BEIRUT, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) -- A hand grenade(手榴弹) was tossed late Saturday night at the residence of the son of former Lebanese(黎巴嫩) Prime Minister Omar Karami, an ally of Shiite armed group Hezbollah. Unidentified assailants tossed a ha...
Former U.N. Secretary-General, Kofi Annan warns Kenya is at a crossroads and its leaders must act quickly to implement the country's reform process or risk destabilizing the country again. The Geneva-based Kofi Annan Foundation is hosting a two-day...
A former member of Colombia's FARC rebel group is the first person to take advantage of a special French asylum offer. The rebel arrived in Paris with former French-Colombian hostage Ingrid Betancourt. Wilson Bueno (R), and former hostage French-Col...
Senator Hillary Clinton of New York has reportedly emerged as a candidate to be secretary of state in the incoming administration of President-elect Barack Obama. Meanwhile, Mr. Obama has a meeting Monday with his former Republican opponent for the...
Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is vowing to participate in her country's upcoming national elections. In an interview with the Voice of America in Washington, Ms. Hasina vowed to run despite a ruling by Bangladesh's Supreme Court den...
The European Union's former top diplomat to Afghanistan says the international community should review its aims and activities to stave off possible disaster there. Francesc Vendrell, who recently stepped down as the EU's Special Envoy to Afghanista...
Former Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso is widely expected to assume the post of Prime Minister this week. As VOA's Kurt Achin reports, Aso is a pro-American leader whose party faces a serious political challenge if it does not address domestic ec...
Amid continued upheaval among America's biggest financial firms, a former head of the U.S. Federal Reserve says even more institutions could face insolvency, and that the United States appears unlikely to avoid an economic recession. From Washington...
The American general widely credited with turning around the war in Iraq takes command Friday of U.S. forces throughout the Middle East and Central Asia - putting him in charge of U.S. military efforts in Afghanistan, as well as Iraq and the surroun...
More than 720 men and 11 women are now on death row in Nigerian prisons, and the number is expected to rise. Amnesty International says prisoners are routinely tortured and prison conditions are horrendous. Gilbert da Costa has been speaking to two...