By Brian Wagner Miami 06 April 2007 The leaders of Cuba and Venezuela, are criticizing President Bush's recent call to increase biofuel production, because of what they say is the potential impact on food supplies beyond U.S. borders. VOA's Brian Wag...
By Teri Schultz Brussels 06 April 2007 It took a contentious all-night session to bridge gaps between scientists and policy-makers, but participants at a U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Changeconference in Brussels emerged with a document tha...
By Scott Stearns White House 30 March 2007 President Bush has apologized for the poor living conditions for some wounded servicemen and women at a military hospital outside the capital. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns has the story. Presi...
By Kane Farabaugh New York City 19 March 2007 watch Richard Branson report Richard Branson sits on the top-ten list of the United Kingdom's richest citizens, with an estimated wealth of roughly eight billion dollars. As the company he founded -- Vir...
By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 09 February 2007 In Kenya, efforts to cut down on child prostitution in tourist areas along the coast have recently been boosted as more establishments are agreeing to sign a code of conduct to protect children from sexual...
By Naomi Schwarz Dakar 05 February 2007 On the second day of campaigning for presidential elections in Senegal, incumbent President Abdoulaye Wade took his campaign to the southern Casamance region, the site of a long-running separatist movement. Ot...
By Nico Colombant Tatiana Mossot Conakry, Guinea 05 February 2007 watch Guinea Strike Aftermath Lansana Conte (file) Last month's general strike in the mineral-rich West African nation of Guinea became a popular movement demanding the resignation of...
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 Mil Arcega Washington, DC 16 January 2007 watch Iraq report An Iraqi army Humvee blocks a street in central Baghdad, Iraq The threat of new violence in Iraq increased this week following the execution of two former top aides to Saddam Hussein. The...
By Peter Heinlein United Nations 02 January 2007 Ban Ki-moon, in his first day on the job as U.N. secretary-general, has named Darfur, North Korea and the Middle East among his top priorities. From U.N. headquarters, VOA's Peter Heinlein reports Mr....