By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 17 March 2008 A $44 billion lawsuit brought by the Nigerian government against three tobacco companies has resumed at the Abuja federal court. The federal government is seeking damages for what is says were public health cos...
By Jessica Berman Washington 23 January 2008 Three antiparasitic drugs may soon be dispensed simultaneously to people living in areas in Africa that are endemic for parasitic worms. The results of a large study from Zanzibar show administering three...
By Naomi Schwarz Dakar 21 December 2007 Rebels and government troops in Ivory Coast are set to begin the long-awaited disarmament process on Saturday, a critical first step before forming a new national army is the divided country. Ivory Coast Presid...
By Brian Wagner Miami 13 December 2007 U.S. prosecutors have announced the arrests of four men linked to a scandal involving an alleged campaign payment from Venezuela to Argentina. In Miami, VOA's Brian Wagner reports the governments of the South Am...
By Mike O'Sullivan Ramona, California 27 October 2007 As firefighters continue to battle blazes in Southern California, many San Diego residents returned to neighborhoods once in the fires' path. Mike O'Sullivan reports from Ramona, outside San Diego...
By Andre de Nesnera Washington 11 October 2007 Relations remain tense between Russia and Georgia several weeks after Georgian forces killed two Russian military officers in the Georgian separatist region of Abkhazia. In this background report from Wa...
By Peter Fedynsky Moscow 28 June 2007 Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is in Moscow for discussions with Russian President Vladimir Putin about a possible arms deal and expanded economic ties between the two countries. VOA Correspondent Peter Fedynsk...
By Mil Arcega Washington, DC 15 June 2007 Automakers are ramping up their operations in China to take advantage of record-breaking growth in vehicle sales. China replaced Japan last year as the world's second-biggest auto market, and industry experts...
By Peter Fedynsky Moscow 13 June 2007 Leading Russian presidential contender Sergei Ivanov says his country can become a leading high-tech and industrial power by 2020. But as VOA's Moscow correspondent Peter Fedynsky reports, corruption and bureaucr...
By Paula Wolfson White House 12 June 2007 President Bush has dedicated a new memorial in Washington to the victims of communism. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports from the White House. The statue was dedicated on this sun-drenched June morning - 20 years t...