By Al Pessin Noordwijk, Netherlands 24 October 2007 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates called on NATO members Wednesday to reassess what they have to do to succeed in Afghanistan, and he indicated that means larger commitments for the military missi...
By Scott Stearns White House 24 October 2007 President Bush says Cuba's leaders are more concerned with keeping power than with improving the lives of their people. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports, Mr. Bush wants the international...
By David Gollust State Department 24 October 2007 Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is warning Arab politics could become more radical unless the current window of opportunity for Israeli-Palestinian peacemaking is fully exploited. At a congression...
By Barry Newhouse Islamabad 24 October 2007 Pakistani officials have drawn up recommendations for ensuring security during the country's upcoming political campaign season, following last week's devastating bombing in Karachi. VOA's Barry Newhouse re...
By Kari Barber Dakar 24 October 2007 Sierra Leone's new government has replaced the chief of the country's anti-graft body. Many say the commission has failed to stem rampant corruption which has crippled the post-conflict nation. Kari Barber has mor...
By Phuong Tran Dakar 24 October 2007 African leaders from the government, civil society and private sectors are in Burkina Faso for a three-day U.N. conference on good governance. Organizers say despite recent democratic reforms, the continent still...
By Derek Kilner Nairobi 24 October 2007 A major rebel group in the Darfur region of western Sudan says it will not attend peace talks with the government that are scheduled to begin Saturday in Libya. As Derek Kilner reports for the VOA from Nairobi,...
By Phillip Wellman Abidjan 24 October 2007 Government authorities in Ivory Coast have announced that an investigation into the country's cocoa and coffee sectors has officially begun. President Laurent Gbagbo called for the inquiry last week, followi...
By Melinda Smith Washington 24 October 2007 The World Health Organization reports that at least ten million children under the age of five die every year. And a new international study of childhood mortality confirms that children would live longer...
By Carol Pearson Washington 24 October 2007 October 24th is World Polio Day. Since 1988, national governments, public health organizations and civic organizations have slashed the number of polio cases by more than 99 percent. But now the eradication...
By Steve Herman Kathmandu, Nepal 24 October 2007 More than a year after an interim coalition took control of Nepal's government from the unpopular King Gyanendra, politicians are debating the future of the monarchy, and the country's development. VO...
By Sam Beattie Beijing 24 October 2007 The game of basketball has become big business in China, involving media, merchandising, and marketing. According to the National Basketball Association -- the U.S. professional league known as the NBA -- 83 per...
By Cathy Majtenyi Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 24 October 2007 As Ethiopia ushers in a new millennium according to its unique calendar, many Ethiopians are concerned about the direction the country is taking. Opposition politicians claim they are denied fre...
By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 24 October 2007 President Bush has promised federal aid for Californians whose homes have been destroyed by at least 16 wildfires raging in the southern part of the state. The blazes have scorched 165,000 hectares. In S...
By Lisa Bryant Paris 24 October 2007 France is hosting a high-level environmental summit Wednesday and Thursday, aimed to turn the country from laggard to leader in the fight against global warming and pollution. From Paris, Lisa Bryant reports the s...
