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By Nancy-Amelia Collins Dili, East Timor 26 June 2007 Two former allies turned political enemies in East Timor are battling it out for votes in Saturday's parliamentary elections. VOA's Nancy-Amelia Collins is in the capital Dili and brings us this
I learned a few things this past weekend about the fruit industry. My husband has been involved in national and international export of fruit for over twenty years, and right now, he is *up to his neck in this season's fruit: the cherry. Washington s
By Steve Herman New Delhi 04 June 2008 More than 10,000 people have been arrested in Bangladesh, the past week, as part of an ongoing crackdown by the government. Political activists are among those being jailed in what officials call a sweeping ant
By Al Pessin Pentagon 24 March 2008 When a roadside bomb killed four American soldiers in Baghdad Sunday night it brought the U.S. military death toll in Iraq to 4,000. It was a symbolic moment, particularly coming during a period of reduced violence
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
Tens of thousands of people attend a national memorial service in Pilsudski Square in Warsaw, 17 Apr 2010 Sirens wailed and church bells rang as an estimated 100,000 people gathered in the Polish capital to say goodbye to their former president. Many
What began as dispute over local fishing rights is now humanitarian crisis for government in Brazzaville, security concern for government in Kinshasa. Scott Stearns | Dakar 20 April 2010 Fighting in western provinces of the Democratic Republic of Con
By Vidushi Sinha Washington 15 November 2009 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that counting related illnesses the number of deaths from the H1N1 virus is about four times earlier estimates. Federal health officials now say nearly
ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: There's not yet a bill for the Republican plan to overhaul the tax code. But the White House already has one of its main talking points. This week, press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders tweeted that American households would get w
ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: U.S. stocks fell sharply again today. For the second time this week, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down more than a thousand points, 4.1 percent. NPR's John Ydstie reports that the market is still trying to find its footing
By Al Pessin Washington 30 September 2009 The commander of U.S. and coalition forces in Iraq says he is accelerating the drawdown of American troops, with 4,000 more coming out ahead of schedule by the end of October. General Ray Odierno spoke to th
Over 24-thousand exhibitors from China and abroad are taking part in this edition of the fair, which is the 120th since it was first launched in the spring of 1957. Kamal is a buyer from Saudi Arabia. He says the product quality he's seen at the Cant
Nearly 50,000 Runners Prepare for NYC Marathon Forty-seven-thousand athletes from all over the world will participate in this years New York City marathon on November 6. And, there may be 47,000 stories about the runners from this famous race. Its li
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 02 November 2007 U.N. refugee agency says the situation inSomalia's capital, Mogadishu, has calmed down, but remains volatile. It says 90,000 people fled the recent fighting between Ethiopian troops, backing the transitional go
By Luis Ramirez Bangkok 05 May 2008 Burmese state media say it is now believed that as many as 10,000 people are dead and thousands more missing after Tropical Cyclone Nargis ripped through parts of the country, destroying homes, bringing down power
U.S. President Barack Obama is sending 30,000 more U.S. troops to Afghanistan by the summer of 2010, and plans to start withdrawing American forces a year later. The president laid out his strategy for winning the war in Afghanistan. Washington | Ken
By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 16 November 2007 A powerful cyclone has battered Bangladesh, causing the evacuation of hundreds of thousands. Local media reports say as many as 1,100 people were killed. As Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi, officia
By Ricci Shryock Dakar 05 October 2009 Civilians near Senegal's southern border face a dire situation after fleeing increased violence by rebel forces in the area. More than 1,000 residents have fled their homes in Southern Senegal after an ambush t
On The Navajo Nation, 5,000 Workers Dependent On A Federal Paycheck SCOTT SIMON, HOST: The Navajo Nation president says that Congress should exempt the tribe from the partial federal government shutdown. Historically, treaties have guaranteed the Nav
According to China's Anti-drug Law, compulsory narcotics detoxification is one of the means to help drug users get rid of their addiction. The drug users will also be given a variety of useful coping skills during their 2-year period of rehabilitatio