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By Cathy Majtenyi Rwimiyaga, Rwanda 19 July 2007 Many women in Rwanda are struggling to lift themselves out of poverty. The 1994 genocide left large numbers of them widows. With the support of international agencies, one group of women in northern Rw
By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 31 August 2007 A United Nations fact-finding mission is in Ethiopia's restive Ogaden region to assess the food, water and health needs of civilians caught amid a military campaign against local separatist rebels. Human rights gr
By Lisa Bryant Paris 31 January 2007 In April, France holds presidential elections that may usher in the country's first female leader. Socialist politician Segolene Royal, 53, has been dominating the news for months. However, she is hardly the only
By Scott Bobb Huambo, Angola 17 September 2007 International civic groups are in Norway to mark the 10th anniversary of the treaty banning anti-personnel landmines. The Treaty has been signed by 155 countries and activists say it has brought thousand
By Phuong Tran Dakar 09 August 2007 Mauritania's legislature has approved a law that will criminalize slavery. Anti-slavery lobbyists say enforcement will determine if this law can end slavery in the West African country where it has continued despit
By Ernest Leong Washington 25 July 2007 She is a Persian-American athlete who was both a state and national Tae Kwon Do champion, and one of the top amateur boxers in the world. Now, barely two years after having her second child, Kina Elyassi has se
By Al Pessin Pentagon 17 August 2007 The second-ranking U.S. commander in Iraq says he is trying to convince Iraqi Shi'ite extremists that working with Iran will have long-term negative consequences for Iraq. Lieutenant General Ray Odierno spoke via
By Katherine Cole Washington 12 March 2007 From weekend sports clubs and service organizations to college alumni groups and professional societies, thousands of associations currently exist in the U.S. The Folk Alliance is an organization for those
By Jeff Feuer Washington 17 September 2007 The Beatles and the band's music continue to captivate millions to this day. Yet the world may never have heard of John, Paul, George and Ringo if not for a fateful meeting that started it all. VOA's Jeff F
By Paul Sisco Washington, DC 08 January 2007 watch Climate report Oil prices are at their lowest levels since mid-2005. That's the good news - or is it? Unseasonably warm weather is responsible for premature cherry blossoms Stronger typhoons, more f
By Paula Wolfson Sydney 08 September 2007 President Bush in Sydney President Bush says the release of a new video by al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden is a vivid reminder of the dangers still facing the world. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports from Sydney, w
By Scott Stearns White House 05 May 2007 President Bush and congressional Democrats are negotiating new funding for the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq after the president vetoed a measure earlier this week because it included a timetable for a troop wi
By Margaret Besheer Washington 18 August 2007 On Tuesday, suicide truck bombers killed at least 400 northern Iraqi villagers who belong to the Yazidi religious minority. Before now, little has been said about this Kurdish-speaking community living mo
By Liz Noh Tokyo 14 September 2007 Almost 40 years after the U.S. moon missions, Japan's Space Agency has launched its much-delayed lunar orbiter. Liz Noh reports from Tokyo. A domestically-developed H2-A rocket, carrying a lunar orbiter, lifts off f
By Cache Seel Shalatin, Egypt 10 July 2007 Facing Drought and the loss of grazing land for their herds, many Bedouin of southeastern Egypt are giving up their traditional lifestyle. The Egyptian Government and aid organizations have stepped in to hel
By Jim Fry Washington 21 August 2007 Opinion polls in the United States show the public's approval of President Bush's performance is approaching a historic low for any modern president. The polls also show a decline in the public's embrace of the co
By Suzanne Presto New York 16 August 2007 Russia's ambassador to the United Nations says the Security Council should not take any action on Georgian allegations that Russia violated its airspace until after officials of the two countries carry out th
By Greg Flakus Austin, Texas 16 July 2007 Rev. Richard Elwood, blesses the grave at the burial for Lady Bird Johnson at the Lyndon Baines Johnson National Historical Park in Stonewall, Texas, 15 July 2007 Former First Lady Claudia Lady Bird Johnson w
By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 12 July 2007 Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf is to address the nation Thursday as al-Qaida issues calls to Pakistani Muslims to revolt against the government for its raid against militants in Islamabad's Red Mosque. Sec
By Leta Hong Fincher Washington 12 September 2007 The United States yesterday marked the sixth anniversary of the September, 11th 2001 terrorist attacks with ceremonies and tributes across the country. Leta Hong Fincher brings us this report. Tears w