By Melinda Smith Washington 02 July 2007 In many developed countries around the world the fastest growing age group is 80 and over. Older people in developing countries are also living longer. Given a choice, many elderly people prefer to live indep...
By Sonja Pace London 27 June 2007 Gordon Brown is taking over as Britain's new prime minister, after his long-time political friend and rival Tony Blair stepped down, ending 10 years in office. VOA's Sonja Pace reports from London on the transfer of...
By Mandy Clark London 26 June 2007 Gordon Brown is designated Britain's new prime minister as Tony Blair steps down from office. And although Brown has been at the heart of British politics for the last decade, many people still are not sure what to...
By Sonja Pace London 25 June 2007 Gordon Brown becomes Britain's new prime minister this week, succeeding Tony Blair, who has held the office for the past 10 years. Mr. Brown is no newcomer to politics, but many are wondering how well he'll make the...
By Kurt Achin Seoul 23 June 2007 The North Korean government has issued a positive assessment of a senior U.S. envoy's visit to the capital, Pyongyang. United Nations nuclear inspectors are expected to arrive in North Korea on Tuesday to plan for the...
By Kurt Achin Seoul 22 June 2007 Washington's chief negotiator in efforts to end North Korea's nuclear weapons programs is briefing diplomats in South Korea after an unannounced visit to Pyongyang. He says leaders there have reassured him they want t...
By Kari Barber Port Harcourt 12 June 2007 As kidnappings of foreign oil workers and attacks on oil facilities in Nigeria's Niger Delta continue to escalate this year, one former militant fighter has taken the risky step of denouncing the violence an...
By Dan Robinson Washington 22 May 2007 The U.S. official responsible for auditing reconstruction efforts in Iraq has told Congress that violence, management problems, and inadequate Iraqi government contributions continue to hamper economic recovery...
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 09 May 2007 The human rights organization, Amnesty International, has presented an appeal from 147 countries to the United Nations to maintain an independent and effective system of human rights experts. A petition signed by mo...
By Anita Elash Paris 04 May 2007 New polls predict conservative candidate Nicolas Sarkozy will be the clear winner in Sunday's presidential election in France. With just three days to go, polling firms say he'll win at least 53 percent of the vote co...