By Tendai Maphosa London 15 March 2007 Ghanaian President John Kufuor, who holds the rotating African Union chairmanship, has called the turmoil in Zimbabwe very embarrassing and says the AU was doing all it could to help the embattled country. Mr....
By Zulima Palacio Washington 15 March 2007 watch Artemisinin and Malaria Artemisia plant Artemisia plants grow in many parts of the world, and many varieties have long been known to have medicinal properties. One particular variety, Artemisia annua...
By Scott Bobb Ndere, Central Mozambique 15 March 2007 The government of Mozambique has appealed for $70 million to permanently resettle 140,000 villagers who have been displaced by heavy flooding along the Zambezi River basin. Relief workers are sti...
By Phuong Tran Dakar 15 March 2007 In some parts of Africa, divorce is still considered a scandal. But, as more couples move to Africa's rapidly growing cities, divorce has become less of a cultural shock. Although female divorcees in rural communit...
By David Gollust Washington 15 March 2007 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says she will begin another trip to the Middle East late next week aimed at spurring Israeli-Palestinian dialogue. Rice held talks late Wednesday with visiting Israeli...
By Gergely, Valer Moscow and Washington 14 March 2007 watch Gergely report Space tourism is no longer science fiction, at least for those who can afford it. Private companies around the world are now competing to become leaders in commercial space a...
By Peter Fedynsky Washington, D.C. 14 March 2007 watch Halliburton report Halliburton, an American oil services company and the largest private contractor in Iraq, is moving its corporate headquarters from Houston, in the U.S. state of Texas to Duba...
By Sean Maroney Washington 14 March 2007 watch March Madness report The men's U.S. National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) basketball tournament begins this week. This single elimination competition spans more than three weeks, pitting the na...
By Carol Pearson Washington 14 March 2007 watch Pearson report U.S. immigration reform and illegal immigration came up again and again during President Bush's tour of South and Central America. Some 12 million illegal immigrants live in the United St...
By Jim Malone Washington 14 March 2007 The war in Iraq continues to dominate the early phase of the 2008 U.S. presidential campaign. VOA national correspondent Jim Malone reports from Washington. The differences over Iraq among presidential contende...
By Scott Bobb Caia, Central Mozambique 14 March 2007 For weeks, relief officials have been trying to cope with a human disaster caused by flooding in central Mozambique's Zambezi River basin. The floods have destroyed the homes and crops of more tha...
By David McAlary Washington 14 March 2007 International financier George Soros is giving $3 million to help public health experts fight a lethal, drug-resistant form of tuberculosis in sub-Saharan Africa. VOA's David McAlary in Washington reports tha...
By Greg Flakus Merida, Mexico 14 March 2007 President Bush wrapped up his trip to Latin America in Merida, Mexico Wednesday, where he and his host, Mexican President Felipe Calderon, went before reporters. VOA's Greg Flakus was there and has this rep...
By Paula Wolfson Merida, Mexico 14 March 2007 President Bush has spoken out on an issue that has made headlines in Washington and created tensions between Congress and the White House. The controversy surrounds a decision by the Justice Department t...
By Al Pessin Pentagon 14 March 2007 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says dozens of foreign fighters are moving into Iraq from Syria every month, mostly to conduct suicide attacks against Iraqi civilians. VOA's Al Pessin reports from the Pentagon...
