Voice of America
U.S. President George Bush is urging Congress to “send a strong signal” to markets in the United States and around the world by passing a $700 billion plan to rescue banks and other financial companies.
The president’s spoke Monday hours before the U.S. stock markets opened for trading. He was seeking to assure investors [...]

By Dan Robinson
Voice of America
WASHINGTON, Sept. 28, 2008 — U.S. lawmakers and the Bush administration have reached an agreement on a plan to bailout endangered financial institutions. The announcement came from key House and Senate negotiators, and from the U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, early Sunday after around-the-clock negotiations.
Under the proposal, the federal government would [...]

PRNewswire
ANAHEIM, Calif., Sept. 25 — Halloween Time at Disneyland Resort will fill Disneyland and Disney’s California Adventure parks with not-so-scary spook-tacular entertainment beginning Friday, Sept. 26 and continuing through Sunday, November 2.
The season of tricks and treats will be celebrated at Disneyland Resort with the traditional giant “Mickey Mouse” jack-o’-lantern in Disneyland Town Square, Haunted [...]

By Greg Flakus
Voice of America
OXFORD, Miss., Sept. 27, 2008 — The two major party candidates for president of the United States, Republican Senator John McCain and Democrat Senator Barack Obama met in a spirited debate over the financial crisis and foreign policy Friday at the University of Mississippi.
Although this was to have been a debate [...]

Voice of America
Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain clashed on foreign policy and the economy during their first presidential debate before the November election.
The senators differed significantly on the war in Iraq. McCain said there are severe consequences of defeat, including greater Iranian influence, increased sectarian violence and a greater and wider war that [...]

By Todd DeFeo
HarpBlaster.com News Wire
Al Qaeda has “repeatedly declared that Iraq is the central front of their war with America,” but in the wake of increased pressure there, “terrorists are stepping up their efforts” in Afghanistan, President Bush yesterday.
“After (Sept. 11), coalition forces destroyed the Taliban regime. We drove al Qaeda from the Afghan sanctuary [...]

By Kurt Achin
Voice of America
SEOUL — A South Korean lawmaker says the country’s intelligence service has testified that North Korean leader Kim Jong Il is recovering from a stroke. North Korean officials say Kim Jong Il is just fine, and reject a proliferation of media reports that have questioned his health.
South Korean lawmaker Won Hye-young [...]

By Jim Stevenson
Voice of America
BEIJING — The 29th Olympiad has drawn to a close in Beijing. The games lasted more than two weeks in the Chinese capital and other cities.
The theme of the Beijing Olympics was ‘One World, One Dream.’ And the world did come together in competition, and for the closing ceremonies Sunday, filled [...]

By Jim Stevenson
Voice of America
BEIJING — For many Olympic sports, attention comes just once every four years.
Women’s water polo, fencing and wrestling are, as a rule, not widely followed sports outside of the Olympics. But several U.S. athletes are hoping to grow interest in those sports following their success at the Beijing Games.
Brenda Villa plays [...]

By Jim Stevenson
Voice of America
BEIJING — The U.S. men’s basketball team has won the gold medal at the Olympics to regain international prominence in the American-born sport.
The team filled with U.S. National Basketball Association stars had the lead for virtually the entire game. But reigning world champion Spain always stayed within reach.
American LeBron James says [...]