By Challiss McDonough Cairo 06 April 2008 In Egypt, a one-day labor strike calling for higher wages has had mixed results amid a security crackdown. VOA Correspondent Challiss McDonough has more from Cairo. Some people refused to go to work out of so
By Al Pessin Washington 09 April 2008 In a second consecutive day of testimony at the U.S. Congress, the top American commander in Iraq and the U.S. ambassador reported progress on key security and political issues, but warned that the progress is fr
By Dan Robinson Washington 10 April 2008 Lawmakers have pressed the top U.S. military commander in Iraq, General David Petraeus, and U.S. Ambassador Ryan Crocker, about the duration of the U.S. military presence in Iraq, and political progress by the
By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 14 April 2008 India and Bangladesh have resumed passenger train service across their border after more than four decades. Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi, the services had been suspended following a war between Ind
By Tendai Maphosa London 13 April 2008 The London marathon is a yearly opportunity for runners to raise money for one cause or another. This year, the fundraisers are joined by an unusual group of runners trying to raise money for a life and death pr
By VOA News 01 April 2008 Zimbabwe's main opposition party is claiming victory in the country's general elections, despite the slow trickle of official results from Saturday's vote. Zimbabwe's electoral commission released tabulations Monday [March 3
By Nico Colombant Dakar 15 April 2008 Campaigning for local elections in Benin has been marked by tight competitions, one outbreak of violence and doubts over how politicians can change daily life. VOA's Nico Colombant reports from our West Africa bu
By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 04 April 2008 A Pakistani film has been released in India for the first time in four decades. At the same time, movies from India's Bollywood industry are also being screened in Pakistan, after being banned there for deca
By Nancy Palus Dakar 01 April 2008 One person has been killed and several others injured in protests against rising prices of food in Ivory Coast. Reports from the commercial capital, Abidjan, say protesters, mostly women and youths, blocked roads an
By Michael Bowman White House 14 April 2008 The Bush administration says it is working to provide additional food aid to hunger-ravaged countries that need it most. VOA's Michael Bowman reports from the White House, the initiative comes at a time whe
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 11 April 2008 The World Health Organization (WHO) begins a weeklong campaign on Saturday to vaccinate nearly six million people against yellow fever across the southern half of Mali. This is the first time that a mass vaccinati
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 04 April 2008 An aide to an Israeli cabinet minister has been shot and wounded by a Palestinian gunman. As Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, a foreign delegation was shot at while touring an observation poi
By Meredith Buel Washington 11 April 2008 The top U.S. commander in Iraq, General David Petraeus, has condemned the assassination of a senior aide to radical Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr in the Iraqi holy city of Najaf. VOA correspondent Meredith B
By Valer Gergely Washington 07 April 2008 The National Cherry Blossom Festival is underway in Washington. Every year, more than a million visitors from around the world come to the nation's capital to enjoy the blooming of the city's famous cherry tr
By Kate Moody Washington 01 April 2008 In an age of electronically produced beats, the music scene at American colleges has an unlikely favorite. A cappella concerts are being held on campuses around the country, and many are sold out, packed tighter
By George Dwyer Washington 07 April 2008 Every year since 1995, the United States Botanic Garden in Washington, DC,has partnered with the Smithsonian Institution to stage a massive floral exhibit of orchids. VOA's George Dwyer reports it offers visit
By Carol Pearson Washington 09 April 2008 Diabetics have a greater than average chance of having a heart attack or stroke. But new research indicates that lowering blood pressure and cholesterol below recommended guidelines seems to reduce these risk
By Kari Barber Forecariah, Conakry 15 April 2008 Children in West Africa are being trafficked at an alarming rate, often sold by their own families. Many of these children are then forced to work as manual laborers or as domestic servants without pay
By Lisa Bryant Paris 02 April 2008 The dollar's sharp drop on currency markets, along with economic doldrums in the United States are taking their toll on American tourists and expatriates overseas. Even Paris has seen a 10 percent decline in its num
By Barry Wood Washington 12 April 2008 The governing body of the International Monetary Fund is meeting Saturday in Washington to discuss a weakening global economy, inflation and proposals to stabilize financial markets still reeling from bank losse
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