By Voice Of America | On May 16, 2006 | In Europe | Rated 
Pope Benedict XVI has told Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez that he is concerned about religious reforms in the largely Catholic nation.
By Voice Of America | On May 16, 2006 | In Europe | Rated
Chilean President Michelle Bachelet has visited her country's troops serving in the Bosnian peace mission.
By Voice Of America | On May 16, 2006 | In Europe | Rated
Bolivian President Evo Morales has defended the decision to nationalize his country's oil and gas industries, describing it as necessary to end five centuries of foreign exploitation.
By Voice Of America | On May 16, 2006 | In Europe | Rated
Three oil workers kidnapped in Nigeria have been released. Italian energy company ENI said the men are in good condition. It is unclear whether a ransom was paid to secure their release.
By Voice Of America | On May 16, 2006 | In Europe | Rated
With the recent declaration of a permanent cease-fire by the Basque terrorist group ETA, many believe Europe's regional independence struggles are dying out. But regional aspirations remain strong. Local languages, foods and music are flowering across the 25-member bloc. Regions are collaborating in development plans, and flexing new lobbying clout at the European Union, in Brussels.
By Voice Of America | On May 16, 2006 | In Europe | Rated
One year ago troops in Uzbekistan violently put down a demonstration in the town of Andijan, a remote town in the eastern part of the country. Human rights groups and witnesses claimed hundreds were killed in the crackdown, but the government said the figure was much lower, under 200, and most of those killed were militants. Rights groups are now urging the international community to apply more pressure on the government of Islam Karimov to reveal the truth about what happened.
By Voice Of America | On May 16, 2006 | In Europe | Rated
In spite of the further delay in forming a new Iraqi government Friday, the second-ranking officer in the U.S.-led Iraq coalition says he expects a reduction in foreign forces to begin soon. British Lieutenant General Robert Fry spoke from Baghdad to reporters at the Pentagon.
By Voice Of America | On May 16, 2006 | In Europe | Rated
The main opposition leader in Belarus has been freed from jail after serving a 15-day sentence on charges of taking part in an unauthorized rally.
By Voice Of America | On May 16, 2006 | In Europe | Rated
Economist Jeffrey Sachs of believes poverty can be eliminated by the year 2025. His prescription for ending extreme want was published as a book - The End of Poverty - last year.
By Voice Of America | On May 16, 2006 | In Europe | Rated
The Dayton Peace Accord of 1995 ended war in the former Yugoslav Republic of Bosnia, but the accord also led to the creation of a largely dysfunctional government that is essentially divided into three often feuding ethnic entities: Muslim, Croat and Serb. In an effort to end years of political turmoil, Bosnia's ethnic leaders embarked about 12 months on a tortuous path to constitutional reform that last month fell just short of being approved, but Bosnian officials and observers remain optimistic.
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