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By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 29 November 2006 A court in Nigeria has struck down a report by a government panel that said Vice President Atiku Abubakar should be indicted on graft charges that claim he had diverted public funds . For VOA, Gilbert da Co
By Delia Robertson Johannesburg 01 November 2006 Former South African president, P.W. Botha, has died at his home in Wilderness on the country's southern coast. He was 90. VOA's Delia Robertson has this profile on the man who introduced some reforms
By Patricia Nunan Kantale, Sri Lanka 02 October 2006 watch Sri Lanka refugee report The United Nations says as many as 200,000 people in northern and eastern Sri Lanka have been displaced in recent weeks by fighting between the Tamil Tiger rebels an
By Chad Bouchard Yogyakarta, Indonesia 24 October 2006 Nearly five months after a deadly earthquake struck Indonesia's Java Island, thousands of homeless survivors still struggle to rebuild their lives. Delays in the reconstruction effort and an ina
By Amanda Cassandra New York 26 October 2006 Comic and cartoon art is moving out of specialty shops and into galleries and museums as traditional art venues recognize its artistic and literary value. From VOA's New York Bureau, Correspondent Barbara
By Melinda Smith Washington, D.C. 28 July 2006 watch Prescription Drug report If you have a teenaged son or daughter, are you talking to them about the dangers of mixing over-the-counter medications with prescription drugs? The World Health Organiza
By Challiss McDonough Tyre, Lebanon 26 July 2006 A small group of Americans and Australians have made a perilous journey to safety from a tiny village near the Lebanese border. After the Israeli military offensive in Lebanon began, they spent two we
By Paul Sisco Washington, DC 28 July 2006 watch Medical Secrets report Submersible in search for rare plant and animals in the deep Oceanographers using deep water submersibles believe they are rapidly getting closer to creating drugs that can great
By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 28 September 2006 The prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda Thursday called on the Kenyan government to help find one of the leaders of Rwanda's 1994 genocide. He is reported to have business interest
By Barry Newhouse Seoul 22 August 2006 North Korea has condemned the annual military exercises between the United States and South Korea in harsh terms, calling them a wartime activity that violates the ceasefire that ended the Korean War in 1953. A
By Efam Dovi Accra 22 August 2006 Women ministers and members of parliament from Anglophone West Africa countries are meeting in Accra to sharpen their leadership and advocacy skills. The Accra meeting, being organized by the Network of African Wome
By Chad Bouchard Jakarta 17 August 2006 The ruins of a nightclub destroyed by an explosion in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia, Oct. 13, 2002 Twelve Indonesian prisoners convicted of helping the 2002 Bali nightclub bombings had their sentences reduced in c
By Brian Padden Irbil, Iraq 30 August 2006 In an effort to find a solution to increasing sectarian violence in Iraq, some politicians have proposed giving Shiites, Sunnis, and Kurds their own semi-autonomous regions. Proponents of the idea, includin
By Craig McCulloch Las Vegas 27 April 2006 Thousands of broadcasters from around the world converged this week in Las Vegas. The annual broadcast-electronics convention gave special attention to new a
By Patricia Nunan Kathmandu 19 April 2006 A police personnel stands next to a car that was burnt during a demonstration against King Gyanendra in Kathmandu Diplomatic efforts to stop Nepal from fallin
By Chad Bouchard Mt. Merapi 25 May 2006 Interactive Diagram - Anatomy of a Volcano Indonesian authorities have ordered more than 20,000 people living on the slopes of Central Java's Mount Merapi to leave, fearing an imminent eruption, but many are r
By Franz Wild Abidjan 31 May 2006 After more than 70 people died in a fuel tanker explosion in Benin last week, the government is announcing a clamp down on illegal fuel sales. Informal fuel trading sustains thousands of Beninois. ------------------
By Mohamed Elshinnawi Washington, DC 24 May 2006 watch Islam report A new survey of U.S. public attitudes toward Muslim-Americans and Islam finds that a majority of Americans -- 55 percent -- regard Muslim-Americans favorably, but that smaller numbe
By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 30 January Rhythmic gymnasts practice Immigrants from Eastern Europe have brought rhythmic gymnastics to the United States, where the sport that combines gymnastics and
By Jim Teeple Gaza City 30 January 2006 Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh speaks during a news conference in Gaza City, 30 January 2006 Since winning last week's Palestinian legislative elections, leaders o