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By Steve Herman New Delhi 18 September 2007 Nepal's Maoists have made good on their threat to quit the interim government. VOA's Steve Herman reports from our South Asia bureau in New Delhi that the move is likely to cause political chaos and jeopa
By Sarah Simpson Lagos 07 December 2007 The U.S. pharmaceutical giant, Pfizer, has confirmed in a statement that out of court talks with the Kano State government in northern Nigeria have broken down. Kano State is suing Pfizer for more than $2 billi
By Noel King Khartoum 24 October 2006 Jan Pronk Sudan's decision to expel United Nations envoy Jan Pronk has created a rift within the government. Former southern and Darfuri rebels - now part of Sudan's unity government - say they do not agree with
The main militant group in Nigeria's oil-rich southern region, has vowed massive retaliation for Saturday's offensive on its positions by the army. Gilbert da Costa has more in this report from Abuja. The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger D
By Nick Wadhams Nairobi 30 August 2007 A rebel group in Darfur says Sudanese government forces have launched new attacks in western Darfur despite claims from Khartoum that its troops have stood down in the troubled region for several days. Nick Wadh
By Phuong Tran N'Djamena, Chad 29 August 2007 Mauritanian nomad children, Messaouda and Lala Fatma in Marseique village Decades of drought in the Sahel desert and its vast mineral reserves, have forced nomads to defend their pastures from both farmer
By Michael Drudge London 22 May 2006 British Prime Minister Tony Blair, left, with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki in Baghdad, May 22, 2006 British Prime Minister Tony Blair has visited Baghdad t
By Luis Ramirez Bangkok 26 May 2008 Burma's assurances that it will allow in international relief workers are being put to the test as aid agencies await visas for workers seeking to help victims of Cyclone Nargis. Skeptics are questioning whether Bu
In the days since Iran's contested presidential vote, demonstrators have proved resourceful and adept in bypassing a government clampdown on information sharing. Aided by mobile phones and an array of Internet services, technology-savvy Iranians hav
By Phuong Tran Dakar 03 October 2007 In Niger, rebels and government officials continue to trade accusations about an attack earlier this week that killed about a dozen people. Army officers say they killed rebel fighters, while human rights activist
Opposition leaders in Mauritania have voiced concerns over the composition of the new government in Nouakchott. Brent Latham reports from our West Africa bureau in Dakar the new government is facing a lack of broad popular support and a worsening so
By Nick Wadhams Nairobi 29 October 2007 Rebels in Darfur say Sudan's government launched attacks in the troubled region along the border with Chad the same day that it announced a cease-fire at peace talks in Libya. As Nick Wadhams reports from Nairo
By Stephanie Ho Washington 02 April 2006 Iraq's foreign minister says Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw have conveyed their impatience with the slow formatio
By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 11 January 2007 Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says efforts to form a unity Palestinian government will continue, saying he is determined to put an end to Palestinian factional fighting. Mr. Abbas made his comments just d
By Claudia Blume Hong Kong 11 December 2007 The Asian Development Bank says that governments in the region need to improve the management of water resources to avoid a crisis in water security. Claudia Blume reports from VOA's Asia News Center in Hon
By Paula Wolfson Washington 10 April 2006 President Bush delivers remarks on the global war on terror at the John Hopkins University's Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies in Washing
By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 11 December 2007 India's western state of Gujarat is electing a new state government. The polls will decide the political fortunes of a Hindu hard-line chief minister who rules the state and are being seen as a test for I
By Nancy-Amelia Collins Dili, East Timor 04 July 2007 With the counting from last Saturday's parliamentary elections in East Timor nearly finished, it has become clear that none of the 14 parties has won an outright majority, and deal making has begu
By Barry Newhouse Islamabad 15 November 2007 Pakistani officials are finalizing plans for a caretaker government that will succeed the current parliament and oversee January elections. VOA's Barry Newhouse reports from Islamabad that while President
By Derek Kilner Nairobi 13 March 2008 High on the list of tasks for Kenya's proposed power-sharing government will be an overhaul of the country's constitution, viewed by many as an outdated document that has contributed to political instability. Sev