By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 06 March 2007 In Nepal, an ethnic group demanding greater political representation has shut down the south of the country with a campaign of strikes and protests. Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi on the new trouble...
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 06 March 2007 Israeli and Palestinian leaders will hold a summit meeting next week. As Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, it is the latest effort to revive the peace process, which collapsed when the Islamic...
By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 06 March 2007 Iranian-born Fred Nassiri travels back to his native country for the first time in more than 26 years. For the songwriter and philanthropist who travels the world with his musical message of peace, it will be...
By David Gollust State Department 06 March 2007 The head of the New York-based group Human Rights Watch says detention-without-trial and other practices in the war on terrorism have undermined U.S. credibility on human-rights issues. Human Rights Wat...
By Dan Robinson Washington 05 March 2007 US lawmakers are pledging strong action in the wake of the latest revelations regarding poor conditions wounded soldiers from Iraq and Afghanistan have faced at a key Army medical hospital. VOA's Dan Robinson...
By Reza Allahyari Iraq-Jordon border 05 March 2007 watch Refugee report The violence in Iraq has displaced thousands of people across the country. For one group of Iranian Kurds, this journey has led them to the Iraqi border with Jordan where they h...
cBy Scott Bobb Soweto 05 March 2007 watch Vaccine report Researchers in South Africa have launched trials of a promising vaccine they hope will help prevent the spread of the deadly HIV/AIDS virus. Three thousand volunteers are being injected with t...
By Paula Wolfson White House 05 March 2007 President Bush is expanding U.S. aid for education, health care, housing and other programs for Latin America. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports from the White House the announcement came just days before the pre...
By Jim Malone Washington 05 March 2007 For the first time since the presidential election of 2000, Republicans are engaged in a heated competition to see who will emerge as the party's presidential nominee in 2008. So far, the race has taken some su...
By David Gollust Washington 05 March 2007 U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill Senior U.S. and North Korean diplomats have begun landmark talks in New York on normalizing relations as part of the agreement under which Pyongyang has agr...
By Margaret Besheer Washington 05 March 2007 International Women's Day Thursday highlights women's struggle for equality, justice, peace and development. For many it is a day to celebrate progress. For others, it is a reminder of just how far they s...
By Efam Dovi Accra 05 March 2007 Thousands of tourists, as well as heads of state and dignitaries from around the world are arriving in Ghana, to celebrate the West African nation's 50th anniversary of political independence from British rule. As th...
By Steve Herman New Delhi 05 March 2007 In India - the world's second most populous nation (after China) - there is a shortage of girls. A large part of the problem is a perception that girls are a financial burden. This preference for boys has led...
By Leslie Boctor Cairo 04 March 2007 The leaders of Saudi Arabia and Iran have agreed to work together to end Saudi King Abdulla bin Abdul Aziz, stands right, as Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, greets Saudi officials in Riyadh, 3 March 2007 se...
By Nico Colombant Dakar 04 March 2007 The president of Ivory Coast and the northern-based rebel leader have signed a new deal to end a five-year division of the country. It includes provisions for a new government, reintegrating rebels into the army...
