By Nick Wadhams Nairobi 11 January 2008 Kenya's political opposition says mediation efforts with the government over Kenya's flawed December elections have collapsed and the opposition is now calling for mass rallies across the country next week. Nic
By Margaret Besheer United Nations 12 January 2008 The U.N. Security Council has formally condemned Monday's attack on a U.N.-African Union supply convoy in Sudan's Darfur region, and threatened action against any party obstructing the peace process.
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 12 January 2008 The International Organization for Migration says Iraq is still facing a humanitarian crisis despite decreasing levels of violence, a drop in the number of people fleeing their homes and a limited number of peop
By Challiss McDonough Cairo 12 January 2008 President Bush says the so-called surge strategy in Iraq is working. The president gave this assessment of the situation in Iraq Saturday in Kuwait. It is one of several stops on a tour of the Middle East t
By VOA News 12 January 2008 The husband of Pakistan's assassinated former prime minister and opposition leader Benazir Bhutto says he thinks recent terrorist attacks in Pakistan are part of an attempt to rig upcoming parliamentary elections. In an in
By Tendai Maphosa London 11 January 2008 A new study reveals that more African doctors and nurses are working abroad than at home, which it says is contributing to the worsening shortage of health care professionals in Africa. From London, Tendai Map
By Lisa Bryant Paris 11 January 2008 Recent surveys indicate French President Nicolas Sarkozy's popularity is declining. According to a poll to be published Saturday, his confidence rating is at less then 50 percent. From Paris, Lisa Bryant reports t
By Al Pessin Washington 11 January 2008 The top U.S. military officer says he would like to be able to send 3,000 Marines to Afghanistan, as regional commanders have requested. But he says senior leaders are concerned about the impact the deployment
By Paula Wolfson Manama, Bahrain 12 January 2008 Iraq's Parliament has passed a law that removes restrictions that prevented many members of Saddam Hussein's Baath Party from serving in government posts. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports President Bush qui
By Scott Bobb Jerusalem 12 January 2008 In South Africa, the national head of the police has been put on leave following an announcement by an independent investigating unit that he is to be charged with corruption. VOA's Scott Bobb reports from Joha
By Paula Wolfson United Arab Emirates 13 January 2008 President Bush says Iran is the world's largest sponsor of terrorism, and a source of instability in the Middle East. VOA White House Correspondent Paula Wolfson reports in the only speech of his
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 13 January 2008 The United Nations says some of the worst floods in a decade in Southern Africa could worsen as more rain is forecast for the region. Tens of thousands of people in Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi and Mozambique have b
By Lisa Bryant Paris 14 January 2008 French charity workers sentenced to eight years of hard labor in Chad, on charges of having tried to kidnap more than 100 African children, are appearing before a French court this morning. From Paris, Lisa Bryant
By Luis Ramirez Bangkok 14 January 2008 At least eight soldiers are dead after what authorities in Thailand say was an attack by Islamic militants in the country's south. VOA's Luis Ramirez reports from Bangkok. Thai army officials say the soldiers w
By Paula Wolfson Riyadh 14 January 2008 President Bush is in Saudi Arabia for talks with King Abdullah. VOA White House correspondent Paula Wolfson reports Mr. Bush is seeking support from the Saudis for Israeli-Palestinian peace talks and his tough
By Phil Mercer Sydney 14 January 2008 The environmental group Greenpeace has claimed to have driven Japan's controversial whaling fleet out of Antarctic hunting grounds after a dramatic chase through thick fog and rough seas. Activists have promised
By Brian Wagner Miami 11 January 2008 The top Republican presidential candidates sparred over immigration, the economy and national security in a debate broadcast by Fox News Television. VOA's Brian Wagner reports the debate comes ahead of the latest
By Paula Wolfson Jerusalem 11 January 2008 President Bush says he will return to the Middle East in May to help push the peace process forward and mark Israel's 60th anniversary. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports the president spoke at Israel's main airpor
By Phil Mercer Sydney 11 January 2008 Legendary adventurer Edmund Hillary has died at the age of 88. The New Zealander was the first man to climb the world's tallest mountain, Mount Everest. From Sydney, Phil Mercer reports. Edmund Hillary made histo
By VOA News 11 January 2008 President Bush says both Palestinians and Israelis have difficult choices and painful concessions to make if they are to reach a lasting peace agreement. Speaking in Jerusalem Thursday, the U.S. president called on Israel
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