By Anita Elash
Voice of America
PARIS — French President Nicolas Sarkozy arrived in Libya Wednesday to meet with Libyan leader Muammar Gadhafi in Tripoli.  Mr. Sarkozy agreed to the visit as part of a deal made Tuesday to free six medical workers convicted of infecting hundreds of children in a Libyan hospital with AIDS.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy [...]

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ORANJESTAD, Aruba – Realizing his digital camera could also take video, Aaron Schwarz decided to document his stay at the Renaissance Aruba Resort & Casino.
But what he didn’t know was that his video would lead to a return trip to the resort with all expenses paid.
The Renaissance Aruba Resort & Casino today awarded [...]

Voice of America
WASHINGTON, July 24, 2007 — The United States has imposed financial sanctions on an Iranian-based foundation for allegedly providing support to Islamic terrorist organizations.
The U.S. Treasury Department Tuesday accused the Martyrs Foundation of working directly with Lebanon’s Shi’ite militant group Hezbollah.
The U.S. said the Martyrs Foundation has channeled financial support to Hezbollah and [...]

By Sabina Castelfranco
Voice of America
ROME, Italy, July 23, 2007 — Italian anti-terrorism police said Sunday they found dozens of bottles of highly toxic chemicals in the cellar of imam Korchi El Moustapha’s home in the central city of Perugia.
Perugia police chief, Arturo De Felice said among the chemicals were various acids, nitrates and ferrocyanide.
The police [...]

By Jim Malone
Voice of America
The eight Democratic contenders for president in 2008 faced off in a debate Monday evening that featured an unusual format.
The candidates faced questions from average citizens put to them on video through the video-sharing Web site known as YouTube.
The debate took place in the early primary state of South Carolina and [...]

By Donna Miles
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, July 24, 2007 – Defeating al Qaeda in Iraq is critical to defeating the larger al Qaeda terrorist network, and the United States won’t stop short of that goal, President Bush said today at Charleston Air Force Base, S.C.
Bush told airmen and their families at the base that some [...]

By John J. Kruzel
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, July 24, 2007 – Colombia’s defense minister arrived here yesterday to meet with U.S. officials and outline progress Colombia has made in stemming narcoterrorism and other security boosts made possible in part by U.S. funding.
At the Pentagon, Juan Manuel Santos and Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates discussed issues [...]

By Robert Raffaele
Voice of America
With each home run the past two seasons, Barry Bonds has inched ever so closer to a hallowed baseball benchmark – the 755 home runs hit by Hank Aaron during his career.
But instead of the wild enthusiasm that has greeted other baseball achievements, Bonds’ pursuit of history has been greeted with [...]

By Mike O’Sullivan
Voice of America
LOS ANGELES — Donna Myrow was a teacher and community organizer when she heard about a ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court that disturbed her.
The principal of a high school in suburban St. Louis had censored stories in a student newspaper about teenage pregnancy and the effects of divorce on children. [...]

By Donna Miles
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, July 23, 2007 – Projects being funded through Iraqi reconstruction relief funds are providing critical facilities for Iraq’s government to establish rule of law, senior officials in Baghdad told reporters.
“Great, great accomplishments” are taking place on the construction front to support this effort, Navy Cmdr. Johnny Wolfe, a subsector [...]