By Dan Robinson
Washington, D.C. - The U.S. House of Representatives has approved legislation authorizing temporary changes to a U.S. electronic surveillance program to allow more flexibility to intercept communications overseas. VOA's Dan Robinson reports that approval by a vote of 227 to 183, following a Senate vote on Friday, sent the bill to President Bush.
(Full Story)Source: voanews.com
- Sunday, August 5, 2007
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Kyiv - The campaign for Ukraine's early parliamentary elections has officially begun, giving candidates 60 days to present their bids before elections on September 30.
(Full Story)Source: rferl.org
- Thursday, August 2nd 2007
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By Victoria Cavaliere
New York - The United Nations Security Council has unanimously approved sending an expanded peacekeeping force to Sudan's Darfur region. The resolution follows eight months of negotiations over the make-up and mandate of the force.
(Full Story)Source: voanews.com
- Wednesday, August 1st 2007
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By Paula Wolfson
President George W. Bush and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown are emphasizing common ground following talks at Camp David - the U.S. presidential retreat outside Washington. The U.S. and British leaders appeared relaxed as they faced reporters after their talks. They stressed relations between the two countries are strong, despite the change at the top of the British government and strong public pressure in Britain to get out of Iraq.
(Full Story)Source: voanews.com
- Tuesday, July 31, 2007
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By Paula Wolfson
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is in the United States for his first meeting with President Bush since taking office in late June. They are meeting in seclusion at Camp David - the mountain-top U.S. presidential retreat.
(Full Story)Source: voanews.com
- Monday, July 30, 2007
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MONTREAL - B'nai Brith Canada has contacted Liberal leader Stéphane Dion to ask that he refuse to let Jocelyn Coulon stand as the Party’s candidate in the Montreal riding of Outremont, in light of the candidate’s well documented anti-Israel bias.
(Full Story)Source: bnaibrith.ca
- Tuesday, July 24, 2007
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Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is claiming victory for his Islamist-rooted ruling party in Sunday's parliamentary election.
With nearly all ballots counted, Turkish media say the Justice and Development Party is expected to finish with 47 percent of the vote.
(Full Story)Source: voanews.com
- Sunday, July 22, 2007
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By Daniel Schearf
A Chinese government official in charge of Tibet has said Tibetans are opposed to further autonomy as sought by the Dalai Lama, the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader. The official says Tibetans have prospered under Chinese rule and are now experiencing their fastest economic growth in history. But, as Daniel Schearf reports from Beijing, the Tibetans still lack basic religious and cultural freedoms.
(Full Story)Source: voanews.com
- Wednesday, June 20, 2007
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Geneva - Reports say the United Nations' Human Rights Council has agreed that Belarus and Cuba will be taken off a list of countries whose rights records receive special scrutiny.
(Full Story)Source: rferl.org
- Tuesday, June 19, 2007
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By Phil Mercer
The Dalai Lama has just completed a tour of Australia, boosting what is the country's fastest-growing religion. Australia has more Buddhists per capita than anywhere else in the Western world. Buddhism has moved beyond Asian immigrant communities and into the mainstream.
(Full Story)Source: voanews.com
- Monday, June 18, 2007
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