By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 14 December 2006 A U.S. Senate Democrat remains hospitalized after undergoing brain surgery in Washington. With Democrats poised to take control of the Senate with a razor-thin majority next month, Senator Tim Johnson's...
By Phuong Tran Dakar 14 December 2006 A court in the Democratic Republic of Congo has postponed the trial of several employees of an international mining company accused of helping government soldiers carry out a brutal 2004 crackdown against a rebe...
By Steve Herman Tokyo 14 December 2006 Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has called for India and Japan, Asia's two largest democracies, to construct an arc of advantage and prosperity across the continent. Analysts have said the two countries ar...
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 14 December 2006 Pharmaceutical companies make billions of dollars from top-selling drugs. But, the communities that harbor the traditional knowledge and genetic resources from which these drugs are made, reap few benefits. Th...
By David Gollust State Department 13 December 2006 The lead U.S. delegate to the six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear program says he wants to see concrete progress before the end of the year. The Chinese-sponsored negotiations reconvene in Beij...
By David McAlary Washington 13 December 2006 Two long awaited studies from Africa show that a man's risk of getting the AIDS virus heterosexually is cut in half if he is circumcised. As we hear from VOA's David McAlary in Washington, public health e...
By Scott Stearns White House 13 December 2006 U.S. President George Bush is wrapping up a series of meetings aimed at finding what he says will be a new way forward in Iraq. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports, Mr. Bush is expected t...
By Zulima Palacio Washington, DC 13 December 2006 watch Malaria Research report Malaria is spread by mosquitoes Experts and scientists around the world agree that the fight against malaria will only be won through a combination of approaches ranging...
By Peter Fedynsky Washington, DC 13 December 2006 watch Iraq Syrian report The Syrian ambassador to Washington says his country is interested in talks about stabilizing Iraq, but not if the United States dictates the terms. The Syrian envoy spoke at...
By Bill Rodgers Washington, DC 13 December 2006 watch News Media Changes Satellite television and the expanding power of the Internet are not only changing the way news is delivered, but also the perception of what news is and the way journalists do...
By Nico Colombant Dakar 13 December 2006 Chad's army says it has annihilated rebels following major fighting in the east, but rebels deny the claim. VOA's Nico Colombant reports from VOA's regional bureau in Dakar. Chadian troops deployed after figh...
By Bill Rodgers Washington, DC 13 December 2006 watch Amnesty Int'l Magazine report The latest issue of Amnesty International Magazine highlights the human rights situation in three countries: Iran, Sri Lanka, and the Democratic Republic of Congo. M...
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 13 December 2006 A judge is the latest victim of Palestinian factional fighting in the Gaza Strip. As Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, there is growing concern among Palestinians that the situation is spi...
By Phuong Tran Dakar 13 December 2006 Representatives from eight Central and West African countries are meeting in Mali this week for training on preventing yellow fever. This highly contagious disease, which had been virtually eliminated in the 195...
By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 13 December 2006 Heads of state and other representatives from 11 African countries are gathering in Kenya's capital this week for their Great Lakes conference. The leaders are expected to sign a pact that sets out plans to...
