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APEC: Anti-War Protesters Lie In Wait For Bush
Wednesday, 5 September 2007, 12:34 pm | VOA News
In Sydney, venue for APEC 2007, anti-Bush sentiment is rising. About 200 anti-war activists gathered in Sydney to voice opposition to Bush's Iraq policy. Thousands more protesters are expected to join a large rally in Sydney, Australia on Saturday. More >>
Trade, Climate Change To Head APEC 2007 Agenda
Tuesday, 4 September 2007, 12:17 pm | VOA News
Climate change and trade liberalizations are expected to top the agenda at the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation gathering in Sydney this week. Regional security also will be addressed. But there is bound to be dissension on several of these issues ... More >>
Bush Heads to APEC 2007 Following Brief Iraq Stop
Tuesday, 4 September 2007, 8:05 am | VOA News
"This president is committed to this region and he's committed to this region for very good reasons," said Dennis Wilder. "Our economic future is tied to this region. Our security future is tied to this region." More >>
Bangladesh ex-PM Khaleda Zia, Son Arrested, Jailed
Monday, 3 September 2007, 8:47 pm | VOA News
Authorities in Bangladesh have jailed former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia on corruption charges. Ms. Zia, who left office last October, and her son, Arafat Rahman Coco, were detained early Monday. More >>
Rove, Bush's Longtime Political Adviser, Resigns
Tuesday, 14 August 2007, 7:53 am | VOA News
President Bush's top political adviser has resigned. Karl Rove convinced George W. Bush to run for governor of Texas in 1993, and was considered the mastermind behind his successful 2000 run for the presidency, and his 2004 re-election campaign. More >>
Taleban Releases 2 of 21 Korean Hostages
Tuesday, 14 August 2007, 3:59 am | VOA News
An Afghan nightmare is over for 37-year-old Kim Kyung- Ja and 32-year-old Kim Ji-na. South Korea says two hostages freed by Taleban insurgents in Afghanistan are now under South Korean protection after being transported to a safe area. More >>
Rove to Resign As White House Political Advisor
Tuesday, 14 August 2007, 3:39 am | VOA News
The White House aide had been under scrutiny for months during a criminal investigation of a CIA leak. Retired U.S. diplomat Joseph Wilson claimed Rove illegally leaked the identity of his wife, Valerie Plame, a CIA operative. More >>
South Asia's Monsoon Flood Deaths Top 2,000
Tuesday, 14 August 2007, 3:25 am | VOA News
The death toll from South Asia's monsoon floods has risen above 2000, and torrential rains continue to pound several parts of the region. Floods have affected an estimated 30 million people in India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Pakistan since June 2007. More >>
US Military Begins Major Offensive Across Iraq
Tuesday, 14 August 2007, 3:10 am | VOA News
Operation Phantom Strike "consists of simultaneous operations throughout Iraq focused on pursuing.al-Qaida terrorists and Iranian-supported" extremists. Coalition forces killed several militants in a pre-dawn raid on Baghdad's Shi'ite Sadr City. More >>
U.S. Troops Kill, Capture Iranian-Linked Militants
Monday, 13 August 2007, 7:52 pm | VOA News
U.S. military officials in Iraq say coalition forces have killed several militants and captured 13 alleged Iranian-linked arms smugglers in pre-dawn raids on Baghdad's Shi'ite Sadr City district. Iran deniesit supports insurgent groups in Iraq. More >>
Sierra Leone Preliminary Election Results Monday
Monday, 13 August 2007, 7:03 pm | VOA News
Sierra Leoneans may Monday get preliminary results from Saturday's presidential and parliamentary elections. Officials say balloting was generally smooth across the country. Some international observers say vote met international standards. More >>
Grand Jirga Ends With Calls To Fight Terrorism
Monday, 13 August 2007, 2:38 pm | VOA News
Four days of talks involving more 600 Pakistani and Afghan government and tribal leaders ended Sunday with calls to confront militancy and improve security along the countries' border. A second Grand Jirga is scheduled for Pakistan in 2008. More >>
Indian Court Ruling on Medicine Patents Applauded
Monday, 13 August 2007, 11:47 am | VOA News
Medical aid groups, fighting for access to cheap medicines for the poor, are applauding an Indian court's decision to throw out Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis' challenge to India's patent law, in a case closely watched around the world. More >>
Musharraf Addresses Closing Jirga Session
Monday, 13 August 2007, 2:45 am | VOA News
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf told more than 600 Afghan and Pakistani tribal leaders Sunday that the two countries must work together to end the rise of extremism and violence along their border. More >>
Tiger Woods Wins PGA Championship In Tulsa
Monday, 13 August 2007, 12:42 am | VOA News
World No. 1 golfer Tiger Woods has captured his 13th career major title and first of the year at the 89th PGA Championship in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Woods is second all-time with major golf victories. Fellow American Jack Nicklaus has 18. More >>
Taleban Say Korean Hostages May Be Freed Soon
Sunday, 12 August 2007, 12:45 pm | VOA News
Taleban insurgents say they may release 21 South Korean hostages more than three weeks after they kidnapped them. The word came as the insurgents held a second day of face-to-face talks with South Korean officials in Afghanistan. More >>
Taleban Says it Released Two South Korean Hostages
Sunday, 12 August 2007, 8:44 am | VOA News
Taleban insurgents say they have released two of the 21 remaining South Korean hostages they kidnapped more than three weeks ago. The word came as the insurgents completed a second day of face-to-face talks with South Korean officials in Afghanistan. More >>
President George Bush Sees Good Results in Iraq
Sunday, 12 August 2007, 7:42 am | VOA News
President Bush Saturday hosted a lunch for French President Sarkozy at the Bush family home in Maine. Bush said in his weekly radio address there is encouraging progress in Iraq, while Democrats say the war is undermining U.S. military readiness. More >>
Sierra Leoneans Vote For President, Parliament
Sunday, 12 August 2007, 3:28 am | VOA News
Turnout is high for presidential and parliamentary elections in Sierra Leone. These are the first elections since peacekeepers left Sierra Leone after more than ten years of civil war. Some are saying the vote is a test for democracy in Sierra Leone. More >>
Two Somali Journalists Killed in Mogadishu
Sunday, 12 August 2007, 2:49 am | VOA News
Two Somali broadcast journalists were killed just hours apart Saturday in Mogadishu. Ali Iman Sharmarke was killed by a roadside bomb as he returned from the funeral of his employee, Mahad Ahmed Elmi, who had been shot to death earlier in the day. More >>
