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Six Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in the deadliest violence in months. 以色列部队打死了六名巴勒斯坦人,这是几个月来发生的最致命的暴力事件。 Dozens of jeeps carrying masked Israeli commandos rolled i
By Phuong Tran Dakar 31 August 2007 Deadly ambushes this week in Mali's northern desert region have left about a dozen dead and more than 30 government soldiers in captivity. Malian officials suspect Tuareg nomads and link the attacks to the seven-mo
The U.S. military is trying to determine what exactly happened during a mission on October 4th in the African country of Niger, also pronounced nee-Zhair. A unit of 12 Green Berets, special forces of the U.S. Army, was on patrol with 30 Nigerien troo
By Margaret Besheer Baghdad 05 April 2007 The U.S. military says one of its helicopters went down south of Baghdad, injuring four of the nine persons aboard. From Iraq's capital, VOA's Margaret Besheer has more. Iraq The U.S. military would not give
By Jordan Davis Dakar 21 December 2006 Senegalese army officials say two soldiers were shot to death in an ambush in the southern Casamance region. For more than two decades, the area has seen sporadic violence involving separatist rebels and the na
By Jordan Davis Dakar 02 January 2007 Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade attended funeral services Tuesday for a close political ally assassinated earlier this week in the Casamance region of the country. Violence in Casamance has persisted despite
By Sonja Pace London 28 March 2007 Britain has announced it is freezing all bilateral business with Iran, except efforts to gain the release of 15 British naval personnel seized by Iranian forces last Friday. As VOA's Sonja Pace reports from London,
By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 21 April 2007 Voting has officially ended across Nigeria in a presidential vote dogged by violence, charges of fraud and logistical problems. Gilbert da Costa reports for VOA from Abuja that election officials say results ar
France's President Nicolas Sarkozy visited French troops in Kabul Wednesday to pay respects to ten French soldiers who were killed in a fierce battle just 50 kilometers outside Kabul. VOA's Barry Newhouse reports from neighboring Pakistan on the dea
A spokesman for Pakistan's army says 10 militants have been killed and five troops wounded during an operation aimed at re-taking control of an area in the country's northwest. VOA's Barry Newhouse reports from Islamabad on the clashes that began af
Gunmen in southwest Pakistan have kidnapped an American working for the U.N. refugee agency and killed his Pakistani driver. The kidnapping occurred in Quetta, the regional capital of Pakistan's Balochistan province. American John Solecki and his Pa
'Googly-Eyed' Stubby Squid Captures Internet's Attention SCOTT SIMON, HOST: The cutest little thing was found on the ocean floor this week - a little googly-eyed purple squid off the coast of California. It looks like a close friend of Nemo. I'm join
By Phil Mercer Sydney 17 April 2008 East Timor's president, Jose Ramos-Horta, has arrived home after more than two months of treatment in Australia for injuries he sustained in an assassination attempt. Doctors say his recovery has been exceptional.
By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 16 April 2008 Three Israeli soldiers were killed and several others badly wounded in a clash with Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip. At least four Hamas militants were also killed in fighting in Gaza. VOA's Jim Teeple has deta
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 01 March 2006 A senior Islamic militant has been killed in the Gaza Strip. Meanwhile, a Jewish settler was killed by Palestinian gunmen in the West Bank. Palestinians gather
By Phil Mercer Sydney 15 February 2008 Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd says rogue elements will not be allowed to derail democracy in East Timor. Mr. Rudd is visiting the country following this week's assassination attempts on the country's pres
Pakistani officials say at least six people are dead after 12 gunmen attacked the police-escorted convoy transporting the Sri Lankan cricket team. Officials report five police officers and one driver were killed and six players and their British ass
The head of the Arab League has expressed concern about the decision of the International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor to seek an arrest warrant for Sudan's president. As Derek Kilner reports from VOA's East Africa bureau in Nairobi, the Arab L
Pakistani police say they have detained several people suspected of possible links to Tuesday's attack against Sri Lanka's cricket team, but so far have announced no arrests in the manhunt. A Pakistani policeman stands next to bullet-riddled windows
By Phil Mercer Sydney 21 February 2008 The East Timorese President, Jose Ramos-Horta, has regained consciousness from a drug-induced coma 10 days after he was shot in an assassination attempt. Doctors at the Australian hospital where Mr. Ramos-Horta