By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 01 April 2008 Majority Democrats in Congress returned to work from a two-week recess, vowing to focus on the state of the U.S. economy, including the housing mortgage crisis. VOA's Dan Robinson reports from Capitol Hill,...
By Phuong Tran Bissau, Guinea-Bissau 01 April 2008 Guinea-Bissau, like many African countries, is a difficult place to do business. Some of the obstacles include unclear regulations, pervasive corruption, political instability and the lack of infrast...
By Phuong Tran Bissau, Guinea-Bissau 01 April 2008 International anti-drug agents have warned repeatedly that Guinea-Bissau has become a key transit point for drugs going from South America to Europe. The government of the impoverished West African n...
By Phuong Tran Bissau, Guinea-Bissau 01 April 2008 Guinea-Bissau's military has long dominated the course of the country's history. Soldiers control many of the country's economic interests. Elections in 2005 brought back to power a previous presiden...
By Phuong Tran Canchungo, Guinea Bissau 01 April 2008 The West African nation of Guinea-Bissau has one of the worst school systems in the world, according to the United Nations. Teachers go for months without getting paid, and often go on strike. Phu...
By Phuong Tran Air Mountains, Niger 01 April 2008 Over the past year, desert nomad rebels in northern Niger have renewed violence against government targets in the uranium-rich Saharan region because of what the rebels say is continued neglect and di...
By Phil Mercer Sydney 01 April 2008 Researchers in Australia say a Tasmanian devil called Cedric could hold the key to the survival of the embattled species. The world's largest marsupial carnivore is facing extinction because of a mystery facial can...
By Shahnawaz Khan Srinagar 01 April 2008 A human rights group in Indian administered Kashmir says it has located as many as 1,000 unidentified graves across a frontier district in the region. The group says it suspects that the graves may hold the bo...
By Paula Wolfson Kyiv 01 April 2008 U.S. President George W. Bush says he strongly supports a bid by Ukraine and Georgia to start the process of NATO membership. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports the comments came during a stop in Kyiv on his way to the NA...
By Chris Simkins Washington 01 April 2008 Millions of Americans could lose their homes this year and in 2009 as foreclosures across the United States are occurring at the highest rate in decades. At the beginning of the year, the number of homes faci...
