VOA News: United States Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:31:44 -0400 http://www.voanews.com/ Up to the minute news from Voice of America Obama Opens Asia Tour With Talks in Tokyo བོད་སྐད། Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:31:44 +0200 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:31:44 -0400 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:31:44 +0200 http://www.voanews.com/tibetan/2009-11-13-voa3.cfm?rss=united states US president downplays tensions between two countries on initial stop of his first trip to Asia "www.voanews.com/tibetan/2009-11-13-voa3.cfm?RSS=United States" Obama Calls for New Era in Trans-Pacific Relations བོད་སྐད། Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:55:39 +0200 Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:55:39 -0400 Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:55:39 +0200 http://www.voanews.com/tibetan/2009-11-14-voa1.cfm?rss=united states During major speech in Tokyo, US president says America determined to partner with Asia to meet global challenges of today. "www.voanews.com/tibetan/2009-11-14-voa1.cfm?RSS=United States" Pentagon Reviews Security After Ft. Hood Shootings བོད་སྐད། Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:39:00 +0200 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:39:00 -0400 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:39:00 +0200 http://www.voanews.com/tibetan/2009-11-17-voa4.cfm?rss=united states The Pentagon says Defense Secretary Robert Gates has ordered top officials to review security measures following the shootings earlier this month at Ft. Hood in Texas, in which a U.S. Army officer killed 12 fellow-soldiers and one civilian.  "www.voanews.com/tibetan/2009-11-17-voa4.cfm?RSS=United States" NATO Chief: Afghanistan Mission Expected to Surge in Combat and Support Roles བོད་སྐད། Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:47:13 +0200 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:47:13 -0400 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:47:13 +0200 http://www.voanews.com/tibetan/2009-11-17-voa5.cfm?rss=united states The head of NATO says he expects "substantially more forces" for Afghanistan as part of a wider strategy to hand over security to Afghans. "www.voanews.com/tibetan/2009-11-17-voa5.cfm?RSS=United States" US-China Summit Ends With Vows of Cooperation བོད་སྐད། Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:05:54 +0200 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:05:54 -0400 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:05:54 +0200 http://www.voanews.com/tibetan/2009-11-17-voa6.cfm?rss=united states US President Barack Obama spent several hours in closed-door talks with his Chinese counterpart, Hu Jintao "www.voanews.com/tibetan/2009-11-17-voa6.cfm?RSS=United States" Obama Meets With Chinese Premier བོད་སྐད། Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:16:11 +0200 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:16:11 -0400 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:16:11 +0200 http://www.voanews.com/tibetan/2009-11-18-voa1.cfm?rss=united states U.S. President Barack Obama says he wants a relationship with China that goes beyond economic issues, to encompass other matters of global concern. "www.voanews.com/tibetan/2009-11-18-voa1.cfm?RSS=United States" US Dismayed at Israeli Building Plan for East Jerusalem  བོད་སྐད། Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:23:40 +0200 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:23:40 -0400 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:23:40 +0200 http://www.voanews.com/tibetan/2009-11-18-voa2.cfm?rss=united states Israel has approved construction of 900 new units in mostly Arab east Jerusalem despite objections by the United States and the Palestinians. "www.voanews.com/tibetan/2009-11-18-voa2.cfm?RSS=United States" Obama Winds Up Asia Tour With South Korea Summit བོད་སྐད། Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:34:58 +0200 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:34:58 -0400 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:34:58 +0200 http://www.voanews.com/tibetan/2009-11-18-voa3.cfm?rss=united states US president demands North Korea move toward ending nuclear program in show of solidarity with South Korean president "www.voanews.com/tibetan/2009-11-18-voa3.cfm?RSS=United States" UN General Assembly Condemns Human Rights Violations in Burma, North Korea བོད་སྐད། Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:51:37 +0200 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:51:37 -0400 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:51:37 +0200 http://www.voanews.com/tibetan/2009-11-20-voa2.cfm?rss=united states UN General Assembly Condemns Human Rights Violations in Burma, North Korea "www.voanews.com/tibetan/2009-11-20-voa2.cfm?RSS=United States" UNICEF says Children's Lives Are Improving བོད་སྐད། Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:18:08 +0200 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:18:08 -0400 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:18:08 +0200 http://www.voanews.com/tibetan/2009-11-20-voa3.cfm?rss=united states The United Nations Children's Fund, commonly known as UNICEF, released a special report to mark this 20th Anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child "www.voanews.com/tibetan/2009-11-20-voa3.cfm?RSS=United States"