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By Jordan Davis Dakar 31 December 2006 Senegalese officials say they are investigating the killing of a top politician El-Hadj Oumar Lamine Badji (File photo) in the country's southern Casamance region. Separatist groups in Casamance have waged a tw
Afghan President Hamid Karzai has spoken with India's Prime Minister to express his sympathy for victims of the terrorist attacks in Mumbai. VOA's Barry Newhouse reports from Kabul where the president said there is a new need for a regional approach
A top U.S. official says the United States is committed to implementing a landmark nuclear deal that will give India access to civilian nuclear technology. U.S. Undersecretary of State Nicholas Burns has concluded two days of talks with Indian offici
By Scott Stearns White House 10 January 2007 U.S. President George Bush is set to announce what he says will be a new way forward in the war in Iraq. [Watch the president's address here at VOANews.com at 0200 UTC Thursday, 11 January 2007.] VOA Whit
Broadcast: Mar 18 2003 There are signs some Iraqi troops are interested in surrender even before U.S. forces launch an expected invasion. A senior 1) Pentagon official said there are indications some
By Al Pessin Washington 18 January 2006 A US Marine, left, patrols with soldiers of the Iraqi Army in the streets in Husaybah, Iraq The top civilian official in charge of the U.S. army says the force
By Anjana Pasricha U.S. Undersecretary of Commerce Kenneth Juster says improving cyber security will help increase trade and technology ties between the United States and India. Experts say data prote
High-Ranking Former Iraqi Official Arrested in Baghdad Kirk Troy A high-ranking official from Saddam Hussein's government was arrested in Baghdad as insurgents attacked U.S. military convoys . Iraq's
By Jim Randle Baghdad 23 September 2007 An Iraqi government official says throwing the Blackwater security company out of Iraq would leave a security vacuum and divert troops from battle to security duties. VOA's Jim Randle reports from Baghdad. Two
By Douglas Bakshian Manila 26 January 2007 Karen Hughes, U.S. Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs, has praised the Philippines for pursuing terrorist groups in the country but says economic development is equally importan
By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 25 January 2007 Members of Congress are vowing to hold the Bush administration accountable for U.S. funds used in reconstruction projects in Iraq. Lawmakers are concerned about the mismanagement of millions of dollars in
By Dan Robinson Washington 29 June 2006 East Timor A U.S. official has told members of Congress that the Bush administration is committed to helping East Timor overcome its recent crisis amid continuing violence. --------- Deputy Assistant Secretary
By Al Pessin Pentagon 25 September 2009 The top U.S. military officer has received the eagerly awaited detailed troop request from the top U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan, as the Obama administration continues a top-level review of its strate
The U.N. human rights office says war crimes and crimes against humanity may have been committed during the conflict in Sri Lanka, possibly by both the government and Tamil Tiger rebels. A Sri Lankan Defense Ministry photo shows army soldiers patrol
The United Nations' special representative on human rights in Sudan has completed an 11-day visit to the country. Among other issues, she raised particular concern with the recent wave of tribal violence in the country's south, urging the semi-auton
By Barry Newhouse Islamabad 21 November 2007 Pakistan's attorney general says conditions may be appropriate in the coming days for President Pervez Musharraf to honor his pledge to step down as army chief. VOA's Barry Newhouse reports from Islamabad
By Deborah Tate Washington 07 December 2007 A senior U.S. State Department official predicts elections in Pakistan scheduled for January 8 will not be perfect, but he says it will be an important step in the country's transition to democracy. At a co
By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 05 March 2008 A senior American official has urged India to move quickly to wrap up a civilian nuclear deal with the United States. The request comes as India's prime minister says his government is trying to build a poli
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 18 September 2009 The U.N.'s Human Rights Chief is calling for an investigation into Yemeni air strikes that killed dozens of civilians. U.N. aid agencies say the humanitarian situation of the civilian population caught in the
By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 02 April 2008 In Zimbabwe, the opposition says it defeated President Robert Mugabe and his party in last Saturday's presidential and parliamentary elections. But the ruling party has rejected the claim saying it was not bas