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Sierra Leonean President Reduces Fuel Prices In a nationwide broadcast over state radio and television, President Ernest Bai Koroma has reversed a 27-day increase in the price of fuel. On May 1, the country changed from an imperial system of measurem
By Challiss McDonough Cairo 30 April 2006 Iran has warned that it will take
Authors of ''Disrupting Class'' say computer-based learning makes it easier to individualize lessons. First of two parts. Transcript of radio broadcast 18 June 2008 This is the VOA Special English Education Report. Computers have been used in teachi
By Jim Malone Washington 26 April 2007 The divisive issue of abortion is likely to be a major point of debate in next year's U.S. presidential election, thanks to a recent ruling by the Supreme Court. VOA National correspondent Jim Malone reports fro
By Patricia Nunan New Delhi 21 September 2006 Nepal Maoist affiliated students union activists gather to demand date for constituent assembly elections in Katmandu, September 18, 2006 The United Nations in Nepal is calling for greater accountability
The Presidents of Pakistan, Afghanistan and Turkey have pledged to increase cooperation in the fight against terrorism, during talks held in Istanbul Friday. Turkey hosted the talks as part of an ongoing initiative to improve long strained relations
Scientists and environmentalists have stepped up efforts to save what is left of Borneo's rain forests and wilderness areas. New research suggests carbon trading could offer the next solution. Experts calls on Indonesia, Malaysia protect the natural
Mauritania's military ruler has stepped down to stand as a candidate for president in June elections. The civilian president who was toppled in last August's coup wants Mauritanians to boycott that vote. Mauritania's military ruler Gen. Mohamed Ould
Anti-government demonstrators in Bangkok took to the streets in a massive convoy to press their case for the government of Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to resign and call fresh elections. Many local residents supported the protest adding pressure
By Nico Colombant Dakar 21 November 2007 Senegalese security forces broke up a union march after groups of young men rioted in several parts of the capital Dakar, erecting burning barricades, destroying market areas and attacking government offices.
By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 08 January 2008 South Africa's ruling African National Congress says its recently elected leader, Jacob Zuma, will be its candidate for the South African presidency in elections due next year. VOA's Scott Bobb reports from
By Mona Ghuneim New York 12 March 2008 A Polish cosmologist, physicist, philosopher and Catholic priest is the recipient of the 2008 Templeton Prize, the world's largest monetary award given to an individual. From VOA's New York Bureau, Mona Ghuneim
Over the past 12 months, gold prices have increased by nearly 50 percent. But the high prices have not dampened India's appetite for the precious metal. Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi on India's cultural affinity with gold. A customer select
By Derek Kilner Nairobi 14 March 2008 Kenya's president has announced the formation of a commission to investigate the country's disputed December elections. But as Derek Kilner reports from Nairobi, there are doubts about how effective such an inves
By Ed Yeranian Beirut 10 May 2008 Hezbollah said it would withdraw all its fighters from the streets of Lebanon's capital, after Lebanon's army command said it would retain the pro-Hezbollah security chief at Beirut Airport, whose dismissal sparked t
By Dorian Jones Istanbul 2-341749 14 August 2007 Turkish FM Abdullah Gul speaks to the media after his meeting with the MHP leader Devlet Bahceli in Ankara, 14 Aug 2007 Turkey's Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul said Tuesday he will run again for his cou
By Deborah Block Baghdad 18 December 2007 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice made a surprise visit to Iraq to meet with government leaders and the United Nation's new special envoy. VOA's Deborah Block reports from Baghdad that Rice's visit coi
By Jim Malone Washington 13 May 2008 Democratic presidential contender Hillary Clinton is looking for a decisive win in Tuesday's West Virginia primary to keep alive her fleeting hopes of winning the White House this year. VOA National correspondent
Ayesha Tanzeem | New York City 08 May 2010 There were tough questions and protesters outside Goldman Sachs' annual shareholder meeting, this week. But as the chief executive of the giant Wall Street firm promised it would review its own business prac
By Barry Newhouse Islamabad 15 November 2007 Pakistani officials are finalizing plans for a caretaker government that will succeed the current parliament and oversee January elections. VOA's Barry Newhouse reports from Islamabad that while President