By Naomi Schwarz Dakar 14 November 2007 Sierra Leone's recently elected president, Ernest Koroma, will be formally inaugurated on Thursday, with eight West African heads of state expected to be in attendance. Mr. Koroma has been in office since Septe...
By Paul Sisco Washington 14 November 2007 At the McDonald Observatory in western Texas, a unique space program has been quietly underway for more than 30 years. It is called the Lunar Laser Ranging Program. VOA's Paul Sisco has more. Research scienti...
By Lisa Bryant Paris 14 November 2007 Public transportation ground to a virtual halt across much of France as workers went on strike for the second time in a month to protest proposed government reforms. For VOA, Lisa Bryant has more in this report f...
By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 14 November 2007 The World Bank says economic growth rates in sub-Saharan Africa have turned a corner and after decades of stagnation are catching up with the rest of the world. The organization made the statement in its an...
By Siri Nyrop Washington 14 November 2007 In the United States, she is almost as famous as the rock stars and political leaders she photographs. Celebrities consider it an honor to have Annie Leibovitz take their portrait. As Siri Nyrop reports, the...
By Jeff Swicord Durham, New Hampshire. 14 November 2007 With less than two months to go before the New Hampshire presidential primary, Democratic hopefuls have been campaigning hard. According to recent polls, New York Senator Hillary Clinton still h...
By Kurt Achin Seoul 14 November 2007 The prime ministers of North and South Korea are trying to push forward what their presidents set in motion at last month's summit. On the opening day of talks in Seoul, the two leaders vowed to start implementing...
By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 14 November 2007 A leading rights group says Sri Lankan domestic workers in the Middle East are victims of serious abuses. As Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi, Human Rights Watch accuses Persian Gulf countries of fa...
By Phil Mercer Sydney 14 November 2007 Both major parties in Australia's federal election officially launched their campaigns this week. The government of conservative Prime Minister John Howard is promising voters massive tax cuts if it wins the Nov...
By Claudia Blume Hong Kong 14 November 2007 Former Khmer Rouge leader Khieu Samphan has been flown to the Cambodian capital to receive medical treatment. Officials say he is not under arrest. But he is expected to be arrested and tried by the country...
By Douglas Bakshian Manila 14 November 2007 Philippine police suspect a bomb at the House of Representatives that killed a congressman and two other people Tuesday night may have been triggered by a cell phone. In the aftermath of the explosion, the...
By Barry Newhouse Islamabad 14 November 2007 Security forces in Pakistan have largely succeeded in preventing mass protest rallies since emergency rule was imposed on November 3. VOA's Barry Newhouse reports from Islamabad that political opposition p...
By Jim Stevenson Washington 14 November 2007 The U.S. Soccer Federation has announced the hiring of Sweden's Pia Sundhage to coach the American women's national team through the 2008 Beijing Olympics. VOA's Jim Stevenson reports. Sundhage, who starre...
By David Gollust Washington 13 November 2007 Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice told American Jewish leaders Tuesday that Israel, confident of U.S. security backing, needs to make difficult choices necessary for peace with the Palestinians. Rice is...
By Dan Robinson Washington 13 November 2007 Democrats and President Bush are headed for another confrontation over Iraq war policy. VOA's Dan Robinson on Capitol Hill reports, the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives and the Senate are expe...
