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By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 20 December 2006 Experts say a fresh outbreak of avian influenza in Nigeria is more widespread than thought. As Gilbert da Costa reports from Abuja, this has provoked fears of long-term risks. A Nigerian boy watches birds n
The Nigerian prosecutor in multi-billion dollar lawsuits against Pfizer says reaching an out-of-court settlement depends on Pfizer's acceptance of the government's final terms to end charges against the U.S. pharmaceutical giant. According to the la
By Efam Dovi Accra 29 July 2006 Health officials from six African countries meeting in Accra have resolved to work together to improve health screening during pregnancy to control and prevent the spread of malaria and transmission of HIV from mother
A top American commander in Iraq says the country's Shi'ite dominated government will accept responsibility for supporting more than 50,000 mostly Sunni fighters currently armed and paid by the U.S. military. VOA correspondent Meredith Buel has deta
By Robert Raffaele Washington, D.C. 23 August 2006 watch Cybercrime report Indonesian police have charged two men with using computer technology to help terrorists linked to the Bali bombings in October of 2002. One suspect is accused of smuggling a
By Margaret Besheer Beirut 28 August 2006 Kofi Annan arrives in Beirut, Monday After a meeting with the Lebanese Prime Minister and other top officials, U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan says he is satisfied Lebanon is committed to the U.N. resoluti
By Luis Ramirez Bangkok 21 January 2008 Thailand has an elected parliament this week for the first time since 2006, the year former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was deposed in a military coup. The new parliament includes many Thaksin allies, ind
By David Lewis Goma 23 January 2006 UN peacekeepers guard a street in the center of Bunia, Democratic Republic of Congo (File photo -Dec. 13, 2004) Eight Guatemalan Special Forces soldiers serving wit
By Parke Brewer Turin 24 February 2006 Japan has won its first gold medal at the Winter Olympics, scoring a surprise win in women's figure skating. Sasha Cohen (left), Shizuka Arakawa and Irina Slutsk
By Purnell Murdock Washington 25 February 2006 Iraqi forces of the 3rd Brigade, 1st division, march during a ceremony The U.S. Defense Department says the number of Iraqi security forces capable of ba
By Peter Heinlein United Nations 05 January 2007 U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon has named Tanzania's Foreign Minister Asha-Rose Migiro as his deputy. As VOA's Peter Heinlein reports from the U.N. Mr. Ban is also asking 60 top officials to turn i
ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: Now to a famous British export - Doctor Who. (SOUNDBITE OF MURRAY GOLD'S DOCTOR WHO THEME) SIEGEL: The BBC has announced that the latest actor to play its time-traveling alien is a woman, Jodie Whittaker. She'll take over from th
By Dan Robinson Washington 19 January 2007 The Bush administration is coming under increasing pressure from members of Congress regarding any possible moves against Iran because of its role in Iraq. VOA's Dan Robinson reports, concerns intensified af
To set the mood for the pageantry of the Olympic Games in Beijing, a competition was held to select an official musical overture. More than 100 entries were received and The Chinese Ministry of Culture and Sport selected a composition by Swedish com
By David Byrd Washington 05 April 2006 World number one Tiger Woods of the United States defends his title - and hopes to add another Green Jacket to his wardrobe - when the first major tournament of
By Phuong Tran Ingkaka, Niger 10 April 2008 In countries bordering the Saharan desert, ethnic nomad Tuareg have turned their desert expertise into a money maker through tourism and smuggling. Phuong Tran recently traveled with an Algerian gasoline sm
By Efam Dovi Accra 06 December 2006 Officials are meeting in Ghana to discuss ways to get an early start on administering malaria vaccines in Africa. The vaccine is currently on trial in six African countries. Malaria is a major cause of death for c
By George Dwyer Washington, DC 05 July 2006 watch Smart Car report German-American automaker Daimler-Chrysler has announced it will introduce its Smart brand car to the U.S. market. Daimler-Chrysler is betting that high fuel prices and growing conce
By Ron Corben Bangkok 02 May 2006 High global oil prices are taking their toll in Thailand, where the nation's fishing fleet - one of the largest in Southeast Asia - has been affected. Hundreds of ves
By Nico Colombant Dakar 12 February 2007 Remains of a bus that was burnt by demonstrators are seen as people drive past in Conakry, Guinea (File photo - 25 jan 2007) At least three people were killed in Guinea Monday, bringing the death toll to over