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By Lisa McAdams Moscow 23 April 2007 Russian President Boris Yeltsin waves as he arrives at Helsinki airport (File photo - 20 Mar 1997) Russia's first freely elected president, Boris Yeltsin, has died of heart failure at the age of 76. VOA's Lisa Mca
By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 29 November 2006 A court in Nigeria has struck down a report by a government panel that said Vice President Atiku Abubakar should be indicted on graft charges that claim he had diverted public funds . For VOA, Gilbert da Co
By Chad Bouchard Yogyakarta, Indonesia 24 October 2006 Nearly five months after a deadly earthquake struck Indonesia's Java Island, thousands of homeless survivors still struggle to rebuild their lives. Delays in the reconstruction effort and an ina
By Chad Bouchard Jakarta 17 August 2006 The ruins of a nightclub destroyed by an explosion in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia, Oct. 13, 2002 Twelve Indonesian prisoners convicted of helping the 2002 Bali nightclub bombings had their sentences reduced in c
By Chad Bouchard Mt. Merapi 25 May 2006 Interactive Diagram - Anatomy of a Volcano Indonesian authorities have ordered more than 20,000 people living on the slopes of Central Java's Mount Merapi to leave, fearing an imminent eruption, but many are r
By Nico Colombant Abidjan 23 January 2006 A bus carrying Shell contract workers leaves the airport after the workers were evacuated from Benisede oil platform in Warri, Jan. 15, 2006 Nigerian militant
Men in Mauritania's capital, Nouakchott, say they are finding it harder to find a wife or stay married if they do. Mauritanian men say their lives and those of women around them are on a difficult straddle between traditional rules and more modern p
Clinton, Ouattara Discuss Ivorian Reconciliation Secretary Clinton and President Ouattara met at Abidjan's presidential palace for talks meant to underscore the Obama administration's commitment to democratic governance in Ivory Coast. The first visi
Russian historians widely recognize June 27, 1709 as the date their country became a great power. Russia that day defeated an invading Swedish army at Poltava in Ukraine, where Ukrainian forces allied with Sweden were also vanquished. The Battle of
Turkey Shifts Syrian Refugees from Borders The Kilis camp next to Turkeys border with Syria is home to almost 12,000 refugees. The visit by U.N. refugee special envoy and Hollywood star Angelina Jolie put the refugees plight back in the headlines - b
Syrian Conflict Gives Kurds New Freedom When Syrian government forces withdrew recently, the Kurdish city of Afrin came under the control of the Kurd's Democratic Union Party, known as the P.Y.D. Afrin has its own checkpoints and flies its own flag.
Syrian Bombings Force Villagers to Flee Marea, a town in northern Syria about 40 kilometers from Aleppo. A family clears up what remains of their home after a government warplane bombed it on August 21 killing one person and wounding eight others. Sa
Zeev Raz is proud of how he led an Israeli air force squadron of F-16 bombers to destroy a nuclear facility near Baghdad. The retired Israeli air force pilot remembers it was a surprisingly easy job with little resistance from the Iraqis. When we app
U.S. President Barack Obama's visit to Indonesia and Australia has been postponed a few days. But it is still generating excitement, particularly in Indonesia. Many Indonesians see the U.S. president as a native son because his mother married an Indo
Nigerian President Backs Election Chief Despite Poll Delay Nigeria's president is supporting the embattled electoral commission chief whose decision to postpone the country's elections has sparked a flurry of criticism. Nigerian President Goodluck Jo
US Looks for New Civilian Leadership in Syrian Opposition The SNC long looked to be the foundation of a transitional authority to replace President Assad. But Washington has watched with frustration at the opposition's personality-driven leadership a
By Selah Hennessy Dakar 07 June 2007 Former governors in Nigeria suspected of corruption have showed up in Abuja for a meeting with an anti-corruption body, but several others are on the run. The government of new President Umaru Yar'Adua has vowed t
Palestinian security forces are to begin deploying in the southern Gaza Strip this week - after already fanning out across the north to halt militant attacks against Israelis. The move comes as Israel and Palestinians appear close to a cease-fire and
By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 10 October 2006 A special court in the Nigeria Tuesday started a hearing on corruption charges filed against Vice President Atiku Abubakar. Gilbert da Costa in Abuja reports that the charges flow from a public dispute betwe
By Catherine Maddux Washington 11 May 2006 An unreleased report by a panel of Nigerian experts says that the U.S. drug manufacturer, Pfizer, violated international and Nigerian law when it conducted a