In countries around the world, hundreds of thousands of poor people face daily hazards to earn meager livings by scavenging for recyclable goods. In Cambodia, hundreds of scavenger families find their lives changing - they will lose their homes and...
The World Health Organization says it will help the government of Burma rebuild and re-equip health facilities, which had been destroyed and damaged by Cyclone Nargis, the worst storm to hit the country in 40 years. WHO says it has a clear plan as t...
By Tendai Maphosa London 25 April 2008 British border officials are to introduce new facial recognition technology at airports this summer in a bid to boost security and ease overcrowding. They plan to set up unmanned gates where British and European...
By Chris Simkins Washington 16 April 2008 Millions of Americans could lose their homes this year and next as the rate of foreclosures across the United States rises to the highest in decades. The foreclosure crisis has worsened despite ongoing effort...
By Gary Thomas Washington 20 March 2008 Loyalists of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad were big winners in the recent parliamentary elections. With many reformists locked out of the electoral process, the contests were primarily between different faction...
By Al Pessin Pentagon 06 February 2008 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates faces his NATO counterparts at a meeting starting Thursday in Lithuania, just days after comments he made and letters he wrote generated angry responses from some allies. VOA...
By Nico Colombant Kinshasa 24 October 2006 In the Democratic Republic of Congo, post-war elections have been marked by violence between rival supporters and against political campaigners. Meanwhile, journalists are being attacked, sanctioned and cri...