The first African Carbon Forum is bringing together environmentally minded business people and investors in Dakar, hoping Africa will play a large role in helping to mitigate climate change. For VOA, Brent Latham has more from the conference. Busine...
In India's West Bengal State, authorities have started talks with protesters opposing an automobile plant proposed by Tata Motors to manufacture the world's cheapest car. The automaker has suspended work on the plant, in the face of growing protests...
The popularity of South Korean movies and dramas has spread throughout Asia - including North Korea, which strictly bans watching foreign television programs. Jason Strother in Seoul introduces us to a North Korean refugee who says South Korean dram...
Pakistani lawmakers have denounced Wednesday's raid by foreign troops in Pakistani territory, passing a resolution condemning the operation and vowing to repel similar attacks in the future. VOA's Barry Newhouse reports from Islamabad that the Pakis...
A new report warns the gloomy economic outlook for rich nations could spread and halt the recent boom in developing countries, if commodity prices plunge. The annual Trade and Development Report by the U.N. Conference on Trade and Development or UNC...
China says a multi-billion dollar oil deal with Iraq is still being negotiated. This contradicts reports last week from Iraqi officials, who said the deal had been signed. Daniel Schearf reports from Beijing. China's Foreign Ministry on Thursday sai...
Republican presidential candidate John McCain lent a hand Wednesday, as delegates to the Republican convention took time out to pack supplies for hurricane victims in the Gulf Coast. The looming storm led convention organizers to curtail opening day...
U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney has condemned Russia's military operation in Georgia as an illegitimate and unilateral attempt to change the country's borders by force. VOA Moscow Correspondent Peter Fedynsky reports. Speaking at a news conference i...
The Republican National Convention featured no shortage of attacks on Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, and signaled the Republican strategy in the coming general election campaign. VOA National correspondent Jim Malone reports from th...
Sarah Palin, the Republican vice presidential candidate, faces some big challenges in coming weeks as she campaigns with Senator John McCain before the November presidential election. Palin electrified delegates at the convention in St. Paul, Minnes...
Thailand's prime minister vows to stay in office, despite thousands of protesters around the country demanding his resignation. As Ron Corben reports, the Cabinet plans to hold a national referendum on the political crisis. Thai Prime Minister Samak...
Voters in Angola go to the polls Friday for the first time in 16 years. They are to cast their ballots for a new parliament in what is seen as preparations for presidential polls next year. VOA's Scott Bobb reports from Luanda. More than 8 million r...
The war crimes trial of former Bosnian Serb political leader Radovan Karadzic has again put the spotlight on the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia. Karadzic has appeared before the court in the Hague twice since he was arrest...
The participants at the ongoing Ghana conference on international aid are hoping to improve the effectiveness of aid to help poorer countries. A discussion is taking place over how to give developing countries more control over how aid money is spen...
Muslim groups are accusing Australian soldiers in Afghanistan of cultural insensitivity and violating rules on treating prisoners. The Australian defense minister and soldiers' groups say the treatment was lawful and not inhumane. From Sydney, Phil...
