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South and North Korea Leaders to Hold Summit
Wednesday, 8 August 2007, 2:17 pm | VOA News
North and South Korea have announced that their leaders, President Roh Moo-hyun will meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, will meet later this month in Pyongyang for the first summit between the two countries in seven years. More >>
Violence Continues After Gusmao Named E. Timor PM
Wednesday, 8 August 2007, 12:43 pm | VOA News
Scattered violence continued a day after independence hero Xanana Gusmao was named the new PM of East Timor. The elections were dominated by the Fretilin party and the CNRT party. Fretilin won the most seats but fell short of a majority. More >>
Police Remove Jewish Settlers From Hebron House
Wednesday, 8 August 2007, 12:29 pm | VOA News
Israeli police and army units removed two Jewish settler families from a house in the West Bank city of Hebron early Tuesday. More than a dozen police were injured in the incident and eleven Jewish settlers were arrested. More >>
Iraqi PM Malaki In Turkey For Security Talks
Wednesday, 8 August 2007, 6:34 am | VOA News
Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki have agreed to work together to remove the rebel Kurdistan Workers' Party --or PKK -- from Iraq. The two leaders described their wide-ranging talks as positive. More >>
Trinidad Court Orders Terror Suspects Extradition
Tuesday, 7 August 2007, 9:54 pm | VOA News
A judge in Trinidad has ordered the extradition of three men wanted in the U.S. on charges of plotting to blow up fuel pipelines supplying a New York airport. U.S. officials say the three were part of an Islamist extremist cell. More >>
US, Iran Hold Talks About Iraq's Security
Tuesday, 7 August 2007, 2:28 pm | VOA News
U.S. and Iranian officials have held another round of talks in Baghdad, in what American diplomats describe as "frank and serious" discussions about Iraq's security, and to discuss efforts to stabilize Iraq. More >>
Israeli, Palestinian Leaders Discuss Future Issues
Tuesday, 7 August 2007, 2:23 pm | VOA News
In Monday's meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Mr. Olmert said they discussed the fundamental issues behind the establishment of a Palestinian state. But there was no discussion of so-called final-status issues. More >>
Bush, Afghan Leader Hold Security Strategy Talks
Tuesday, 7 August 2007, 7:05 am | VOA News
The fight against terrorists and extremists clearly dominated the two days of talks at the mountain-top presidential compound. President Bush says he is confident al-Qaida leaders will be brought to justice. More >>
Bush, Karzai Oppose Korean Hostages Swap
Tuesday, 7 August 2007, 6:19 am | VOA News
President Bush and Afghan President Hamid Karzai say there should be no prisoner swap to gain the freedom of 21 South Korean hostages held by the Taleban in Afghanistan. More >>
Abbas, Olmert To Meet On International Peace Talks
Monday, 6 August 2007, 10:06 pm | VOA News
Israel's Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas are scheduled to meet today in the West Bank city, Jericho. It will be the first time an Israeli leader has traveled to the West Bank in more than six years. More >>
President George Bush, Karzai Meet At Camp David
Monday, 6 August 2007, 1:49 pm | VOA News
President George W. Bush and his Afghan counterpart, Hamid Karzai, are holding talks at Camp David - the secluded U.S. presidential retreat in the mountains outside Washington. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports security matters are topping the agenda. More >>
Bush To Host Karzai For Talks On Afghanistan
Monday, 6 August 2007, 7:50 am | VOA News
Afghan President Hamid Karzai says he plans to discuss his country's worsening security situation when he meets with President Bush Sunday. In an interview on CNN, Karzai said he does not blame Iran for the rising number of suicide bombings More >>
Darfur Rebel Meeting Extended Through Monday
Monday, 6 August 2007, 6:16 am | VOA News
Rebel factions from Darfur are holding a third day of talks in Tanzania aimed at unifying their stance for possible peace negotiations with the Sudanese government. The UN and AU are sponsoring the conference. More >>
US Congress Approves Foreign Surveillance Measure
Sunday, 5 August 2007, 9:29 pm | VOA News
The U.S. House of Representatives has approved,by a vote of 227 to 183, legislation authorizing temporary changes to a U.S. electronic surveillance program to allow more flexibility to intercept communications overseas. More >>
Bush Tours Site of Minneapolis Bridge Collapse
Sunday, 5 August 2007, 7:54 am | VOA News
President Bush got a firsthand look on Saturday at the bridge that collapsed earlier this week in the northern state of Minnesota, killing at least five motorists. Several others are still missing and scores have been injured. More >>
Afghan Govt, Taleban Seek Location to Negotiate
Sunday, 5 August 2007, 7:44 am | VOA News
Afghan and South Korean officials, and the Taleban kidnappers of the 21 remaining South Korean hostages are still seeking a meeting place for negotiations to release the hostages. More >>
US Senate Endorses Anti-Terror Wiretapping Bills
Saturday, 4 August 2007, 9:39 pm | VOA News
The U.S. Senate has voted in favor of a bill expanding the government's ability to eavesdrop without court warrants on suspected foreign terrorists. The bill now goes to the U.S. House of Representatives, which may vote on it as early as Saturday. More >>
U.S. House Of Rep's Defeats Wiretapping Bill
Saturday, 4 August 2007, 3:02 pm | VOA News
Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives have blocked passage of a measure on domestic surveillance saying it was not sufficient to protect U.S. citizens from terrorist activity. The Senate also was debating two bills on domestic surveillance. More >>
U.S. Concern Over Saudi Arabia's Iraq Dealings
Saturday, 4 August 2007, 10:02 am | VOA News
US Ambassador to the United Nations, Zalmay Khalilzad, says Saudi Arabia and several other Middle Eastern countries are undermining efforts to reduce violence in Iraq. More >>
France Confirms Arms Sales Agreement With Libya
Saturday, 4 August 2007, 7:27 am | VOA News
France and Libya have agreed to first arms deal since the EU lifted an arms embargo on Libya in 2004. The deal comes after the release of six medical workers who Libya accused of intentionally infecting Libyan children with the AIDS virus. More >>
