More than a million people remain without electrical power and other normal services nearly five days after Hurricane Ike passed over the Houston-Galveston area. As VOA's Greg Flakus reports from Houston, tensions are growing between various governm...
By Steve Herman New Delhi 02 April 2008 Bangladesh is seeking three million tons of rice and wheat, in the next several months, to counter the lingering effects of a devastating cyclone amid soaring prices for staple foods. VOA Correspondent Steve He...
By Phuong Tran Bissau, Guinea-Bissau 01 April 2008 International anti-drug agents have warned repeatedly that Guinea-Bissau has become a key transit point for drugs going from South America to Europe. The government of the impoverished West African n...
By Lisa Bryant Thiais, France 24 February 2008 Although U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama, an African-American, is enjoying momentum from 11 straight wins in Democratic presidential nominating contests, minority politicians in Europe are still...
By Barry Wood North Port, Florida 09 January 2008 Home prices in the United States declined in 2007 for the first time since the depression years of the 1930s. VOA's Barry Wood recently visited North Port, Florida, a Gulf Coast city deeply impacted b...
By Marianne Kearney Kandari, Sulawesi, Indonesia 27 December 2007 The Orang Bajau or sea gypsies of Sulawesi in Indonesia have roamed the seas for generations, using their renowned sea-faring skills and simple implements to make a living. But their t...
By Jade Heilmann Dakar 19 December 2007 Africa is slowly bridging the gap that divides it from the digital world. Government officials and technology companies are trying to implement programs such as telemedicine and electronic education within the...
By Margaret Besheer Washington 16 November 2007 Tensions continue along the Turkish-Iraqi border as Turkish security forces pursue rebels from the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) who have used safe havens in northern Iraq to launch attacks inside Turke...
By Navbahor Imamova Washington 16 November 2007 In most of Central Asia women are still struggling to find their place in the political arena. Despite the Soviet legacy of gender equality, women are still underrepresented in the highest levels of gov...
By Kari Barber Washington 01 October 2007 Sierra Leone's long civil war was especially brutal, with children serving as soldiers and rebels hacking off the limbs of civilians. When it ended, the country lay in ruin, a once thriving tourist industry...