By Kane Farabaugh New York 03 July 2006 Watch MLK Archive report A collection of historical materials belonging to civil rights activist Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. has avoided the auction block ... and found a permanent home in Atlanta. VOA's K...
By Marianne Kearney Jakarta 15 June 2006 The United Nations has canceled an aid contract with a militant Muslim group chaired by Abu Bakar Bashir, who has just finished a jail term for terrorism-related offenses in Indonesia. The group was deliverin...
By Margaret Besheer Washington 05 February 2006 Demonstrators protest in front of the White House about conditions in Sudan, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2006, in Washington A leading human rights group says mil...
By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 01 February 2006 An Uganda Constitutional Court ruling that bars the military from trying opposition presidential candidate Kizza Besigye on terrorism charges is being challe...
By Michael Bowman Washington 19 January 2006 A Washington-based public policy group is advocating an ambitious proposal for energy integration and cooperation in the Americas, with the ultimate goal o...
By Noel King Khartoum 19 January 2006 The African Union Summit is set to begin early next week in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum amid a storm of controversy over who will next chair the AU. Traditiona...
IN THE NEWS - East Asian Leaders Form New Group to Improve Area's Future By Nancy Steinbach Broadcast: Saturday, December 17, 2005 I'm Steve Ember with IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Two meetings...
DEVELOPMENT REPORT - U.S. Group Fights to Free Modern-Day Slaves By Jill Moss Broadcast: Monday, March 08, 2004 This is Robert Cohen with the VOA Special English Development Report. American officials...
IN THE NEWS – June 22, 2002: Group of Eight Meeting By Caty Weaver This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program IN THE NEWS. Leaders from the Group of Eight nations begin their yearly me...
By Sonja Pace Interim Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas is a candidate in upcoming elections to succeed Yasser Arafat. The nomination followed a visit by Secretary of State Colin Powell, who promised A...