By Ade Astuti and Susy Tekunan Washington 17 October 2007 Islam is the second-largest religion in the world after Christianity, and it is also one of the fastest-growing faiths in the United States today. Some Muslim women in America are working to f...
By Dorian Jones Istanbul 17 October 2007 The Turkish Parliament has voted overwhelmingly to allow the government to launch military incursions into Iraq for one year. The motion is in response to attacks by separatists of the Kurdistan Workers Party...
By Chris Simkins Washington 17 October 2007 Exiled former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto is set to return to her homeland this week (October 18th) in a possible power sharing agreement with President Pervez Musharraf. For producer Chris Simki...
By Sarah Simpson Nairobi 17 October 2007 Kenyans joined millions of people worldwide in an international demonstration to end poverty on the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. Sarah Simpson reports from the Korogocho slum area of the c...
By Doug Levine Washington 17 October 2007 Two smooth jazz superstars have teamed up for a new album that goes hand-in-hand with a little rest and relaxation. VOA's Doug Levine tells us about R n R , featuring the long-awaited collaboration between tr...
By Noel King Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo 17 October 2007 Prospects for children in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are darkening, as fighting continues between forces loyal to dissident General Laurent Nkunda and the Congolese army. Prote...
By Jeffrey Young Washington 17 October 2007 The total amount of money raised by the Democratic and Republican presidential candidates may, by the time Election Day 2008 comes about, approach or even break $1 billion. For just the first nine months of...
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 17 October 2007 The U.N. Children's Fund says the stigmatization of HIV/AIDS in South Africa hampers prevention and treatment of the disease. Lisa Schlein reports for VOA from Geneva that UNICEF says more aggressive leadership...
By Naomi Schwarz Northern Mauritania 17 October 2007 In arid Mauritania, where Sahara desert meets Sahel grasslands, a train stretching up to two and one half kilometers snakes along the northern border. Built to carry iron ore from mines in the nort...
By Barry Newhouse Islamabad 17 October 2007 Former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto says her arrival in Pakistan on Thursday will mark the country's transition from dictatorship to democracy. In a televised address from Dubai carried live on major Pakis...
By Peter Heinlein Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 17 October 2007 A group concerned with human rights in Ethiopia's eastern Ogaden region says refugees fleeing to neighboring Somalia are being rounded up by Somali authorities and handed over to Ethiopian troop...
By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 16 October 2007 The U.S. House of Representatives has overwhelmingly (395 to 21) approved a resolution crafted by majority Democrats criticizing the State Department for withholding information on corruption in the Iraqi...
By Brian Wagner Miami 16 October 2007 United Nations officials have agreed to extend the peacekeeping mission in Haiti as part of a plan to add more international police. VOA's Brian Wagner recently visited the Caribbean nation, where officials say t...
By Victoria Cavaliere New York 16 October 2007 An annual stem cell research conference in New York has been bringing together some of the field's top scientists to discuss breakthroughs in stem cell research and what proponents call its long-term app...
By Noel King Masisi 16 October 2007 Humanitarian officials warn a crisis in eastern Congo's war-torn North Kivu Province is deepening with each passing day. A new eruption of fighting between rebels and the Congolese army has sent thousands of civili...
