Mexico's President Felipe Calderon speaks at Los Pinos presidential residence in Mexico City, Monday, April 19, 2010 Mexican President Felipe Calderon will be in Washington Wednesday and Thursday for a state visit that will include an address to a jo

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U.S. President Barack Obama says his administration is sending hundreds of additional federal agents to the United States' border with Mexico, to help fight drug cartels and prevent violence from spilling over into this country. At a news conference

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China Wages Diplomatic Offensive With Arab Countries At a regular briefing Wednesday, spokesman Hong Lei gave details of phone conversations Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi has had in recent days with the head of the Arab League, as well as coun

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Sanctions Threat Weighs on Russian Oil Industry 国际制裁对俄罗斯石油业的影响 MOSCOW Russias economy runs on oil and gas, but with Russias economy on the edge of recession, a new threat has emerged: possible sanctions against energy tech

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Natural Disasters Displace 32 Million in 2012 A new report says more than 32-million people were forced to flee their homes in 2012 due to natural disasters. Most of the displacement occurred in developing countries, but even rich nations, like the U

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Sectarian Violence Skyrockets in Iraq With sectarian bombings and shootings escalating, April was the deadliest month in Iraq in nearly five years. The United Nations says more than 700 people were killed. Abdullah Hassan witnessed one blast in Baghd

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欧盟签证限制威胁与土耳其移民协议 European Union figures show just over 26,000 refugees arrived on the Greek islands in March less than half of February's total. EU officials say this shows the deal with Ankara is working. 欧盟数据显

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Presidential Election Campaigning Underway in Iowa 总统选举竞选活动在爱荷华举行 CEDAR FALLS, IOWA Although the November 2016 presidential election is over a year and half away, campaigning to choose party nominees is already underway in

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By Selah Hennessy Dakar 07 September 2007 Many civilians in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are hoping for a ceasefire between the army and renegade fighters, but the rival forces as well as U.N. officials are giving conflicting information abou

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ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: A painting of a skull by Jean-Michel Basquiat broke records at Sotheby's last night. The work sold for more than $110 million. As NPR's Elizabeth Blair reports, that is the most ever for an American artist's work at auction. ELIZAB

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Investigators are sifting through the rubble of the Pearl Continental Hotel in northwest Pakistan, searching for clues to Tuesday night's devastating truck bombing that killed at least 9 people and injured 70 others. Closed-circuit footage aired on P

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By Mil Arcega Washington 30 October 2007 Oil prices peaked sharply higher Monday, fueled in part by ongoing concerns about dwindling supplies. In New York, crude contracts for December hit an all time high near $94 a barrel. Some energy traders say

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By Cindy Saine Washington 24 October 2007 U.S. officials are calling on Turkey and Iraq to exercise restraint, amid Turkish shelling of rebel bases inside Iraq. Turkish officials say the attacks are retaliation for a rebel ambush on Sunday that kille

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By Lisa Schlein Geneva 13 July 2007 The U.N. refugee agency is urging all armed parties in North Kivu province to stop the widespread pillaging and atrocities that are leading to a humanitarian disaster in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The UNHCR

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By Kurt Achin Seoul 03 June 2008 South Korea is seeking to ease some domestic irritation, with a move that could complicate American-Korean trade relations. Seoul is amending its promise to resume U.S. beef imports by imposing new trade conditions a

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By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 08 March 2006 A senior U.S. military commander met with Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf Wednesday to discuss the war against terrorism. The meeting comes amid escalating

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By Steve Herman Islamabad 17 March 2008 Pakistan's parliament has convened in Islamabad, but nothing significant is expected to happen until later this month when a new government is installed. But as VOA Correspondent Steve Herman reports from the c

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Senator Joseph Lieberman, right, gestures during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, 11 Feb. 2010 (file photo) The Chairman of the U.S. Senate Homeland Security Committee says extreme partisan anger on the left and right is increasing th

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In his first personal response to recent threats from North Korea, South Korean President Lee Myung-bak has criticized Pyongyang's recent attitude. Amid reports of potential military measures by the North, Mr. Lee is calling for a new, more straightf

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Thai police are trying to keep anti-government protesters from entering the grounds of the prime minister's office building. Anti-government groups are escalating their efforts to push Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej out of power. 泰国警察正在努

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