By Leta Hong Fincher Washington, DC 07 September 2006 watch Khatami Visit report Former Iranian President Mohammad Khatami is on a private visit to Washington, where he will give a major address today. His visit comes as the Bush administration is t...
By Efam Dovi Accra, Ghana 06 September 2006 Ghana's President, J.A. Kufuor, has launched a debt relief project that aimed at benefiting small businesses in the poverty-stricken country. Efam Dovi reports for VOA from Accra the deal is part of a $200...
By Scott Stearns Washington 26 August 2006 President Bush is marking the first anniversary of Hurricane Katrina with a pledge that the federal government will continue helping people along America's Gulf Coast rebuild their lives. The killer storm w...
By Carolyn Weaver Nigeria 14 August 2006 watch Interview Tanzanians elected Jakaya Kikwete president last December. He is the second president elected since the East African state transitioned to multi-party democracy in 1992. President Kikwete spok...
By Carolyn Weaver Washington, DC 04 August 2006 watch World Bank Aid Malaria and HIV/AIDS still afflict Africans disproportionately When he became World Bank president 14 months ago, Paul Wolfowitz said it was clear that Africa had to be at the top...
By Deborah Block Washington, D.C. 01 August 2006 watch Middle East report U.S. President George W. Bush is again calling for a sustainable ceasefire in the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah militants in Lebanon. This, after Israel carried out li...
By George Dwyer Washington, DC 01 August 2006 watch Bush Trade Talks report President George W. Bush President Bush said his administration is committed to reviving theWorld Trade Organization (WTO) Doha Round of talks to liberalize global trade. Th...
By Scott Stearns Washington 30 June 2006 President Bush and Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi are in the southern state of Tennessee, where they toured the home of Rock and Roll legend Elvis Presley. The Japanese leader is a big fan of the m...
By Deborah Block Washington 29 June 2006 Watch Soldier Report Bush and Bagge running President George Bush took a jog Tuesday with an American soldier who lost both his legs in Iraq, after his convoy was hit by roadside bombs last year. The presiden...
By Chad Bouchard Manilla 24 July 2006 Philippine President Gloria Arroyo, in her state of the nation address, claimed her government has enacted reforms that are leading to significant economic gains. The embattled leader also announced a massive sp...