By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 13 August 2007 The U.S.-based group Human Rights Watch has released a detailed report on the fighting that devastated the Somali capital, Mogadishu, in March and April of this year. The report concludes that Ethiopian, Somali, a...
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 13 August 2007 Senior Workshop on International Rules governing Military Operations (SWIRMO) Military Leaders from 56 countries are taking a brush-up course on the rules of war as defined in the Geneva Conventions. Senior offic...
By Peta Thornycroft Southern Africa 13 August 2007 South African President Thabo Mbeki's anticipated report to the Southern African Development Community summit on Thursday is unlikely to reveal significant progress toward resolving the crisis in Zim...
By Phuong Tran Dakar 13 August 2007 A Senegalese non-profit group, which has fought against female genital mutilation for more than 15 years, has won a humanitarian prize of$1.5 million dollars. For VOA, Phuong Tran has more from Dakar. The non-profi...
By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 13 August 2007 Security officials say gang fighting that broke out over the weekend in the main oil city of Port Harcourt has been quelled. For VOA, Gilbert da Costa reports from Abuja. Local police chief Felix Ogbaudu told...
By Arjun Kohli Nairobi 13 August 2007 Rescue workers from the Kenyan army, the Red Cross, and communities in western Kenya are searching for more victims from a landslide that is known to have killed at least five people on Saturday. Arjun Kohli repo...
By Michael Bowman Washington 13 August 2007 Stock markets in Europe and Asia posted gains Monday, while U.S. stock marketsfell slightly. VOA's Michael Bowman reports from Washington, investors appeared reassured after central banks added cash to comb...
By Daniel Schearf Beijing 13 August 2007 U.S. and North Korean diplomats are meeting in Beijing to discuss North Korea's agreement to declare and dismantle all of its nuclear programs. Daniel Schearf reports from the Chinese capital. Christopher Hill...
By Paula Wolfson Washington 13 August 2007 President Bush's top political adviser has resigned. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports, Karl Rove will leave his key White House post at the end of the month. President Bush, left, puts his arm around Karl Rove as...
By Kurt Achin Seoul 13 August 2007 South Korea says two hostages freed by Taleban insurgents in Afghanistan are now under South Korean protection. VOA's Kurt Achin reports from Seoul, where authorities still face the problem of getting 19 other capti...
By Phuong Tran Nouadhibou, Mauritania 12 August 2007 According to U.N. estimates, young people account for more than 60-percent of the African population. The continent also has some of the world's highest unemployment rates, forcing thousands on dea...
By Alan Silverman Hollywood 12 August 2007 Evil witches, a fallen star and a young man in search of his heart's desire: these are just some of the elements in the new fantasy-adventure film adapted from a novel by popular science fiction author Neil...
By Scott Stearns Washington 12 August 2007 U.S. President George Bush and French President Nicholas Sarkozy met Saturday for informal talks on the war in Iraq and uranium enrichment in Iran. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports, the Fr...
By Barry Wood Pristina 12 August 2007 A new and possibly final round of negotiations to determine the status of the majority of ethnic Albanian in Serbian province of Kosovo have been launched in Belgrade and Pristina. VOA's Barry Wood reports what a...
By Benjamin Sand Kabul 11 August 2007 Taleban insurgents say they have released two of the 21 remaining South Korean hostages they kidnapped more than three weeks ago. The word came as the insurgents completed a second day of face-to-face talks with...
