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By Heda Bayron Hong Kong 13 April 2006 The Asian Development Bank warns Asian governments to prepare for a possible collapse of the U.S. dollar as the trade gap widens between Asia and its Western tra
By Sophie Kanter and Larry London Washington, DC 15 September 2006 watch Janet Jackson report Janet Jackson is one of the world's biggest names in pop music. Her career spans more than 20 years and includes several platinum albums. Jackson recently
By Patricia Nunan Srinagar 12 April 2006 Following nearly six decades of tension and fighting between India and Pakistan over Kashmir, some of the troubled region's leaders are looking for new ways to
By Gilbert Da Costa Abuja 18 January 2006 Olusegun Obasanjo Nigerian President Olusegin Obasanjo said he had set up a committee to work towards the release of four foreign oil workers seized by milita
By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 14 December 2006 OPEC oil ministers meeting in Nigeria have agreed to cut the organization's overall production by half a million barrels a day in February, but turned down calls for more immediate cuts. Gilbert da Costa re
By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 14 March 2006 Israeli military authorities say a siege at a prison in the West Bank city of Jericho has ended with the surrender of a leading Palestinian militant. The prison s
By Michael Drudge London 14 March 2006 Israeli soldiers guard blinfolded Palestinian prisoners The British government says American and British monitors at a West Bank prison had to be withdrawn becau
By Arti Jain and Amy Katz Los Angeles, CA 17 January 2006 watch Henna Art report It is believed that the art of body painting with henna dye dates back to the Middle East 5,000 years ago. From there i
By Joe Bavier N'Djamena 15 May 2006 It has been three years since Chad became an oil-exporting nation. The promise of petroleum revenues had fueled hope that the central African country, long one of t
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 14 December 2006 The United Nations says Sudan will need more than $1.8 billion to fund humanitarian recovery and development projects next year. Operations in Sudan represent more than half of the $3.7 billion the U.N. appeal
By Paula Wolfson Hanoi 17 November 2006 U.S. President George W. Bush is escorted by Vietnamese President Nguyen Minh Triet during a welcome ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi, Friday, November 17, 2006 President Bush has arrived in Hanoi
By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 02 May 2006 A drying corn stalk in one of many farms in Adinefas in southern Eritrea The U.N. humanitarian representative for the Horn of Africa says Eritrea's government is
By Margaret Besheer Irbil, Iraq 14 November 2006 Gunmen in Iraq dressed as police commandos have kidnapped as many as 100 people during a lightning raid on a Baghdad research institute. Authorities say at least three people were later released. It i
By Paige Kollock Washington, D.C 10 January 2006 watch Smoking report Every day, thousands of young people pick up the habit of smoking. But a new report says the number of teen smokers in the United
By Heda Bayron Hong Kong 02 March 2006 As President Gloria Arroyo considers lifting emergency rule in the Philippines following last week's reported coup attempt, questions have been raised about her
By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 05 February 2006 Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh Leaders of the Islamic militant group Hamas say they plan to form a new Palestinian government by the end of February. The news com
By Catherine Maddux Washingron 10 April 2006 Maxwell Fornah, and Musa Vandi, who are both war amputees, battle for the ball in Freetown, Sierra Leone, Saturday, April, 1, 2006 The arrest of former Lib
By Jim Malone Washington 16 November 2006 The 2006 U.S. congressional elections are now history, but there is already plenty of activity in both parties looking ahead to the 2008 presidential campaign. VOA National Correspondent Jim Malone has an ea
By Andre de Nesnera Washingon 13 October 2006 Georgia's president hopes to steer his country toward the West, and diminish Russia's influence. In this report from Washington, VOA Senior Correspondent Andr de Nesnera looks at the intricate relationsh
By Greg Flakus Mexico City 06 July 2006 After a detailed vote count, Mexico's Federal Electoral Institute, known as the IFE, is expected to release shortly a final report showing ruling-party presidential candidate Felipe Calderon ahead of leftist r