By Heda Bayron Hong Kong 19 November 2007 The ailing former Khmer Rouge president, Khieu Samphan, has been arrested for his role in Cambodia's mass killings in the 1970's and charged with war crimes and crimes against humanity . This is the latest mo...
By Steve Herman New Delhi 19 November 2007 Aid agencies in Bangladesh say the death toll from Cyclone Sidr is likely to rise sharply in the coming days. VOA correspondent Steve Herman reports from New Delhi that millions of Bangladeshis have seen the...
By Phillip Wellman Zahibo, Ivory Coast 18 November 2007 In Ivory Coast, a festival celebrating traditional african masks is being hailed as a tool to help unify a region plagued by violence. Organizers of the three-day celebration that finished Satur...
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 18 November 2007 Israeli officials say the United States is pushing Israel to offer a key concession to the Palestinians as a long-waited peace conference approaches. Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau. Israe...
By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 18 November 2007 India's super-rich now make up one of the wealthiest groups in Asia. Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi on how a growing economy and booming stock markets continue to produce great wealth - for a very...
By Tom Rivers London 17 November 2007 Reacting quickly to the latest UN climate change report, Prime Minister Gordon Brown is pledging that Britain will lead the world in reducing carbon emissions. For VOA, Tom Rivers reports from London. In what is...
By Victoria Cavaliere New York 17 November 2007 The Caspian region of Central Asia is home to some of the world's largest oil and gas discoveries in recent decades. A top U.S. diplomat says western countries are eager to expand capacity and productio...
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 17 November 2007 The United Nations has criticized Israel's controversial separation barrier in the West Bank. As Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, Israel has rejected the report, saying the fence is vital...
By Barry Newhouse Islamabad 17 November 2007 Two leading Pakistani media outlets that had their television broadcasts shut down inside Pakistan have now been forced to end international broadcasts. VOA's Barry Newhouse reports from Islamabad that the...
By Stefan Bos Budapest 17 November 2007 The people of Kosovo are voting Saturday for a new local government. All the main political parties in the Albanian-majority province have pledged to gain independence from Serbia. Kosovo's Serbian minority is...
By Cindy Saine Washington 17 November 2007 Busloads of African Americans from across the United States converged on Washington Friday, to march around the Justice Department building, demanding more enforcement of hate crime laws. One reason for the...
By Alex Villarreal Washington 17 November 2007 U.S. veteran Senator Edward Kennedy is calling on his colleagues in Congress and the international community to do more for Sudan's troubled region of Darfur. He drew attention to the crisis while presen...
By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 16 November 2007 A group of Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives is repeating concerns about the possibility of military conflict with Iran. VOA's Dan Robinson reports, lawmakers met with reporters, at the start...
By Scott Stearns White House 16 November 2007 The President and Mrs. Bush are encouraging more people to adopt children. VOA Correspondent Scott Stearns reports, they marked America's National Adoption Day with a ceremony at the White House. Preside...
By Naomi Schwarz Dakar 16 November 2007 Politicians in Togo say the West African country has entered a new era, after peaceful elections in which all political parties took part. The leading opposition party ended a decade-plus boycott of the parliam...
