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By Nico Colombant Dakar 19 December 2006 Impoverished young women throughout Africa are sent into the homes of more affluent families, to work -- often in near slave-like conditions as maids. VOA's Nico Colombant reports from Dakar on a group trying
By Stephanie Ho Washington 26 October 2006 Mid-term election campaigns in the United States are usually dominated by so-called bread and butter issues - things like jobs, health care and the economy in general. But there are indications that these c
By Phuong Tran Dakar 29 May 2007 In Senegal, more than a dozen opposition political groups enter the final days of their boycott against this coming Sunday's legislative election. They point to this past weekend's low turnout for the military as proo
By Greg Flakus Houston 27 January 2006 An incident on the U.S. border with Mexico Monday, in which Mexican troops allegedly entered U.S. territory in the state of Texas to protect an illicit drug ship
By Bill Rodgers Washington, DC 17 February 2006 watch US Prisoner report U.S. officials have dismissed a United Nations human rights report calling on the United States to either bring to trial or rel
By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 31 January 2007 Israel's government says it is considering moving the West Bank security barrier eastward, farther into the West Bank to enclose two Jewish settlements. VOA's Jim Teeple reports from Jerusalem, Palestinian offi
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 22 June 2006 U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan says he believes Iran is prepared to engage in serious negotiations regarding its controversial nuclear program. The secretary-general met with Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr
With Israeli elections just two months away, the party that is slated to win is moving further to the right. The trend is expected to have serious implications for the Middle East peace process. Israel's right-wing Likud party has chosen top hawks t
U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on Tuesday unveiled the Obama administration's plan to remove bad debts from the banking system and restore the confidence needed for normal lending to resume. The new effort likely will cost a huge sum of ta
World shares tumbled Monday as the recession worsened in the U.S. and more bad international corporate news was released. In London, banking giant HSBC Holdings announced it was seeking to raise nearly $18 billion from investors and British Prime Mi
By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 20 July 2006 NATO Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer NATO Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer has urged the international community to continue supporting Afghanistan's development. The secretary-general and the o
By Deborah Tate Washington 07 July 2006 As the Bush administration seeks a united stance with other world leaders to find a diplomatic solution to the standoff with North Korea over its missile tests, one influential U.S. lawmaker says the United St
By Margaret Besheer Irbil, Iraq 05 December 2006 Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki Iraq's prime minister says his country will hold a national reconciliation conference to address its deepening political and security crisis. Nouri al-Maliki said
By Mil Arcega Washington, DC 08 January 2007 watch US Economy 2007 report Carlos Gutierrez Despite serious economic challenges ahead, the U.S. Secretary of Commerce says the nation's economy remains strong and resilient. Secretary Carlos Gutierrez s
In South Africa, battle lines have firmed and campaigning is heating up for national elections in two months. South Africa moved a step closer Monday to national elections as political parties registered their candidates with the Independent Elector
By Brian Wagner Miami 04 February 2008 Several southern U.S. states are holding presidential primary elections or caucuses that may help determine the winners in the Republican and Democratic ranks. In Miami, VOA's Brian Wagner has more about the pri
By Gary Thomas London 06 September 2006 The United Nations has issued a new report calling on governments to enact stricter laws to protect women who leave their home countries. The annual State of the World Population study focuses on the plight of
The United States says it believes it has enough votes to move forward this week on a Security Council resolution sanctioning Zimbabwe's president and members of his inner circle. But some other council members are still expressing doubt over whethe
By Al Pessin Pentagon 02 February 2007 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says the Iraqi military must do better at meeting its commitment to send more forces to Baghdad, as part of the new security plan. VOA's Al Pessin reports from the Pentagon. D
By Barbara Schoetzau New York 10 August 2006 The United States and France are continuing intense negotiations to agree on a joint resolution to present to the U.N. Security Council, aimed at a truce between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon. Secretary