Obama Considers Proposals to Change Surveillance WASHINGTON Next month President Barack Obama is expected to change the way the United States collects information - domestic and foreign. A presidential advisory panel has submitted 46 broad recommenda

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Kenya Considers Policy to Regulate Traditional Medicines The use of plants to treat medical conditions has been an integral part of Kenyas cultures for millennia, knowledge passed down from generation to generation. Yet the conventional medical profe

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By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 20 June 2007 The House of Representatives is considering a $34-billion measure for U.S. international assistance programs and other foreign affairs priorities. VOA's Dan Robinson reports from Capitol Hill. US Capitol, Was

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By Robert Raffaele Washington, D.C. 01 August 2006 watch Middle East report European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana, left, Finnish Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja, right, during a media conference The European Union has called for an immed

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Beijing is considering taking further measures to try to reduce the city's polluted air before the Olympic Games. Chinese authorities have already taken drastic steps, but with little visible progress. Daniel Schearf reports from Beijing. China's st

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Israel is considering a compromise with the United States on the thorny issue of Jewish settlements. Israel's Cabinet discussed the possibility of a partial freeze on construction in Jewish settlements at its weekly meeting. Israel has been seeking

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US Considers Court Martial of Soldier Tied to WikiLeaks The U.S. military is considering whether to court-martial an Army analyst blamed for the biggest leak of classified information in American history. During a preliminary hearing that ended on Th

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By David Gollust State Department 30 October 2009 The bodies of people killed during a rally are seen at the capital's main mosque in Conakry, Guinea (File) A senior State Department official said Friday the Obama administration is considering finan

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By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 09 June 2006 Norwegian mediators say they are pondering their future role in Sri Lanka's peace process, and have asked the government and Tamil Tiger rebels to clarify if they remain committed to a four-year truce that h

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STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Today the United States Supreme Court considers just what you can trademark. Most familiar names and logos are registered trademarks, from the McDonald's golden arches to the apple on an iPhone. RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: In the last t

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By Phil Mercer Sydney 11 May 2006 Australia is considering adopting controversial citizenship tests for immigrants. New settlers could be quizzed on their understanding of Australian cultural values a

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Iraq Defies No-Fly Zones 伊拉克挑战禁飞区 Iraq sent domestic passenger flights carrying 154 people into skies patrolled by U.S. and British warplanes today, the first challenge of its kind to the no-fly zones that Iraq considers infringements

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By Nancy-Amelia Collins Manila 01 March 2006 Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo says she will lift the state of emergency she imposed six days ago over an alleged coup plot

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By Margaret Besheer Irbil, Iraq 19 July 2006 Turkey's prime minister says his military is moving forward in drafting plans for sending forces into northern Iraq to clear out Kurdish rebel bases, but added that officials are also holding talks with t

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By Margaret Besheer United Nations 20 March 2008 The U.N. Security Council is looking at options, proposed by the secretary general, for stabilizing Somalia. They include the possibility of sending a U.N. peacekeeping force to that country to take ov

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By Robert Berger Jerusalem 11 May 2008 A Middle East ceasefire could be in the offing during a week of high diplomacy. But Israel has mixed feelings, as we hear from Robert Berger at the VOA bureau in Jerusalem. Israel is considering a truce offer fr

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By Caroline Sawyer Nairobi 07 August 2007 Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki is reviewing a controversial amendment to the country's media law that, if approved, could send reporters to jail for refusing to reveal their sources. Caroline Sawyer has details

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By Peter Fedynsky Moscow 01 October 2009 France is considering the sale of a helicopter carrier ship to Russia that could provide Moscow with added offensive capabilities at sea. Speaking in Moscow, French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner and Defen

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By Lauren Comiteau The Hague 19 October 2009 Darfur rebel chief Bahar Idriss Abu Garda sits in the courtroom of the International Criminal Court at The Hague, 19 Oct 2009 The International Criminal Court in The Hague has begun a preliminary hearing

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By Barry Newhouse Islamabad 14 November 2007 Security forces in Pakistan have largely succeeded in preventing mass protest rallies since emergency rule was imposed on November 3. VOA's Barry Newhouse reports from Islamabad that political opposition p

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