By Phuong Tran Dakar 23 August 2007 Recent rebel violence from a nomadic tribe in northern Niger may escalate into civil war according to analysts, who are concerned the revolt may affect neighboring countries in the West African Saharan region. Phuo...
By Heda Bayron Hong Kong 10 August 2007 Share prices across Asia fell sharply as the fallout from the U.S. sub-prime loan crisis widens. VOA's Heda Bayron reports from Hong Kong. A Japanese businessman looks at a stock indicator in Tokyo, 10 Aug 2007...
By Nick Wadhams Nairobi 17 July 2007 Conservation groups are up in arms about a proposal to build a soda ash plant on the shores of a lake in Tanzania that is among the world's most important flamingo breeding grounds. Nick Wadhams reports from our E...
By Nico Colombant Kinshasa 27 October 2006 The large United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo has presented Sunday's run-off presidential election as a major historical breakthrough. But analysts still fear the outcome...
By Catherine Maddux Washington 16 March 2006 Four countries in Africa have reported cases of the deadly strain of avian flu -- Egypt, Niger, Nigeria and, most recently, Cameroon, where it was confirme...
By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 08 January 2006 European tourists show their tickets to soldiers guarding entrance of an old royal palace in a historical area of Katmandu (File photo - Feb. 4, 2005) In t...
By Challiss McDonough Cairo 05 January 2006 While Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is unpopular in the Arab world, some Arab political analysts are watching Mr. Sharon's health with great interest,...
By Heda Bayron Hong Kong 04 January 2006 Authorities in Indonesia say the death toll in a landslide in central Java Wednesday could rise above 200. The disaster comes days after floods killed at least...
Broadcast: Feb 09, 2003 In terms of dollars and cents, the 2004 budget request increases spending for defense, the war against terrorism and homeland security. It also expands tax cuts, a move the Bus...
Jim Malone Democratic presidential contender John Kerry met with independent candidate Ralph Nader on Wednesday amid Democratic fears that Mr. Nader could play the role of spoiler in the November elec...