By Alisha Ryu Mogadishu 27 July 2006 Nineteen Cabinet ministers in Somalia's fragile secular interim government in Baidoa resigned Thursday, possibly in an attempt to facilitate a power-sharing deal with rival Islamists. Meanwhile, the Islamists str
By Jim Malone Washington 27 July 2006 Demonstrators gather for immigrant rights rally in Chicago Immigration is expected to be a significant issue in the November congressional elections in the United States. ---- Immigration reform can be an emotio
By Andre de Nesnera Washington 27 July 2006 Smoke rises from extensive Israeli air strikes as Lebanese motorists speed away The conflict in southern Lebanon continues as Israeli forces battle Hezbollah guerillas. In this report from Washington, Seni
By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 27 July 2006 U.S. ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton defended his record before a Senate panel Thursday, with just months left before his recess appointment to the world body expires. President Bush wants Bolto
By Meredith Buel Washington 27 July 2006 Fierce fighting between Israeli troops and Hezbollah militants has entered its third week, in a conflict that has killed more than 400 Lebanese and at least 50 Israelis. Middle East analysts and Israeli milit
By Scott Stearns Washington 27 July 2006 President Bush has reauthorized key civil rights protections for African American voters in southern states. President Bush, center, surrounded by members of Congress signs legislation extending Voting Rights
By Nico Colombant Kinshasa 27 July 2006 In the Democratic Republic of Congo, a fire has broken out at the security camp of a former rebel leader just as he was holding a large campaign rally in the capital Kinshasa ahead of Sunday's post-war electio
By David Gollust State Department 27 July 2006 Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is to decide Friday whether to pay a return trip to the Middle East to try to help broker a durable cease-fire in the Lebanon conflict. The Secretary has been consult
By Catherine Maddux Washington 26 July 2006 The vice president of Sudan's post-war unity government, Salva Kiir Mayardit, who is also president of southern Sudan's regional government, has taken on a new role, using his position to help put an end t
By Challiss McDonough Tyre, Lebanon 26 July 2006 A small group of Americans and Australians have made a perilous journey to safety from a tiny village near the Lebanese border. After the Israeli military offensive in Lebanon began, they spent two we
By Scott Stearns Washington 26 July 2006 Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki says he appreciates the sacrifice U.S. troops are making in his country. The prime minister and President Bush had lunch with American soldiers at a base outside the capit
By Crystal Park Washington, DC 26 July 2006 watch Fashion Market report The traditional clients of the fashion houses of Paris, Milan and other fashion capitals have been adults with the means to pay top dollar for designer labels. In recent years,
By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 26 July 2006 The Bush administration has endorsed legislation to change U.S. law to accommodate a controversial anti-terrorism surveillance program that some critics have called illegal. A Senate hearing focused on the i
By Paul Sisco Washington, DC 26 July 2006 watch Water Purification report Villagers in Iraq are better off today, thanks in part to NASA engineers from the Marshall Space Center in America's deep south. ------- Concern for Kids is a non-profit organ
By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 26 July 2006 Addressing Congress, the Iraqi prime minister has described the war against terrorism as a conflict between genuine Islam and extremists seeking to undermine it. VOA's Dan Robinson reports from Capitol Hill,
By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 26 July 2006 Nigeria's anti-graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has warned Internet service providers that they risk 20 years imprisonment if they aid online scams. -------- The newly introduced Advan
By Peter Fedynsky Washington, DC 26 July 2006 watch Middle East report The Israeli assault in Lebanon has prompted varying degrees of praise and criticism of Hezbollah throughout the Middle East. Hezbollah is the organization accused of provoking th
By Margaret Besheer Irbil, Iraq 26 July 2006 As much of Iraq seeks security and stability, the Kurdistan Region in the north has enjoyed relative peace and growing prosperity. Since 1999, a young, charismatic politician from a prominent Kurdish fami
By Barry Wood Washington 26 July 2006 The World Bank, based in Washington and owned by its 184 member governments, spends about $20 billion a year to promote economic development in poor countries. The Bank in recent years has stepped up its efforts
By Sonja Pace Jerusalem 20 July 2006 For over a week now - day after day - Israeli missiles and artillery shells have struck deep into Lebanon, while Katyusha rockets rained down on cities and towns of northern Israel. Israel says its aim is to retr
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