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Lagos, Nigeria is already struggling with overpopulation problems. There is widespread poverty, poor sanitation, pollution and perhaps the worst traffic in the world. And the worst may be yet to come. The United Nations projects that by the year 201
By Barry Unger Washington, DC 03 February 2006 watch Bird Flu Research report There are two new, experimental vaccines against bird flu that both make use of a cold virus and that both may work even i
By Kathie Scarrah Washington, DC 10 January 2006 watch Electronics report The world's largest consumer technology trade show has just wrapped up in the United States. The annual event has pitted tradi
By Mil Arcega Washington, DC 13 September 2006 watch Kalamazoo Promise The promise of a free college education has brought about a remarkable economic turnaround for the U.S. Midwestern city of Kalamazoo in the state of Michigan. The city had fallen
By George Dwyer Washington, DC 28 September 2006 watch Peace Building Course Peace-building -- as defined by UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan -- is the process of creating the basic conditions for sustainable peace in war-torn societies, and is one o
By Franz Wild Abidjan 20 April 2006 The Nigerian university staff union says its members' working conditions have dropped below acceptable levels, and the government is interfering in academic affairs
By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 28 March 2007 Israeli police have removed about 400 Jewish settlers from a former West Bank settlement. VOA's Jim Teeple reports from Jerusalem, the settlement had been abandoned nearly two years ago as part of the Gaza disen
By Nico Colombant Abidjan 26 June 2006 Mauritania Junta leader Col. Ely Ould Mohamed Vall, left seen talking to media after he placed his referendum vote in the city of Nouakchott, Mauritania, June 25, 2006 Mauritanians have overwhelmingly approved
Environmental groups are praising a decision by the U.S. state of Florida to buy a vast tract of farmland to restore the Everglades wetlands. In Miami, VOA's Brian Wagner reports the deal aims to control water pollution and ensure fresh water suppli
By Luis Ramirez Beijing 19 March 2007 The government of Macau says it will release $25 million of North Korean funds that had been frozen in a Macau bank. VOA's Luis Ramirez reports from Beijing that earlier U.S. officials announced they resolved the
By Al Pessin Kabul 15 June 2006 NATO soldiers patrol narrow lane with open sewer in Kabul The British general who commands NATO forces in Afghanistan says he has a plan for bringing security and development to the troubled southern and eastern parts
By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 13 January 2006 The Kenyan government is investigating claims that some relief food that had been donated to famine victims in the north and east is instead being sold in the
U.S. President George Bush and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev say they are united in trying to convince Iran to stop enriching uranium, but remain divided over American plans for a missile defense system in Eastern Europe. VOA White House Corresp
By Peter Fedynsky Washington 17 April 2007 The gunman involved in the largest mass shooting in U.S. history has been identified as a 23-year-old resident alien from South Korea. As VOA's Peter Fedynsky reports, the investigation and mourning period a
By Tom Rivers London 03 January 2007 The United Nations says it will investigate allegations that some peacekeepers in southern Sudan have been involved in the rape and sexual abuse of children. The abuse allegations were published Tuesday in Britai
By Mike Cooper Alabama 08 February 2006 Law enforcement officials are investigating nine fires that have occurred at rural churches in the southern state of Alabama during the past week. The fires hav
By George Dwyer Washington, DC 08 May 2006 watch Green Campus report With energy prices rising rapidly these days, consumers, businesses and other energy users are looking for creative ways to cut cos
As Afghanistan continues its struggle to defeat Taliban insurgents and rebuild its infrastructure, the nation is finding strong support from the middle of the United States, in the state of Nebraska. Since 1973, long before Afghanistan gained world