By Jordan Davis Dakar 21 January 2007 People march during the opening of the World Social Forum in Nairobi, 20 Jan 2007 At this week's World Social Forum in Nairobi, Kenya fair-trade campaigners are putting a priority on restarting the so-called Doha...
By Nico Colombant Dakar 21 January 2007 Mauritania The large sparsely populated desert country of West Africa, Mauritania, has held a senate election as part of a post-coup process to bring about civilian rule. VOA's Nico Colombant reports from our r...
By Barry Wood Belgrade 21 January 2007 An ethnic Albanian man casts his ballot with his son at a polling station in Presevo, 21 Jan 2007 Citizens of Serbia are casting ballots in the country's first parliamentary election since neighboring Montenegro...
By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 21 January 2007 The arrival lounge at the domestic terminal of the Indira Gandhi International Airport is bereaved of activity in New Delhi India's aviation sector is booming, but the infrastructure at the country's airpo...
By Chad Bouchard 2-337522 21 January 2007 A farmer carries buckets of water collected from a drying pond in Rembang, Central Java, Indonesia As Indonesia copes with one of its driest rainy seasons on record, a climate change study indicates global wa...
By Doug Levine Washington 20 January 2007 Singer and guitarist George Benson and vocalist Al Jarreau are no strangers to the Grammy Awards. Each has earned his share of Grammys over the years. As VOA's Doug Levine tells us, the duo's first album toge...
By Kari Barber Dakar 20 January 2007 As Senegal prepares for the finale of the world-renowned Dakar Rally, another group of drivers is taking on an even more unusual Europe to Africa journey. The Plymouth-Banjul Challenge is a parody of the Dakar ra...
By Marissa Melton Washington 20 January 2007 New York Senator Hillary Clinton has announced she has taken the first step toward a run for the presidency in 2008. VOA's Marissa Melton reports. Senator Hillary Clinton announces opening presidential ex...
By Scott Stearns White House 20 January 2007 U.S. President George Bush is meeting with his top diplomatic and military advisors about the war in Iraq and efforts to bring peace to the Middle East. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports,...
By Phuong Tran Dakar 20 January 2007 West African heads of state have concluded a summit in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. The top two issues were the on-going general strike in Guinea and the stalled peace process in Ivory Coast. The leaders expressed...
By Marissa Melton Washington 20 January 2007 New York Senator Hillary Clinton has announced she has taken the first step toward a run for the presidency in 2008. VOA's Marissa Melton reports. Senator Hillary Clinton announces opening presidential exp...
By Al Pessin Washington 19 January 2007 The deputy commander of coalition forces in Iraq says the early stages of the new Baghdad security operation are going well, and he sees good signs for the future of the week-old effort. British Lieutenant Gene...
By Marissa Melton Washington 19 January 2007 As the new U.S. Congress prepares to debate immigration reform and border security, a bipartisan task force has released a report outlining suggestions to simplify and strengthen U.S. immigration policy....
By Scott Stearns White House 19 January 2007 U.S. President George Bush stands before the American people next Tuesday for the annual State of the Union address. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports, administration officials say this...
By Paul Sisco Washington, DC 19 January 2007 watch Railway Safety report A train transporting hazardous materials derailed on Tuesday in the southern U.S. state of Kentucky. The accident raises new concerns about railway safety in the United States....
