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By Mona Ghuneim New York 11 September 2007 The United States marked the sixth anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States with ceremonies, tributes and silence all over the country. From VOA's New York Bureau, Mona G
By Dan Robinson Washington 07 June 2007 President Bush's nominee to be special adviser on Iraq and Afghanistan says he is concerned about the Iraqi government's capacity for political reconciliation. Lieutenant General Douglas Lute also told a Senat
By Edward Yeranian Beirut 03 September 2007 Authorities in Lebanon say they have identified the body of Chaker al Abssi, the leader of the Palestinian Fatah al-Islam group, that has been holed up inside a Tripoli refugee camp. The group held the camp
By Michael Bowman Washington 14 May 2007 Iraq's Deputy Prime Minister says his country faces serious challenges, but that the United States and the international community have a vital role to play in helping forge a solution. VOA's Michael, Bowman r
By Jim Stevenson Chengdu, China 13 September 2007 The United States women's soccer team is making its final preparations for a match with Sweden at the Women's World Cup in China. VOA's Jim Stevenson is in Chengdu with a preview of Friday's Group-B c
By Alan Silverman Hollywood 14 October 2007 For many, the music of the Beatles was the soundtrack for the turbulent 1960s. In her new film musical set in that decade, award-winning director Julie Taymor uses almost three dozen of those songs to tell
By Brian Wagner Sao Paulo 11 May 2007 Pope Benedict has canonized an 18th-century Brazilian monk who is credited with helping to cure thousands of people of physical ailments. In Sao Paulo, VOA's Brian Wagner reports that about one million people gat
By Scott Stearns White House 19 June 2007 U.S. President George Bush and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert are backing Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas following his dismissal of a unity government led by the Islamic militant group Hamas. Preside
By Nico Colombant Dakar 14 February 2007 The small, impoverished former Portuguese colony, Guinea Bissau, has one cash crop - cashews. It accounts for an estimated 80 percent of foreign exchange earnings. Eighty-five percent of the population depend
By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 17 May 2007 Israeli aircraft carried out air strikes against Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip and Israeli tanks moved to the Gaza border on Thursday. VOA's Jim Teeple reports a planned meeting of Palestinian leaders in Gaza w
By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 01 February 2007 At least four Palestinians were killed Thursday in the Gaza Strip, as violent clashes erupted between the Hamas and Fatah factions. The clashes took place just three days after a truce went into effect betwee
By Jim Malone Washington 09 March 2007 An internal U.S. government report says the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the FBI, abused its powers in secretly obtaining personal information in investigations targeting terrorism or espionage suspects. Law
By Paula Wolfson White House 04 April 2007 President Bush took the battle over funding for the Iraq war to a U.S. military base on Wednesday. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports from the White House, the president spent the day with troops at Fort Irwin, Cal
By Chad Bouchard Jakarta 11 September 2007 International health officials want to know what Indonesia is doing to stop the spread of avian influenza, which has claimed 85 human lives there and shows little sign of slowing. As Chad Bouchard reports fo
By Peter Fedynsky Moscow 10 December 2007 Russian President Vladimir Putin is expressing support for the nomination of First Deputy Prime Minister Dmitri Medvedev to be his successor in the Kremlin. The 42-year-old Medvedev has been named presidentia
By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 05 November 2007 In a worrying sign that insurgent violence in the Somali capital could escalate further, the deputy chairman of the Eritrea-based Somali opposition group tells VOA that well armed rebels are prepared to step up
By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 07 May 2007 Israel's Defense Minister warned Monday that Israeli forces could retaliate if Palestinian militants do not stop rocket attacks from the Gaza Strip. Meanwhile, United Nations officials say they are reinforcing secu
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