By Steve Herman New Delhi 22 August 2007 Japan's prime minister, Shinzo Abe, has been accorded the rare honor of addressing India's parliament. VOA's Steve Herman in New Delhi reports the Japanese leader told Indian lawmakers Wednesday they need to c...
By Paula Wolfson White House 08 August 2007 President Bush says the U.S. economy is strong, despite recent turbulence in the stock market and a decline in home sales. VOA's Paula Wolfson has details from the White House. President George Bush The pre...
By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 26 June 2007 In eastern India, a two-day strike called by Maoist rebels to protest a government plan to establish special industrial parks on farmland has hit public transportation. As Anjana Pasricha reports from New Del...
By Terry Fitzpatrick Cape Town 13 June 2007 Many African countries lack the resources to effectively fight global terrorism, according to security experts who gathered in Cape Town for the World Economic Forum on Africa. Terry Fitzpatrick is there an...
TRANSCRIPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER'S BROADCAST ON ECONOMIC POLICY FRIDAY 30 JUNE 2000 In a few week's time, Gordon Brown will announce to Parliament and the country the Government's spending plans for the next three years. I can't, of course, reveal t...
By Efam Dovi Accra 25 April 2007 Progress has been made in reducing malaria cases in Ghana, but the disease continues to be a primary health concern in the country as well as an economic burden. As the West African nation joins the rest of the contin...
By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 25 March 2007 Participants of Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) forum in Jakarta (File photo - 10 Apr 2006) A regional United Nations agency says Asia needs to step up investment in infrastru...
By Paula Wolfson White House 30 January 2007 One week after his State of the Union address, President Bush is making an all out effort to win support for his economic policies. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports from the White House that Mr. Bush is focusi...
By Lisa Bryant Paris 24 January 2007 The World Economic Forum has begun in Davos, Switzerland, gathering more than 2,400 politicians and business leaders to talk about the international economy and problems like climate change, poverty and the Middl...
By Mil Arcega Washington, DC 04 January 2007 watch Blizzard Impact Blizzard impact: digging out of the snow It could take weeks to restore power in parts of the United States Midwest hit hard by back-to-back snowstorms. Many roads remain impassable...
