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Health Report - Health and Environmental Concerns as Ugandans Start to Eat Primates From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Report in Special English. The flow of Congolese refugees into western Uganda is raising concerns not only about food se
By Steve Mort Fort Lauderdale, Florida 05 April 2007 Watch Venezuelans in US The number of Venezuelans settling in the United States is growing. Experts say the reelection in December of leftist President Hugo Chavez has triggered a wave of migratio
By Margaret Besheer Irbil 13 June 2007 Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has moved quickly to prevent any escalation of sectarian violence following the bombing of a Shi'ite shrine north of Baghdad. An attack on the same shrine last year triggered
By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 18 June 2007 Nigeria's top unions say they will begin an indefinite general strike after failing to reach a last-minute compromise with the government. Gilbert da Costa in Abuja reports for VOA on the buildup to what could b
By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 27 November 2006 Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Monday he is willing to dismantle settlements and release Palestinian prisoners to achieve a lasting peace with Palestinians. VOA's Jim Teeple reports from Jerusalem th
EurozoneMinistersDelayGreeceBailoutInstallmentUntilOctober Eurozone finance ministers delayed Friday a decision on paying out the next batch of emergency loans to Greece, pending a review of the nation's finances. Greece had been scheduled to receive
By Phuong Tran Dakar 29 March 2007 In Guinea, the newly-appointed Prime Minister Lansana Kouyate has named more than 20 new government members, the latest step in the strike-ending deal reached last month that ended weeks of violent unrest and work s
By Franz Wild Kinshasa 25 January 2007 Human rights group Amnesty International warned Thursday the Democratic Republic of Congo's army reform threatens its stability. Franz Wild has the details from Kinshasa. Congolese army soldiers use a bicycle to
The commander of U.S. and coalition forces in Eastern Afghanistan says his area has experienced a 40 percent increase in insurgent attacks on coalition and Afghan forces since January, compared to the same period last year. And, speaking via satelli
Troops from the Islamic Courts Union, a former insurgent group that now backs Somalia's new president, have taken over control of checkpoints in the capital Mogadishu from government soldiers. The development comes as Ethiopian troops, who patrolled
The new Obama administration appears to be taking tentative steps towards resuming dialogue with Syria, while the key step of sending a new U.S. ambassador to Damascus for the first time in three years remains up in the air. A visit by Senate Foreig
By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 07 March 2006 Kenyan demonstrators carrying placards as they march in the streets of Nairobi Thousands of Kenyans took to the streets Tuesday to protest against last week's g
U.S. President Barack Obama is stepping up his campaign for passage of the massive economic stimulus plan now making its way through Congress. Mr. Obama is taking to the road and the airwaves. President Obama delivers his weekly address, 07 Feb 2009
By Margaret Besheer Washington 12 February 2006 A United Airlines pilot walks to security check point at O'Hare International Airport (file photo) The hijacking of four jets on September 11, 2001, mad
Hunter Smith, 5, drowned in a swimming pool after apparently wandering away from two teenagers, one of whom was his babysitter. Paramedics and hospital staff members spent several hours trying to revive Hunter. Police pulled the unconscious boy from
By Jim Malone Washington 15 March 2007 A U.S. Senate committee has taken the first steps toward requesting testimony from Bush administration officials in connection with the firing of eight U.S. attorneys last year by the Justice Department. The di
By Jeff Swicord Washington, DC 02 August 2006 watch Afghanistan Drug report The North Atlantic Treaty Organization has taken over command of international troops in southern Afghanistan from the U.S.-led coalition. It will now lead the fight against
By Scott Stearns Washington 06 June 2006 President Bush, second right, stands with Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff after his speech about border security and immigration reform at the Fed
India has signed its first contract to build nuclear power plants after the international community lifted an embargo on civilian nuclear trade with the country. The deal marks the end of India's nuclear isolation. Chairman and CEO of Areva, Anne La
MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: As the story has been told over the years when Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was born, a street prophet told her family this child will be great. This child is going to lead. But he didn't really say it that way. What he really said was