By Phuong Tran N'Djamena, Chad 31 May 2007 In the Central African country of Chad, government-paid employees have been on strike for almost one month because of salary disputes. Government ministers say they are already doing as much as they can, and...
By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 25 May 2007 The Indian government has announced an ambitious plan to provide social security coverage to millions of poor workers for the first time. As Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi, the plan is part of the gove...
By Carol Pearson Washington 23 May 2007 The parasite that causes malaria is wiped out in the United States, but the disease can still cause problems. Doctors so rarely see patients who have it, that they do not always recognize malaria's symptoms. T...
By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 23 May 2007 India's government is promising more inclusive growth as it begins its fourth year in office. As Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi, the pledge follows a series of recent electoral setbacks that have raise...
By Liam Cochrane Kathmandu 21 May 2007 Nepal's government has agreed to begin making monthly payments to Maoist former rebels now living in U.N.-supervised camps. In return, the Maoists will allow the United Nations to resume efforts to verify the fo...
By Kurt Achin Seoul 09 May 2007 Thousands of North Korean defectors have made the dangerous and illegal journey to South Korea by way of China in the past 10 years. When they arrive, they often encounter adjustment difficulties in a place that looks...
By Bill Rodgers Washington 07 May 2007 Turkey's Islamic-rooted government is pushing for a constitutional amendment to allow the president to be elected by popular vote instead of by parliament, following two failed attempts to get its foreign minis...
By Jeffrey Young Washington 24 April 2007 To most Americans, the governments in their towns and regional areas, called counties, are the governments they interact with the most. In this segment of a multi-part series, VOA correspondent Jeffrey Young...
By Jeffrey Young Washington 03 April 2007 Watch This is Montgomery County For many people outside the United States, the White House and Congress typify American government. But to most Americans, the local governments in their towns and regional ar...
By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 14 March 2007 Somalia's transitional government has reiterated its plans to hold a congress to unite striving Somali clans, asking the international community to support the process. Plans for the congress are being made as...