Home to what was once ancient Mesopotamia, Iraq has long been a target of looters and thieves intent on stealing the country's treasure trove of antiquities. But a large cache of priceless artifacts has been returned to Iraq's government, thanks to...
By Kari Barber Dakar 26 October 2007 Italian oil giant Eni has confirmed that six workers were taken in an attack on an offshore facility in Nigeria's Niger Delta on Friday morning. Some say a recent upsurge in attacks following a period of ceasefire...
By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 04 July 2007 Suspected militants in Nigeria's oil-rich Niger Delta have abducted five foreign oil workers in the latest attack on the oil industry. For VOA, Gilbert da Costa reports the attack occurred hours after the countr...
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 16 June 2007 Gunmen from the Palestinian Fatah faction have seized institutions of the rival Islamic militant group Hamas in the West Bank. Fatah went on the offensive after Hamas seized control of the Gaza Strip earlier th...
By Peta Thornycroft Southern Africa 16 June 2007 Hours before the first South African-mediated talks between Zimbabwe's ruling ZANU-PF and the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) were due to begin in Pretoria, police in Harare seized the...
By Sarah Simpson Lagos 07 April 2007 Nigerian police have confirmed that two foreign oil workers have been seized by gunmen, the latest in a series of kidnappings in the troubled delta region. Sarah Simpson reports for VOA from Lagos. The men were s...
By Jim Malone Washington 30 January 2006 President Bush President Bush has an opportunity to seize the political spotlight Tuesday when he delivers the annual State of the Union address to Congress an...