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By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 25 January 2007 Members of Congress are vowing to hold the Bush administration accountable for U.S. funds used in reconstruction projects in Iraq. Lawmakers are concerned about the mismanagement of millions of dollars in
Like people around the world, Americans love a good bar of chocolate or anything containing the confection. But climate change and diseases are ravaging cocoa bean crops in many parts of the world, eroding production and raising prices of the essent
By Than Lwin Htun Washington 25 September 2009 At the end of September two years ago, Burma's military government ordered troops to crush pro-democracy demonstrations led by Buddhist monks. As the second anniversary of the demonstrations approaches,
Officials Say New Orleans is Better Protected This Time Around Seven years ago, Hurricane Katrina hammered the U.S. Gulf Coast with a storm surge eight and a half meters high and winds that blew apart buildings. The storm overwhelmed the levees that
Sri Lanka is seeking to close a bloody era of civil war by declaring total victory over rebels who split the island nation along an ethnic and geographical divide. Just after the country's President pledged to achieve equal rights for all, the natio
U.S. officials are warning that Islamic extremists are attempting to radicalize and recruit Somali Americans. An American college student became the first U.S. citizen suicide bomber when he killed himself in Somalia last year. And U.S. authorities
Obama Africa Trip is Effort to Re-engage With Continent Obama has spent less than 24 hours in sub-Saharan Africa, an all-too short visit to Ghana in 2009. He spoke to Ghana's parliament about democracy, opportunity and peaceful resolution of conflict
By David Gollust Washington 13 April 2006 Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Thursday the world community cannot afford to wait in dealing with the violence in Sudan's western Darfur region, inc
By Steve Schy Turin 11 February 2006 The 2006 Winter Olympics opened in the Northern Italian city of Turin Friday night under a nearly full moon. As VOA's Steve Schy reports, the theme of these Olympi
By Scott Bobb Bangkok 10 April 2006 United Nations officials say the bird flu virus that has killed more than 100 people and millions of fowl in various parts of the world continues to pose a major th
By Phuong Tran Northern Niger 27 February 2008 For centuries, routes through the Sahara Desert have been used to transport goods. In recent years,4x4 convoys of cocaine and hashish have joined caravans bearing salt, cigarettes and fuel. VOA reporter
President Barack Obama wants to crack down on U.S. companies and wealthy investors who avoid federal taxes through offshore business dealings. Mr. Obama unveiled a plan that aims to boost U.S. tax revenue and preserve American jobs. President Barack
By Jim Randle Irbil, Iraq 05 October 2006 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice made a surprise visit to Baghdad to meet with Iraqi and U.S. officials on ways to quell violence in Iraq. Condoleezza Rice (left) with Iraqi PM al-Maliki, right, in B
By Al Pessin Pentagon 11 January 2007 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says Iraq will have to demonstrate its ability to deliver more troops to Baghdad and limit the political influence of militia factions before most of the additional U.S. troop
By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 01 March 2007 Africa is increasingly being used as a conduit to traffic cocaine, with increasing numbers of couriers apprehended and more bulk cocaine seized, according to the International Narcotics Control Board. The Vien
By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 04 April 2006 Stuart Levey A Bush administration official is calling on Saudi Arabia to do more to crack down on terrorism financing. He made the comments before a Senate
By Challiss McDonough Cairo 08 June 2006 Jordanian-born terrorist mastermind Abu Musab al-Zarqawi is seen in these undated photos (File photo) Terrorist leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi is dead. Iraqi and
By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 17 May 2007 Iran's foreign minister says Tehran will begin direct talks with the United States about Iraqi security later this month. From Islamabad, VOA correspondent Benjamin Sand reports the high-level meeting is not exp
Today the Governor of the Reserve Bank, Dr Alan Bollard, lowered the official cash rate (OCR) to 2.5%. This is down 50 points from the 12th March. It is also a huge change from July last year when the OCR was at a high point of 8.25%. In July 2007, t
Adrina: So this is your new home office. Its nice. Victor: Its functional , and I like it. When my company decided to lower its overhead by decentralizing , it gave employees the option to work from home. When I heard that, I didnt think twice about