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By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 22 April 2007 A reportedly HIV positive baby girl Harini, 4-months-old, at an orphanage in Chennai, India (File) India is lagging behind many countries in providing anti-retroviral drugs to people afflicted with the AIDS
By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 29 November 2006 As people around the world mark World AIDS Day, December 1, the government of South Africa is to announce an ambitious five-year plan to combat the disease, which is estimated to infect 11 percent of the p
By Nico Colombant Dakar 27 November 2006 The Supreme Court in the Democratic Republic of Congo has certified the victory of incumbent President Joseph Kabila in October elections. His rival in the second round of voting, former Uganda-backed rebel l
By Nico Colombant Kinshasa 29 October 2006 Vote-counting has started in the Democratic Republic of Congo, following a second-round presidential election to end a transition period, and years of war and misrule. The national election commission says
By Kurt Achin Seoul 26 May 2006 Sometimes culture can be the best form of diplomacy. Washington's Ambassador to South Korea takes that notion to heart - and never hesitates to stir up a crowd for the sake of improving relations. --------------------
By Gary Thomas Washington 22 February 2006 Since the ouster of the Taleban from Afghanistan, Afghan expatriates in the United States and Europe have been returning to their homeland. Some of them stay
By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 30 March 2007 Leaders from South Asian countries will gather in India in the coming days for a regional summit expected to focus on trade and terrorism. As Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi, Afghanistan will join the
By Jim Malone Washington 02 January 2007 State Funeral service at the Washington National Cathedral for former President Gerald R. Ford, 2 Jan. 2007 Official Washington bid farewell to former President Gerald Ford on Tuesday. Mr. Ford, the 38th pres
By Kurt Achin Seoul 20 June 2008 South Korea's President has begun a high-level shakeup of his government expected to continue next week. The move is aimed at soothing the anger of tens of thousands of protesters who say he has disregarded public se
A move by South Korean lawmakers to advance a controversial free-trade agreement with the United States has sparked physical clashes between opposing parties -- with one side physically barricading itself from the other. The scuffles underline an in
The 24 nations that comprise the International Monetary Fund's policy-making committee agreed Saturday to an immediate $250 billion increase in the lending agency's resources. The decision is in line with the recommendation made by world leaders at
EU Youth Orchestra Spreads Passion for Music With American Peers Thousands of young musicians from the European Union's 27 member countries compete each year for a shot at one of these chairs. Even as Europe grapples with high unemployment, the EU Yo
HigherFatalityRateforYoungerWomenHavingHeartAttacksWithoutChest Kimberly Perazzoli looks like the picture of health. But two years ago, she was tired and living with frequent back pain. Never, never once did I think I was having a heart attack, she s
Brad Paisley Pays Tribute to Country Music Entertainment Weekly's review of Brad Paisley's new album, This Is Country Music, reads, The whole record plays like a best-of sampler - not just for Paisley, but for the history of the art form. Brad Paisle
GOP Contenders Policies Would Raise US Debt: Study Ask any of the Republican presidential hopefuls and they'll tell you the current president has done more harm than good. ROMNEY: Almost everything he's done has made it harder for this economy to reb
US Supreme Court Hears Racial Preference Case Outside the Supreme Court in Washington people gathered to have their opinions heard. The high court is deciding whether schools can consider race when admitting students. Some, like University of Texas s
Young Voters Could Again Play Key Role in US Election At the University of Maryland near Washington D.C., young Democrats meet to phone voters in nearby battleground states - states that tend to swing between Democratic and Republican candidates. Mar
Concern Mounts Over Egypt's Proposed Constitution Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi gave the writers of Egypt's new constitution an extra three months to complete their task. But with a possible court challenge to their legitimacy looming, the mainly
Darius Rucker Releases Third Country Album True Believers recently became Darius Ruckers third consecutive Number One Country album. He says its title track is the most personal song on the collection. Rucker collaborated with his producer Frank Roge
By Doug Levine Washington 03 June 2007 One of the today's busiest blues musicians is Joe Louis Walker, a guitarist from San Francisco, California, who's been honing his skills for the better part of 40 years. VOA's Doug Levine has more on this versat