By Nico Colombant Dakar 21 February 2007 On Sunday, Senegal will hold a presidential election, pitting incumbent Abdoulaye Wade against a crowded field of opposition candidates. The peaceful country is often described as having one of the best democ...
By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 21 February 2007 Human rights groups are blasting Kenyan police for killing one of Kenya's most wanted criminals, saying that the suspect should have been taken into custody and tried rather than shot. As Cathy Majtenyi rep...
By Sean Maroney Washington 21 February 2007 watch OnLine Information report Online Information An elite few -- newspapers, television networks, major corporations -- used to control the bulk of information. But with the spread of the Internet, more...
By Kari Barber Banjul, Gambia 21 February 2007 In a continent suffering from the AIDS epidemic, Gambian President Yayah Jammeh's claims of a cure for the disease are alarming public health workers already struggling against faith-healers dispensing...
By Sonja Pace London 21 February 2007 Britain's Prime Minister Tony Blair has announced a withdrawal of 1,600 British troops from Iraq in the months to come, reducing total British troop strength to 5,500. Speaking in parliament, the prime minister a...
By Douglas Bakshian Jolo 21 February 2007 Philippine Marine Corps Commandant Maj. General Nelson Allaga points to the picture of Abu Sayyaf leader Abu Pula during a press conference in Manila, 19 Feb 2007 One of Southeast Asia's most violent terroris...
By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 21 February 2007 Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus says he will start a new political party in Bangladesh to give a fresh democratic culture to the country. Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi that most people ha...
By Ron Corben Bangkok 21 February 2007 Thailand is backing new efforts to stem illegal trade in wildlife in Southeast Asia. The campaign was given the go-ahead by Thai Prime Minister at a ceremony in Bangkok close to markets where trade in exotic wi...
By Greg Flakus Houston 21 February 2007 The annual carnival celebration known as Mardi Gras came to an end in New Orleans Tuesday with parades and parties. Crowds were much larger than last year and local officials say this has helped the city's eff...
By Douglas Bakshian Jolo, Philippines 21 February 2007 An island of about 300,000 people in the southern Philippines has been part of the front line in the war on terror. Jolo island just a few years ago was a launching pad for kidnappings and bombi...
By Chad Bouchard Jakarta 21 February 2007 U.S.-based Human Rights Watch says Indonesia should immediately release political prisoners in Papua. In a report released Wednesday, the rights group says Jakarta's actions in Papua are a stain on its democr...
By David Gollust Washington 20 February 2007 The Bush administration said Tuesday it has begun consultations on a new U.N. Security Council resolution that would further penalize Iran for failing to heed demands to halt uranium enrichment. An initial...
By Katherine Cole Washington 20 February 2007 Ever since releasing her first album in 1996, critics have been raving about Patty Griffin and her songs. While you're unlikely to hear Patty singing them on most U.S. commercial radio stations, that does...
By Paula Wolfson White House 20 February 2007 President Bush says the American intelligence community must implement more reforms in order to meet the challenges of the war on terrorism. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports he spoke at the ceremonial swearing...
By Carol Pearson Washington, DC 20 February 2007 watch Autism report Scientists working to solve the mysteries of autism say their research points to genetic causes. The results come from the largest study ever done on the disorder. The study looked...
