By Brian Padden Irbil, Iraq 19 October 2007 The Kurdish region of Iraq is dominated by two pro-American secular parties -- the Patriotic Union of Kurd...
By Jim Malone Washington 19 October 2007 Republican Party contenders for the U.S. presidency appealed for support Friday before a group of social cons...
By Kari Barber Dakar 19 October 2007 Legislative elections in Togo this week were deemed largely free and fair by international observers, and now man...
By William Eagle Washington 19 October 2007 A new report shows sub-Saharan African countries are not likely to meet three of the Millennium Developmen...
By Phuong Tran Dakar 19 October 2007 In Niger, journalists are preparing to publicly denounce what they call a government blackout on reports of a reb...
By Selah Hennessy Dakar 19 October 2007 Analysts say the transfer of former Congolese warlord Germain Katanga to The Hague is an important step toward...
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 19 October 2007 The UN refugee agency says it has begun transferring people who have been internally displaced by clashes in th...
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 19 October 2007 There is a new hitch in Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. As Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bure...
By Noel King Kigali 19 October 2007 Congo's 2006 democratic elections were intended to usher in a new era of peace in the once war-torn nation. And wh...
By Naomi Schwarz Dakar 19 October 2007 U.S. embassy officials say they have requested assistance from Chad's government in gaining to the release of a...