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Let's get to the top stories. And Turkey has fired artillery against targets in Syria, it's in retaliation for a mortar attack from Syria that killed five Turkish civilians, meanwhile dozens of people have been killed in a series of bombing attacks i
By Peta Thornycroft Southern Africa 13 August 2007 South African President Thabo Mbeki's anticipated report to the Southern African Development Community summit on Thursday is unlikely to reveal significant progress toward resolving the crisis in Zim
By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 23 January 2008 Former U.N. secretary-general Kofi Annan is in Kenya to begin talks aimed at resolving the bitter political dispute between President Mwai Kibaki and opposition challenger Raila Odinga. Underscoring the urgent ne
Indonesia Working to Soothe South China Sea Tensions Chinese patrols in waters that Vietnam and the Philippines also claim have heightened tensions in the mineral-rich South China Sea. Vietnamese protestors condemn what they call a Chinese invasion o
A senior U.S. State Department official said Thursday that Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's visit to Tehran this weekend probably is the last chance for Iran to respond to international concerns about its nuclear program before more U.
Power struggle between Odinga, Kibaki threatens political deal negotiated two years ago to end weeks of election violence. Alan Boswell | Nairobi 22 February 2010 Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki (L) and Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga (R) Kenya's two
During Biden visit, the Israeli government announced plans for new housing in East Jerusalem, ignoring American calls for a construction freeze Paula Wolfson | Capitol Hill 14 March 2010 US Vice President Joseph Biden gestures as he speaks at Tel Avi
The failure of the latest round of Middle East talks has left politicians and analysts grappling over whether a peace agreement achievable in the near future. U.S. negotiator George Mitchell met separately with Israeli and Palestinian leaders this pa
Unrest Ripples Across Troubled Middle East Tensions continue to mount in a number of Syrian cities after violent crackdowns against anti-government protesters. Witnesses say government forces have surrounded the town of Banias, and clashes have been
By Scott Stearns Dakar 17 November 2009 Aminatou Haidar talks about Western Sahara during an interview with AP in Washington (2006 file photo) Human rights officials say Morocco has expelled one of the leading independence campaigners for the disput
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is in Nigeria where she will meet with President Umaru Yar'Adua Wednesday on the fifth stop of her Africa trip. Clinton is expected to discuss good governance and corruption in Nigeria. Hillary Clinton address
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice Saturday defended President Bush's plan to visit Israel later this month for celebrations of its 60th anniversary, without making a corresponding visit to Palestinian areas. Rice is in Jerusalem for more talks with
By Scott Bobb Nairobi 12 February 2008 The chief mediator in the Kenya reconciliation talks, Kofi Annan, has briefed the Kenyan parliament on the negotiations. VOA's Scott Bobb reports from Nairobi that the former U.N. secretary-general placed a medi
By Nico Colombant Dakar 10 June 2008 Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade met with envoys from the Islamist group Hamas and the more secular Palestinian movement Fatah in an attempt to lay the groundwork for eventual peace with Israel. But at least o
By Peta Thornycroft 19 September 2007 Despite a rare moment of harmony in parliament Tuesday between the ruling ZANU-PF and the opposition Movement for Democratic Change, arrests of opposition personalities in Zimbabwe continue. Peta Thornycroft repo
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 06 June 2008 Israel is threatening to invade the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip. Robert Berger reports from the VOA bureau in Jerusalem. President George Bush (r) and Israel's Prime Minister Ehud Olmert at the White House, 04 Jun
By Nico Colombant Dakar 04 March 2007 The president of Ivory Coast and the northern-based rebel leader have signed a new deal to end a five-year division of the country. It includes provisions for a new government, reintegrating rebels into the army
Both Israel and Syria confirmed on Wednesday they are holding indirect peace talks mediated by Turkish officials. 以色列和叙利亚星期三都证实,双方正在土耳其官员的调停下举行间接和平谈判。 In nearly simultaneous stat
By Derek Kilner Nairobi 20 February 2008 Kenya's opposition has said it will launch another round of demonstrations if mediation efforts fail to resolve a political crisis in the next week. The government and opposition have failed to agree on an acc
By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 06 November 2009 Zimbabwe's Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai during the Southern African Development Community Troika on Politics, Defence and Security meeting in Maputo, Mozambique, 05 Nov 2009 Zimbabwe's Prime Minister M