By Jim Malone Washington 09 April 2007 The latest tally of those either running for U.S. president or thinking about it now stands at about 20. Some are well known, like Hillary Clinton and John McCain. Others are more obscure. VOA National Correspon...
By Scott Stearns White House 07 April 2007 President Bush says he will veto funding for wars in Afghanistan and Iraq because opposition legislators have attached timetables for a troop withdrawal from Iraq. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns...
By Mil Arcega Washington, D.C. 03 April 2007 Watch Campaign report The first fundraising period, from January 1 to March 31 of the 2008 U.S. presidential race, ended with a flurry of appearances, phone calls and e-mail asking for last minute campaig...
By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 16 March 2007 The Nigerian Vice President Atiku Abubakar says he would contest in court his disqualification by the electoral commission. A a leading candidate for the April poll, he was excluded in the final official list....
By Greg Flakus Merida, Mexico 13 March 2007 President Bush is visiting a hacienda (plantation) in the Mexican state of Yucatan with his host, President Felipe Calderon, where the two leaders are discussing immigration, the fight against drug smuggle...
By Paula Wolfson Merida, Mexico 13 March 2007 President Bush is in Mexico for two days of talks intended to help mend frayed U.S. - Mexican ties. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports from Merida, that Mr. Bush is pledging action on an issue of prime importanc...
By VOA News 07 March 2007 Umar Yar'adua (December 2006) The presidential candidate of Nigeria's ruling party says he will return soon from Germany, where he was flown Tuesday for medical treatment. In an telephone interview Wednesday with VOA's Hausa...
By Kane Farabaugh New York City 07 March 2007 watch Ethiopian President Hopeful Ethiopian President Girma Woldegiorgis In the wake of Ethiopia's military action in Somalia to remove Islamist forces from Mogadishu, Ethiopian President Girma Woldegiorg...
By Nancy-Amelia Collins Jakarta 07 March 2007 Indonesian president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has ordered an investigation after an Indonesian plane carrying 140 people crash-landed in the central Java city of Yogyakarta, killing more than 20 people....
By Nico Colombant Dakar 04 March 2007 The president of Ivory Coast and the northern-based rebel leader have signed a new deal to end a five-year division of the country. It includes provisions for a new government, reintegrating rebels into the army...