By Katy Migiro Nairobi 02 May 2007 Ethiopia tops a list of countries where press freedom has deteriorated over the last five years, the Committee to Protect Journalists reports. The U.S.-based media advocacy group says the Ethiopian government has ja

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By Jim Stevenson Washington 25 January 2006 Perhaps one of the most physically demanding sports at the Winter Olympics takes place off the ground. Freestyle Aerial Skiing requires extraordinary precis

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By Alan Silverman Hollywood 11 June 2007 A new animated family film dips into the high thrills world of 'big wave' surfing; but these athletes are not the usual tanned, muscular icons of the beach. They are penguins. Surfing penguins. Alan Silverman

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By Robert Berger Jerusalem 24 February 2007 Jordan's King Abdullah has called on the new Palestinian national unity government to accept international demands for recognition. As Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, the monarch also war

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By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 21 February 2007 Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus says he will start a new political party in Bangladesh to give a fresh democratic culture to the country. Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi that most people ha

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By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 21 February 2007 International aid agencies are expressing frustration and alarm at their lack of access to several needy regions of Somalia because of continuing insecurity. VOA Correspondent Alisha Ryu in our East Africa Bure

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By Noel King Khartoum 29 October 2006 Sudan on Sunday denied accusations that the Sudanese Air Force bombed towns in eastern Chad this week. Chadian officials say the airstrikes have created panic among civilians in the region and threatened unspeci

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By Mary Morningstar Washington 29 May 2007 Singer-songwriter Jacob Miller, 22, recently appeared on the Voice of America's live music show Border Crossings to talk about his debut album, Who We Are. VOA's Mary Morningstar has this report. Jacob Mille

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By Zulima Palacio Santa Fe, New Mexico 27 August 2007 The western U.S. state of New Mexico has 19 Pueblo tribal communities, some of them among the oldest American Indian settlements in the United States. Many of them are well known for their pottery

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By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 20 March 2007 A U.S. State Department official says the United States is pressing Chad to accept a U.N. peacekeeping force to help secure regional stability. The official told Congress the violence in the neighboring Dar

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The northeastern Spanish city of Zaragoza is hosting an international water fair to highlight the importance of this vital and increasingly threatened resource. Spain is no stranger to water scarcity. The country is juggling competing demands of urb

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The dispute between Cambodia and Thailand over an ancient temple complex continues to challenge both countries. Cambodia says Thai troops damaged an ancient temple during a recent military clash. The allegation comes after the two governments promis

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North and South Sudan Friday marked the fourth anniversary of the signing of a peace agreement that ended Africa's longest-running civil war. But core issues remain unresolved and analysts say an external pressure not related to the accord is threat

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By Lisa Schlein Geneva 06 June 2006 Sudanese refugee children sit in their makeshift classroom, Wednesday, April 19, 2006 in the refugee camp Kou Kou Angarana in Chad some 30 kilometers from the Sudan

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By Gary Thomas Washington 11 January 2006 Iran has incurred international displeasure for its decision to resume work on its controversial uranium enrichment program. British Prime Minister Tony Blair

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By Peter Heinlein United Nations 09 May 2006 Condoleezza Rice Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has urged the U.N. Security Council to act quickly to stop the genocide and humanitarian crisis in Dar

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By Noel King Khartoum 10 January 2007 The governor of the U.S. state of New Mexico, Bill Richardson, has wrapped up a four-day trip to Sudan as head of a delegation from U.S.-based advocacy group, the Save Darfur Coalition. Richardson did not accomp

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By Jim Malone Washington 04 December 2006 The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday challenging the right of local school systems in Washington state and Kentucky to carry out voluntary plans that promote racial integration. The high court

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By Kurt Achin Seoul 14 June 2007 A Chinese official in Macau confirms North Korean funds have been transferred out of a bank there, en route to Pyongyang. The transfer removes a major obstacle in getting Pyongyang to fulfill its promise to begin dism

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The United States has reached an agreement with North Korea to resume implementation of the six-party accord to end that country's nuclear weapons program. The Bush administration said Saturday it is removing North Korea from its list of state spons

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