By Ravi Khanna Washington 27 March 2008 Junoon means obsession in the Urdu language. It is the name of one of Pakistan's and perhaps South Asia's most popular rock bands. The group is based in Karachi, and was formed in 1990 by guitarist, songwriter

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By Derek Kilner Nairobi 03 March 2008 The wave of political violence that followed Kenya's disputed presidential election in December has had devastating consequences for the country's tourism industry. While the country has returned to relative calm

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By Dorian Jones Istanbul 08 March 2008 Iraqi President Jalal Talabani has ended his 2-day visit to the Turkish capital Ankara. The visit came only a week after Turkish forces ended their 8-day incursion into northern Iraq to attack Kurdish rebels. Th

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By Michael Bowman Washington 19 March 2008 Demonstrations against the war in Iraq have been held across the United States on the fifth anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion. VOA's Michael Bowman reports from Washington, where several thousand proteste

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By Melinda Smith Washington 31 March 2008 A recent story in The New York Times newspaperraised serious questions about the credibility of a lung cancer study paid for in part by a large tobacco company. As VOA's Melinda Smith reports,there is growing

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By David Gollust State Department 03 March 2008 The United States Monday appealed for a diplomatic solution of the dispute between Colombia and Ecuador spurred by Colombia's cross-border attack against FARC rebels inside Ecuador. The State Department

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By Steve Mort Miami 12 March 2008 The work of Cuban artists is finding an outlet in Miami, despite objections from some Cuban Americans who believe some of the artwork portrays the communist nation in a positive light. A small number of fledgling gal

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By Kent Klein Washington 31 March 2008 The top U.S. housing official, who is under criminal investigation, has announced he is resigning. VOA's Kent Klein reports from Washington. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Alphonso Jackson says he will

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By Tendai Maphosa London 31 March 2008 Senior international legal experts and human rights activists say the U.N. Security Council should pressure Sudan to hand over two suspected war criminals to the International Criminal Court in The Hague. The tw

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By Nancy Palus Dakar 31 March 2008 Union leaders in Guinea urged workers not to go on strike Monday, the day unions had set as a deadline for resolving disputes that sparked protests early this year. But while a strike has been averted for now, right

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By Dorian Jones Istanbul 31 March 2008 The Turkish Constitutional Court has announced it will hear the closure case against the ruling AK Party. The case accuses the party of seeking to undermine the secular state and includes a possible political ba

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By Larry London Washington 31 March 2008 Billboard magazine lists the band Chicago as the leading singles chart group of the 1970s. With more than 21 million-selling albums, Chicago has secured a place in music history. With its legendary horn sectio

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By June Soh Washington 31 March 2008 With increased awareness of the need to protect the environment, some individuals have come up with innovative ways to re-use normally discarded products. In this report, VOA's June Soh shows how a glass artist in

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By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 31 March 2008 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice wrapped up a three-day trip to the Middle East saying peace talks between Israelis and Palestinians are moving forward, but Israel needs to stop its settlement activities.

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By Alisha Ryu Mogadishu 31 March 2008 African Union peacekeepers in Somalia say the year-old mission needs at least 20,000 troops to stabilized the war-ravaged country, 12,000 more than the mission's original mandate. From the Somali capital, Mogadis

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Baseball's Nationals Move Into New Stadium By Jim Stevenson Washington 31 March 2008 ----------------------------------------- Nationals Baseball Team Inaugurates New Stadium With Win By Jim Stevenson Washington 31 March 2008 Major League Baseball's

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By Scott Stearns White House 31 March 2008 President Bush is on his way to Ukraine for the start of a four-nation trip that also includes stops in Russia, Croatia and Romania where he will take part in a NATO summit. VOA White House Correspondent Sco

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By Nancy-Amelia Collins Jakarta 31 March 2008 Several dozen members of a hardline Islamic group held a demonstration outside the Dutch embassy in Jakarta to protest a film made by a right-wing Dutch lawmaker that accuses the Koran of inciting violenc

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By Kurt Achin Seoul 31 March 2008 South Korea is opting for a low public policy profile amid escalating tensions with North Korea. Seoul officials kept quiet, a day after Pyongyang threatened to turn the South into ashes. VOA's Kurt Achin reports fro

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By Peta Thornycroft Harare 31 March 2008 Zimbabwe's electoral commission has begun releasing official results from the nation's presidential and legislative elections. The announcement of the preliminary tallies, showing the ruling and main oppositio

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