | VOA News
"Walking with Dinosaurs - The Live Experience" uses life-size models of Tyrannosaurus, Stegosaurus and 13 other extinct dinosaurs to realistically re-create an era when these giants roamed the Earth. More >>
Firefighters Make Progress Against California Fire
Sunday, 28 October 2007, 3:57 pm | VOA News
Firefighters in Southern California are getting help from cooler weather as they battle stubborn wildfires, which have blackened 200,000 hectares and destroyed at least 1,800 homes. More >>
Argentines Vote Sunday In National Elections
Sunday, 28 October 2007, 3:57 pm | VOA News
Few Argentines are expressing genuine excitement over the elections, despite the fact that the country appears poised to elect its first-ever female leader. More >>
Argentines Stress Economic Concerns Ahead Vote
Sunday, 28 October 2007, 3:55 pm | VOA News
Recent price spikes have put the government on the defensive, including President Nestor Kirchner's hand-picked successor - his wife, First Lady Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner. More >>
Singaporean's Worldwide Fight For Better Toilets
Sunday, 28 October 2007, 11:43 am | VOA News
For many people, toilets are not a particularly pleasant topic. But toilets are Jack Sim's passion. The 50-year old Singaporean gave up his job in the construction business six years ago to found the World Toilet Organization. More >>
Bush Promises Help For California Fire Victims
Sunday, 28 October 2007, 9:09 am | VOA News
"This Federal assistance includes grants for temporary housing and home repair, low-cost loans to cover uninsured property losses, loans for small business owners, and funding to help clean up debris," he said. More >>
