South Africa's president, who is mediating talks between Zimbabwe's ruling ZANU-PF Party and the opposition Movement for Democratic Change, says the talks have not broken down. The talks adjourned amid reports of a deadlock over the opposition leade...
By Scott Bobb Nairobi 29 February 2008 Opposition and government negotiators in Kenya resumed talks Friday, focusing on long-term aspects of the country's crisis. The talks received a boost after the leaders of the government and opposition reached a...
By Deborah Tate Washington 27 February 2008 Abill to cut off funding for the Iraq war survived a procedural vote in the U.S. Senate Tuesday. The action came as Army officials told lawmakers they hope combat tours to Iraq and Afghanistan can be shorte...
By Nico Colombant Dakar 13 February 2008 The European peacekeeping force known as EUFOR has resumed deploying in the refugee-swamped border region near Sudan. It had stopped for several weeks because of a major rebel incursion in Chad, one of the two...
By Steve Herman Goa, India 07 February 2008 Mining, along with tourism, forms the economic backbone of India's seaside state of Goa. Environmental concerns recently halted much of the iron ore extraction, but the way has been now cleared for resumpti...
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 03 January 2008 Trade experts from 151 countries are resuming international trade talks in Geneva. Delegates to the World Trade Organization talks hope to reach compromises on a number of issues that have been holding up an agr...
By Steve Herman New Delhi 27 September 2007 Efforts are continuing in Nepal to break a political impasse that would bring the former rebel Maoists back into the interim government and allow November elections to be held on schedule. VOA Correspondent...
By Jim Randle Baghdad 21 September 2007 The U.S. Embassy resumed limited travel by road with Blackwater USA protection in Baghdad on Friday. As VOA's Jim Randle reports, the move came just days after all travel by land by U.S. officials was suspended...
By Naomi Schwarz Dakar 02 May 2007 Liberia has announced it will again export diamonds, using the profits to finance reconstruction, instead of conflict, as was the case in the past. But experts caution that transparency is still crucially important,...
By Paula Wolfson White House 18 March 2007 The change in the Palestinian leadership has apparently led to no change in Bush administration policy. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports from the White House. Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas (l) an...