By Nina Maria Potts Brussels 22 November 2007 A recent European Commission report says limits on free speech are undermining Turkey's chances of becoming a full member of the European Union. The report says that Turkey also needs to reform its judici...
By Jim Teeple Nablus 22 November 2007 Israeli and Palestinian negotiators hold their first peace conference in seven years next week in the U.S. city of Annapolis, Maryland. Palestinians say they want Israel to ease restrictions on Palestinians in th...
By Nico Colombant Dakar 22 November 2007 Senegal's capital, Dakar, has returned to an uneasy calm, after a day of destructive riots and protest marches against government policies. Despite the announcement of new government decisions, street hawkers...
By Derek Kilner Nairobi 22 November 2007 Somalia's president has announced the nomination of a new prime minister for the country's embattled transitional government. As Derek Kilner reports from VOA's East Africa bureau in Nairobi, the new prime min...
By Kurt Achin Seoul 22 November 2007 South Korea says it is about to start sending freight trains loaded with cargo on daily round trips into North Korea - the first regular North-South train traffic between the two Cold War enemies. VOA's Kurt Achin...
By Barry Newhouse Islamabad 22 November 2007 Pakistan's newly appointed Supreme Court has dismissed the final legal challenge to President Pervez Musharraf's re-election victory, clearing the way for him to step down as army chief in the coming days....
By David Gollust Washington 21 November 2007 The United States Wednesday expressed serious concern about the humanitarian situation in Somalia, where an estimated one million people have been displaced by civil warfare, mainly around the capital Moga...
By Meredith Buel Washington 21 November 2007 The United States has invited nearly 50 countries and international organizations to a Middle East peace conference next week designed as a springboard for Israel and the Palestinians to begin negotiations...
By Brian Wagner Miami 21 November 2007 Cuba has set January 20 as the date for national elections that will determine whether ailing leader Fidel Castro will remain the island's president. In Miami, VOA's Brian Wagner reports the vote may confirm the...
By Margaret Besheer Washington 21 November 2007 The political crisis in Lebanon between pro- and anti-Syrian factions is about to come to a climax, with fears the outcome could split the country into two competing governments if a compromise cannot b...
By Rebecca Ward Washington, D.C. 21 November 2007 Once upon a time when the world was still considered flat and Britain was not even England yet there lived a story so wonderful that it continues to be told today. VOA's Rebecca Ward has more on the e...
By Zulima Palacio Washington 21 November 2007 Domestic violence is a common problem in many parts of the world, and a private organization in Baltimore, Maryland is trying to do something about it. Those who know about it say the House of Ruth Maryla...
By David Gollust Washington 21 November 2007 Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Wednesday she sees next week's Annapolis conference as the launch of a drive to conclude a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict before the end of...
By Ruth Reader Washington, D.C. 21 November 2007 The traditional American holiday, Thanksgiving, originated as a day to celebrate and give thanks for the season's bountiful harvest. And for many Americans, Thanksgiving means eating roasted turkey and...
By Jim Malone Washington 21 November 2007 Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee is showing some strength as a Republican presidential contender in the early contest state of Iowa. Huckabee is not as well known nationally as some of the other Republi...
