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By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 30 June 2007 Majority Democrats are vowing to go ahead with plans for a new legislative push to withdraw U.S. forces from Iraq after Congress returns next month from a week-long break. VOA's Dan Robinson reports from Capi
Thailand Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej says he will not resign despite growing pressure for him to step down. The Thai leader's vow came as anti-government protesters occupied his headquarters for a fifth day. Ron Corben in Bangkok has this report
By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 17 March 2008 A $44 billion lawsuit brought by the Nigerian government against three tobacco companies has resumed at the Abuja federal court. The federal government is seeking damages for what is says were public health cos
Ukraine Revolutionaries Vow to Stay in Kyiv's Maidan KYIV Ukrainian activists who fought for change in their capital's Independence Square are refusing to leave the public space that became the focal point of anti-government protests which in Februar
By Challiss McDonough Cairo 27 March 2008 Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki says he will continue the Iraqi military offensive in Basra to the end with no negotiations or retreat, despite angry protests in Shi'ite districts calling for his resigna
By Nico Colombant Dakar 28 November 2006 Tens of thousands of West Africans have been picked up on European islands, this year, and hundreds of others have died at sea. They left on pirogues, trying to find better prospects in Europe, but failed. Ma
Yemeni President Ali Abdallah Saleh is threatening to track down Islamic militants and arrest them inside their houses, following a crackdown, yesterday, in which at least 25 alleged suspects in Wednesday's attack on the U.S. Embassy in Sanaa were d
By Jim Malone Washington 23 May 2007 Democrats in Congress backed down this week from their long-standing demand to set a date for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq. In the short term, the decision is a political setback for Democrats and a vic
By Simon Marks Lahore, Pakistan 24 September 2007 Pakistani officials have reiterated their determination to fight Islamic extremism inside their country following the release of an audio message from al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden. The message appe
By Patricia Nunan Kathmandu 26 April 2006 After months of confrontation, Nepal's king and opposition political parties say they will work together to bring peace and democracy to the country. Parliame
Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is vowing to participate in her country's upcoming national elections. In an interview with the Voice of America in Washington, Ms. Hasina vowed to run despite a ruling by Bangladesh's Supreme Court den
China and the United States have agreed to work together to help alleviate the effects of the global financial crisis. The two countries also touted environmental cooperation, at a just-concluded round of high level economic talks. A worker stands i
A new organization in South Korea, claiming it includes more than 100 former North Korean military members, vows to end Pyongyang's government and unify the Korean peninsula. The North Korea Peoples Liberation Front also says it has support from curr
Nigerians Still Fearful of Ebola, Vow to Stay Vigilant LAGOS Nigeria has not had a new confirmed case of Ebola for more than a month, after initially confirming 19 cases and reporting eight deaths starting in late July. Health officials have praised
By Steve Herman New Delhi 05 June 2008 The 15th summit of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) is scheduled to be held in less than two months, in the Sri Lankan capital. The government there is reassuring member countries it
By Steve Herman Kathmandu 16 April 2007 Nepal's Maoist leader Prachanda during today's news conference, in Kathmandu, 16 Apr 2007 The leader of Nepal's Maoists, who joined the interim government earlier this month, has called for the nation to be dec
By David Gollust State Department 03 June 2008 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice Tuesday vowed to continue pushing for an Israeli-Palestinian peace framework this year despite less than ideal circumstances. Rice spoke prior to a Washington me
By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 15 April 2008 The winner in Italy's national elections, Silvio Berlusconi, has promised to form a streamlined Cabinet that could get to work quickly to tackle the country's problems. After his center-right coalition emerge
China and Russia have agreed to enhance cooperation on energy and between small- and medium-sized enterprises. Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli and his Russian counterpart Arkady Dvorkovich co-chaired a meeting of the China-Russia Energy Cooperation
By Scott Stearns White House 06 October 2007 Congressional Democrats are vowing to override President Bush's veto of legislation that would expand health insurance coverage for poor children. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns has the story.