By Barry Newhouse Islamabad 29 October 2007 The United Nations says 34 aid workers have died this year in Afghanistan - part of a surge in violence that threatens vital food deliveries before the arrival of winter. VOA's Barry Newhouse reports from I...
By Delia Robertson Johannesburg 21 September 2007 A decision by South Africa's Congress of South African Trade Unions to endorse former deputy president Jacob Zuma to become president of the African National Congress has prompted outrage from the rul...
By Daniel Schearf Islamabad 09 September 2007 A United Nations report says the number of suicide bombings in Afghanistan is rising fast and would this year likely reach a record high. As Daniel Schearf reports for VOA from Islamabad, the report says...
By Jeff Swicord Washington 05 July 2007 As energy prices continue to rise, more and more housing consumers in the U.S. are looking for ways to save money on home energy costs. VOA's Jeff Swicord reports on an environmentally friendly, green building...
By Mil Arcega Washington, D.C. 14 June 2007 The Better Business Bureau in the United States reports the travel industry consistently ranks among the top 25 businesses that the watchdog group monitors for fraud. With the peak summer travel season now...
By Michael Bowman Washington 30 May 2007 Visiting a Border Patrol training center in the State of Georgia, President Bush on Tuesday called on Congress members of both political parties to show courage and adopt comprehensive immigration reform. Mr....
By Jeff Swicord Kabul, Afghanistan 15 November 2006 watch Afghan Street Children After decades of conflict, street children have become a major problem for Afghanistan. Most will never have the opportunity to live a normal life. But Jeff Swicord rep...
By Naomi Schwarz Dakar 07 November 2006 Chad's government is reporting new clashes between non-Arab and Arab communities, amid fears such violence is spreading in the region. Chadian President Idriss Deby pays his respects in Ndjamena to the late de...
By Amberin Zaman Batman, Turkey 19 April 2006 Kurdish demonstrators Turkey has in recent years adopted a series of democratic reforms in an effort to meet European Union standards for membership. But...
By Ron Corben Bangkok 01 March 2006 A United Nations international drug report says the world is facing an increase in the smuggling of both illegal and legal drugs through the international mail syst...