Environmentalists are hailing a Bangladesh High Court decision to order the closure, in two weeks, of all ship-salvaging yards which do not have environmental clearances. The judges also have banned toxic ships from entering Bangladeshi waters. The...
By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 30 September 2007 A Nigerian ruling party official says the legal challenge against President Umaru Yar'Adua's election is a distraction and should be dropped. From the Nigerian capital, Abuja, Gilbert da Costa reports the t...
By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 30 March 2007 Leaders of Zimbabwe's ruling party met Friday to decide whether President Robert Mugabe should stand for reelection next year. There are reports that some party leaders believe the 83-year-old president shoul...
By Kari Barber Dakar 25 January 2007 Gambians went to the polls Thursday to elect new members of parliament. While independent candidates have made some ground, the ruling party is expected to maintain a strong hold on its power. President Yahya Jamm...
By Nico Colombant Dakar 22 December 2006 Gabon's ruling party has won a big majority in a newly elected parliament, but opposition parties are making a more noticeable appearance. Voter apathy however was high in last week's election. VOA's Nico Col...
By Roger Wilkison Bangkok 13 November 2006 Malaysia's PM Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, left, and former PM Mahathir Mohamad Malaysia's ruling party is holding its annual assembly amid a bitter dispute between Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi and his predeces...
By Chad Bouchard Jakarta 25 June 2006 East Timor's Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri talks on phone during a press conference at Fretilin party headquarters in Dili, the capital of East Timor, Sunday, June 25, 2006 East Timor's ruling party has voted to...
By Greg Flakus Mexico City 06 July 2006 After a detailed vote count, Mexico's Federal Electoral Institute, known as the IFE, is expected to release shortly a final report showing ruling-party presidential candidate Felipe Calderon ahead of leftist r...
By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 31 March 2006 Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, March 31, 2006 Sri Lanka's ruling party is heading for a sweeping victory in local elections,...
By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 23 March 2006 The head of India's ruling Congress Party, Sonia Gandhi, has resigned from Parliament following a political controversy that threatened to disqualify her fro...