By Nico Colombant Dakar 17 January 2007 Authorities in Guinea have detained several leaders of an escalating general strike that has paralyzed the African nation. A government plea issued Tuesday night for workers to return to their jobs was rejected
By Phuong Tran Dakar 23 January 2007 Union leaders in Guinea say they will pursue their strike, despite deadly violence that killed more than 20 people and injured dozens on Monday. But human-rights activists and aid workers are alarmed at condition
By Phuong Tran Dakar 20 January 2007 West African heads of state have concluded a summit in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. The top two issues were the on-going general strike in Guinea and the stalled peace process in Ivory Coast. The leaders expressed
By Nico Colombant Dakar 18 January 2007 Security forces in the suburbs of Guinea's capital Conakry struggled to contain angry youths setting tires on fire during the ninth day of a general strike. Meanwhile, union leaders say President Lansana Conte
By Kari Barber Dakar 09 January 2007 U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon has called for the Guinea-Bissau government to take control of a recent burst of violence in a country historically rocked by coups. The murder of a former navy chief last week
By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 12 January 2007 Controversial parliamentary elections in Bangladesh have been postponed indefinitely by the president, who has also stepped aside as head of the caretaker administration and imposed a state of emergency.
By Jordan Davis Dakar 02 January 2007 Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade attended funeral services Tuesday for a close political ally assassinated earlier this week in the Casamance region of the country. Violence in Casamance has persisted despite
By Phuong Tran Dakar 24 January 2007 While talks sputter to end Guinea's deadly two-week nationwide strike, the country's main export industry is starting to feel the effects. Guinea is the world's largest exporter of bauxite, the raw material used
By Kari Barber Dakar 20 January 2007 As Senegal prepares for the finale of the world-renowned Dakar Rally, another group of drivers is taking on an even more unusual Europe to Africa journey. The Plymouth-Banjul Challenge is a parody of the Dakar ra
By Michael Bowman Grand Rapids, Michigan 03 January 2007 The late U.S. President Gerald Ford has been laid to rest at his presidential museum in his hometown of Grand Rapids, Michigan, following a private service at a local church. VOA's Michael Bow
By Jordan Davis Dakar 21 January 2007 People march during the opening of the World Social Forum in Nairobi, 20 Jan 2007 At this week's World Social Forum in Nairobi, Kenya fair-trade campaigners are putting a priority on restarting the so-called Doha
By Jessica Berman Washington 17 January 2007 If or when it strikes, the avian flu pandemic would likely kill victims by switching on an uncontrolled immune system response. That's according to researchers, who studied a 90-year-old flu virus in the h
By Dan Robinson Washington 31 January 2007 watch Ernest Leong Afghanistan report US House lawmakers who have just returned from Iraq and Afghanistan have delivered sobering assessments of the situations there. VOA's Dan Robinson reports on remarks b
By Parke Brewer Washington 30 January 2007 There are 32 teams in the National Football League and only two reach the coveted Super Bowl championship game each season. This Sunday it is the Chicago Bears and the Indianapolis Colts, playing in Miami, F
By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 26 January 2007 The U.S. Senate has unanimously confirmed Army General David Petraeus to be the next coalition commander in Iraq, succeeding General George Casey. VOA's Deborah Tate reports from Capitol Hill. Lt. Gen. Da
By Mary Morningstar Washington 29 January 2007 The 49th annual Grammy Awards will be handed out in Los Angeles on February 11. VOA's Mary Morningstar takes a look at this year's contenders in the Country categories. Taking the Long Way The Dixie Chi
By Jim Malone Washington 04 January 2007 The winds of change blew through Washington Thursday as Democrats took control of Congress for the first time in 12 years. The congressional shift in power following last November's elections brings new oppor
By Greg Flakus Cactus, Texas 25 January 2007 On December 12, the United States government carried out the largest nationwide operation against illegal immigrants at their workplaces in U.S. history, arresting 1,300 people at six meat-packing plants
By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 12 January 2007 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says American troops could begin withdrawing from Iraq later this year if the revised Iraq war plan announced by President Bush this week succeeds in reducing violence i
By Barry Wood Washington, DC 08 January 2007 watch Balkan Pipeline report Map of Balkan pipelines A race is underway in the Balkans to build an oil export pipeline that bypasses the Turkish Straits. One proposed line would go from Bulgaria to Albani
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