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By Peter Fedynsky Washington, D.C. 28 March 2006 watch Immigration Debate report The United States, a nation of immigrants, is currently engaged in a heated debate about illegal immigration. According
By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 28 February 2007 The Bush administration is stepping up its campaign to get the Democratic-led Congress to approve its immigration reform plan, which failed to get approval from the Republican-dominated Congress last year
By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 18 October 2006 The United States is a nation of immigrants. Most come legally, but some 11 million to 12 million people may have entered the country illegally, many from Mexico. As enforcement efforts are strengthened
By Jim Stevenson Indianapolis, IN 31 March 2006 LSU guard Darrel Mitchell The U.S. men's college basketball national championship tournament has surprises each year. But this year's competition has be
By Nancy-Amelia Collins Dili, East Timor 02 July 2007 East Timorese workers carry sacks of rice at a WFP warehouse in Dili(File Photo) At least 20 percent of East Timor's people need food aid and are severely malnourished while 40 percent of the popu
By Stephanie Ho Beijing 12 June 2008 Representatives from often bitter rivals China and Taiwan are meeting in Beijing for the first formal talks in nearly a decade. Stephanie Ho reports from Beijing. Following years of hostility, relations between T
By Michael Bowman Washington 25 June 2006 An al-Qaida-linked group says it has executed four Russian Embassy workers, who were abducted earlier this month in Iraq. The terrorist group made the announcement on an Islamist Web site, and posted video f
By Peta Thornycroft Harare 19 December 2006 In a year when Zimbabwe's economy continued to plummet and its death rate continued to soar, there was one piece of good news: the rate of infection of HIV/AIDS has dropped significantly. Peta Thornycroft
By Tendai Maphosa Harare 23 October 2006 A Zimbabwean government minister reportedly lost thousands of dollars he had put down as part payment on a U.S. transaction through a local company. The U.S. government allegedly seized the money as a result
By Phil Mercer Sydney 26 July 2006 Australian peacekeepers in East Timor have arrested a leader of rebel troops for illegal weapons possession, following the expiration of a gun amnesty. Alfredo Reinado, a former army major, headed a group that incl
By Nancy-Amelia Collins Jakarta 24 May 2006 East Timorese soldiers secure an area after a gunfight which killed one soldier and wounded seven others outside Dili, May 23, 2006 Australia and New Zealand have agreed to send troops to East Timor after
Zimbabwe's ruling ZANU-PF and the opposition Movement for Democratic Change were to begin talks about the political future of the country in South Africa's capital, but the timing is uncertain. As VOA's Delia Robertson reports from our southern Af
U.S. President George Bush is urging a strong international stand against the government of Zimbabwe, saying the presidential runoff election scheduled for later this week amounts to a sham. VOA White House correspondent Paula Wolfson has details. P
By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 24 May 2008 The violence against foreigners in South Africa is being monitored closely in Nigeria. Several thousand Nigerians live in South Africa, and some of them have been targeted in the recent violence against foreigner
Zimbabwe's main opposition leader and prime minister-designate, Morgan Tsvangirai, has named Movement for Democratic Change Secretary-General Tendai Biti to be his finance minister. Morgan Tsvangirai, leader of Zimbabwe's main opposition party, addr
Zimbabwe's unity government's designated deputy agriculture minister Roy Bennett has been charged with possessing weaponry, banditry, and attempting to commit terrorism, in a court in Mutare in eastern Zimbabwe. Roy Bennett is also being charged wit
By Marlene Smith Vienna 03 March 2006 Talks between European negotiators and Iran over its controversial nuclear program broke down Friday without any agreement. European officials say the talks were
Zimbabwe's Central Bank Governor Gideon Gono says the country's official inflation rate is now 2.2 million percent. VOA's Delia Robertson reports from our southern Africa bureau in Johannesburg. Zimbabwean foreign currency dealers conduct transactio
By Delia Robertson Johannesburg 14 March 2007 Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai says police brutally beat him and other opposition leaders following their arrest on Sunday. Mr. Tsvangirai was interviewed by a radio reporter who was at the
By David Gollust State Department 13 June 2008 U.S. Ambassador to Zimbabwe James McGee said Friday international monitoring may provide the only hope for a fair election in Zimbabwe, where voters go to the polls for a presidential runoff June 27. Mc