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Afghanistan's Warring Sides Seek Advantage Prior to Possible Talks The U.S.-led war in Afghanistan is approaching its 10-year anniversary with no end in sight to the fighting. There are efforts, however, to negotiate a political settlement to the con
Nigerian opposition politicians are discussing the formation of a broad-based opposition party that can wrest power from the ruling People's Democratic Party in elections scheduled for 2011. The PDP has dominated the Nigerian political landscape sin
By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 08 July 2006 Officials of a leading U.S. Hispanic organization say the mass demonstrations for immigrant rights held earlier this year are giving way to an effort to mobilize the vote among Hispanics. Officials of the
By Ernesto Bailey Washington, DC 01 February 2007 watch Lighthouse Preservation Lighthouses are remnants from the past that ships and sailors once sought in order to navigate treacherous, U.S. coastal waters. But today, those that still remain have
By Cathy Majtenyi Kiambu District, Kenya 11 June 2007 In Kenya's Kiambu District, activists and local government and education officials are working hand-in-hand to rescue boys and girls laboring in the area's coffee, tea, and other plantations. Cat
By Ron Corben Mae Sot, Thailand 23 February 2006 Former Burmese political prisoners now living in Thailand have formed an association to support compatriots still detained back home. Burmese women sho
By Kari Barber Dakar 28 November 2006 Top officials from one of the world's poorest nations, Guinea Bissau, met in Senegal recently to form a strategy to alleviate persistent poverty. In the informal meeting, representatives from donor nations and a
By Kane Farabaugh New York 29 May 2006 watch WTC Stairs report As the fifth anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks draws near, one of the only remaining pieces of the World Trade Center in New York City is in danger of extinction. VOA's K
By Nancy-Amelia Collins Jakarta 23 March 2006 The Australian government has granted temporary visas to 42 Indonesian asylum seekers, in a move Jakarta called
By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 28 June 2006 Sauri, in western Kenya, is one of a dozen so-called Millennium Villages set up across the continent by American and African development experts and funded by governments and private donors. Local committees wi
Many of the people displaced in the Niger Delta by the current military offensive say they are eager to return home. We report from the makeshift camp at Ogbe Ijoh where supplies and patience are in short supply. A fleeing Ijaw woman baths her child
Scientists Seek HIV Vaccine Using Monkey Model Traditional vaccine methods have been unsuccessful in preventing infection by HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. New techniques are being studied to boost antibodies or other parts of the immune system. Bu
Before his Tuesday news conference, dominated by questions about the economy, President Barack Obama faced more criticism from opposition Republicans over his budget and spending proposals. The president is expected to visit the US Congress on Wedne
The African Union is considering a proposal to demand at least $67 billion a year in environmental damages from developed countries at the Copenhagen Climate summit in December. Africa is seeking a common position to increase its bargaining power in
Kenya's Entrepreneurs Seek Bump From Obama Visit NAIROBI An artisanal businessman working in Kenya's informal job sector said he hopes U.S. President Barack Obama's visit to a global entrepreneurship conference will open international markets to work
By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 12 July 2006 White House deputy chief of staff Karl Rove says President Bush is seeking fair and comprehensive immigration reform, and Tuesday, the White House official reached out to a major Latino organization that i
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 09 May 2006 The United States says it seeks a diplomatic solution to the nuclear standoff with Iran, but a U.S. official in Geneva has again dismissed the contents of a letter s
By Deborah Tate Washington 13 November 2006 Emboldened by their electoral victories that gave them majorities in the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate, congressional Democrats are hammering out their agenda for next year. Deborah Tate fil
By Franz Wild Abidjan 17 October 2006 African leaders are trying to find a solution for peace in war-divided Ivory Coast during a private summit meeting in Ethiopia. It is believed they back extending the term of Ivory Coast's president for another
By Greg Flakus San Antonio, Texas 13 October 2009 Dengue carrying mosquitos According to the World Health Organization, there are around 50 million cases of dengue fever around the world every year. About two and a half billion people, two fifths of