http://www.voanews.com/ Up to the minute news from Voice of America Wed, 14 Jan 2009 21:33:35 +0200 Wed, 14 Jan 2009 21:33:35 +0200 http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-01-14-voa58.cfm?rss=topstories Change is designed to minimize civilian causalities and reduce tensions "www.voanews.com/english/2009-01-14-voa58.cfm?RSS=TopStories" Wed, 14 Jan 2009 20:55:41 +0200 Wed, 14 Jan 2009 20:55:41 +0200 http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-01-14-voa53.cfm?rss=topstories Palestinian medics say more than 1,000 people in Gaza have been killed in 19-day conflict "www.voanews.com/english/2009-01-14-voa53.cfm?RSS=TopStories" Wed, 14 Jan 2009 21:33:17 +0200 Wed, 14 Jan 2009 21:33:17 +0200 http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-01-14-voa59.cfm?rss=topstories Susan Crawford, administrator of military commissions system established to prosecute suspected terrorists detained at Guantanamo Bay, says US military tortured alleged '20th hijacker' in 2001 terrorist attacks "www.voanews.com/english/2009-01-14-voa59.cfm?RSS=TopStories" Wed, 14 Jan 2009 18:36:49 +0200 Wed, 14 Jan 2009 18:36:49 +0200 http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-01-14-voa44.cfm?rss=topstories US tradition of a peaceful transfer of power from one leader to another began with George Washington's first inauguration more than two centuries ago "www.voanews.com/english/2009-01-14-voa44.cfm?RSS=TopStories" Tue, 13 Jan 2009 17:31:22 +0200 Tue, 13 Jan 2009 17:31:22 +0200 http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-01-13-voa39.cfm?rss=topstories Death toll among Palestinians grows to more than 1,000; UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon renews call for 'immediate and durable' ceasefire "www.voanews.com/english/2009-01-13-voa39.cfm?RSS=TopStories" Wed, 14 Jan 2009 14:54:17 +0200 Wed, 14 Jan 2009 14:54:17 +0200 http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-01-14-voa18.cfm?rss=topstories Ban Ki-moon discusses implementation of UN Security Council resolution calling for cease-fire in Gaza Strip "www.voanews.com/english/2009-01-14-voa18.cfm?RSS=TopStories" Wed, 14 Jan 2009 11:54:01 +0200 Wed, 14 Jan 2009 11:54:01 +0200 http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-01-14-voa14.cfm?rss=topstories New audiotape attributed to Osama bin Laden posted on Islamist Web sites "www.voanews.com/english/2009-01-14-voa14.cfm?RSS=TopStories" Wed, 14 Jan 2009 15:34:27 +0200 Wed, 14 Jan 2009 15:34:27 +0200 http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-01-14-voa25.cfm?rss=topstories Proposal comes week after Moscow halted deliveries of Russian gas through Ukrainian pipeline that supplies much of Europe "www.voanews.com/english/2009-01-14-voa25.cfm?RSS=TopStories" Wed, 14 Jan 2009 16:26:21 +0200 Wed, 14 Jan 2009 16:26:21 +0200 http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-01-14-voa31.cfm?rss=topstories Rights group says President-elect Barack Obama must undo what it called 'enormous damage' caused by Bush administration "www.voanews.com/english/2009-01-14-voa31.cfm?RSS=TopStories" Wed, 14 Jan 2009 18:10:36 +0200 Wed, 14 Jan 2009 18:10:36 +0200 http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-01-14-voa42.cfm?rss=topstories UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says move shows Iraq's commitment to disarmament and non-proliferation "www.voanews.com/english/2009-01-14-voa42.cfm?RSS=TopStories" Wed, 14 Jan 2009 17:00:49 +0200 Wed, 14 Jan 2009 17:00:49 +0200 http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-01-14-voa35.cfm?rss=topstories Pentagon says Iran's actions reflect desire to oppose development of secure, stable Iraq "www.voanews.com/english/2009-01-14-voa35.cfm?RSS=TopStories" Wed, 14 Jan 2009 16:59:59 +0200 Wed, 14 Jan 2009 16:59:59 +0200 http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-01-14-voa33.cfm?rss=topstories World leaders groping for ways to spark their slumping economies, as new information shows conditions are likely to get worse "www.voanews.com/english/2009-01-14-voa33.cfm?RSS=TopStories" Wed, 14 Jan 2009 11:54:06 +0200 Wed, 14 Jan 2009 11:54:06 +0200 http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-01-14-voa15.cfm?rss=topstories Government launches investigation into charges of corruption in distribution of corn, as country declares food emergency "www.voanews.com/english/2009-01-14-voa15.cfm?RSS=TopStories" Wed, 14 Jan 2009 16:17:12 +0200 Wed, 14 Jan 2009 16:17:12 +0200 http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-01-14-voa29.cfm?rss=topstories Military says it seized control of Northern Jaffna peninsula Wednesday after deadly battle with rebels "www.voanews.com/english/2009-01-14-voa29.cfm?RSS=TopStories" Wed, 14 Jan 2009 21:08:19 +0200 Wed, 14 Jan 2009 21:08:19 +0200 http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-01-14-voa54.cfm?rss=topstories Retired Army General Eric Shinseki had clashed with Bush administration over its initial handling of war in Iraq "www.voanews.com/english/2009-01-14-voa54.cfm?RSS=TopStories" Wed, 14 Jan 2009 16:35:23 +0200 Wed, 14 Jan 2009 16:35:23 +0200 http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-01-14-voa32.cfm?rss=topstories MEND's statement calls every uniformed Nigerian soldier in the oil-producing Niger Delta region 'a fair target' "www.voanews.com/english/2009-01-14-voa32.cfm?RSS=TopStories" Wed, 14 Jan 2009 11:24:43 +0200 Wed, 14 Jan 2009 11:24:43 +0200 http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-01-14-voa13.cfm?rss=topstories Governments across Asia worried about mass unemployment, social instability that could bring "www.voanews.com/english/2009-01-14-voa13.cfm?RSS=TopStories" Wed, 14 Jan 2009 18:10:03 +0200 Wed, 14 Jan 2009 18:10:03 +0200 http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-01-14-voa40.cfm?rss=topstories Friends of the Earth says international pressure could help in forcing Nigeria to stop gas flaring, which contributes to greenhouse gas emissions "www.voanews.com/english/2009-01-14-voa40.cfm?RSS=TopStories" Wed, 14 Jan 2009 18:10:25 +0200 Wed, 14 Jan 2009 18:10:25 +0200 http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-01-14-voa43.cfm?rss=topstories President-elect indicates his administration is more likely to use so-called 'soft power,' attractiveness of nation's ideals, culture and way of life "www.voanews.com/english/2009-01-14-voa43.cfm?RSS=TopStories"