By Challiss McDonough Cairo 15 November 2007 Voters in Jordan go to the polls next week to choose a new parliament. But a key Islamist opposition party is accusing the government of intending to rig the poll, and secular critics say the entire electo...
By Ravi Khanna Washington, D.C. 15 November 2007 Pakistan's former prime minister, Benazir Bhutto, has said President Musharraf is losing his battle against Islamic extremists in the tribal areas such as Waziristan and Swat Valley. She says he is div...
By Sarah Simpson Lagos 15 November 2007 Nigerian police say they have killed 785 suspected armed robbers and lost 62 of their own officers in the last three months. Human rights groups have repeatedly accused Nigerian police and security forces of ki...
By Ayaz Gul Islamabad 15 November 2007 When President Pervez Musharraf suspended Pakistan's constitution early in November, he also clamped down on independent news reporting. The government shut down TV stations, stopped foreign cable newscasts and...
By Jim Malone Washington 15 November 2007 Senator Hillary Clinton is expected to be the focus of attention Thursday when the Democratic presidential contenders take part in a debate in Las Vegas, Nevada. VOA National Correspondent Jim Malone has more...
By Sarah Simpson Lagos 15 November 2007 One of the most potent militant groups operating in Nigeria's oil-rich delta region, the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, or MEND, says the Nigerian military were behind a cross-border raid tha...
By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 15 November 2007 The spokesman for the Ugandan army says Uganda's 1,600 peacekeeping troops in Somalia will stay in the capital Mogadishu and defend themselves against any attack by militant Somali Islamists, whose leader has vo...
By Kurt Achin Seoul 15 November 2007 North and South Korea have not had regular train service across their heavily armed border in more than half a century - but that may be about to change within weeks. Prime Ministers from the two Koreas say they a...
By Barry Newhouse Islamabad 15 November 2007 Pakistan's parliament is scheduled to dissolve itself at midnight Thursday to make way for a new caretaker government to oversee January elections. VOA's Barry Newhouse reports from Islamabad that while Pr...
By Peta Thornycroft 15 November 2007 After many delays negotiations in Harare between the ruling ZANU-PF and the opposition Movement for Democratic Change have reached a critical point and the parties have reportedly agreed to new laws governing elec...
By Terry FitzPatrick Cape Town 15 November 2007 American corporate investment in Africa is not keeping pace with other parts of the world. That's according to 800 business and political leaders meeting this week in South Africa. They're searching for...
By Peter Heinlein Addis Ababa 15 November 2007 The head of the U.N. Economic Commission for Africa is urging homegrown economists to take the lead in addressing Africa's economic challenges. VOA's Peter Heinlein has details from the opening session o...
By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 15 November 2007 Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has called for the overthrow of Hamas, the Islamic militant group that rules the Gaza Strip. VOA's Jim Teeple reports the call was made during a crackdown by Hamas against j...
By Deborah Block Irbil, Iraq 15 November 2007 A suicide bomber rammed his car into a police patrol Thursday in northern Iraq, killing six people and wounding more than 20 others. Despite the violence in Iraq, a U.S. military official says the number...
By Barry Newhouse Islamabad 15 November 2007 Pakistani officials are finalizing plans for a caretaker government that will succeed the current parliament and oversee January elections. VOA's Barry Newhouse reports from Islamabad that while President...
