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By Naomi Schwarz Dakar 28 February 2008 Democratic Republic of Congo's government says it will not publish results of a review of more than60 mining contracts but will work directly with the mining companies to renegotiate terms. The government has f...
By Barry Wood Washington 20 February 2008 The International Monetary Fund Wednesday gave Afghanistan a mixed economic report card, saying the country's overall reforms are on track but corruption and a dramatic rise in opium production pose significa...
By Phil Mercer Sydney 02 January 2008 Australia's new left-of-center Labor government says it will review a controversial citizenship test. Some people are critical of the test's high rate of failure by applicants, who are quizzed about Australian hi...
By Michael Bowman Washington 04 November 2007 Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says the United States will review all forms of aid to Pakistan in the wake of General Pervez Musharraf's decision to suspend the country's constitution. From Washingto...
By Brian Wagner Miami 24 October 2007 Cuban exiles in the Unites States have welcomed President Bush's speech about Cuba in which he voiced support for pro-democracy efforts. But VOA's Brian Wagner reports that some exiles in Miami say the president'...
Anchor: Dan Brown's best-selling novel The Da Vinci Code is second only to the Harry Potter series as the best-selling novel of all time. And it has inspired a whole slew of books on Biblical puzzles, Opus Dei, and the life of Mary Magdalene, as wel...
From NPR News, this is All Things Considered, I am Melissa Block, and I'm Michele Norris. The White House says it's updating its national space policy to meet changing threats. The New York Times reported today that the new policy to be issued as a...
By Sean Maroney Washington, DC 25 January 2007 watch State of Union Reaction President Bush's annual State of the Union speech is getting mixed reviews both at home and abroad. And as VOA's Sean Maroney reports, the biggest debate centers on Mr. Bus...