Todd: So, Anja, you are from Switzerland? Anja: Yes, exactly. Todd: So, I thought we would talk a little about your country. Anja: OK. Todd: First of all, what do you like most about being Swiss? Anja: Actually, what I like the most about Switzerland...
Todd: So, Ruth, you're from Ireland. Ruth: Yes, that's right. Todd: And could you talk a little bit about the government in Ireland, like do you have a president or a prime minister? Ruth: In fact, we have both. We have a president, Mary McAleese, an...
Scores of demonstrators in support of Zimbabwe's power-sharing deal were arrested in Harare after scuffles broke out between members of the country's two main political parties. Peta Thornycroft reports from Harare the demonstration occurred before...
By Derek Kilner Nairobi 11 April 2008 Kenya's leaders remain divided over how to put together a coalition government as part of a power-sharing deal signed in February following December's disputed elections. But even if an acceptable list of ministe...
By Gary Thomas Washington 20 March 2007 The abrupt removal of Pakistan's chief justice has sparked a political firestorm around President Pervez Musharraf. Critics charge the president's decision to remove the judge was politically motivated. As VOA...
By Gilbert Da Costa Abuja 21 January 2006 An unidentified Shell contract worker stands outside the Warri airport after being evacuated from Benisede oil platform in Warri, Nigeria Ethnic Ijaw leaders...
