By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 07 September 2007 The Pakistani government has reopened a corruption case against former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, and a court has ordered the arrest of Mr. Sharif's brother. The reopening of the case comes just three da...
By Naomi Schwarz Freetown 30 August 2007 In Sierra Leone's presidential election, electricity has become an important campaign issue. In the crowded capital Freetown residents can go weeks without power, but some of the city's youth, faced also with...
By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 25 July 2007 Nigerian government lawyers have filed criminal charges against the American drug firm Pfizer. The lawyers accuse Pfizer of carrying out illegal tests of drugs in Nigeria. Gilbert da Costa has more for VOA in th...
By Al Pessin Pentagon 18 May 2006 The U.S. Defense Department has refused to confirm or deny a charge by a senior member of Congress, who says an investigation has concluded that a group of U.S. troop...
By Kay Maddux Washington 05 January 2006 A top U.S. diplomat in Ethiopia says the government there should drop treason, genocide and other charges against five Ethiopian-born journalists working for t...