By Trish Anderton Jakarta 12 October 2007 Five years ago, explosions tore through two nightclubs in Bali, Indonesia, killing 202 people. The blasts put a terrorist group called Jemaah Islamiyah on the map. But they also put it squarely in the sights
By Mona Ghuneim New York 15 October 2007 The United Nations Security Council says terrorism and the drug trade in Afghanistan continue to undermine peace and stability. From VOA's New York Bureau, Mona Ghuneim reports. Head of the U.N. mission in Afg
By Deborah Block Irbil, Iraq 15 October 2007 Suspected Shi'ite militiamen fired mortars at two military bases and shot at a Polish helicopter south of Baghdad, prompting clashes in fighting that left as many as five Iraqi civilians, including two chi
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 18 October 2007 Israeli and Russian leaders are holding talks in Moscow on the nuclear crisis with Iran. As Robert Berger reports, Israel fears Russia has shifted its position toward Teheran. Prime Minister Ehud Olmert rush
By Phil Mercer Sydney 10 October 2007 Australian farmers are eager to see progress in World Trade Organization talks, they think the WTO is the best way to foster greater prosperity and open up overseas markets. Economists say that international trad
By Robert Berger Jarusalem 12 October 2007 A senior Palestinian official says there is serious progress in new peace talks with Israel. But as Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, the Islamic militant group Hamas could sabotage the proc
By Deborah Block Irbil, Iraq 20 October 2007 Thousands of Kurds in the Iraqi border town of Zakho protested Saturday against Turkey's threat of possible cross-border military action. Turkey has threatened to attack Kurdish rebel bases in Iraq, which
By Phuong Tran Dakar 20 October 2007 More than 100 journalists and members of Nigerien civil society have demonstrated in Niger's capital Niamey. They say the government is punishing independent journalists for reporting on an on-going rebellion. Phu
By Roger Hsu Colorado Springs, Colorado 23 October 2007 The U.S. Olympic Training Center -- located in Colorado Springs, Colorado -- trains American athletes for the world games and is also where the U.S. Olympic Committee is headquartered. Producer
By Meredith Buel Washington 15 October 2007 A top U.S. military commander in Iraq says American armed forces in al-Anbar province have defeated insurgents from al-Qaida in Iraq. As VOA correspondent Meredith Buel reports from Washington, that does no
By Peta Thornycroft Southern Africa 11 October 2007 A group of 12 Zimbabwe women who say they regularly have been mistreated in police custody have produced an interim report they say documents shocking statistics of violence against members of their
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 10 October 2007 The international humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders says it is launching a worldwide appeal aimed at getting donors and governments to support a campaign to provide ready-to-use food to malnouris
By Noel King Kigali 19 October 2007 Congo's 2006 democratic elections were intended to usher in a new era of peace in the once war-torn nation. And while improvements have been seen in certain areas across the vast country, holdout armed groups in th
By Brian Wagner Miami 23 October 2007 The space shuttle Discovery has launched from Kennedy Space Center on a two-week mission to the International Space Station. VOA's Brian Wagner reports the seven astronauts on Discovery will deliver a new module
By Jim Randle Irbil, Iraq 06 October 2007 The U.S. military says coalition forces have killed six more terrorists in Iraq. They also deny that an air attack on Friday hit innocent civilians. VOA's Jim Randle reports from northern Iraq. In an e-mailed
By Noel King Kigali 22 October 2007 Congo's armed forces are preparing to mount an offensive against community-based militias in the east, known as the Mai Mai. A high-ranking member of Congo's army says disarming the Mai Mai will take precedent over
By Phillip Wellman Dakar 16 October 2007 Officials from both sides of the coalition government of President Laurent Gbagbo and rebel-leader turned Prime Minister Guillaume Soro in Ivory Coast have said they strongly disagree with a recent U.N. report
By Lisa Bryant Paris 15 October 2007 German and Russian leaders are holding talks in Wiesbaden, Germany, at a time when Moscow and the European Union disagree on several critical issues, including Kosovo and energy. Lisa Bryant has more on the meetin
By Paula Wolfson White House 22 October 2007 Mongolia has become the latest country to get an infusion of U.S. development aid through the Millennium Challenge program, which links assistance to government reforms and accountability. VOA's Paula Wolf
By Al Pessin Kyiv 22 October 2007 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates has criticized NATO allies for their failure to meet their own commitments for troops in Afghanistan. He made the comment as he announced that some Southeastern European nations in
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