By Tom Rivers London 23 August 2007 Vigilance and early containment of foot and mouth disease in Britain have paid off as European vets agree to lift the export ban on British meat and livestock. For VOA, Tom Rivers in London has details. A ruptured

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By Robert Berger Jerusalem 23 August 2007 Israeli border communities are facing the new school year under the threat of Palestinian rockets. As Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, residents are accusing the Israeli government of failin

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By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 23 August 2007 Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua has appointed a retired chief judge to head a panel on electoral reforms. For VOA, Gilbert da Costa reports that the review is considered crucial for the country's political f

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By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 31 August 2007 India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is pushing for international cooperation to enhance India's nuclear energy capability. His remarks come amid a political furor over a controversial civilian nuclear ene

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By Sonja Pace Cairo 31 August 2007 The Iraqi government called on armed groups in the country to freeze activities after more than 50 people were killed and hundreds injured in fighting between rival Shi'ite groups in the holy city of Karbala earlier

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By Luis Ramirez Bangkok 31 August 2007 Thailand's interim government has lifted a ban on the YouTube Internet video-sharing service, after it agreed to censor content. The service was blocked five months ago after posting what authorities said were i

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By Scott Stearns White House 31 August 2007 President Bush met with top American military leaders Friday, two weeks before he is scheduled to send a report to Congress on progress in Iraq. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports. Presiden

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By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 30 August 2007 The Anglican Church of Kenya Thursday ordained two American bishops who are to be sent back to the United States to minister to congregations that have broken relations with the Episcopal Church. As Cathy Majt

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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

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By Jim Malone Washington 30 August 2007 The competition among U.S. states to hold their presidential primary contests early in 2008 is causing some major problems for the two major national parties that are trying to control the nominating process. V

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By Phil Mercer Sydney 31 August 2007 More than 5,000 police officers and troops will be deployed throughout Australia's biggest city, Sydney, for next month's Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit. It is the biggest security operation Austr

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By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 29 August 2007 Indian authorities have imposed a curfew in the northern city of Agra after one person was killed and several others injured in violent clashes triggered by a road accident. As Anjana Pasricha reports from

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By Ron Corben Bangkok 29 August 2007 Thai Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont says some progress is being made in reducing violence in the country's southern provinces, which have been wracked by Muslim separatist violence. Mr. Surayud made the comment

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By Sonja Pace Cairo 29 August 2007 U.S. troops in Baghdad briefly detained eight Iranians before releasing them and turning them over to Iraqi officials early Wednesday. The move comes amid heightened recriminations between Tehran and Washington, as

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By Robert Berger Jerusalem 29 August 2007 Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, left, with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas during their meeting at Olmert's residence in Jerusalem, 28 Aug 2007 Expectations are low for a Middle East peace agreement

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By Phuong Tran Dakar 29 August 2007 At its regional meeting in the Republic of Congo this week, the World Health Organization called for African governments to improve sanitation in an effort to cut the number of deadly cholera infections on the cont

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By Tendai Maphosa London 29 August 2007 A statue of Nelson Mandela, former President of South Africa, is seen after it was unveiled in Parliament Square, London, 29 Aug 2007 A three-meter bronze statue of former South African President Nelson Mandela

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By Phuong Tran N'Djamena, Chad 29 August 2007 Mauritanian nomad children, Messaouda and Lala Fatma in Marseique village Decades of drought in the Sahel desert and its vast mineral reserves, have forced nomads to defend their pastures from both farmer

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By Peter Fedynsky Kara Suu, Kyrgyzstan 29 August 2007 When the vast lands of the former Soviet Union comprised a single nation, borders between constituent republics did not significantly hinder trade and travel among them. But after the Soviet colla

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By Greg Flakus Houston 29 August 2007 Two years ago Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf coast of the United States, devastating a wide area from Louisiana to Alabama, with an especially tragic outcome in the city of New Orleans, where a surge of water

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