By Jim Randle Baghdad 15 January 2007 The outgoing commander of U.S. forces in Iraq says it will probably take months to see results from a new security plan for Iraq. And, as VOA's Jim Randle reports from Baghdad, the general says there are no guar...
By Phuong Tran Dakar 15 January 2007 Rebels in Chad say they have seized a second town in the remote northeast as they resume low-intensity hit and run operations against the government. Government officials deny reports that Chadian soldiers have ce...
By Phuong Tran Dakar 15 January 2007 Nuclear experts are expressing concern that countries trying to develop nuclear weapons may try to exploit resources in Africa. They say one of their concerns is that African nations lack the proper safeguards to...
By Naomi Schwarz Dakar 15 January 2007 Tear gas, thrown rocks, and a handful of arrests heated up the scene in Guinea's capital, Conakry, as a nationwide strike against the government entered a second week. Naomi Schwarz reports for VOA from our West...
By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 15 January 2007 Leaders of South Africa's ruling African National Congress Saturday made a strong display of unity at celebrations marking the party's 95th birthday. President Thabo Mbeki, addressing what is due to be his...
By Joe Bavier Kinshasa 15 January 2007 The Democratic Republic of Congo Monday buried Cardinal Frederic Etsou, Cardinal Frederic Etsou-Nzabi-Bamungwabi, Archbishop of Kinshasa (File Photo) the head of the country's Catholic church and only its second...
By Phil Mercer Tamworth, Australia 15 January 2007 Australia's most-famous musical town, Tamworth, is beset by a dispute over the city council's decision to reject refugees from Sudan. City councilors have voted down a request by the Department of I...
By Nico Colombant Dakar 15 January 2007 As residents of Liberia's war-torn capital Monrovia prepare to mark the first year of power for President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, the mood remains one of general praise and hope for Africa's first elected femal...
By Claudia Blume Hong Kong 15 January 2007 Rising numbers of human bird flu deaths in Indonesia and avian flu outbreaks among poultry in several Asian countries have put the region on alert. The World Health Organization says Asia, Africa, even Europ...
By Heda Bayron Cebu, Philippines 15 January 2007 Leaders of 16 Asia-Pacific countries have pledged to speed up economic integration, and have called on North Korea to abandon its nuclear weapons programs. The statements came at the end of the East As...
By Challiss McDonough Cairo 15 January 2007 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says she will attend a three-way summit next month with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to discuss the establishment of a...
By Stefan Bos Budapest 15 January 2007 Hungary and Israel have agreed to improve education about the Holocaust, which was a taboo study topic when the country was a Soviet satellite state. Stefan Bos reports for VOA from Budapest. Nearly three years...
By Stephanie Ho Washigton 14 January 2007 Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari speaks to the media (File photo) Iraqi foreign minister Hoshyar Zebari says his government supports the new strategy for his country, as outlined by President Bush in a s...
By Douglas Bakshian Cebu 14 January 2007 ASEAN leaders wave as they pose for a group photo prior to the official opening of the ASEAN summit, 13 Jan 2007 Economic issues and trade took the front seat in bilateral talks between the Association of Sout...
By Phuong Tran Dakar 14 January 2007 Anti-government rebels in Chad say they resumed operations Saturday after a recent pause in fighting and have taken control of a remote town in the northeast. Government officials deny rebels have overtaken the to...
