U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has arrived in Afghanistan on a previously un-announced visit. Clinton landed in Kabul early Saturday on her way to the Afghan donor conference in Japan starting Sunday. She will meet with Afghan President Hamid Karzai at the presidential palace and will speak to staff at the U.S. Embassy in […]
Clinton Makes Unannounced Stop in Afghanistan
Posted July 6th, 2012 at 10:00 pm (UTC-5)
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Aid Group Describes Desperate Scenes in North Korea
Posted July 6th, 2012 at 8:35 pm (UTC-5)
A Danish aid group is getting a rare look at the food situation in North Korea, and it says the conditions there are desperate. The managing director of the group Mission East, Kim Hartzner, told VOA Friday that during the past week he oversaw the distribution of food aid in the city of Haeju , […]
East Timor Votes In National Elections
Posted July 6th, 2012 at 7:35 pm (UTC-5)
East Timorese are voting to choose members of parliament, following a relatively peaceful two-round presidential contest in March and April. Polls opened early Saturday in an electoral process that is expected to result in the withdrawal of U.N. peacekeepers in December. Twenty-one parties have fielded candidates for the 65-seat parliament. The two top parties are […]
Stocks, Oil Prices Fall with New Jobs Report
Posted July 6th, 2012 at 7:30 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. stocks fell nearly 1 percent, the euro fell to a two-year low and oil prices tumbled more than 3 percent Friday, as new jobs data showed U.S. unemployment stuck at 8.2 percent. The Labor Department’s monthly unemployment report showed the economy adding just 80,000 new jobs in June — far fewer than what is […]
Car Bomb Kills 7, Wounds 20 in Iraq
Posted July 6th, 2012 at 5:40 pm (UTC-5)
At least seven people have been killed and another 20 wounded when militants blew up a car packed with explosives in Iraq. The blast occurred Friday in Ramadi, the capital of the mostly Sunni Anbar province. Although violence in Iraq has eased since the end of the war, last month more than 237 people were […]
Former President Bush Wraps Up Weeklong Africa Mission
Posted July 6th, 2012 at 4:50 pm (UTC-5)
Former U.S. President George W. Bush has wrapped up a weeklong tour of Africa aimed at promoting cervical cancer detection and empowering women to make “positive change in their lives.” Mr. Bush and his wife, Laura, announced a $3 million initiative in Botswana that expands an existing program aimed at combating cervical and breast cancer. […]
Extreme Heat In Parts of US to Continue Until Next Week
Posted July 6th, 2012 at 4:40 pm (UTC-5)
Parts of the United States continue to sizzle in record heat by day and by night. And weather forecasts predict no relief until next week. Daytime temperatures in many places on the East Coast and in the central U.S. are hovering around 40 degrees (Celsius) and in some places even higher. Midwestern cities like Chicago, […]
Greek PM Wants to Alter, Delay Austerity Plan
Posted July 6th, 2012 at 3:40 pm (UTC-5)
Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras says the country needs to alter some parts of its austerity spending plan so that it can try to emerge from its deep recession. Mr. Samaras told parliament Friday his new coalition government will not seek to escape the pledges it made to the country’s international creditors to impose widespread […]
Suspected US Drone Strike Kills 24 in Pakistan
Posted July 6th, 2012 at 3:30 pm (UTC-5)
Pakistani officials say a U.S. drone strike has killed at least 24 suspected militants in the country’s northwest. Friday’s strike took place near Miran Shah, the main town in the North Waziristan tribal region — a known hub of Taliban and al-Qaida-linked militants. Officials told VOA that foreigners were among those killed when missiles hit […]
Aid Group Describes Desperate Scenes in North Korea
Posted July 6th, 2012 at 3:25 pm (UTC-5)
A Danish aid group is getting a rare look at the food situation in North Korea, and it says the conditions there are desperate. The managing director of the group Mission East, Kim Hartzner, told VOA Friday that during the past week he oversaw the distribution of food aid in the city of Haeju , […]
