By Peter Fedynsky Tbilisi 11 November 2007 Independent media were taken off the air in Georgia when President Mikhail Saakashvili declared a state of emergency in response to mass anti-government demonstrations in Tbilisi. VOA Correspondent Peter Fed...
By VOA News Bulawayo, Zimbabwe 18 October 2007 We bring you a rare look inside the troubled southern African nation of Zimbabwe. Today, this nation of between 10 million and 12 million is teetering on the edge of what a member of its own parliament i...
By Nina Maria Potts Athens 05 September 2007 spared by the recent wildfires. But as the government takes stock of the human and economic cost of the wildfires that ravaged large parts of the country, the question of how many archaeological sites hav...
By Al Pessin Pentagon 25 July 2007 A senior U.S. commander in Afghanistan says Pakistan-based al-Qaida is having a growing impact on the Afghan insurgency even though Pakistan's military offensive along the border has reduced the number of insurgent...
By Jim Malone Washington 24 October 2006 Some opposition Democrats believe that Republican losses in the November 7 midterm congressional elections would boost the prospects for change in U.S. policy toward Iraq. In a recent conference call with rep...
By Efam Dovi Accra 24 September 2006 Climate experts from across Africa, meeting in Ghana, say climate change would have a severe impact on Africa's water resources, energy, agriculture and eventually food security. The experts were assessing where...
By Tendai Maphosa Harare 09 August 2006 Justice Minister Patrick Chinamasa The trial of Zimbabwe's justice minister for attempting to obstruct the course of justice finally got under way after a retired magistrate was appointed to preside over the c...
By Brian Padden Salt Lake City, Utah 27 January 2006 watch Economic Legacy report As world attention shifts to the Olympic Winter Games in Turin, Italy, local organizers are hoping that the internatio...
Soybean Farming Impacts Environment 2 Infrastructure debated The Bolivian Environment and Development Forum is now worried about the future of the country’s Amazon region, which borders Brazil. Ther...
Soybean Farming Impacts Environment By Kevin G. Hall / 2004, Knight Ridder Newspapers. Distributed by Tribune Media Services / Images KRT Direct A boom in soybean production is transforming South Amer...