By Robert Berger Jerusalem 30 December 2007 Israel is demanding a Palestinian crackdown on militants, after a deadly attack in the West Bank. As Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, the violence is the latest obstacle to peace efforts,...
By Jim Fry Washington 16 November 2007 U.S. Army officials have told a key U.S. Senate committee that the demands of fighting two wars are outstripping the army's ability to remain ready for conflict. At the same time, Democratic congressional leader...
By Kari Barber Dakar 25 October 2007 Human rights group Amnesty International released a report Thursday calling on the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo to rein in its security troops and prosecute those accused of torture, murder and r...
By Mil Arcega Washington 25 October 2007 American news media are reporting that a survey of pilots by the U.S. government found that safety problems involving air carriers happen more frequently than previously known. The reports say the space agency...
By Naomi Schwarz Dakar 18 October 2007 On the third anniversary of an army crackdown that killed more than 70 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo, families of the victims fear their court case is being blocked by powerful politicians. The army...
By Noel King Kigali 18 October 2007 Dissident Congolese General Laurent Nkunda and his National Congress for the People's Defense will not surrender or agree to integrate in Congo's national army without formal negotiations, a spokesman says. Noel Ki...
By Zulima Palacio Washington 16 October 2007 As the world's population grows, the need to ensure food safety from farms to fork has become a major international concern, with most of the attention focused on livestock. Producer Zulima Palacio talked...
By Phuong Tran Dakar 08 September 2007 Civil society groups are marching in Niger's capital Saturday to demand that the French nuclear energy company, Areva, quit mining Niger's uranium. The march comes after months of government accusations that the...
By Mil Arcega Washington 25 May 2007 Technology and high gasoline prices are helping to coax hard-to-extract oil from California's oil fields. Production at some of the state's older oil fields is expected to dry up in about 25 years, but Chevron say...
By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 16 May 2007 U.S. lawmakers are demanding greater oversight of the U.S.-government funded Al-hurra television for the Middle East, amid continuing controversy over programming carried by the station in late 2006 and early...