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By Challiss McDonough Cairo, Egypt 25 May 2006 Egyptian pro-reform judges stand in front the Supreme Court house during an anti-government protest in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, May 25, 2006 At least 300 pro-reform judges in Egypt stood in silent protes
By Jim Malone Washington 06 February 2007 The war in Iraq looms as the major issue in the 2008 U.S. presidential race. The war is already causing splits among White House candidates in both major political parties. VOA national correspondent Jim Mal
By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 22 February 2007 A new radio station launched this week in the West Bank hopes to help bridge the divide between Palestinians and Israelis. VOA's Jim Teeple reports, those behind the station say they had success with a similar
By Deepak Dobhal Washington, DC 07 December 2006 watch New Space Station Astronaut When the space shuttle Discovery rockets into space on Thursday, onboard will be a new crewmember for the International Space Station -- Sunita Williams. The 41 year
By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 10 May 2006 Ehud Olmert Senior Israeli officials say they will wait six months before deciding whether to move unilaterally to set Israel's final border with the Palestinians.
By Challiss McDonough Tyre, Lebanon 29 July 2006 The three hospitals in the southern Lebanese city of Tyre on Saturday held their second mass burial since the start of the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah militants in Lebanon. Thirty coffins we
Obama Announces Food Initiative for Africa With the leaders of several African countries watching, the president said Friday that governments, private industries and organizations will work together to improve Africa's food security. Today, I can ann
New TB Drug Regimen Launched in Africa, South America With nearly 4000 people dying of tuberculosis each day around the world, public health officials say TB control efforts urgently need new drugs. The clinical trials being launched by the TB Allian
Experts Tackling Education in Africa The statistics are hard to ignore. Sub-Saharan Africa is the lowest-ranked region in the world on the United Nations' education development index. The U.N. education agency (UNESCO) says a quarter of all children
Hunting the LRA in Central Africa A new report says military operations to hunt down LRA rebels in Central Africa face many logistical and intelligence-gathering challenges. In the meantime, the rebels continue to attack civilians. About 1500 Ugandan
Analysts Press Obama Administration to Focus on sub-Saharan Africa The Obama administration has spent much of the past four years dealing with global emergencies, including the worldwide economic crisis, the ending of US military engagement in Iraq a
South Africa Pledges to Get Tough on Rape In recent months, the outrage has grown. These protesters are marching to protest the brutal killing of teenager Anene Booysen. Anene was one of an estimated 64,000 girls and women who are raped every year in
SCOTT SIMON, HOST: About a quarter of a million DREAMers - young people covered by DACA, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals - are enrolled in college this fall. DACA has permitted about 800,000 of these undocumented immigrants who are brought
MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: We have another story about the Obama-era government program to shield people from deportation if they came here illegally as children. It's called the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program or DACA. We've heard a number
'Deport Them': Arpaio Departs From Trump On DACA Recipients RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: For more on Arpaio's chances and what the high number of departing members of Congress could mean for the Republican Party, NPR political editor Domenico Montanaro joins
A consortium of more than 60 international non-governmental organizations says it will launch a global campaign on the Right to Water on March 22, which is World Water Day. The activists say they want the United Nations to begin negotiations for a le
By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 09 February 2007 watch South Africa Tourism The South African government recently announced that tourist arrivals over the past year rose by 15 percent, one of the highest growth rates in the world. In fact, tourism in Sou
By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 16 November 2006 South Africa this week became the first African country, and only the fifth in the world, to legalize same-sex marriages. The law was passed overwhelmingly in the national assembly, because of support by t
By Brian Wagner Miami 20 February 2008 Cuban leaders are expected to name Raul Castro as the next president, replacing his older brother Fidel. In Miami, VOA's Brian Wagner reports that, as defense minister, Raul has wide experience with the nation's
More than a million people remain without electrical power and other normal services nearly five days after Hurricane Ike passed over the Houston-Galveston area. As VOA's Greg Flakus reports from Houston, tensions are growing between various governm