AZUZ: Fighting has intensified in the eastern European nation of Ukraine. The country got its independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. Today, Ukraine is a nation divided, between people who want to be aligned with Russia, and those who want to be

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US authorities confirm Russia is escalating its military presence in Syria. NPR's TB reports Moscow is attempting to prop up the Assad regime against the expansion of the self-declared IS. A US official says the added planes include an air-to-ground

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There was a handshake between Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi, but the two were unusually frank and undiplomatic in front of journalists at the start of their Beijing meeting. We urged the Unite

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There have been dramatic scenes in London overnight with riots extending into a third day. The area of Croydon in the city's south was cordoned off as a building there was set alight. The Prime Minister David Cameron is reportedly boarding a plane to

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A senior New South Wales police officer is calling for a royal commission into sexual abuse in the Catholic church. Detective Chief Inspector Peter Fox says the church has been involved in a widespread cover-up. He's accused some priests of destroyin

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US Ambassador: Advanced Weapons on Russia-Ukraine Border 美国大使称俄乌边境出现先进武器 KYIV The United States says it expects to pass another round of tough sanctions against Russia over its alleged involvement in the conflict in east

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New Jersey governor Chris Christie has won a second term in office. The Republican defeated the Democrat Bob McDonnell. NPR's Joel Rose has more. Chris Christie cruised to an easy victory. Christie was popular even before Hurricane Sandy, but his app

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From npr news in washington, Im Lakshmi Singh. The Obama administration is raising concerns about russias decision to step up its military presence in Syria or Moscow has begun an air campaign. It says it wants to help Syrian President Bashar al-Assa

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美英誓言俄如干扰乌选举将面临更严制裁 U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and British Foreign Secretary William Hague say the United States and European Union will hit Russia with far tougher economic sanctions if it tries to disrupt

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United Nations agencies warn that Burma's food shortages and escalating prices pose a threat to its food security. Aid agencies also say Burma may need food assistance for at least a year to support communities devastated by Cyclone Nargis. 联合国机

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By Kane Farabaugh New York City 07 March 2007 watch Ethiopian President Hopeful Ethiopian President Girma Woldegiorgis In the wake of Ethiopia's military action in Somalia to remove Islamist forces from Mogadishu, Ethiopian President Girma Woldegiorg

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Scripts: Let's talk about oil prices first, if we may. How much of it a worry is the current oil price above 88 dollars a barrel? Well it certainly is unprecedented and we've not seen oil prices at this level before. And will the economy and will bu

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Common Threats Keep Egypt, US Relations Going 共同威胁将维系美国与埃及的关系 CAIRO Relations between Egypt and the United States have hit a new low after Washington announced a cut in military aid to its once key Arab ally. But, common

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Iraq Sees Deadliest Month in Years7月成为伊五年来伤亡最重月份 LONDON July was the deadliest month in Iraq since 2008, with around 1,000 people killed and many more wounded. The violence, escalating for months, is largely sectarian and an

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The city's once congested roads are empty of people and cars. As many as 1.7 million residents have fled nearly daily fighting in Mogadishu since early 2007. In recent years, the rise of the militant al-Shabab group in Somalia, an al-Qaida ally fight

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By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 12 July 2007 Despite escalating insurgent violence in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, the country's transitional government says the much-delayed national reconciliation conference to end the country's 16-year-old civil war will

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Residents in the town of Las Qoray in a disputed region between Somaliland and Puntland say there are signs of an impending military clash between the two regional rivals, following the take over of the strategic coastal town two days ago by Somalil

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The economic cost of the worst natural disaster in Japan's history continues to rise. Experts are saying the devastating combination of earthquake, tsunami and now - the deepening nuclear crisis, is likely to result in bigger-than-expected financial

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By Lisa Schlein Geneva 12 April 2008 The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is stepping up its humanitarian activities in response to escalating violence in eastern parts of the Democratic Republic of Congo.Theagency says lack of securit

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The President of South Sudan Salva Kiir and therebel leader Riek Machar have signed a deal in theEthiopian capital Addis Ababa to cease hostilitieswithin 24 hours. The talks were the first time the 2men had met since fighting broke out in South Sudan

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