The Human Rights Council marks 20th anniversary on the Rights of the Child

The Human Rights Council devoted a full-day discussion with two panels on children’s rights to mark the 20th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC). The...

Oil and Gaz Enterprises Improves Performance with Windows 7

Major Oil and Gas Enterprises Improve Business Performance with Advanced Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Functionality Following the official launch of Windows 7 around the globe, Microsoft Corp. announced...

China Executes 4 Tibetans - Urgent Action Required

Executions - Urgent Action China has executed four Tibetans for their roles in the protests in Tibet last year, according to the Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy....

VOA Correspondent Wins International Broadcasting Award for Sri Lanka Coverage

Voice of America (VOA) correspondent Steve Herman was recognized by the Association for International Broadcasting (AIB) for his coverage of Sri Lanka’s civil war. Herman’s reporting was called "highly commended" in...

British PM Brown Vows to Fight On in Afghanistan

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown says his government remains committed to the mission in Afghanistan as public support for the war falls in Britain.In a speech in London in Friday,...

Iranian Opposition Supporters Return to Streets

By Edward Yeranian Iranian police have clashed with opposition demonstrators who tried to take over a government sanctioned protest organized to mark the 30th anniversary of the seizure of the U.S....

Iranians Rally on Anniversary of American Embassy Takeover

By Elizabeth Arrott Iran is marking the 30th anniversary of the takeover of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, with anti-American demonstrations. But opposition forces are using the occasion to protest their...

VOA Looks Back at the Fall of the Berlin Wall

The Voice of America (VOA) will broadcast this week a radio, television and Internet series on the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Reports from the United...

N. Korea Announces More Production of Nuclear Weapons Material

By Kurt Achin North Korea says it has manufactured more material useable in nuclear weapons.  The announcement is widely seen as a tactic to pressure the United States into bilateral talks,...

Afghan Presidential Challenger Withdraws, Creating Turmoil

By Sean Maroney Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah says he will not participate in this week's runoff election against President Hamid Karzai. He accused the government of not meeting his demands...