By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 31 January 2007 Israel's former Justice Minister has been convicted of indecent acts for kissing a young female soldier against her will. VOA's Jim Teeple reports from Jerusalem, it is the second case to involve a high public...
By Phuong Tran Dakar 11 January 2007 Some victims of last year's toxic waste dumping in Ivory Coast are staging a hunger strike to demand promised government compensation, while others are joining lawsuits. At least 10 people died, and thousands wer...
By Phuong Tran Dakar 20 November 2006 Prosecutors who want Chad's exiled former ruler, Hissne Habr, to face charges of crimes against humanity say they are facing obstacles despite a pledge by the Senegalese government to organize a fair trial. ----...
By Margaret Besheer Irbil, Iraq 29 June 2006 Iraq's High Tribunal announced this week that former dictator Saddam Hussein and six co-defendants will go on trial August 21 for the mass killing of tens of thousands of Iraqi Kurds during the 1980s in w...
By Zulima Palacio 29 June 2006 Watch Immigration Report Immigration agent As the U.S. Congress considers immigration legislation, the question of whether some illegal immigrants turn to crime once in the United States has drawn a lot of attention. D...
By Bill Gasperini Moscow 16 June 2006 Russian Interior Minister Rashid Nurgaliyev, left, speaks at The Group of Eight countries interior ministers meeting in Moscow Justice and security ministers from the Group of Eight countries have pledged to bet...
By Michael Bowman White House 04 May 2006 President Bush says the United States remains committed to promoting justice and prosperity in Latin America, and is backing its words with actions and aid. M...
By Michael Bowman White House 04 May 2006 President Bush says the United States remains committed to promoting justice and prosperity in Latin America, and is backing its words with actions and aid. M...
By Catherine Maddux Washingron 10 April 2006 Maxwell Fornah, and Musa Vandi, who are both war amputees, battle for the ball in Freetown, Sierra Leone, Saturday, April, 1, 2006 The arrest of former Lib...
IN THE NEWS - Nomination of Chief Justice Heads to Committee Vote By Jerilyn Watson Broadcast: Saturday, September 17, 2005 I'm Doug Johnson with IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. This week in Washi...