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New US House Speaker Expected in Coming Days 期待未来新的美国众议院议长 CAPITOL HILL A monthlong leadership crisis in the U.S. House of Representatives is expected to end this week with the election of Republican Congressman Paul Ryan as
By Peta Thornycroft Harare 12 July 2006 A member of parliament and three young activists all loyal to founding Movement for Democratic Change President Morgan Tsvangirai were refused bail at a court hearing in Harare Wednesday. They are accused of b
Thailand's People's Power Party has nominated a relative of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra to become the nation's new leader. But as Ron Corben reports from Bangkok, fighting among the PPP's factions created uncertainties before the vote.
By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 24 March 2008 Campaigning in Zimbabwe is peaking as voters prepare to go to the polls Saturdayto elect a president, national assembly, senate, and local leaders. Correspondent Scott Bobb takes a look at the candidates and s
By Peta Thornycroft Harare 30 March 2008 Zimbabweans are anxiously waiting for the results of four elections held Saturday. Election monitors insay tensions are rising as people wait for the release of official results. Peta Thornycroft reports from
By Nancy-Amelia Collins Jakarta 28 February 2007 The Southeast Asia group Jemaah Islamiyah (JI), which has been blamed for a series of bombings over the past several years, has splintered into factions and may be heading in new directions. VOA's Nan
By Nick Wadhams Nairobi 30 August 2007 A rebel group in Darfur says Sudanese government forces have launched new attacks in western Darfur despite claims from Khartoum that its troops have stood down in the troubled region for several days. Nick Wadh
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 26 January 2007 The Islamic militant group Hamas is marking the one year anniversary of its landslide victory in Palestinian elections. But as Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, the occasion was marred by f
The Islamic militant group Hamas that rules the Gaza Strip has launched a crackdown on its rivals after a deadly bomb attack. Robert Berger reports from the VOA bureau in Jerusalem. Hamas has arrested dozens of supporters of the rival Palestinian Fa
A court under the control of a Somali Islamist insurgent group al-Shabab has ordered four young men suspected of stealing guns and mobile phones to have a hand and a leg amputated, but the punishment was postphoned. An al-Shabab spokesman told the A
Israeli election officials are continuing to tallying votes Thursday before announcing the final results of parliamentary elections. It appears more likely that Likud party leader Benjamin Netanyahu will form the next Israeli government. Israel's Li
Somalia's government has played down reports that Ethiopian troops have re-entered the country in recent days. Islamist insurgents have clashed with pro-government militias near the Ethiopian border in central Somalia, and continue an assault on the
At the start of new Middle East peace talks, U.S. President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned Tuesday's deadly shooting near the West Bank town of Hebron. Both leaders said Wednesday that they are determined that th
Repeated Conflicts Scar Generations of Palestinians, Israelis 持续不断冲突对一代又一代的巴勒斯坦及以色列人造成影响 GAZA In the last six years, there have been three wars between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip. In the lat
Gaza Conflict, Hamas Popularity Challenge Abbas 加沙冲突,哈马斯挑战阿巴斯 STATE DEPARTMENT The Palestinian unity government of Mahmoud Abbas has failed to convince Hamas to agree to Egyptian-negotiated terms with Israel on a Gaza cease-fi
By Derek Kilner Nairobi 06 November 2007 International mediators are trying to secure the participation of key rebel leaders for peace negotiations on the conflict in the Darfur region of Sudan. As Derek Kilner reports for VOA's East Africa bureau in
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 20 September 2007 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is winding up a two-day peace mission to the Middle East. As Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, her discussions have focused on Palestinian statehoo
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 18 September 2007 US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (file photo) U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is embarking Tuesday on a two-day visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories. As Robert Berger reports from
By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 04 February 2008 Two Palestinian suicide bombers who crossed into Israel from Egypt struck the Israeli city of Dimona, killing one woman and injuring seven others. Jim Teeple has details from our Jerusalem bureau. Witnesses sa
By Meredith Buel Islamabad 18 February 2008 Polls have closed in Pakistan, where voters turned out to elect a new parliament and mark the country's transition from military rule to a democracy. Threats of violence appeared to keep voter turnout low.