By Derek Kilner Nairobi 08 November 2007 The United Nations has expressed concern about the expulsion of its top humanitarian official from South Darfur, Sudan. As Derek Kilner reports from VOA's East Africa Bureau in Nairobi, the move is the latest

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By Jim Randle Taji, Iraq 09 November 2007 U.S. military officers and local sheiks say an area north and west of Baghdad is turning away from the al-Qaida terror group and offering more support to the Iraqi government. The change follows a series of b

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By Barry Newhouse Islamabad 13 November 2007 Pakistan's former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has been placed under house arrest ahead of a planned protest march against the emergency law imposed by President Pervez Musharraf. Ms. Bhutto has also soug

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By VOA News 08 November 2007 A leading human rights activist under house arrest in Pakistan says emergency rule may turn her country into the next Burma. Asma Jahangir, head of the Human Rights Committee of Pakistan, told VOA in an interview she fear

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By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 13 November 2007 Hamas militants say they have arrested about 50 members of the rival Fatah political faction in the Gaza Strip. The arrests came one day after seven people were killed in violence between the two factions. VOA

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By Mandy Clark London 13 November 2007 Britain is cracking down on human trafficking. In their latest drive to stop the crime, police say they are targeting gang leaders and their trade routes. Authorities say Britain is a main destination in the int

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By Peter Heinlein Addis Ababa 11 November 2007 Several neighborhoods in the Somali capital, Mogadishu are virtually deserted as residents flee to avoid fighting between Ethiopian troops and Islamist-led insurgents. From the Ethiopian capital, Addis A

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By Michael Bowman Washington 04 November 2007 Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says the United States will review all forms of aid to Pakistan in the wake of General Pervez Musharraf's decision to suspend the country's constitution. From Washingto

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By Barry Newhouse Islamabad 05 November 2007 When Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf abruptly ordered a state of emergency and suspended the Constitution on Saturday, military forces quickly surrounded the Supreme Court and detained judges, includ

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By Mona Ghuneim New York 09 November 2007 A new branch of Operation Hope opened its doors recently in New York's Harlem neighborhood. The Hope Center of Harlem focuses on connecting minorities with mainstream, private sector resources and empowering

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By Peter Fedynsky Tblisi 11 November 2007 President Mikhail Saakashvili says Georgia's state of emergency will be lifted when the country is secure. The announcement comes as top Georgian government officials meet with the opposition to discuss ways

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By Carolyn Presutti Washington 02 November 2007 Historians estimate the Nazis stole up to $2.5 billion worth of artwork during World War II, more than the value of all art in America at the time. The U.S. National Archives Thursday accepted the dona

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By Derek Kilner Nairobi 14 November 2007 U.N. and AU mediators met with representatives of Sudan's neighbors in the Eritrean capital Asmara to discuss the way forward on peace talks aimed at ending the conflict in Sudan's western Darfur region. Derek

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By Greg Flakus Houston 07 November 2007 In Mexico, relief efforts continue in the flooded state of Tabasco and in nearby Chiapas state where a landslide destroyed a village Sunday. Among the various disaster response teams in the flood zone in southe

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By Mil Arcega Washington 01 November 2007 Lawmakers on Capitol Hill heard from experts this week, who say the increasingly strident rhetoric from the White House on Iran's nuclear ambitions could prove counterproductive. Tehran insists its nuclear p

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By Robert Berger Jerusalem 17 November 2007 The United Nations has criticized Israel's controversial separation barrier in the West Bank. As Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, Israel has rejected the report, saying the fence is vital

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By Jeff Swicord Dover, New Hampshire 15 November 2007 To New Hampshire Republicans, the state motto Live Free or Die speaks directly to their own political philosophy. They see themselves as the conservative guardians of individual liberty, small go

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By Steve Herman New Delhi 02 November 2007 Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels say the leader of their political wing has been killed in a bombing raid by the country's air force. VOA correspondent Steve Herman reports from New Delhi. The Liberation Tiger

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By Barry Newhouse Islamabad 03 November 2007 Pakistan's President General Pervez Musharraf has declared a state of emergency and suspended the constitution. In a nationally broadcast address, he partly blamed the judiciary for bringing Pakistan to wh

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By Steve Herman New Delhi 19 November 2007 Aid agencies in Bangladesh say the death toll from Cyclone Sidr is likely to rise sharply in the coming days. VOA correspondent Steve Herman reports from New Delhi that millions of Bangladeshis have seen the

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