By Michael Bowman Washington 29 September 2009 NATO's new secretary-general says the alliance remains committed to the fight in Afghanistan, despite greater violence in the country and a rising death toll among U.S. and NATO troops. Anders Fogh Rasm

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By Kent Klein White House 29 September 2009 President Barack Obama (right) and NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen at White House, 29 Sep 2009 The secretary general of NATO says he agrees with U.S. President Barack Obama's approach to the w

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By Scott Stearns Dakar 29 September 2009 Captain Moussa Dadis Camara, attends a meeting at Camp Alpha Yaya Diallo military camp in Conakry, Guinea (File) Guinea's military ruler is trying to distance himself from the violence that killed at least 58

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By Sean Maroney Islamabad 29 September 2009 Local officials in southern Afghanistan say a roadside bomb blasted a passenger bus Tuesday, killing 30 civilians and wounding at least 39 others. The latest violence comes days after a U.N. report declare

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And now a story from Los Angeles, where a radio station is putting itself in the middle of the debate over China and Taiwan. Reporter Rob Schmitz of member station KPCC sent this report. Kay Chao says Taiwanese and Chinese Americans in Los Angeles wo

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descends an hour earlier tonight. And tomorrow children in costumes will prowl about.Thanksgiving can't be far behind. You've probably already made your travel arrangements, the mere mention of a train trip sends commentator Ruth Levy Guyer into a re

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Good clean competition harry all, otherwise, is a part of summer fun for children attending sleep-away camp. But in the middle of August, camps across the nation are closing their activities. Kids say goodbye to new friends and first loves and their

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When a hurricane heads toward the US coastline, all eyes turn to the National Hurricane Center in Miami. Its the official source for information on how powerful a hurricane is, where its heading and when it will hit. Emergency planners depend on the

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When the floodwalls and levees gave way in New Orleans, the people of the Netherlands watched with special interest. 50% of the Netherlands lies below sea level, since medieval times, the Dutch have used dikes and levees to keep the country dry. Five

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On my 89th birthday, I ask indulgence to depart from customary journalistic detachment (Our very senior News analyst, Daniel Schorr ) into the long running argument about creationism versus evolution. There has lately been added a new catch phrase, a

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archive:1. n. A place or collection containing records, documents, or other materials of historical interest. Often used in the plural: old land deeds in the municipal archives 2.vt. To place or store in an archive On Friday we bring you moments fro

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This is All Things Considered. I am Melissa Block. And I am Robert Siegel. India is changing fast, but it's still a fundamentally conservative society. Most marriages are arranged, western-style dating is unthinkable for most, which is why it's surpr

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I believe in attachment to place. I believe that watermarks fade, tears dry and lives mend. A year after the flood, the nation is remembering Hurricane Katrina. And some of us, whether labeled displaced, evacuated or back home, will wonder if we stil

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By Jennifer Glasse London 18 September 2009 General David Richards The new head of the British army says success in Afghanistan is vital and the outcome of the conflict there will have a profound effect on geo politics. The general who is about to t

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By Phil Mercer Sydney 18 September 2009 Australia is revising controversial citizenship tests, to make sure applicants are more aware of their rights and responsibilities rather than examine their general knowledge about sports and culture. The gove

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By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 18 September 2009 Experts in the battle against HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases have met in Pretoria, South Africa to discuss ways to more effectively deliver Anti-Retroviral (ARV) medicine. Many believe improving A

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By Gary Thomas Dearborn, Michigan 18 September 2009 Official preliminary final totals in Afghanistan's recent presidential election have incumbent president Hamid Karzai the winner, but the election was marred by allegations of massive vote fraud. A

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By Jeff Swicord Dearborn, Michigan 18 September 2009 CIA Director Leon Panetta told Arab-American and Muslim leaders this week to join efforts to reduce the threat of terrorism in the U.S. Speaking in the heart of Michigan's large Middle Eastern com

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By Tom Rivers London 19 September 2009 Abdel Baset al-Megrahi in his room, in Tripoli international hospital, Libya, 09 Sep 2009 Scotland's chief prosecutor has denounced convicted Lockerbie bomber Abdel Baset al-Megrahi for posting the first of hun

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By Jennifer Glasse London 24 September 2009 A sign seen, at the entrance to St Thomas' Hospital, part of the National Health Service, in London, 14 Aug 2009 As the United States debates health-care reform, VOA is looking at health-care services arou

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