By Peter Heinlein Addis Ababa 15 November 2007 The head of the U.N. Economic Commission for Africa is urging homegrown economists to take the lead in addressing Africa's economic challenges. VOA's Peter Heinlein has details from the opening session o...
By Barry Newhouse Islamabad 15 November 2007 Pakistani officials are finalizing plans for a caretaker government that will succeed the current parliament and oversee January elections. VOA's Barry Newhouse reports from Islamabad that while President...
By Kari Barber Dakar, Ougadougou 14 November 2007 On a stop in Burkina Faso, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte talked about U.S. plans for a new military command for Africa. The command has been controversial on the continent where some...
By VOA News 08 November 2007 A leading human rights activist under house arrest in Pakistan says emergency rule may turn her country into the next Burma. Asma Jahangir, head of the Human Rights Committee of Pakistan, told VOA in an interview she fear...
By Deborah Block Irbil, Iraq 07 November 2007 The prime minister of Iraqi Kurdistan says his government is continuing to take measures against Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq. Turkey's government is threatening to cross the border into Iraqi Kurdista...
By Jessica Berman Washington 01 November 2007 A coalition of international public health officials says drug-resistant tuberculosis is a man-made epidemic caused by a lack of global response to TB. The officials say more resources are needed to fight...
By Kari Barber Dakar 01 November 2007 European Union officials say plans are in place for a joint European Union-African Union summit to be held later this year. However, Senegalese officials said in a meeting with EU leaders in Dakar late Wednesday...
By Leta Hong Fincher Washington 01 November 2007 U.S. oversight officials say attacks in Iraq against coalition forces in September dropped to their lowest levels since mid-2006. But they also report that efforts by the U.S. and Iraqi to rebuild the...
By Deborah Block Irbil 31 October 2007 In Baghdad Wednesday, Iraq's Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari met with his Iranian counterpart Manouchehr Mottaki. They discussed ways to keep Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq from striking inside Turkey. VOA's...
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 25 October 2007 A senior United Nations official says Israel's economic blockade of the Gaza Strip does not bode well for U.S.-sponsored Middle East peace talks expected later this year. He appeals to Israel to lift restriction...