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Agriculture Report - Deadly Maize Disease Threatens Food Supplies in Kenya This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Officials in Kenya are attempting to deal with a deadly disease attacking maize crops. Some Kenyan farmers say the disease
By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 20 August 2007 The Democratic chairman of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, Senator Patrick Leahy of Vermont, has threatened to hold members of the Bush administration in contempt for withholding documents subpoenaed b
A group monitoring corruption levels around the world says illegal practices in poor countries are threatening the fight against poverty. In its just released report, Transparency International says foreign aid must be more focused and more carefull
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 21 January 2008 The Director-General of the World Health Organization, Margaret Chan says instability is threatening progress in public health. Dr. Chan reviewed the global health situation in an opening speech to the 34-member
Climatologists are warning that an El Nino weather pattern, which can spark severe floods, forest fires and droughts, could develop in the coming weeks across the Asia-Pacific region. Heavy early morning fog hangs over Sydney Harbor Bridge, 04 Jun 2
Thousands of people in northwest Pakistan are fleeing a renewed offensive by Pakistani forces against Taliban militants. With the army saying it has killed more than 45 militants since the operation began Sunday, the fighting casts further doubt on
Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Timor Leste and Papua New Guinea have set new plans to protect the Coral Triangle - a 5.5 million square kilometer area that holds the largest biodiversity in the oceans. Scientists consider it to be the marine
North Korea says even minor attempts by South Korea or the United States to interfere with its shipping will trigger what it calls a return to a state of war. Pyongyang vows it will not be bound by the terms of a 56-year-old armistice, if South Kore
Experts: Deficit Threatens Ancient Italian Treasures Each year roughly 2-and-a-half million tourists visit Pompeii. Described by archaeologists as the worlds most important window on the ancient world, the bustling Roman Empire town was buried under
Iraq's Sunni Arab Vice President Tariq al-Hashemi says he may veto a proposed electoral law, which was amended Monday by parliament. The head of Iraq's electoral commission says failure to pass the law will delay elections by at least a month from t
STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Just before the new year, many people in high-tax states scrambled to prepay their state and local taxes. The idea was to pay what they owe for the upcoming year ahead of the new tax law that limits the amount that they could ded
Tourism is bringing economic benefits to the Laotian city of Luang Prabang, the spiritual, religious and cultural capital of Laos for centuries. But with commercialism on the rise, some are worried the town is losing its identity. Turists gather out
By Lisa Bryant Paris 10 January 2007 The Basque separatist group ETA is warning it may launch new terrorist attacks, following its December 30 bombing at a Madrid airport that killed two people. From Paris, Lisa Bryant reports the blast has shattere
By Peter Fedynsky Washington, DC 01 March 2006 watch Assessment report How secure is the United States? Who and what threaten Americans, their allies and interests? These and other security-related qu
By Phuong Tran Dakar 07 October 2007 The political opposition In Togo is threatening demonstrations in the last week of campaigning before the October 14 legislative election. Opposition leaders say they are worried about election fraud from the ruli
By Gilbert Da Costa Abuja 04 July 2006 Militants patrol the creeks of the Niger Delta area of Nigeria (File photo - Feb. 24, 2006) Ethnic militants fighting for local control over Nigeria's oil wealth have threatened to attack the police in Rivers s
By Stefan Bos Budapest 15 April 2008 The European Union and several key Danube organizations are urging countries along the river Danube to prevent irreversible damage to the waterway, warning the growing pollution could endanger drinking water for s
LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: This summer, we'll be bringing you stories on the effects of climate change on people around the world. We begin in Spain and Portugal, where an early summer heat wave has ignited devastating forest fires. More than 60 peop
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 10 December 2006 Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is threatening to call early elections Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to end an impasse with the ruling Islamic militant group, Hamas. As Robert Berger reports from
STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: The partial government shutdown is triggering some anxiety around Paradise, Calif. David you know this town. You walked the streets of Paradise. DAVID GREENE, HOST: Yeah. I mean, this town - Steve, I was there two months ago, and