By Noel King Khartoum 03 October 2006 The African Union mission in Sudan has reported a flare-up in violence in southern Darfur. The AU says the former rebel Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) has begun attacking civilians in Gereida, following clashes...
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 20 July 2006 A new report says the economies of the world's 50 poorest countries grew by nearly six percent in 2004, the highest rate in two decades. But the report by the UN Conference on Trade and Development says this posit...
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 20 July 2006 The U.N. refugee agency is gearing up for a multi-million dollar operation to help tens of thousands of people displaced by the current crisis in Lebanon. The UNHCR says the first members of an initial 11-strong e...
By Luis Ramirez Beijing 11 May 2006 The U.N.'s World Food Program says North Korea has agreed to let the agency start distributing food in the country again after ordering it to halt operations late l...
By Gary Thomas Washington 20 April 2006 John Negroponte The director of national intelligence says he has moved aggressively over the past year to improve American intelligence collection and analysis...
By Claudia Blume Hong Kong 09 April 2006 Despite Asia's fast economic growth, unemployment in the region has increased over the past decade. The United Nations' Economic and Social Commission for Asia...
By Cathy Majtenyi Mekele 21 March 2006 The northern Ethiopian region, Tigray, is plagued with inconsistent rainfall, environmental degradation, poor quality soils and other problems, making the area p...
ECONOMICS REPORT - Strengthening the U.S. Agency that Protects Pensions By Mario Ritter Broadcast: Friday, January 21, 2005 I'm Phoebe Zimmermann with the VOA Special English Economics Report. The Bus...
ECONOMICS REPORT - Carbon Trading By Mario Ritter Broadcast: Friday, January 14, 2005 I'm Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Economics Report. Carbon trading has its roots in the Kyoto Protocol....
ECONOMICS REPORT - U.S. Agency Moves to Take Over Pilots' Pension at United Airlines By Mario Ritter Broadcast: Friday, January 07, 2005 I'm Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Economics Report. L...