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By Lisa Schlein Geneva 29 November 2007 The International Committee of the Red Cross says sexual violence against women and girls in the North Kivu province of Democratic Republic of Congo is among the worst it has ever seen. Lisa Schlein reports for
Istanbul International Film Festival Kicks Off This week the city of Istanbul is hosting a ground-breaking international film festival. Called Crime and Punishment, it is focusing on military coups. Turkey is no stranger to coups with its military se
By Tom Rivers London 19 December 2006 A second man has been arrested as the murder investigation continues into the killing of five women in the eastern English coastal town of Ipswich. For VOA News, Tom Rivers reports from London. There has been an
By Sonja Pace London 12 April 2007 The director of the British Broadcasting Corporation and the family of BBC correspondent Alan Johnston are appealing Thursday for the journalist's release. Johnston went missing in Gaza one month ago and is presumed
By Jim Stevenson Washington 25 January 2006 Perhaps one of the most physically demanding sports at the Winter Olympics takes place off the ground. Freestyle Aerial Skiing requires extraordinary precis
By Andre de Nesnera Washington 07 November 2006 South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki-Moon will succeed Kofi Annan as United Nations secretary-general on January 1. South Korea's Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon gestures while answering questions at a pr
By Peter Fedynsky Washington, DC 10 February 2006 watch Ski Jumpers report The 2006 Winter Olympics open Friday in Turin, Italy. Many winter sports involve breathtaking speeds, collisions and impacts
By Kathie Scarrah Washington, DC 23 January 2006 watch Iraq report In Iraq, election officials confirmed that Shi’ite religious parties garnered the most votes in last month's parliamentary election
By Delia Robertson Johannesburg 19 April 2007 Last month, Southern African leaders appointed South African President Thabo Mbeki their mediator to facilitate talks between Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe and opposition groups in his country. The g
By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 24 November 2006 Rwanda broke off diplomatic ties with France on Friday in protest at a French judge's call for President Paul Kagame to stand trial over the killing of a former leader, the event which unleashed the country
By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 28 September 2006 Pakistan earlier this month signed a deal with pro-Taleban militants in its North Waziristan province, aimed at reducing militant raids into Eastern Afghanistan. But U.S. officials report a sharp rise in
A high-level panel led by former South African President Thabo Mbeki has begun work exploring a possible African-led solution to the crisis in Darfur. The panel's opening session heard strong calls for a deferment of International Criminal Court war
By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 09 February 2007 South African President Thabo Mbeki has pledged to create more jobs, improve social services, fight crime and combat AIDS in a wide ranging State of the Nation address. Mr. Mbeki delivered the speech Friday
By Paige Kollock Washington, DC 15 February 2006 watch Athlete Diabetes report According to the World Health Organization, diabetes is the world's fifth most deadly medical condition. VOA's Paige Koll
By Franz Wild Abidjan 03 April 2006 Campaigning has officially started for local elections in Burkina Faso. With no change in national leadership for nearly 20 years, mayors have become increasingly r
By David McAlary Washington 14 July 2006 Expedition 13 crewmember Jeff Williams, left , work on the Interface Umbilical Assembly, the failed component of the railcar system, with commander Steve Lindsey in the Destiny module of the ISS Astronauts ab
By Jim Randle Irbil, Iraq 02 February 2007 The U.S. military said Friday that coalition forces in Iraq killed 18 insurgents in the western city of Ramadi. VOA's Jim Randle reports from northern Iraq. A U.S. soldier in Baghdad Officials say the fight
By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 14 August 2006 Militant patrols creeks of the Niger Delta area of Nigeria (File photo) Armed men seized four foreign oil workers Sunday in the latest kidnapping in the oil-rich Niger Delta. It was the fifth kidnapping in th
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 Luis Ramirez Beijing 20 March 2007 Talks on North Korea's nuclear programs hit a snag in Beijing, with North Korean negotiators refusing to attend a meeting of the heads of delegation. Diplomats say the North Koreans are demanding they first get