By Jim Fry Washington 18 December 2007 It has only happened twice in the last century in the race for president of the United States. There are no sitting or past presidents or vice presidents running for either of the two major political party nomin...
By Kurt Achin Seoul 18 December 2007 South Koreans are just hours away from heading to the polls to elect a president. It is not the most suspenseful of votes - the conservative front-runner has been assumed to be the easy winner for weeks. However,...
By David Gollust Washington 14 December 2007 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice Thursday launched an effort to mobilize U.S. private-sector support for rebuilding Afghanistan's legal system. Under a new public-private partnership effort, U.S. l...
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 07 December 2007 The International Organization for Migration says it is starting a new outreach and information campaign to try to deter Somali and Ethiopian migrants from making the dangerous journey to Yemen across the Gulf...
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 02 December 2007 The United Nations Children's Fund says it is beginning a week-long mass immunization campaign in war-torn Somalia on Sunday. UNICEF says volunteer health workers aim to immunize 100,000 children and women in c...
By Jim Malone Washington 27 November 2007 Campaign attacks are intensifying among the Democratic and Republican presidential contenders as the first test in the 2008 U.S. election season draws near in early January. VOA National Correspondent Jim Mal...
By Victoria Cavaliere New York 26 November 2007 The U.N. Development Fund for Women has launched a new advocacy campaign to end violence against women. The fund has recruited Hollywood actress Nicole Kidman to help promote the campaign, which is an i...
By Jeff Swicord Des Moines, Iowa 31 October 2007 Iowa Reublicans have moved their caucus date up to January 3rd, 2008 so that the state can keep Iowa's status as the first in the nation to vote on the presidential contenders. With the caucus date ju...
By Paige Kollock New York City 29 October 2007 With 43 million visitors last year, New York City is a destination that needs no promotion. But the city of over-achievers is not satisfied with the status quo. It wants to attract 50 million tourists by...
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 29 October 2007 The Health Metrics Network, a global partnership sponsored by the World Health Organization, is launching a drive to get countries to register all births and deaths. The World Health Organization says newborn ba...