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700+ Missing As Typhoon Capsizes Philippines Ferry
Monday, 23 June 2008, 12:33 am | VOA News
More than 700 people are missing after a ferry capsized during typhoon Fengshen in the central Philippines. In addition, dozens of lives have been lost in flooding and mudslides on some of the many islands that make up the nation. More >>
Zimbabwe: Court Overturns Opposition MDC Rally Ban
Sunday, 22 June 2008, 5:43 am | VOA News
A court in Zimbabwe has overturned a police ban on a rally planned by the opposition MDC ahead of next week's presidential runoff vote. MDC spokesman Nelson Chamisa says the court granted the party permission Saturday to go ahead with Sunday's rally. More >>
Israeli-Hamas Truce Set To Begin On 19 June 2008
Wednesday, 18 June 2008, 12:00 am | VOA News
Palestinian and Egyptian officials say Israel and Hamas have reached a cease-fire agreement that will go into effect in Gaza on Thursday. Israel would not confirm the deal, but said a negotiator was rushing to Cairo to finalize details. More >>
Plane Bursts Into Flames, Khartoum Airport, Sudan
Wednesday, 11 June 2008, 11:56 am | VOA News
Reports from Sudan say at least 100 people were killed when a plane veered off a runway at Khartoum's airport and burst into flames. About 200 passengers were thought to be aboard the Sudan Airways plane when it landed in bad weather late Tuesday. More >>
Economy to Top Agenda of Bush Meetings in Europe
Tuesday, 10 June 2008, 7:29 am | VOA News
The president said the United States is committed to a strong dollar, which he said is in America's interests and will benefit the global economy. During the Bush presidency, the U.S. dollar has lost roughly half its value against the euro. More >>
Hillary Clinton Dropping Out of White House Race
Thursday, 5 June 2008, 3:41 pm | VOA News
U.S. Senator and former first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton has decided to end her bid for the White House and express support for her rival for the Democratic presidential nomination, Senator Barack Hussein Obama. More >>
Obama Faces Pressure Over Democratic VP Selection
Thursday, 5 June 2008, 7:21 am | VOA News
"We just passed the delegate threshold to be the nominee only a few hours ago. The vice presidential process is obviously going to begin in much more earnest today and throughout the coming days." - Obama Spokesman. More >>
Obama On Brink of Winning Dem. Party Nomination
Wednesday, 4 June 2008, 12:50 am | VOA News
Hillary Clinton, who trails Obama by more than 150 delegates, will be addressing supporters in her home state of New York. There have been conflicting reports from inside the Clinton campaign about what she plans to say. More >>
Draft Cluster Bomb Ban Approved By 111 Countries
Thursday, 29 May 2008, 1:31 pm | VOA News
Diplomats from 111 countries have agreed on a draft treaty outlawing cluster bombs, which have killed or wounded thousands of civilians. The draft gives signatory nations eight years to destroy their cluster bomb stockpiles. The U.S. opposes the ban. More >>
Aung San Suu Kyi NLD Supporters Arrested in Burma
Tuesday, 27 May 2008, 10:50 pm | VOA News
Security forces in Burma arrested more than a dozen members of democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi's political party. Riot police shoved at least 15 members of the NLD party into a truck when they attempted to march to the Nobel peace laureate's home. More >>
Senator Ted Kennedy Has Malignant Brain Tumor
Wednesday, 21 May 2008, 8:37 am | VOA News
One of America's best-known political figures, Massachusetts Senator Edward Kennedy, has been diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor. The diagnosis comes days after the 76-year-old Democratic senator suffered a seizure and was rushed to a hospital. More >>
U.S. Military Positions Forces Ready To Help Burma
Friday, 9 May 2008, 12:04 am | VOA News
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says the U.S. military has taken more action to prepare to deliver help to victims of the Burma cyclone, but would not enter Burma or its airspace without permission, as one U.S. official had suggested earlier Thursday. More >>
Burma Cyclone Nargis Deaths Could Exceed 100,000
Thursday, 8 May 2008, 9:21 am | VOA News
The senior U.S. diplomat in Burma said the death toll from the cyclone that hit the SE Asian country late last week could exceed 100,000. The United States is trying to press the Burmese government to admit more aid workers & supplies. More >>
Burma Cyclone Nargis 22,000 Dead + 41,000 Missing
Wednesday, 7 May 2008, 10:06 am | VOA News
Burma's govt says at least 22,000 people are confirmed dead, in the wake of Cyclone Nargis, and 41,000 are missing. The military government has begun allowing foreign assistance and granting unprecedented access to some international aid agency reps. More >>
Death Toll in Burma Cyclone Nargis Rises to 15,000
Tuesday, 6 May 2008, 5:52 pm | VOA News
Burma's state media say more than 15,000 people were killed when Cyclone Nargis struck the country Saturday. The latest death toll includes 10,000 killed just in the town of Bogalay, located in the Irrawaddy river delta where the storm swept ashore. More >>
Burma Cyclone Death Toll Has Risen To Nearly 4,000
Tuesday, 6 May 2008, 12:45 pm | VOA News
Witnesses said thousands of people were searching for missing relatives, clearing fallen trees and other debris from roads and struggling to repair their homes after fierce winds ripped off roofs in Rangoon and other cities. More >>
As Many as 10,000 Dead in Burma Cyclone
Tuesday, 6 May 2008, 8:09 am | VOA News
Burmese state media say it is now believed that as many as 10,000 people are dead and thousands more missing after Tropical Cyclone Nargis ripped through parts of the country, destroying homes, bringing down power lines and knocking out communications. More >>
Burma: As Many As 10,000 Dead In Cyclone Nargis
Tuesday, 6 May 2008, 12:32 am | VOA News
Burmese state media say it is now believed that as many as 10,000 people are dead and thousands more missing after Tropical Cyclone Nargis ripped through parts of the country, destroying homes, bringing down power lines and knocking out communications. More >>
Zimbabwe Results: Mugabe 2nd Place, Runoff Needed
Saturday, 3 May 2008, 8:04 am | VOA News
Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangarai won nearly 48% of the vote in the March presidential elections and incumbent President Robert Mugabe scored just over 43%. Because neither candidate passed the 50% threshold, a runoff will be needed. More >>
Bear Stearns Sold To Rival Banking Giant JPMorgan
Monday, 17 March 2008, 3:32 pm | VOA News
The bank sale valued Bear Stearns at about $250 million, far less than the $4 billion market value at the end of last week, in what amounts to a stunning collapse of one of the world's largest and most respected investment banks. More >>
