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By Efam Dovi Accra 31 March 2007 Ministers from the Economic Community of West African States have agreed to use biotechnology to increase food production in their region. The agreement was reached at the third ECOWAS ministerial meeting on biotechno
The UN refugee agency says it is worried about the security of people living in isolated villages near the former conflict zones of Georgia. It says some 2,300 people from villages in the buffer zone between the Georgian town of Gori and the breakaw
African Refugee Children at High Risk for Kala-azar, Malaria, Viral Infections Some 300,000 children are receiving vaccinations against polio and measles at one of the largest refugee camps in Kenya. They also are receving vitamin A and deworming tab
By Crystal Park Washington 05 January 2006 Business- Delphi Job Cuts The decline of American car-makers and fierce competition from overseas suppliers have forced the largest U.S. auto parts manufactu
By Kane Farabaugh Concord, New Hampshire 12 June 2007 The U.S. Constitution does not outline how a political party can nominate a candidate for president. The process simply has evolved over time, and now both major parties -- the Democratic and Repu
By Sonja Pace London 02 April 2008 As talks among NATO leaders get under way in Bucharest, much of the emphasis will be on what the alliance can and should do to help stabilize Afghanistan. France is expected to announce additional troop deployments
By Barry Wood Washington 26 July 2006 The World Bank, based in Washington and owned by its 184 member governments, spends about $20 billion a year to promote economic development in poor countries. The Bank in recent years has stepped up its efforts
By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 28 June 2007 President Bush and majority Democrats in Congress are heading toward a constitutional showdown involving the controversy over the firing of federal prosecutors. VOA's Dan Robinson reports, Democrats accuse th
The Pentagon says U.S. and Iraqi negotiators have reached a draft agreement establishing the legal framework for U.S. troops to stay in Iraq after the United Nations authorization expires at the end of the year. VOA's Al Pessin reports from the Pent
The U.N. Security Council has imposed sanctions on 10 additional entities and individuals linked to North Korea's nuclear or ballistic missile development programs. It has also banned the transfer to or from North Korea of two types of goods that co
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 10 May 2008 The UN refugee agency warns it may have to reduce or even suspend a number of aid programs for hundreds of thousands of Iraqi refugees because it has received only about half of the $261 million it needs. Lisa Schle
By Cindy Saine Washington 21 December 2007 Public opinion polls show the economy, health care and illegal immigration are the domestic issues Americans care about most in the 2008 presidential race. VOA's Cindy Saine takes a look at the various domes
By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 11 February 2008 Striking Hollywood writers could return to work this week to end a three-month strike that has crippled film and television production. The news raises hopes that the Academy Awards, or Oscars, may go a
By Purnell Murdock Washington 05 May 2006 President Bush says Iran is defying the world with its ambitions for nuclear weapons. But he says the international community is committed to preventing Tehra
By David Gollust Berlin 09 November 2009 A US armored personal carrier drives past a defaced election poster of Afghan Pres. Hamid Karzai in Kabul (File) The United States and Germany say the new Afghan government being formed by President Hamid Kar
By Mil Arcega Washington, D.C. 06 February 2007 watch Car Forecast report The financial slide continues for U.S. automakers. Detroit's Big Three -- General Motors, the Ford Motor Company and DaimlerChrysler -- posted big losses in 2006 while Asian c
By Challiss McDonough Cairo 11 July 2007 The Libyan Supreme Court has upheld the death sentences for six foreign medical workers imprisoned on disputed charges that they infected Libyan children with HIV. But there is still a chance they could be spa
With tensions increasing in the disputed Kashmir region, the foreign ministers of India and Pakistan met in the Sri Lankan capital for a closed-door discussion on the sidelines of a regional summit. VOA Correspondent Steve Herman reports from Colomb
By Kurt Achin Beijing 09 February 2007 The chief U.S envoy to six-nation talks aimed at ending North Korea's nuclear weapons capabilities says negotiators are close to a deal. He says several small issues must be resolved before North Korea can begi
By Steve Herman New Delhi 04 May 2007 Uganda has sent a presidential delegation to India to re-assure the government, the Indian people and investors that the African nation is safe after a recent outbreak of violence in which an Indian national was