By Al Pessin Pentagon 13 July 2007 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says the al-Qaida terrorist network is expanding in North Africa, through a loose network of groups that share its ideology. VOA's Al Pessin reports from the Pentagon. Robert Gate...
By Brian Wagner Miami 13 July 2007 The governor of the southern U.S. state of Florida has signed some of the nation's toughest laws aimed at reducing greenhouse gases. In Miami, VOA's Brian Wagner reports that environmentalists are urging Florida and...
By David Byrd Rio de Janeiro 13 July 2007 The 15th Pan American Games, a multi-sport Olympic style competition for the Western Hemisphere, open Friday in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. As VOA's David Byrd reports, the games are part of Rio's plan to bid for...
By Selah Hennessy Dakar 13 July 2007 Two British teenagers have been provisionally charged with drug possession and drug trafficking in Ghana. Experts say Europeans, as well as pregnant women and minors, are increasingly being used by traffickers to...
By Jim Malone Washington 13 July 2007 In U.S. presidential politics, it was a bad week for Republican hopeful John McCain. On the Democratic side, Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama moved to solidify their positions as the top contenders for their part...
By Nick Wadhams Nairobi 13 July 2007 The confiscation of more than 400 pounds of zebra meat destined for Nairobi markets is drawing new attention to the trade in illegal game meat in Kenya. As Nick Wadhams reports from our East Africa bureau in Nairo...
By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 13 July 2007 Opponents of Somalia's Western-backed transitional government have announced they will hold a conference in Eritrea in September to form a coalition whose main objective is to end Ethiopia's occupation of Somalia. V...
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 13 July 2007 The U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) says it is concerned about the large and growing number of children in Burundi who are victims of sexual violence. UNICEF says few cases are ever prosecuted and is calling for urge...
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 13 July 2007 The U.N. refugee agency is urging all armed parties in North Kivu province to stop the widespread pillaging and atrocities that are leading to a humanitarian disaster in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The UNHCR...
By Jela De Franceschi Washington 13 July 2007 Most analysts say non-governmental organizations play an important role in world affairs -- ranging from resolving civil conflicts to safeguarding the environment. In Focus , VOA's Jela de Franceschi look...