This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Leaders of the world's largest rich and developing economies met Thursday in London. The Group of Twenty agreed to an additional trillion dollars for the International Monetary Fund and other lenders...
U.S. Middle East special envoy George Mitchell has met with the president of Turkey Thursday as part of his quest for peace in the region. U.S. Middle-East special envoy George Mitchell, left, is seen with Turkish President Abdullah Gul, center, and...
Southern Africa leaders plan to meet Sunday in South Africa in an attempt to break a stalemate over allocating Cabinet positions in a planned government of national unity in Zimbabwe. Peta Thornycroft reports for VOA from Johannesburg, that in the m...
Egyptian and Israeli leaders met to discuss a proposed prisoner swap between Israel and Hamas, as well as the security situation in the Gaza Strip following a truce between Israel and Palestinian militants. VOA's Jim Teeple reports from Jerusalem, P...