By David Gollust Santiago 11 March 2006 Michelle Bachelet has been sworn in as Chile's first elected woman president. The inauguration in the Pacific coast city of Valparaiso drew leaders and official

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U.S. President George Bush and Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete met Friday at the White House to talk about fighting malaria. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns has the story. President Bush (r) shakes hands with Tanzanian President Jakay

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DNC Protests Target Charlotte-based Companies in Wall Street South In Charlotte North Carolina, the protests are bigger and livelier than similar events at the Republican National Convention in Tampa, because protesters say this is where President Ob

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Family of American Marine Calls for Release From Iranian Prison 家人呼吁伊朗释放四年前囚禁的前美国海军 VIENNA As the crowd of journalists covering the Iran talks swells, so too do the opportunities for media coverage. Hoping to cat

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By Brian Wagner Caracas 07 January 2008 Venezuela has launched a new currency aimed, in part, at curbing high inflation rates in the oil-producing nation. Prices have risen in Venezuela due to soaring consumer demand, creating shortages of milk, suga

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By Stephanie Ho Washington 01 October 2006 President Pervez Musharraf Pakistan's president Pervez Musharraf is defending a recently-struck deal that critics say provides sanctuary to terrorists. He also voiced support for President Bush's handling o

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By Bill Rodgers Washington 22 June 2007 A top U.S. diplomat says Washington is puzzled and concerned by some recent Russian statements and actions -- but wants to work with Moscow to address problems. The diplomat's comment came on a day when lawmake

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The United States Thursday joined European monitors in citing improvement in the conduct of Azerbaijan's presidential election, despite the huge victory margin of President Ilham Aliyev. Official figures give the incumbent leader 89 percent of the v

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South Africa Studying Proposal to Legalize Rhino Trade According to the World Wildlife Fund, a record 448 rhinos were poached in 2011 and more than half that number already have been killed illegally so far this year. Pelham Jones, the chairman of So

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Top US Foreign Policy Lawmaker Faces Tough Re-Election Primary Lugar is one of the longest serving lawmakers in the U.S. Senate and a key player in formulating American foreign policy. He is known for legislation promoting democracy overseas, curbing

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State Department officials say they are still skeptical about whether a U.N.-sponsored conference against racism set for April in Geneva can be a constructive exercise. The United States walked out of the initial conference on the subject in South A

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Rivers and canals in the Indonesian capital run black and putrid from the garbage that builds up along their edges. So clogged are they with waste that they often can not carry rainwater away from the city, leaving it flooded. Sara Schonhardt | Jaka

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By Kent Klein White House 22 October 2009 President Barack Obama, 22 Oct 2009 U.S. President Barack Obama is welcoming the Treasury Department's order to slash top executives' pay at seven big companies that have not paid back their government bailo

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US, World Act to Save Elephants 美国,世界采取行动拯救大象 WASHINGTON The Obama administration has unveiled a comprehensive strategy for combating wildlife trafficking in hopes of curbing illicit poaching that is threatening to wipe out el

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By David Gollust State Department 09 August 2007 The United States Thursday announced a new, more aggressive, strategy for curbing the illicit drug trade in Afghanistan. U.S. officials concede that opium poppy production in the country overall is gro

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By Michael Bowman Washington 08 April 2007 The fierce debate in Washington over funding U.S. troops in Iraq continues. Meanwhile, a car bomb attack has killed 17 people and wounded 26 near a health clinic and mosque south of Baghdad, U.S. military an

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A recent Pentagon document suggested that Mexico could become a failed state as drug trafficking cartels continue to challenge government authority with widespread violence. Authorities in towns on the U.S. side of the 3,000 kilometer border are exp

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By Ricci Shryock Dakar 14 April 2008 The United States Navy recently completed a half-year tour of the Gulf of Guinea, whereit has worked to train West African maritime patrols. U.S. officials say the goal of the program was to improve African navies

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By David Gollust State Department 04 April 2007 Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice pledged continued U.S. political and economic support for Haiti at a meeting Wednesday with the impoverished Caribbean country's prime minister, Jacques-Edouard Alexi

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By Dan Robinson Washington 10 March 2006 U.S. lawmakers have expressed concerns about stability in Afghanistan, saying insurgent attacks and expanding opium production continue to threaten U.S. and al

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