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By Nico Colombant Dakar 31 July 2006 In West Africa's Sahel region, which has had poor rain over the past few decades, scientists and human rights activists are hard at work trying to combat some of the many negative effects of desertification - the
Tanks rolled unchallenged into the headquarters of the Bangladesh Rifles Friday as government officials, soldiers and police began surveying a scene of carnage in wake of a two-day mutiny that may have left more 100 people dead, mostly Army officers
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 11 June 2006 Palestinian girl Houda Ghalia, center, during the funeral for her parents and siblings in Beit Lahiya, in the northern Gaza Strip, Saturday, June 10, 2006. They were killed by Israeli artillery shell while on
After five years of runaway growth, India's economy is slowing down, as the global financial crisis begins to take a toll on emerging economies. The economic meltdown is affecting everyone - from young people waiting to enter the work force, to inve
By Carol Pearson Washington, DC 18 July 2006 watch Air Pollution report Scientists at the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research observed the highest air pollution on record above the Arctic Circle in May. Air pollution has been link
By Phuong Tran Dakar 16 February 2007 Despite efforts by health officials to stop the HIV virus from being passed from a mother to her child, children in Africa are still at high risk of infection. HIV, the Human Immunodeficiency Virus, causes AIDS.
One year after the signing of a power-sharing agreement in Kenya, a new survey indicates a sharp decline in public confidence in the country's coalition government. The poll comes as corruption scandals and a proposed electoral commission widen the
By Sean Maroney Washington, D.C. 21 March 2007 watch Iraq Fraud report The U.S.-led war in Iraq, now entering its fifth year, has cost hundreds of billions of dollars -- spending that both supports the American military effort and attempts to rebuil
By Bill Rodgers Washington, DC 11 May 2006 watch Bush Poll report A new public opinion poll shows President Bush's job approval rating is at its lowest level since he took office five years ago. In re
By David McAlary Washington 05 May 2006 A school bus and a truck stand on the street in the German town of Senden Economic modernization is the path toward healthier, longer lives, but it has a deadly
By Mona Ghuneim New York 17 April 2007 The Federal Bureau of Investigation says an increasing number of its cases involving white collar crime, cyber crime and securities fraud are international. In New York, FBI officials discussed efforts to coordi
By John Featherly Washington 26 October 2006 With U.S. midterm Congressional elections just two weeks away, pollsters are trying to determine how Americans are likely to vote. Well-known pollster, John Zogby, says many races are close, but Democrats
By Lisa McAdams Kiev, Ukraine 20 April 2006 VOA Correspondent Lisa McAdams at the prohibiton zone near the Chernobyl nuclear power plant A recent United Nations report about the world's worst nuclear
By Steve Herman New Delhi 21 March 2007 While many newspapers in Western countries are going out of business, consolidating or cutting staff, the industry is exploding in India. National circulation rose 33 percent between 2001 and 2005. The World A
Two new public opinion polls give Democrat Barack Obama a sizable lead over Republican John McCain in the U.S. presidential race. VOA National Correspondent Jim Malone has the latest on the election campaign from Washington. Barack Obama poses with
By Jim Malone Washington 20 June 2008 Recent public opinion polls in the U.S. presidential race give Democrat Barack Obama a lead over Republican John McCain. But the lead is less than expected given some Democratic advantages this election year. VO
By Jim Fry Washington, DC 17 January 2007 watch Iraq Bush Ban Ki Moon report People walk past a pool of blood at Bab al-Sheik market in central Baghdad, Iraq, 16 Jan 2007 Another string of deadly attacks in Baghdad (Tuesday) killed scores of people
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 11 June 2007 At least nine Palestinians have been killed in a flare-up of factional fighting in the Gaza Strip. As Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, repeated attempts to restore calm have failed amid a powe
By Stephanie Ho Washington 03 April 2007 A new poll shows that declining American public support for the war in Iraq is leading to an increasingly negative public opinion of resorting to military force to settle global conflicts. The findings come in
By Stephanie Ho Washington 06 June 2006 The Gallup Organization has found many Muslim women admire western values, but do not necessarily want them applied in their culture. These findings come from a