U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, who will stay in office in the new administration, has ordered his staff to take a fresh look at issues related to closing the Guantanamo Bay detention center. His spokesman said the secretary wants to be ready i...
Republican presidential hopeful John McCain's running mate, little-known Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, is expected to introduce herself to the nation in a speech later Wednesday at the Republican National Convention. In advance of the address, leadin...
Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama is expected to name his vice presidential running mate at any moment. Obama and his yet to be identified running mate are scheduled to appear together in the senator's home state of Illinois on Saturday...
After a stop-over in Germany, democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama is due in Paris Friday, where he is expected to meet with President Nicolas Sarkozy. Lisa Bryant has more for VOA from the French capital. As elsewhere in Europe, the U.S. pr...
By Jim Malone Des Moines 03 January 2008 After more than a year of speeches, rallies and campaign promises, voters in the midwestern U.S. state of Iowa will have the first say Thursday in the 2008 race for the presidency. VOA national correspondent J...
By Nico Colombant Dakar 21 November 2007 Two British girls found guilty of cocaine smuggling in Ghana now await sentencing of up to three years in jail. Their lawyers and supporters say they will appeal, saying the girls were victims, rather than tra...
By Michael Bowman Buenos Aires 28 October 2007 Polls have closed in Argentina, where citizens voted for a new president, plus legislators and provincial governors. VOA's Michael Bowman reports from Buenos Aires. More than 20 million Argentines are be...
By Selah Hennessy Dakar 19 October 2007 Analysts say the transfer of former Congolese warlord Germain Katanga to The Hague is an important step towards ending impunity in war-ravaged DR Congo. Katanga was transferred to the International Criminal Cou...
By Phuong Tran Abeche, Chad 04 October 2007 The African Union and United Nations are still trying to send peacekeepers to the troubled border area between Chad and Sudan. Fighting among different rebel groups and government troops from both countrie...
By Phuong Tran Dakar 20 September 2007 As France considers how many troops it will send to a year-long EU-U.N. peacekeeping operation on the borders shared by Sudan and its neighbors, Chad rebels are wary the peacekeepers will support President Idris...