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Rival Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas are holding talks aimed at healing their divisions and creating a new unity government. Delegations from the two factions met at the Cairo office of Egypt's intelligence chief Omar Suleiman, who has been le
By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 19 April 2007 Experts and activists appearing before a congressional committee have urged President Bush to take stronger action to pressure the Sudanese government to comply with international demands for a 20,000 - stro
By Kari Barber Dakar 28 February 2007 Rape was a common means of abuse during Liberia's brutal civil war and it remains rampant despite the enactment of one of West Africa's toughest rape laws. Activists are calling for a specialized court to deal w
By Anya Ardayeva Moscow 24 April 2006 watch Chernobyl Anniversary On April 26, 1986, a massive explosion tore through Reactor Number Four at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. It was the most devastat
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 28 March 2007 Human Rights activists from Burma are appealing to the U.N. Human Rights Council and the international community to maintain pressure on the government's military rulers to end their repression of the country's Ka
By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 23 March 2007 Many people in Uganda are up in arms (very upset) about a government plan approved by the cabinet this week to clear cut about one-third of a national forest reserve for sugar cane growing. Lawyers and civic gr
By Delia Robertson Johannesburg 23 March 2007 Zimbabwean police this week launched attacks against activists in communities around Harare. VOA's Delia Robertson reports from our southern Africa bureau in Johannesburg, that reports of the violence ar
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 13 January 2007 Warring Palestinian factions have given an optimistic assessment about a new round of coalition talks. As Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, the negotiations come amid an increasingly violent
By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 09 March 2007 A leading gay activist in Nigeria has denounced current government efforts to ban homosexuality in the country. For VOA, Gilbert da Costa reports the Nigerian government is facing substantial international pres
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 04 November 2006 Family members mourn during the funeral procession of Mahmoud Sabah, a Hamas militant killed during an Israeli missile strike at the Jebaliya refugee camp At least eight Palestinian militants have been kil
By Ron Corben Bangkok 15 March 2006 A Thai court has cleared a media activist of criminal libel in a case filed by a company founded by Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. The decision is seen as a ste
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 02 September 2006 Tens of thousands of Palestinian government employees, who have not been paid in months, went on strike Saturday. The labor unrest poses a major challenge to the Palestinian government, led by the Islamic
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 03 February 2007 Fierce fighting between rival Palestinian factions is continuing in the Gaza Strip. As Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, at least 23 Palestinians have been killed since Thursday. A masked
One month before the Beijing Olympics, union members and other labor rights activists are pushing sportswear makers to improve working conditions in the industry. Activists urge global companies and the International Olympic Committee to help stop l
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 04 February 2007 In a bid to abide by the latest ceasefire, gunmen from rival Palestinian factions are withdrawing from streets in Gaza City, where fighting has killed 28 people since Thursday. Reports from Gaza say after f
By Amanda Cassandra New York 09 November 2006 Movie star Robert Redford's Sundance Film Festival is teaming up with global cell phone operators to bring short films to cell phones to give people around the world access to independent films. Robert R
By Anya Ardayeva Moscow 14 November 2006 watch Russian Nationalism Hundreds of ultra-nationalists and far-right demonstrators rallied in the Russian capital a week ago despite a ban imposed on their gathering by the city's authorities. The march fol
By Al Pessin Washington 14 March 2006 Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld says the U.S. ambassador to Iraq has told him the country's rival political leaders are talking more directly to each other, and
An Afghan government commission says a U.S. airstrike this week that American commanders claimed had targeted militants instead killed 47 civilians. The reports of civilian casualties come as American commanders say they are trying to counter the gr
By Brian Wagner Sao Paulo 13 May 2007 Pope Benedict, on a visit to Brazil, has been pressing church leaders to seek new solutions for social and economic problems in Latin America. From Sao Paulo, VOA's Brian Wagner reports that, in a speech on Satur