By Jim Malone Washington 02 July 2007 Illinois Senator Barack Obama continues to impress political rivals and experts with his ability to raise money as part of his 2008 campaign for president. Obama led all Democrats in fundraising during the past t...
By Melinda Smith Washington 02 July 2007 In many developed countries around the world the fastest growing age group is 80 and over. Older people in developing countries are also living longer. Given a choice, many elderly people prefer to live indep...
By Jim Teeple Nablus, West Bank 02 July 2007 The recent takeover of the Gaza Strip by Hamas militants has left the Palestinian territories divided. Hamas now rules Gaza, and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah faction controls the West Bank. T...
By Naomi Schwarz Dakar 02 July 2007 Police in Senegal are investigating the largest ever drug bust in the West African nation. Several tons of cocaine have been seized and four South Americans and three Senegalese arrested in the seaside region of Mb...
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 02 July 2007 The United Nations has given a mixed review of global efforts to lift millions of people out of extreme poverty. Lisa Schlein reports for VOA from Geneva where the report has been issued. The Millennium Development...
By Naomi Schwarz Dakar 02 July 2007 Many heads of state are advocating a moderate, step-by-step approach to continental integration at the African Union summit in Ghana's capital, Accra. The summit, which continues until Tuesday, aims to debate the p...
By Sonja Pace London 02 July 2007 British police have arrested two more men in connection with attempted car bombings in central London and Glasgow Scotland. The manhunt continues for additional suspects. VOA's Sonja Pace reports from the British cap...
By Stasia DeMarco Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 02 July 2007 Philadelphia is known as the birthplace of the United States, the nation's cradle of liberty. It began back in 1776 when the 13 American colonies announced their independence from the British...
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 02 July 2007 Israel is lifting crippling economic sanctions on the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank. As Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, the move is in response to the violent takeover of the Gaza St...
By Kurt Achin Seoul 02 July 2007 U.S. President George Bush and South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun signed a wide-ranging trade liberalization agreement Saturday. Legislators in both countries will need to vote on whether to ratify the treaty. As VOA...
By Paula Wolfson Washington 02 July 2007 Russian President Vladimir Putin (l) and President Bush during a joint press conference at the Bush family compound in northeastern U.S. state of Maine, 02 Jul 2007 U.S. President George W. Bush and Russian Pr...
By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 02 July 2007 Pakistani officials are denying reports that the government has eased travel restrictions on disgraced nuclear scientist AQ Khan. He has been under strict house arrest since 2004 after he confessed to selling n...
By Douglas Bakshian Manila 02 July 2007 Asian economic experts say regional integration is the best way to prevent another financial crisis like the one that began 10 years ago. The region has bounced back, but officials at the Asian Development Bank...
By Nancy-Amelia Collins Dili, East Timor 02 July 2007 East Timorese workers carry sacks of rice at a WFP warehouse in Dili(File Photo) At least 20 percent of East Timor's people need food aid and are severely malnourished while 40 percent of the popu...
By Ron Corben Bangkok 02 July 2007 A Thai investor has a lot more going for her than ten years ago, 13 June 2007 Asian economies hit by the financial crisis of a decade ago have now recovered, thanks in part to reforms and strengthened banking system...
