By Naomi Schwarz Dakar 11 December 2006 The outside world has long looked to Africa as a source for raw materials. In Senegal, Indian firms are buying up metric tons of recycled metal, including aluminum. For VOA, Naomi Schwarz visited an aluminum p...
By Nancy-Amelia Collins Banda Aceh 11 December 2006 Polls have closed in Indonesia's tsunami-ravaged province of Aceh after a Acehnese woman casts her ballot at a polling station in Banda Aceh, 11 Dec 2006 landmark vote for a provincial government....
By Stephanie Ho Washington 10 December 2006 British Prime Minister Tony Blair says he welcomes the renewed focus on resolving the Israel - Palestinian dispute. Mr. Blair, who made the comment on U.S. television Sunday, has long held the view that th...
By Paula Wolfson White House 10 December 2006 The leaders of the Iraq Study Group are defending their report, following new criticism from Baghdad. At the same time, the Bush administration is stepping up its own review of its Iraq strategy. VOA Whi...
By Nico Colombant Dakar 10 December 2006 Central African Republic French military officials are saying rebels in the Central African Republic have lost the last northern town they were holding, nearly two weeks into a counter-offensive. VOA's Nico C...
By Noel King Khartoum 10 December 2006 Fighting is flaring across Sudan's embattled western Darfur region, the Kenyan woman holds a poster during a protest march in Nairobi, Kenya, 7 Dec 2006 African Union warned Sunday. The AU reports at least 22 p...
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 10 December 2006 Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is threatening to call early elections Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to end an impasse with the ruling Islamic militant group, Hamas. As Robert Berger reports from...
By Nancy-Amelia Collins Banda Aceh 10 December 2006 Acehnese man rides his bike past a campaign sign for one of parties contesting the election on Sunday Dec. 10, 2006 in Banda Aceh The mood is upbeat in Indonesia's Aceh province, the day before cit...
By Alan Silverman Hollywood 10 December 2006 Two women - one from England the other from Southern California - trade homes and lifestyles for a memorable winter vacation in a new romantic comedy co-starring Kate Winslet and Cameron Diaz. Alan Silver...
By Dan Robinson Washington 10 December 2006 Democrats and Republicans in the House of Representatives have combined conciliatory rhetoric with criticism over legislative goals as Congress moves toward adjournment. VOA's Dan Robinson reports from Cap...
By Sean Maroney Washington 09 December 2006 U.S. President George Bush says his administration is reviewing the bipartisan report issued this past week on the situation in Iraq, and will seriously consider its recommendations. VOA's Sean Maroney rep...
By David McAlary Washington 09 December 2006 After a two-day launch delay, the U.S. space shuttle Discovery is back in orbit, heading to a Monday rendezvous with the International Space Station. The launch from Florida was the first to take place at...
By Margaret Besheer Irbil, Iraq 09 December 2006 The report published this week by a bipartisan U.S. panel urging policy changes in Iraq has not been warmly received in northern Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, particularly its recommendatio...
By Heda Bayron Cebu, Philippines 09 December 2006 The postponement of the much-heralded Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit has left the people of Cebu disappointed, and in some cases, a bit poorer. Months of preparation in the maj...
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 09 December 2006 There have been violent protests in the Gaza Strip and West Bank against the Palestinian government led by the Islamic militant group Hamas. As Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, it is the...
