By Noel King Kigali 28 October 2007 Heads of state and representatives from some of the world's leading information technology companies have descended on the Rwandan capital, Kigali, for the Connect Africa Leaders' summit set to begin Monday. Noel K...
By Lisa Bryant Paris 24 October 2007 France is hosting a high-level environmental summit Wednesday and Thursday, aimed to turn the country from laggard to leader in the fight against global warming and pollution. From Paris, Lisa Bryant reports the s...
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 03 October 2007 Israeli and Palestinian leaders have met in a fresh effort to advance the peace process. As Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, there is cautious optimism on both sides. Israeli Prime Minister...
By Kurt Achin Seoul 02 October 2007 South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun strolled across the heavily militarized border with North Korea and later received an unscheduled greeting from the North's leader Kim Jong Il. As VOA's Kurt Achin reports from S...
By Paula Wolfson Sydney 05 September 2007 President Bush says he plans to call attention to the human rights situation in Burma at this week's annual 21-member Pacific Rim summit in Australia. VOA White House Correspondent Paula Wolfson reports from...
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 27 August 2007 Israeli and Palestinian leaders will hold a summit meeting on Tuesday in a fresh bid to advance the peace process. But as Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, Israel's go-slow approach has left...
By Kurt Achin Seoul 18 August 2007 North and South Korea have postponed a summit planned for later this month. North Korea asked for the delay until October because of extensive flood damage in the impoverished communist nation. VOA's Kurt Achin repo...
By Peta Thornycroft Southern Africa 16 August 2007 The 14-nation Southern African Development Community, SADC, has begun a crucial summit in Lusaka, Zambia, with the crisis in Zimbabwe at the top of the agenda. Peta Thornycroft reports for VOA that t...
By Kurt Achin Seoul 09 August 2007 South Korea's top official in charge of North Korea policy says a planned summit will boost multinational efforts to end North Korea's nuclear weapons programs. VOA's Kurt Achin reports from Seoul. Lee Jae-joung, ce...
By Kurt Achin Seoul 08 August 2007 South Korea have surprised much of the world by announcing their leaders will meet later this month. It will be only the second top-level meeting in the two countries' history; the firstmeeting dramatically shifted...