By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 31 October 2006 Sunday's plane crash in Nigeria has again stirred a debate on air safety in the West African country. The government is under pressure carry out radical reforms of the sector. The latest crash brings the dea...
By Nico Colombant Kinshasa 31 October 2006 Election officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo have denounced the announcement of speculative results, following Sunday's decisive second-round presidential election. They have called for patience a...
By Luis Ramirez 31 October 2006 The United States and China say North Korea has agreed to return to nuclear disarmament talks. The announcement came after informal meetings between U.S., Chinese, and North Korean officials in Beijing. ----- Tuesday'...
By Kurt Achin Mount Kumgang, North Korea 31 October 2006 South Korean leaders have celebrated two massive projects they built in communist North Korea as symbols of peaceful inter-Korean cooperation. The Kaesong Industrial Complex and the Kumgang To...
By Ayaz Gul Islamabad 31 October 2006 In Pakistan, thousands of angry tribesmen and Islamic party activists have protested against Monday's military strike on an Islamic school near the Afghan border that authorities say killed at least 80 suspected...
By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 31 October 2006 As Americans prepare to vote in next week's legislative election to determine control of Congress, the likely field of candidates for the 2008 presidential contest has grown again. A new name on the list...
By Al Pessin Pentagon 31 October 2006 The U.S. Defense Department is taking a new approach in its battle against Islamist militants around the world - it is moving to expand its press operation. Officials say the goals are to counter terrorist propa...
By Michael Bowman Washington 30 October 2006 The Bush administration says efforts to secure the U.S. border with Mexico are reducing the flow of illegal aliens into the country. The announcement follows President Bush's signing of a bill authorizing...
By Susan Logue Mount Vernon, Virginia 30 October 2006 watch Mount Vernon report Mount Vernon, the historic home of the first U.S. President, George Washington, celebrated the opening of new galleries and theaters on its property Friday. As VOA's Sus...
By Peter Fedynsky Washington, D.C. 30 October 2006 watch Stem Cell report Controversy over specific political issues can spawn yet more controversy involving the way those issues are debated. As VOA's Peter Fedynsky reports, a statement by a well-kn...
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 30 October 2006 The humanitarian organization, Doctors Without Borders, says new drugs to combat extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis are urgently needed. The group is calling for the World Health Organization to take the l...
By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 30 October 2006 A retired African businessman has launched a multi-million dollar prize to be awarded to African leaders who demonstrate excellence in political leadership. Mo Ibrahim The Mo Ibrahim Foundation is to adminis...
By Catherine Maddux Washington 30 October 2006 The top U.N. humanitarian affairs official says there has been dramatic improvement in northern Uganda since the start of peace talks to end nearly 20 years of devastating civil war. ----- Jan Egeland (...
By Jordan Davis Dakar 30 October 2006 More than 100 cyclists from around the world are pedaling their way across Burkina Faso this week in the 20th annual Tour de Faso. Burkinabes are passionate for the event. Cyclists on the road In the capital Oua...
By Nico Colombant Kinshasa 30 October 2006 Rival camps in Sunday's post-war presidential election in the Democratic Republic of Congo are accusing each other of cheating, while an attack on election workers marred the start of vote counting in the v...
