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By Efam Dovi Accra 31 March 2007 Ministers from the Economic Community of West African States have agreed to use biotechnology to increase food production in their region. The agreement was reached at the third ECOWAS ministerial meeting on biotechno
By Phuong Tran Dakar 26 January 2007 Trade ministers are meeting on the sidelines at the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland. For the trade ministers, the fate of the so-called Doha talks to slash trade subsidies has again become a hot
By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 17 May 2006 Italy's 61st post-war government, led by center-left leader Romano Prodi has been sworn in after five weeks of political vacuum. The government must now win con
By Peter Heinlein United Nations 02 June 2006 The United States is calling for establishment of an international AIDS testing day as a means of controlling the spread of HIV. U.S. First Lady Laura Bus
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 Sonja Pace Jerusalem 30 January 2006 Following last week's Hamas election victory, European foreign ministers met in Brussels Monday and called on Hamas to renounce violence or risk the loss of val
By Lisa Bryant Paris 26 May 2008 European foreign ministers agreed Monday to begin negotiations with Russia for a new partnership treaty amid disagreements between the two sides on defense, diplomatic and energy issues. For VOA, Lisa Bryant has more
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization says it plans to withdraw about a third of its force in Kosovo by next year because the security situation has improved. The announcement came during a meeting of NATO defense ministers in Brussels. U.S. Secret
Leaders Threaten Euro 2012 Boycott Over Alleged Ukraine Abuses May Day brought communist demonstrators onto the streets Tuesday in Kiev - as news of the threatened Euro 2012 boycott spread. Marchers voiced their support for Yulia Tymoshenko and for t
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe has appointed eight ministers to head key portfolios in an acting capacity. The appointments were made as Movement for Democratic Change leaders meet in Johannesburg. Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe (file photo) P
Foreign ministers from the United States, Britain, France and the Arab League met separately and together behind closed doors at the United Nations Wednesday, seeking an end to nearly two weeks of deadly fighting in the Gaza Strip. After hours of ta
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says he expects NATO defense ministers to discuss how to resume their formal dialogue with Russia when he meets with them Thursday and Friday in Krakow, Poland. The NATO-Russia dialogue was suspended after Russia
In India, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has taken charge of the country's new Congress-led coalition government for a second term. The swearing-in ceremony took place in the shadow of a row with a key ally. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh takes oath a
Hagel Wraps Up World Trip Aimed at Reassuring Partners For Hagel, his round-the-world trip was largely about reassuring allies, first in Asia and later at a NATO defense ministers' meeting in Europe, that Washington's budget problems are not eroding
By Lisa McAdams St. Petersburg 17 July 2006 Group of Eight leaders have adopted a wide-ranging plan of action to address world problems; including concern over Iran and North Korea's nuclear programs. But the ministers also found their attention div
By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 13 June 2006 Somalia President Abdullahi Yusuf, center, leave a meeting of IGAD, June 13, 2006 in Nairobi, Kenya In east Africa, members of the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) are discussing ways of punis
They say the Queen has seen it all before. Well, actually, not this. Though she meets David Cameron regularly as she did 11 of his predecessors. She had never attended a full meeting of the Cabinet. Normally a bussling affair as the Monarch took her
By Teri Schultz Brussels 03 January 2007 The International Contact Group on Somalia meets Friday in Nairobi to discuss ways to bring stability to the African nation after the volatility and violence of the past weeks. The European members of the gro
By Caroline Sawyer Nairobi 17 August 2007 Defense ministries from across the East African region announced Friday that they are creating a new force to be used in peacekeeping missions as well as national emergencies. As Caroline Sawyer reports from
About a thousand anti-government protesters have forced their way into the compound of the Royal Thai Army Headquarters. Elsewhere in the capital, hundreds of protesters have surrounded the headquarters of the Prime Ministers ruling party. The protes