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The chairman of Indian telecommunications company Bharti Enterprises has announced a joint venture with Wal-Mart that will let the American superstore chain open hundreds of Wal-mart stores in India over the next five years. Large retailers such as
By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 19 June 2008 Vietnamese-American groups, human rights organizations, and members of Congress are urging President Bush to make human rights in Vietnam a priority in his talks next week with visiting Vietnamese Prime Mini
American retail giant Wal-Mart is even closer to setting up a chain of supermarkets across India in partnership with Indian mobile phone company Bharti Enterprises, and many people in India are not happy about it. Bharti chairman Sunil Mittal told r
by Adam Freedman Todays topic: Is the health care reform law constitutional? At the risk of stirring up controversy, I cant resist dipping a toe into the current debate over the new health care bill. One of my readers-Mary-writes in to ask whether th
Grammar Girl here. Today's topic is the serial comma. Here's a listener: Hi, Grammar Girl. This is Patti from Houston... Patti and her friends are debating about the serial commathe comma that comes before the final conjunction in a list. Here's a se
By Deborah Block Washington, DC 24 April 2006 watch Wal Mart Banking report The world's largest retailer, U.S.-based Wal-Mart, is hoping to begin its own banking business soon. Critics are concerned i
By Michael Drudge London 16 March 2006 Legal experts are eagerly awaiting the outcome of a British lawsuit accusing the publisher of
By Brian Padden Irbil, Iraq 11 September 2006 watch Iraq Genocide report Kurdish leaders in Iraq say they want to be sure prosecutors build the strongest case possible against Saddam Hussein and six of his military commanders. They are charged with
By Mil Arcega Washington 14 May 2007 April sales figures show a disappointing month for Wal-Mart. The world's largest retailer reported a big drop in sales last month -- its worst decline in nearly 30 years. As VOA's Mil Arcega reports, Wal-Mart is n
By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 25 February 2007 Shoppers enter the Wal-Mart store in Williston, Vermont (file photo) Executives from the U.S. retail giant Wal-Mart visited India last week to discuss a joint venture with a domestic company in the count
By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 20 September 2006 A United Nations official who recently called for NATO forces in Afghanistan to help combat the sharply expanding opium trade says the country is becoming increasingly unstable. VOA's Dan Robinson repor
By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 22 March 2007 Following a day of heavy fighting in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, the Ugandan commander of the African Union peacekeeping mission in Somalia is urging several African countries, who have pledged to contribute tr
President-elect Barack Obama met with majority Democratic leaders on Capitol Hill Tuesday about an emerging economic stimulus plan. The talks came as the House of Representatives prepared to take up legislation that would place new restrictions on h
President-elect Barack Obama urged congressional leaders on Monday to act quickly to pass a huge stimulus package for the U.S. economy. Mr. Obama met with a bipartisan group of lawmakers on Capitol Hill. President-elect Barack Obama meets with House
By Crystal Park Washington, DC 01 March 2006 watch The DaVinci Code report The controversial Dan Brown novel, The Da Vinci Code, is facing a lawsuit claiming the author stole ideas from another book w
By Dan Robinson Washington 08 March 2006 A key committee of the U.S. Congress has approved legislation aimed at stepping up pressure on the government of Sudan because the situation in Darfur. A measu
By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 10 September 2007 Six years after the September 11th terrorist attacks on the United States, Bush administration officials say Islamic extremist groups, and al-Qaida in particular, continue to pose a threat to the United
By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 04 October 2006 An ethics committee in the House of Representatives meets Thursday amid the continuing scandal involving a former U.S. congressman, Mark Foley, and sexually explicit e-mails he allegedly sent to congressi
Senegalese musician Baaba Maal is using an annual music festival to focus on education in the country's remote northern regions. At Baaba Maal's fourth annual Festival les Blues du Fleuve, musicians from around West Africa gathered along the Senegal
U.S. President Barack Obama visited American college campuses on Tuesday, looking for support for his plan to hold down federal student loan rates. The president is appealing to young voters, who overwhelmingly supported him in the 2008 election. Pre