The industrialist building the world's cheapest car is threatening to pull out of the Indian state of West Bengal if violent protests against his under-construction automobile factory do not cease. VOA Correspondent Steve Herman reports from New Del...
By Jim Malone Washington 13 May 2008 Democratic presidential contender Hillary Clinton is looking for a decisive win in Tuesday's West Virginia primary to keep alive her fleeting hopes of winning the White House this year. VOA National correspondent...
By Cindy Saine Washington 12 May 2008 Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is campaigning hard in West Virginia, ahead of a primary in the state Tuesday, which she is predicted to win by a large margin. But her Democratic opponent, Senat...
By Kari Barber Forecariah, Conakry 15 April 2008 Children in West Africa are being trafficked at an alarming rate, often sold by their own families. Many of these children are then forced to work as manual laborers or as domestic servants without pay...
By Nico Colombant Dakar 11 April 2008 Governments across West Africa are working hard to avoid more protests about the soaring cost of living. As VOA's Nico Colombant reports from our bureau in Dakar, governments are reducing prices where they can an...
By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 30 March 2008 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice held talks Sunday with Israeli, Palestinian and Jordanian leaders during her second trip the Middle East in less than a month. VOA's Jim Teeple reports from Jerusalem that...
By David Byrd Washington 23 March 2008 The West Virginia University Mountaineers have defeated Duke, 73-67, to reach the round of 16 in the U.S. men's college basketball tournament here in Washington, D.C. As VOA's David Byrd reports, West Virginia's...
By Scott Bobb Lake Victoria, Western Kenya 27 February 2008 The violence that erupted in Kenya following December's elections brought to the fore long-standing feelings of marginalization in the opposition stronghold of western Kenya. Economists say...
By Phuong Tran Dakar 12 February 2008 A dozen West and Central African countries are pressing mining companies for a bigger share of growing revenues, discussing the issue with industry leaders during a two-day meeting this week in Guinea's capital,...
By Cindy Saine Washington 05 February 2008 First results of Super Tuesday primaries are already in from the state of West Virginia, where former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee has won the Republican nominating convention. U.S. voters are going to th...