Letter to a Young Friend Benjamin Franklin My dear friend I know of no Medicine fit to diminish the violent natural inclination you mention; and if I did, I think I should not communicate it to you. Marriage is the proper Remedy. It is the most natu...
The United States Friday expressed deep disappointment that Zimbabwe's presidential runoff election went forward even though incumbent President Robert Mugabe was the only candidate. U.S. officials say they will pursue new bilateral and internationa...
By David Gollust State Department 18 February 2008 The United States joined major European allies in recognizing the independence of Kosovo from Serbia. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said recognition is the only viable option to promote stabili...
By Ravi Khanna Washington, DC 01 February 2008 Pakistan's deposed chief justice has called on Western leaders to stop backing President Pervez Musharraf, accusing the Pakistani leader of detaining him and his family in dire conditions. Iftikhar Muham...
By Lisa Bryant Paris 10 October 2007 France's first museum showcasing the country's history of immigration has opened in Paris - to a storm of controversy. Lisa Bryant has more on the immigration debate from the French capital. Located in eastern Par...
By Selah Hennessy Dakar 05 October 2007 A Congolese government spokesman announced Friday that the country's transport minister has been fired for incompetence, after a deadly plane crash Thursday left at least 37 people dead. As the flames from the...
By Nico Colombant Dakar 04 May 2007 Proceedings against a former rebel leader have resumed at the Special Court for Sierra Leone in Freetown, even as the court's slow pace is frustrating human rights activists. VOA's Nico Colombant reports from Dakar...
By Mil Arcega Washington, DC 19 September 2006 watch report on E Coli The United States Food and Drug Administration (F.D.A.) has expanded its search for the source of the deadly E.Coli bacterium that has already killed one woman and sickened more t...
By Margaret Besheer Irbil, Iraq 06 July 2006 It is an irony of Iraqi life, that the country with the world's second-largest proven oil reserves must import petroleum products, and has a thriving black market for gasoline. The high cost of gas is dri...