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Commonwealth Gives Musharraf Nov. 22 Deadline
Tuesday, 13 November 2007, 3:04 pm | VOA News
Foreign ministers from the Commonwealth of Britain and its former colonies said Monday it would suspend Pakistan from the organization unless President Pervez Musharraf lifted the state of emergency by November 22. More >>
Nigerian Police Investigates al Qaida Suspects
Tuesday, 13 November 2007, 10:12 am | VOA News
Nigeria's secret police, the State Security Service, says it is investigating a group with links to al Qaida, and responsible for recent violence in northern areas of the country. Gilbert da Costa has more in this report from Abuja. More >>
Afghan Civilians Killed In Us-led Coalition Raid
Tuesday, 13 November 2007, 10:10 am | VOA News
In a statement, the U.S.-led coalition said U.S.-led troops were raiding compounds suspected of housing bomb makers in Helmand province on Sunday when militants attacked them with heavy fire. More >>
Experts Say New TB Drugs, Rapid Diagnosis Needed
Tuesday, 13 November 2007, 10:02 am | VOA News
Experts on lung disease meeting in South Africa are warning the world could face a tuberculosis crisis if drug resistant strains of TB are not contained and if TB testing does not become a regular part of HIV treatment. More >>
Bhutto Prepares To March Against Emergency Rule
Tuesday, 13 November 2007, 10:01 am | VOA News
Ms. Bhutto said earlier she would depart Tuesday with her protest caravan to pressure President Pervez Musharraf to restore the constitution and resign as army chief of staff. The motorcade was to begin in Lahore and end a few days later in the capital, ... More >>
UN Rights Envoy In Burma Visits Detention Center
Tuesday, 13 November 2007, 9:59 am | VOA News
The United Nations' human rights envoy, Paulo Sergio Pinheiro, began a five-day trip to Burma with visits to a Buddhist monastery and a prison in Rangoon. As Ron Corben reports from Bangkok, analysts say it will be difficult for the envoy to find out ... More >>
European Commission Notes Rise In Somalia Wounded
Tuesday, 13 November 2007, 9:58 am | VOA News
Members of a European Commission delegation that visited Somalia last week have announced that 5,000 people have been wounded by fighting between Ethiopian troops and Islamist-led insurgents in the capital Mogadishu since the start of the year. The violence has ... More >>
Ivory Coast Pres. Agrees With Reconciliation Push
Tuesday, 13 November 2007, 9:57 am | VOA News
An official spokesman for Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo has said the president believes political leaders from across the spectrum must work together in order to guarantee lasting peace in the country. The comment follows a recent visit by U.S. ... More >>
Venezuela Defensive After Spat With Spanish King
Monday, 12 November 2007, 10:58 am | VOA News
Venezuelan officials are blasting Spain's king after the monarch told President Hugo Chavez to "shut up" at the close of the Ibero-American summit in Santiago, Chile. The verbal spat stole the spotlight from the gathering of leaders from Latin America, ... More >>
Palestinian-Israeli Meeting Off After Checkpoint
Monday, 12 November 2007, 10:57 am | VOA News
Palestinian officials say the motorcade of chief negotiator Ahmed Qorei was stopped on the way to Jerusalem for talks with Israel's chief diplomat, Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni. More >>
Mideast Conference An Opportunity For Peace
Monday, 12 November 2007, 10:55 am | VOA News
Israelis and Palestinians have been working to bridge differences ahead of the meeting. The Palestinians have been pressing for a detailed joint document addressing core issues, while the Israelis favor a general declaration of principles. More >>
Georgia's Media Shutdown Has Significant Impact
Monday, 12 November 2007, 10:54 am | VOA News
Independent media were taken off the air in Georgia when President Mikhail Saakashvili declared a state of emergency in response to mass anti-government demonstrations in Tbilisi. More >>
US Military Releases 500 Iraqi Prisoners
Friday, 9 November 2007, 2:33 pm | VOA News
The prime minister urged those being released to help in the process of rebuilding the country. The ceremony took place at a sprawling U.S. military base (Camp Victory) near the Baghdad airport. More >>
Pakistan's Bhutto Vows To Go Ahead With Protest
Friday, 9 November 2007, 2:33 pm | VOA News
Former Pakistani Prime Minister and opposition leader Benazir Bhutto says her party plans a massive protest in Rawalpindi Friday against emergency rule and the suspension of the country's constitution. More >>
US Central Bank Chief Expects Economy To Slow
Friday, 9 November 2007, 2:32 pm | VOA News
U.S. central bank chief, Ben Bernanke, told a congressional committee Thursday he expects the economy to slow noticeably as a result of the credit squeeze related to bad loans in the housing sector. VOA's Barry Wood has more from Washington. More >>
Pakistan: More Arrests As Bhutto Prepares Protest
Friday, 9 November 2007, 12:41 pm | VOA News
A spokeswoman for the Pakistan People's Party, Farzana Raja, says more than a thousand party supporters are now under arrest, mostly in the country's most populous province, Punjab. More >>
Georgia President Saakashvili Calls Early Election
Friday, 9 November 2007, 8:45 am | VOA News
Georgia is under a state of emergency, imposed after riot police used tear gas, water cannons, baton charges and rubber bullets to disperse demonstrators in Tbilisi. Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili Thursday agreed to call early presidential elections ... More >>
UN Says Path To Real Dialogue Opened In Burma
Friday, 9 November 2007, 6:40 am | VOA News
United Nations envoy Ibrahim Gambari says a path to dialogue between detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and Burma's military leaders was opened during his six-day visit to the country. More >>
Georgian Presidential Elections Proposed In Jan 08
Friday, 9 November 2007, 6:39 am | VOA News
Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili has proposed new presidential elections January 5. In a nationwide television address, Mr. Saakashvili said the vote will give the country's citizens the chance to decide on their leaders. He also pledged to lift ... More >>
Musharraf Announces Elections Before February 15
Friday, 9 November 2007, 6:36 am | VOA News
Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf has announced national elections will be held before February 15. Mr. Musharraf also promised to step-down as army chief, but his refusal to name a specific date is unlikely to appease his critics. More >>
