By Phuong Tran Dakar 25 August 2007 Rebels in northern Niger have dismissed a government decision to impose a state of alert in the region. Niger's president issued a statement Friday declaring the alert, which gives government forces additional powe

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By David Byrd Osaka, Japan 25 August 2007 Two Africans and an American have captured gold medals on the first day of the World Athletics Championships in Osaka, Japan. As VOA's David Byrd reports, Luke Kibet of Kenya, Ethiopia's Tirunesh Dibaba and A

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By Chad Bouchard Jakarta 27 August 2007 This poster displays the winning design of tsunami museum by architect Ridwan Kamil in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, 21 Aug 2007 Indonesia has picked an architect to design a museum in Aceh province in memory of the c

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By Stefan Bos Budapest 25 August 2007 Ukraine's president, Viktor Yushchenko, says he wants to change the constitution in a bid to restore his presidential powers. The announcement comes as the country prepares for elections in September aimed at end

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By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 26 August 2007 Woman walks outside a Reliance Fresh supermarket in Hyderabad, India In India, efforts by multinationals to grab a slice of the country's growing retail business are meeting strong opposition from traders a

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By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 26 August 2007 Nicaragua with Port Harcourt eng 210 The Nigerian army has launched raids on several suspected criminal hideouts in Port Harcourt and elsewhere in the Niger Delta in a bid to flush out gangs blamed for violenc

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By Kari Barber Dakar 26 August 2007 Analysts in Nigeria are applauding the government for halting a plan by the Central Bank to change the nation's currency, the naira. On Saturday, Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua said the Central Bank's governor h

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By Phil Mercer Sydney 27 August 2007 Australia has echoed American criticism of Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, saying the pace of political reconciliation under his government is too slow. Phil Mercer reports from Sydney, where Iraq is expecte

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By David Byrd Osaka, Japan 27 August 2007 The title of world's fastest woman will be decided Monday night at the World Athletics Championships in Osaka, Japan. As VOA's David Byrd reports, the women's 100-meters race is just one of five gold medals u

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By Paula Wolfson Washington 27 August 2007 Attorney General Alberto Gonzales announces his resignation at a press conference at the Department of Justice, in Washington, 27 Aug 2007 U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales has resigned. VOA White House

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By Robert Berger Jerusalem 27 August 2007 Israeli and Palestinian leaders will hold a summit meeting on Tuesday in a fresh bid to advance the peace process. But as Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, Israel's go-slow approach has left

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By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 27 August 2007 Ugandan officials are investigating the crash of an army truck late Sunday that killed at least 72 people in the vehicle, including 57 soldiers. Cathy Majtenyi reports for VOA from Nairobi. The truck in which

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By Ernest Leong Washington 27 August 2007 The ongoing tension between the United States and Iranian governments recently spilled over into the sports arena. Iranian kayak coach Katayoun Ashraf was fired from the Iranian National Federation team for b

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By Nick Wadhams Nairobi 27 August 2007 Sudan has given the country director for the U.S.-based aid agency CARE 72 hours to leave the country, the latest in a series of expulsions of western envoys. As Nick Wadhams reports from Nairobi, it is also see

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By Cache Seel Cairo 29 August 2007 Smoke from burning cars rise after clashes broke out in the streets of Shiite holy city of Karbala, south of Baghdad, Iraq, 28 Aug 2007 Iraqi authorities say they have restored calm to the Shi'ite holy city of Karba

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By David Byrd Osaka 29 August 2007 The men's 1,500 meters title is one of five gold medals up for grabs Wednesday at the World Athletics Championships in Osaka, Japan. VOA's David Byrd is there and has this preview of the action. Bernard Lagat, of th

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By Greg Flakus Houston 28 August 2007 Lucy fossil display The fossilized bones of a female hominid creature found in Ethiopia in 1974 and today known around the world as Lucy are now in the United States on an unprecedented tour. The bones are part o

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By Suzanne Presto United Nations 28 August 2007 United Nation's Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday formally announced his plans to travel to Sudan next week. From VOA's United Nation's bureau, Suzanne Presto reports on the U.N. chief's three-po

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By Brian Wagner Miami 28 August 2007 A U.S. judge Monday approved the extradition of former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega to face money laundering charges in France. In Miami, VOA's Brian Wagner reports that Noriega's lawyers have vowed to chall

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By Thomas Rippe Kigali 28 August 2007 Military Leaders of Congo, Burundi, Rwanda and Uganda met in Kigali to discuss taking action against negative elements operating in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Thomas Rippe reports for VOA from the Rwandan

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