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He turned to page two. He filled in the boxes for his wife. He marked an X in the correct boxes for his wife. Where do I sign my name, he wondered. He looked at every page. There was no blank space to sign his name. He was done. That was easy, he tho
He opened his mailbox. He looked at the envelope. It was the U.S. census questionnaire. He shook his head. How long would this take, he wondered. He went back to his apartment. He opened the envelope. Another envelope was inside. He unfolded the ques
By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 24 May 2006 An international press-freedom organization accuses the Ethiopian government of blocking personal Internet Web sites known as blogs that are critical of the government, a charge the authorities deny. Paris-based
By Nico Colombant Kinshasa 28 July 2006 Campaigning is ending in the Democratic Republic of Congo, amid tensions before Sunday's post-war election. It is the first open ballot in the country since just after independence in 1960. -------- Destructio
By Scott Stearns Washington 27 July 2006 A key al-Qaida leader has called for revenge against Israel's offensives in Lebanon and the Gaza Strip. President Bush says he is not surprised. Undated video broadcast of Ayman al-Zawahiri Al-Qaida's second-
By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 22 May 2007 A daylong general strike called by Sikh religious leaders has shut down activity in India's northern state of Punjab, a Sikh majority region. Anjana Pasricha reports that the strike was ordered after tensions
By Jeffrey Young Washington 01 May 2007 To most Americans, the governments in their towns and regional areas called counties are the governments they interact with the most. And alongside these local governments are groups of citizens who work on the
By Challiss McDonough Dahab, Egypt 26 April 2006 In Egypt, a pair of suicide attacks on security forces near the Israeli border killed the two bombers but caused no other injuries Wednesday. But tensi
By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 24 May 2006 Afghan civilans, who were injured by the U.S. airstrike on Monday, rest at a local hospital in Kandahar, May 24, 2006 U.S. Military officials in Afghanistan say
By Noel King Khartoum 21 February 2006 African Union peacekeeper and colleagues in the background (File photo - Nov. 10, 2005) Tensions are running high in Sudan, as a controversial proposal that woul
By Catherine Maddux Washington 24 March 2006 Olusegun Obasanjo seen as he participates in National Population Census at Abuja Earlier this month, a Nigerian constitutional review panel recommended all
By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 21 March 2006 Nigeria's long-delayed head count has started rather sluggishly. Gilbert da Costa reports for VOA that logistical problems could be a major challenge to what au
By George Dwyer Washington, D.C. 27 March 2006 watch Hispanic Business report A new report from the United States Census Bureau shows that between 1997 and 2002, Hispanic-owned businesses grew nearly
Kenya's fragile eight-month-old coalition government is in deep crisis amid accusations that President Mwai Kibaki is trying to sideline and undermine the authority of the Prime Minister Raila Odinga. Months of tension between the two leaders peaked
The International Committee of the Red Cross is appealing for access to all areas of conflict in Libya as fighting intensifies. The president of the ICRC, Jakob Kellenberger, says the conflict in Libya has descended into civil war. He says he is alar
By Joe Bavier N'Djamena 02 May 2006 A day before elections in Chad, tension is mounting amid fears of violence and possible attacks on polling stations, following a rebel threat to disrupt the electio
By Barry Newhouse Irbil 10 June 2007 Trucks loaded with military equipment are seen heading towards the border with Iraq near the southeastern Turkish city of Nusaybin, 01 Jun 2007 Iraqi Kurds living near the Turkish border continue to report regular
By Margaret Besheer Irbil 12 December 2006 A minibus packed with explosives detonated in a crowded Baghdad square, killing at least 70 people and injuring more than 230 others. Most of the victims were poor day laborers waiting for work. From northe
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 04 June 2006 Members of a newly deployed Fatah militia parade in the West Bank town of Tulkarem Sunday June 4, 2006 The deployment of a new security force in the West Bank i
Tension is mounting again in Sudan's oil-rich region of Abyei, following complaints from south Sudanese officials that northern troops have not withdrawn from the area. According to an agreement signed last month, both armies were to fully withdraw