password
username
Sponsored by CakeMail, an email marketing software
Newsletter preview

View updated headlines in browser | Edit Profile

VOANews.com - News from Voice of America

Join T2A Chat Wednesday, 26 Dec 07, for a live online chat with VOA correspondent Jim Malone, who looks back at US politics in 2007 and ahead to the 2008 US elections. The first 10 visitors with a live question can receive a new T2A Sling Pack, and the next 10 a new T2A Water Bottle. Or email questions in advance to chat@voanews.com.

 

Supporters of Thailand's People's Power Party cheer election returns at the party's headquarters in Bangkok, Thailand, 23 Dec 2007 Post-coup Elections Bring More Uncertainty to Thailand  Audio Clip Available
Supporters of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra say they now have enough support to form coalition government

Islam Karimov (file photo) Uzbek President Wins Landslide Re-Election
International monitors are calling election giving Islam Karimov new term in office 'undemocratic'

The EU's chief election monitor Alexander Graf Lambsdorff, left, talks with a group of Kenyans, in Molo, Kenya, 21 Dec. 2007 Authorities Implement Strict Controls on Close Kenyan Election  Audio Clip Available
Thursday's Presidential Vote Expected to Draw High Turnout

Palestinian Christian children wear festive costumes as they gather behind a barrier outside the Church of the Nativity, 24 Dec 2007 Palestinians Celebrate Christmas Eve With Festive March Through Bethlehem  Audio Clip Available
Palestinian boy and girl scouts marched past Church of the Nativity, traditional birthplace of Jesus, playing drums and bagpipes

President Bush walks along the Colonnade of the White House in Washington, shortly before departing for Camp David, 21 Dec 2007 Bush Thanks US Troops on Christmas Eve  Audio Clip Available
US president calls 10 members of military from all branches of armed forces stationed around the world

A member of police bomb squad walks near a statue of Jesus Christ during a security inspection at the main cathedral in Jakarta, Indonesia, 24 Dec 2007 Indonesia Increases Security Ahead of Christmas Holiday  Audio Clip Available
Officials have tightened security at churches, malls, and tourism sites as Christians prepare to celebrate Christmas in secular nation with world's largest population of Muslims

Man whose home was destroyed by cyclone begs for food for his wife Red Cross Says More Than One Million People in Bangladesh Need Shelter  Audio Clip Available
Killer cyclone devastated coastal villages, killed more than 3,000

A boy in Bangladesh receives polio immunization WHO Says Global Polio Eradication On Track
World Health Organization says most infectious type of polio could be eradicated worldwide by next year, leaving only one more strain of  disease to be tackled

Thailand's newly appointed Prime Minister retired General Surayud Chulanont (R) talks with coup leader coup leader General Sonthi Boonyaratglin (L) Analysts Say Democracy Elusive in Some Asian Nations; Quality Slipping in Others  Audio Clip Available
Military coup in Thailand, martial law in Pakistan are some of non-democratic trends causing concern

Burton, Depp Team Up Again for Musical Thriller 'Sweeney Todd'  Audio Clip Available
Macabre musical, starring Johnny Depp and directed by Tim Burton, swept Broadway's Tony awards almost three decades ago

E-mail:
Forward this E-mail
Click here to *** from the VOA Daily World News Summary
If you have questions about this E-mail newsletter send an e-mail to: voanews@voanews.com