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By Joe Bavier Bouake, Ivory Coast 23 February 2006 Ivory Coast has a new prime minister, a new reconciliation government, and a new road map for peace intended to end the country's three-year-old civi
By Parke Brewer Turin 18 February 2006 Shani Davis celebrates after winning men's 1000 meter race American Shani Davis has become the first black athlete to win an individual gold medal in Winter Olym
By Nancy-Amelia Collins Jakarta 20 February 2006 An Indonesian market seller stands near her wares at a traditional wet market in central Jakarta The Indonesian government says it will take firm actio
By Gary Thomas and John Shields Washington, D.C. 20 February 2006 watch Intelligence report One of the puzzling questions hanging over the Iraq war is: how did the intelligence turn out to be so wrong
By Heda Bayron Hong Kong 22 February 2006 Former Philippine President Fidel Ramos, center, jumps with others as he opens an exhibit on the 20th anniversary of People's Power in suburban Makati, south
By Jim Malone WAshington 22 February 2006 The U.S. Supreme Court will revisit the politically divisive issue of abortion later this year. The abortion case in question will be a major test for a court
By Joe Bavier Abidjan 24 March 2006 At least 130 passengers are still missing, two days after the wreck of a Nigerian vessel off the coast of Cameroon. The wreck is one of a series of sea accidents to
By Margaret Besheer Washington 18 March 2006 Akbar Ganji has been set free after spending six years in prison Iran's most prominent dissident, journalist Akbar Ganji, has been released from prison, af
By Cathy Majtenyi Gode 20 March 2006 The Somali region of southeastern Ethiopia is being hit by a drought that is also affecting parts of Kenya and Somalia. Residents and aid workers fear that widespr
By Barry Wood Washington, DC 16 March 2006 watch Montenegro report Montenegro coastal territory The mountainous, sparsely populated coastal territory of Montenegro on May 21st will hold a referendum o
By Jim Malone Washington 16 March 2006 Government prosecutors are trying to overcome a major legal setback in the death penalty case against Zacarias Moussaoui, the only person tried and convicted in
By Douglas Bakshian Manila 26 June 2006 President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, center, signs into law the bill abolishing death penalty as Senator Juan Flavier, left, and House Speaker Jose De Venecia applause during a ceremony Malacanang palace in Mani
By Lisa Bryant Lourdes 26 June 2006 For nearly 150 years, millions of Christian pilgrims from Europe and elsewhere have flocked to the small French town, Lourdes, where it is said the sick can be healed, miraculously. The Roman Catholic church has a
By Challiss McDonough Kuwait City 28 June 2006 Kuwaiti voters will go to the polls Thursday in a historic parliamentary election. Women will be allowed to vote for the first time, and 28 women are running for office. ------------ Rola Dashti's campa
By Patricia Nunan Trincomalee 28 June 2006 Hundreds of people have died in Sri Lanka this year as the government and rebels of the Tamil Tiger guerrilla group slip back into what some are calling an undeclared civil war. Leaders from both sides say
By Deborah Block Washington 29 June 2006 Watch Soldier Report Bush and Bagge running President George Bush took a jog Tuesday with an American soldier who lost both his legs in Iraq, after his convoy was hit by roadside bombs last year. The presiden
By Jim Malone Washington 21 June 2006 Iraq is expected to be a central issue in the November congressional elections in the United States. As VOA national correspondent Jim Malone reports from Washington, both major political parties are shaping the
By Bill Gasperini Moscow 10 June 2006 Group of Eight finance ministers meeting in Russia say world economic growth continues, but they warned it is threatened by soaring costs for oil and gas. The ministers met in Russia's second city of St. Petersb
By Jim Malone Washington 14 November 2006 The two major U.S. political parties appear headed in different directions in the wake of last week's congressional midterm elections. Democrats are preparing to take the reins of power in Congress in Januar
By Scott Stearns White House 14 December 2006 U.S. President George Bush says he will continue to work through the United Nations to strengthen an African Union peacekeeping force in Sudan's Darfur region. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns