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By Kari Barber Dakar 29 June 2007 An airplane carrying the Ivory Coast's prime minister, Guillaume Soro, came under fire by unknown assailants Friday, leaving several dead according to early reports. Sources close to the prime minister, say Mr. Soro,
A car bomb has exploded in the northern Lebanese port city of Tripoli, apparently targeting a Lebanese Army bus. Five people, including at least three soldiers, were killed in the blast and at least 21 people were wounded. Edward Yeranian reports fo
With less than two weeks to go until Election Day, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama continued to focus on the domestic economy Tuesday, which public opinion polls show is the top issue in the campaign. But Obama's Republican opponent,
By Alan Boswell Nairobi 24 September 2009 The U.S. government says it sent warning letters to 15 senior Kenyan officials who are viewed as impeding the implementation of key governance reforms. The U.S. ambassador to Kenya further stated that travel
New York Sugary Drink Ban Targets Obesity Do you really need 450 grams, 560 grams, 900 grams of sugary soda? These are all quantities regularly sold and consumed in the United States. Mayor Bloomberg said enough with his proposed ban on the sale of s
New UNICEF Campaign Targets Pneumonia, Diarrhea Global campaign Prompt and effective antibiotic treatment saved a child suffering from acute pneumonia. Not everyone is so lucky. In many poor regions of Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, pneumonia and
Recent Taliban attacks on both sides of Pakistan's border with Afghanistan have targeted trucks carrying NATO supplies near Peshawar, Afghan government buildings and a U.S. military base in Khost province. Visiting Afghan President Hamid Karzai said
Cheaper, Safer Pill Targets Tropical Parasite Scientists have developed a new version of a drug used to treat leishmaniasis. The new formulation may help better battle this tropical parasitic disease. Leishmaniasis is transmitted by the bite of certa
By Nancy-Amelia Collins Bali, Indonesia 13 December 2007 The head of the United Nations Climate Change Conference is warning that a deadlock between the United States and the European Union over greenhouse gas emission targets may derail the conferen
DAVID GREENE, HOST: Now, Donald Trump has said his priority as president is going to be protecting jobs, and much of his focus is expected to be U.S. trade policy. For one thing, Trump has repeatedly talked about renegotiating NAFTA, this is the free
AILSA CHANG, HOST: More than 500 refugees from war-torn Yemen have found themselves in an unlikely place - the tiny resort island of Jeju in South Korea. The Yemenis are hoping for asylum to stay there. But as they wait, they're catching backlash fro
By Phil Mercer Sydney 03 January 2008 A crackdown on racist abuse by unruly Australian cricket fans has begun in Sydney. After Indian supporters complained of offensive and ugly chants during a test match in Melbourne just after Christmas, officials
By Paul Sisco Washington 06 September 2007 The U.S. Department of Transportation is targeting drivers who drink, and more specifically repeat offenders, in an effort to make America's roadways safer. In today's searching for solutions report, VOA's
By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 22 April 2008 OPEC Secretary General Abdalla Salem el-Badri says the cartel plans to boost its oil production targets by five million barrels a day by 2012. He was speaking on the final day of the International Energy Foru
By Cathy Majtenyi Kigali 18 June 2007 About 700,000 children worldwide are being infected with HIV every year, the majority of who live in developing countries. But there are many challenges in finding, testing, and treating these children, particula
By Luis Ramirez Bangkok 11 December 2007 Police in Malaysia have arrested more than 20 opposition activists as the government of Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi clamps down on growing dissent in the country. VOA's Luis Ramirez has more from our Southe
Earlier this year, President Bush said the United States would spend $350 million over five years to fight seven of the world's most common parasitic and bacterial diseases affecting hundreds of millions of people in tropical regions of the world. A
By Al Pessin Pentagon 15 August 2007 The U.S. command in eastern Afghanistan is confirming that U.S. and Afghan forces are conducting an offensive against insurgents in the rugged Tora Bora region. VOA's Al Pessin reports from the Pentagon. A spokesw
Police officials in Pakistan's volatile northwest region say an improvised explosive device detonated under a vehicle carrying troops and civilian employees of a Pakistani air force base, killing at least 13 people. VOA's Barry Newhouse reports that
The U.S. military in Afghanistan launched a major offensive in Taliban-controlled parts of southern Afghanistan Thursday, the first such operation under U.S. President Barack Obama's revamped strategy to defeat an increasingly violent Taliban insurg