The Obama administration's chief Africa diplomat said Wednesday he believes the independence referendum in southern Sudan, beginning Sunday, will be peaceful and successful. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Johnnie Carson is promising...
Although Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe's ZANU-PF party seems to have accepted, in public at least, that elections are not possible before year end, many new black farmers north of the capital were told Tuesday by senior army personnel there would...
Today the U.S. government keeps an eye on health and safety in the workplace. But that wasn't always the case. Americans workers can thank a little-known factory worker for sparking the sweeping changes that now protect them on the job. Worker traged...
In India's main tea-growing region, scientists say tea production is being impacted by climate change. India produces nearly one third of the world's tea. The rolling Himalayan hills in India's northeastern state, Assam, are carpeted with lush tea bu...
The governor of Pakistan's Punjab Province has been assassinated, allegedly by one of his security guards in Islamabad. Pakistani Interior Minister Rehman Malik says the slain governor, Salman Taseer, was returning to his car after visiting a shoppin...
As its economy expands, the Chinese government has set out to push the country towards innovation. As VOA reported last year, companies building or processing goods in China have already begun moving inland and away from the coasts because of rising...
African leaders are in Abidjan for more talks with Ivory Coast's rival presidents. The country's political crisis has sent thousands of refugees into Liberia. Leaders met with defiant Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo Monday, offering him an amnes...
The harrowing experience of losing a child is at the heart of a powerful new film drama adapted from a Pulitzer Prize-winning play. Oscar-winner Nicole Kidman stars and could be a contender again for her performance as the grieving mother opposite Aa...
The Holy Land enjoyed a flood of visitors last year, which benefited Israelis and Palestinians alike. It was a record year for tourism in Israel thanks to a lull in violence. There were 3.45 million visitors in 2010, 14 percent more than the previous...
As millions of Americans welcome in 2011 with celebrations and fireworks, U.S. politicians are greeting the new decade with some familiar promises. Far removed from raucous New Year celebrations like the one in New York City's Times Square, U.S, Pres...
The rebound in India's economy in 2010 brought good news for the nation's middle class, which had experienced a boom prior to the global financial crisis. The world's second fastest-growing economy was also lauded by a stream of world leaders who vis...
On New Year's Eve, Zimbabweans were still lining up outside South African government offices, attempting to become legal citizens in South Africa before the deadline on Friday. The South Africans have relaxed many immigration laws to allow as many Zi...
