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The United Nations Special Envoy to the Democratic Republic of Congo, Olusegun Obasanjo, has arrived in Kinshasa seeking to end the renewed fighting in the east. The visit comes as rebels take another town near the Ugandan border and relief official
Kevin Rudd is due to fly to Brisbane in just under an hour and he will hold a news conference.The former Foreign Minister yet to formally declared he will stand in Monday's leadership ballot but he's expected to make some formal announcements at that
Sri Lanka Denies Accusations of Abusing Tamils The group Journalists for Democracy in Sri Lanka says the photos show Balachandran Prabhakaran, the son of the late Tamil Tiger rebel leader, in the custody of government soldiers in May 2009. Another ph
From npr news in washington, Im Lakshmi Singh. The Obama administration is raising concerns about russias decision to step up its military presence in Syria or Moscow has begun an air campaign. It says it wants to help Syrian President Bashar al-Assa
Analysts: Serious Challenges Await First Woman AU Chair The African Union's new chief replaces Gabonese incumbent Jean Ping, who led the 54-member organization since 2008. The 63-year-old Dlamini-Zuma is the former wife of South African President Jac
By Scott Stearns Washington 19 July 2007 President Bush says he considered, but ultimately rejected, the idea of sending U.S. troops to halt the violence in Sudan's troubled Darfur region. From the White House, VOA's Scott Stearns reports. President
Clinton, Ouattara Discuss Ivory Coast Reconciliation Clinton and Ouattara met at Abidjan's presidential palace for talks meant to underscore the Obama administration's commitment to democratic governance in Ivory Coast. This first visit by a U.S. sec
Kenyans to Sue Britain Over Torture Claim Four Kenyans, three men and one woman, plan to take legal action against the British government over alleged colonial-era atrocities. Britain's High Court ruled Thursday that the elderly Kenyans can sue over
The United Nations refugee agency says it finally managed to gain access over a week ago to a remote northern area of the Central African Republic, following months of insecurity. A UNHCR spokesman tells VOA aid workers found more than 2,000 displac
Syrian Refugees Find Warm Welcome in Egypt Wael Mustafa left Syria last year with his family, his cooking skills and little else.After abandoning his devastated home on the outskirts of Damascus, Mustafa, his wife, children and aging parents spent mo
By Cindy Saine Washington 04 October 2007 The U.S. Congressional Human Rights Caucus held a hearing Thursday on the joint African Union-United Nations peacekeeping force to be deployed to Sudan's Darfur region. Several members of Congress and a numbe
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The United Nations has accused the Islamic State militants of committing mass atrocities in Syria and recruiting children as fighter. UN investigators say public executions are a common spectacle in areas run by the group, and momentum is building fo
By Peter Heinlein U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan is urging the Security Council to act quickly to protect civilians in Sudan's troubled Darfur region. The United States is preparing to introduce a
By Tendai Maphosa London 18 April 2008 Zimbabwe's economy is a shambles. Not long ago, Zimbabweans learned that their country's inflation rate, already the highest in the world, hit a new high of 165,000 percent. A Zimbabwean woman who gave her name
The African Union has condemned the violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, and is launching a 'quiet diplomacy' initiative aimed at bringing all parties involved to the negotiating table. VOA's Peter Heinlein has more from AU headquarters
The U.N. Security Council has renewed the mandate of its joint U.N.-African Union peacekeeping force in Darfur, Sudan, for another year. The decision came less than three hours before the mandate was to expire. From United Nation's headquarters in N
By Brian Padden Irbil, Iraq 06 September 2007 Ali Hassan al-Majid, also known as Chemical Ali An Iraqi appeals court on Tuesday [September 4th] upheld death sentences for Ali Hassan al-Majid, the man known as Chemical Ali, and two other lieutenants o
The State Department has condemned Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir's announced decision to bar international relief groups from distributing aid in that country within a year, and said blame for resulting hardships will rest with the Khartoum gover
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying says that the inscription gives the Nanjing Massacre recognition across the international community. The files show the atrocities of Japanese troops in the killing of 300,000 Chinese civilians and u