South Africa will soon waive visa requirements for Zimbabweans and grant them special permits to remain in the country for six months. South African deputy Home Affairs Minister Mulusi Gigaba says his government has accepted the need for a new polic...
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 11 February 2007 Israeli PM Ehud Olmert pauses during the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, 11 Feb 2006 Israel has given a cautious response to the new Palestinian government agreed to in Mecca last week, in which the ru...
By Peter Heinlein United Nations 26 January 2007 The U.N. General Assembly has adopted a resolution condemning any attempt to deny the Holocaust. From U.N. headquarters, VOA's Peter Heinlein reports Iran's delegate was alone in speaking out against...
By Peter Heinlein United Nations 08 November 2006 The U.N. General Assembly has overwhelmingly adopted a resolution calling on the United States to end its economic embargo of Cuba. An old car passes next to a billboard in Havana that reads '70 perc...
By Lisa McAdams St. Petersburg 17 July 2006 Group of Eight leaders have adopted a wide-ranging plan of action to address world problems; including concern over Iran and North Korea's nuclear programs. But the ministers also found their attention div...