Leaders of Pakistan's ruling coalition government have ended their first meeting since President Pervez Musharraf's resignation by postponing any decisions about restoring judges deposed by the former president. From Islamabad, VOA's Barry Newhouse...
Top leaders of Pakistan's ruling coalition government say they have agreed on a plan to pursue impeachment proceedings against President Pervez Musharraf. VOA's Barry Newhouse reports from Islamabad, where Pakistan People's Party leader Asif Zardari...
Guinea-Bissau's coalition government has fallen after a presidential decree dissolved the parliament and named a caretaker prime minister. Brent Latham reports from our West Africa bureau in Dakar, elections are still scheduled for November. Joao Be...
By Derek Kilner Nairobi 13 April 2008 Kenyan president Mwai Kibaki has announced the formation of a new power-sharing government, including his main rival in December's elections, Raila Odinga, as prime minister. The announcement breaks a deadlock th...
By Luis Ramirez Kuala Lumpur 08 March 2008 Officials in Malaysia say the ruling coalition of Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi has won a majority in Saturday's general election, although opposition parties have scored big gains. VOA's Luis Ramirez, in t...
By Victoria Cavaliere New York 11 October 2007 A coalition of 60 non-governmental organizations is urging the United Nations to adopt a resolution that calls for a global moratorium on the death penalty. Victoria Cavaliere reports from VOA's New York...
By Peter Fedynsky Kyiv 03 October 2007 With less than half a percent of ballots still uncounted in Ukraine's special parliamentary election, President Viktor Yushchenko has called for the country's three leading parties to begin coalition talks. But...
By Daniel Schearf Islamabad 26 September 2007 U.S.-led coalition forces say they have killed at least 169 Taleban insurgents in southern Afghanistan after they came under attack during combat patrols. Afghanistan has seen a surge in attacks in the pa...
By Nancy-Amelia Collins Dili, East Timor 04 July 2007 With the counting from last Saturday's parliamentary elections in East Timor nearly finished, it has become clear that none of the 14 parties has won an outright majority, and deal making has begu...
By Mil Arcega Washington 21 June 2007 Military commanders in Afghanistan say attacks against civilians and U.S.-led forces have stepped up in recent weeks. Although the uptick in violence comes as no surprise, U.S. and Afghan officials claim the rene...