By Nancy-Amelia Collins Jakarta 27 March 2008 An Indonesian court has acquitted the late dictator Suharto in a civil case but found his charity foundation guilty of graft and ordered it to repay the government more than $100 million in state funds. V...
By Roger Hsu Savannah, Georgia 27 March 2008 The bestselling book Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil is based on a true story of murder in the southern city of Savannah, Georgia. Hollywood turned it into a movie - making the crime's location, a...
By Derek Kilner Nairobi 27 March 2008 The distribution of ministries in Kenya's proposed power-sharing government is encountering difficulties. As Derek Kilner reports from Nairobi, both sides have blamed the other for the lack of progress. The selec...
By Catherine Drew London 27 March 2008 Exile groups and non-governmental organizations estimate that there are between half a million and a million Zimbabwean's living in Britain. Many fled their home country as political and economic refugees when P...
By Mil Arcega Washington 27 March 2008 U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson says investment banking firms should fall under the same government supervision and oversight that now covers commercial banks. The treasury chief's comments follow the emer...
By Ravi Khanna Washington 27 March 2008 Junoon means obsession in the Urdu language. It is the name of one of Pakistan's and perhaps South Asia's most popular rock bands. The group is based in Karachi, and was formed in 1990 by guitarist, songwriter...
By Robert Raffaele Washington 27 March 2008 A new type of surgery may make it easier for patients who would otherwise require a more invasive procedure. The new type of operation makes it possible for doctors to remove unwanted tissue through a patie...
By Gary Thomas Washington 27 March 2008 A newspaper report published Thursday says the United States has stepped up its unilateral air strikes on al-Qaida fighters holed up in Pakistan's rugged tribal areas. The story, which appeared in the Washingto...
By Jim Malone Washington 27 March 2008 In the U.S. presidential race, a growing number of Democrats are worried that the long and bitter nomination fight between Senators Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton may be helping the presumptive Republican cand...
By Margaret Besheer United Nations 27 March 2008 The U.N. secretary-general says a special tribunal to try suspects in the murder of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri has entered the startup period and will begin functioning in phases, but...
By Mona Ghuneim New York 27 March 2008 Astronomers have captured an image that suggests evidence of a planet in the early stages of formation. From VOA's New York Bureau, Mona Ghuneim reports on this discovery that has opened a new window onto our en...
By Nico Colombant Dakar 27 March 2008 Mali's government is again trying to open a dialogue with rebels from the north of its vast country, where violence, cross-border hostage takings and the number of radical groups are escalating. Human rights acti...
By Ndimyake Mwakalyelye Washington 27 March 2008 When talking about paintings and contemporary art, names such as Pablo Picasso, Georgia O'Keeffe, Vincent Van Gogh and others often come to mind. But, as we are about to show you, there is a whole body...
By Challiss McDonough Cairo 27 March 2008 Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki says he will continue the Iraqi military offensive in Basra to the end with no negotiations or retreat, despite angry protests in Shi'ite districts calling for his resigna...
By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 27 March 2008 As Zimbabweans prepare to go to the polls Saturday, pre-election activity is being closely watched by an estimated 3 million Zimbabweans living in neighboring South Africa. Although they cannot vote, these exi...
