By Delia Robertson Johannesburg 01 November 2006 Former South African president, P.W. Botha, has died at his home in Wilderness on the country's southern coast. He was 90. VOA's Delia Robertson has this profile on the man who introduced some reforms...
By Noel King Khartoum 31 October 2006 Peace talks in Khartoum between Somalia's transitional government and Islamists who control much of the country have stalled for a second day. Islamists say they will not meet with the government delegation unle...
By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 01 October 2006 India's economy has recorded faster-than-expected growth from April to June this year. The Indian economy is the world's second-fastest growing, after China's. The Indian economy beat forecasts to grow by...
By David Gollust United Nations 23 September 2006 Denmark's Foreign Minister Per Stig Moeller (left) and Condoleezza Rice Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is warning Sudan the international community could take punitive action against Khartoum if...
By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 02 September 2006 The song that was India's anti-colonial rallying cry, which is 100 years old next Thursday, is at the center of a religious controversy. Muslim leaders are objecting to the song being sung in all school...
By Melinda Smith Washington, D.C. 24 July 2006 watch stuttering report A recent report shows that small children who have more difficulty handling emotional stress often stutter. While scientists say 50 to 80 percent of these children grow out of it...
By Kane Farabaugh New York 29 May 2006 watch WTC Stairs report As the fifth anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks draws near, one of the only remaining pieces of the World Trade Center in New York City is in danger of extinction. VOA's K...
By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 26 April 2006 Soldiers stand guard at the entrance of the Sri Lankan army headquarters Sri Lanka's military has launched fresh strikes on Tamil Tiger rebel areas in the co...
By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 21 March 2006 Nigeria's long-delayed head count has started rather sluggishly. Gilbert da Costa reports for VOA that logistical problems could be a major challenge to what au...
HEALTH REPORT-July 24, 2002: Hormone Replacement Therapy Study Halted By Nancy Steinbach This is the VOA Special English Health Report. American government researchers have halted a national women’s...