UN Slavery Memorial Design Competition Launched The United Nations Friday announced an international competition to design a memorial honoring the victims of slavery. Its estimated that over 500 years, more than 18 million people were abducted from A

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By Kari Barber Dakar 01 October 2007 The government of Senegal is warning it will consider pulling its troops out of the African Union peacekeeping force in Darfur if steps are not taken to guarantee the safety of their contingent. At least 10 Africa

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He took the sheet off the mattress. He took the pillowcase off the pillow. He took the towel off the towel bar. He put the sheet, pillowcase, and towel into the plastic laundry basket. He put his socks into the basket. He put his pants and shirts int

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By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 23 April 2007 India has ventured on its first commercial space mission by launching an Italian satellite into space. As Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi, this marks a milestone for the country's space program. India

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By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 19 July 2007 The 53-member African Union says its peacekeeping mission in Somalia has been extended another six months because U.N. forces are not ready to take over peacekeeping duties in the war-torn country. Uganda, the only

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Africa's top peace and security official is appealing to Somalia's elders to use their influence to stop the piracy that threatens commercial traffic through the strategic Gulf of Aden. From African Union headquarters in Addis Ababa, VOA's Peter Hei

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As Congress debates a multi-billion-dollar rescue plan for the U.S. auto industry, the government's budget deficit has reached record levels. Sen. Richard Shelby, R-AL, center, accompanied by several Republican senators speaks to reporters on Capito

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Somali government's recent declaration of a state of emergency has moved the country's security crisis to the top rank of items for consideration at this week's African Union summit. From AU headquarters in Addis Ababa our correspondent reports that

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Japan Heightens Military Alert for North Korean 'Space Launch' It is perhaps the highest state of readiness for Japan's military since World War II. The country has deployed naval ships equipped with interceptor missiles and set up missile defenses o

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Somali Film Company Launches in Kenya In the Somali neighborhood of Eastleigh, in the eastern suburbs of Nairobi, two businessmen have launched a Somali film production company called Eastleighwood. Ahmed Shariff, one of the founders, hopes to change

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A new public-opinion survey by a Kenyan anti-corruption organization warnrd the country could face another round of violence at its next elections, if the government does not increase its efforts to fight graft. According to the survey by the Kenyan

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The African Union Peace and Security Council, or PSC, has appealed for calm in Madagascar following President Marc Ravalomanana's resignation, and warned opposition forces not to seize power. The Council made clear that any extraconstitutional takeo

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Experts Cite Underlying Causes for UK Riots London was largely calm Wednesday, but the rioting that engulfed the British capital for the past four nights has spread to other cities, including Manchester and Birmingham. British Prime Minister David Ca

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By Paula Wolfson White House 13 March 2006 President Bush has launched a new campaign to win support for the Iraq war at, what he calls,

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Local officials in Somalia have accused African Union peacekeepers of firing on civilians in the capital, Mogadishu, killing as many as 39 people after a roadside explosion. A spokesman for the AU force has denied that the troops shot at civilians.

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By Sean Maroney Washington 13 December 2006 watch Paul Sisco report The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration says the current shuttle crew's first space walk outside the International Space Station was a huge success. VOA's Sean Marone

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By David McAlary Washington 12 July 2006 Astronaut Mike Fossum (on arm)installs the International Space Station's railcar-like mobile transporter U.S. space shuttle astronauts are on their third spacewalk since Saturday, this time to practice method

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By Tendai Maphosa London 20 September 2007 British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has announced that he will not attend the European Union-African Union summit slated for December in Lisbon if Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe also attends. Tendai Maph

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By Peter Heinlein Addis Ababa 17 September 2009 Black smoke rises from inside the AMISOM base in Mogadishu after two powerful explosions ripped through the African Union peacekeepers force commander building in Somalia, 17 Sep 2009 The African Union

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Parched areas of New South Wales, Australia's most populous state, have received their best rains in more than a decade, fueling hope the continent's worst drought in memory may finally be easing. Vast tracts of land have been turned into inland lake

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