By Lisa Bryant Paris 13 November 2007 France is bracing for its second major transportation strike in a month, beginning Tuesday evening. From Paris, Lisa Bryant reports - although most French do not support the strike - it reflects wider discontent...
By Delia Robertson Johannesburg 13 November 2007 Next month, South Africa's African National Congress will hold its national conference to endorse policy decisions taken earlier this year and to elect leaders, including the party president who, since...
By Dorian Jones Istanbul 13 November 2007 The Turkish capital, Ankara, is hosting the Israeli and Palestinian presidents. The two leaders are meeting with their Turkish counterpart and the prime minister. The visit comes ahead of an expected peace su...
By Barry Newhouse Islamabad 13 November 2007 Pakistan's former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has been placed under house arrest ahead of a planned protest march against the emergency law imposed by President Pervez Musharraf. Ms. Bhutto has also soug...
By Ravi Khanna Washington, D.C. 12 November 2007 It has been more than a week since President Pervez Musharraf imposed emergency rule in Pakistan, a move accompanied by daily protests throughout the country. A former state department official who wa...
By Challiss McDonough Cairo 12 November 2007 Human rights groups are urging the Egyptian government to lift restrictions on religious freedom that discriminate against those who do not belong to one of three recognized religions. VOA Correspondent Ch...
By Greg Flakus Piceance Basin, Colorado 12 November 2007 As the price of oil soars on world markets and demand for energy grows, energy companies are looking at so-called unconventional sources such as Canada's oil sands and the vast deposits of oil...
By Carolyn Weaver New York City 12 November 2007 A docudrama play from Scotlands new National Theatre, about Scottish soldiers in Iraq, garnered accolades from critics and a sold-out run during its recent tour in New York. Black Watch, by Gregory Bur...
By Jeffrey Young Washington, D.C. 12 November 2007 While political campaigns in the United States have used the Internet since the 1990s, the importance of the Internet has grown dramatically in the current campaign for the White House. In this segme...
By Tom Rivers London 12 November 2007 Foreign ministers from the Commonwealth of Britain and its former colonies said Monday it would suspend Pakistan from the organization unless President Pervez Musharraf lifted the state of emergency by November 2...
By Doug Levine Washington 12 November 2007 Every day, millions of U.S. television viewers tune into the Weather Channel to get their latest forecast. But, as VOA's Doug Levine tells us, weather may not be the only reason people are watching. Neither...
By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 12 November 2007 The top leader of the Hawiye clan council of elders in the Somali capital Mogadishu is believed to have gone into hiding, after he accused Somalia's Ethiopian-backed interim government of trying to silence oppos...
By Phillip Wellman Abidjan 12 November 2007 An official spokesman for Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo has said the president believes political leaders from across the spectrum must work together in order to guarantee lasting peace in the country. T...
By Terry FitzPatrick Cape Town 12 November 2007 During South Africa's apartheid era, many of the nation's black activists were detained in a notorious island prison near Cape Town. A new film is revealing a bit of hidden history about prison life. Th...
By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 12 November 2007 Experts on lung disease meeting in South Africa are warning the world could face a tuberculosis crisis if drug resistant strains of TB are not contained and if TB testing does not become a regular part of H...
