Negotiators from ZANU-PF and both Movement for Democratic Change party factions Thursday signed a 46-page constitutional amendment to enable formation of a unity government. Peta Thornycroft reports from Harare the signed agreement now needs to be a

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US President Barack Obama says those photos of Osama Bin Laden's body will not be released. The White House has been under intense pressure to release the images to prove the terrorist leader is actually dead. But the president says they are too gris

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Noted Blogger on Mideast Advises US: Intervene Less, Not More 著名博主建议美国在中东减少干预,而不是更多 HOUSTON In 2004, Middle East expert Joshua Landis followed the advice of an academic colleague at the University of Oklahoma a

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文本: Realising this, the Archbishop of Canterbury attempted to conciliate between the warring factions, offering Llewellyn land and title in England if he would renounce his rights in Wales. And the answer to this offer was blunt. That they must

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By Bernie Bernard After a wait of nearly 40 years, founding Beach Boys member Brian Wilson has released Smile, an album he refers to as his masterpiece. Since the late-1960s, Brian has battled depress

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By Derek Kilner Nairobi 18 December 2007 In the past year, international efforts to end the four-year-old conflict in the Darfur region of western Sudan have included approval of a 26,000-member peacekeeping force; International Criminal Court arrest

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1. President Bush accuses Iraq war critics of trying to rewrite history, attacking politicians for making what he calls false charges. 2. Making a surprise and heavily guarded visit to Iraq, Secretary

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By Gary Thomas Tehran 13 July 2006 Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad The election of a hard-line conservative to the Iranian presidency last year was a shock for reformists, who had been hoping for a more liberal successor to former President Mo

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Many analysts say hopes for peace in Somalia seem slim, as the country marks the 20th anniversary of the coup that brought down long-time ruler Mohamed Siad Barre. Since 1991, more than 16 transitional governments have failed and the latest is battli

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By Ravi Khanna Washington 11 January 2008 A recent public opinion poll in Pakistan indicates little support for Islamist militants, but also widespread mistrust of the United States. The poll was conducted last September before the assassination of f

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By Al Pessin Pentagon 24 March 2008 The U.S. command in Baghdad says Iranian operatives are continuing to provide money, weapons and training to Shiite insurgents in Iraq, in spite of promises by Iran's leaders that the activity would stop. VOA's Al

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By Lisa Schlein Geneva 01 February 2006 A senior official from the International Committee of the Red Cross who has just returned from a mission to Colombia says every person in that country has been

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By Patricia Nunan Trincomalee 29 June 2006 As Sri Lanka threatens to slide back into all-out civil war, much talk is focused on paramilitaries - armed groups accused of carrying out attacks on civilians. Both the government and the Tamil Tiger separ

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Morgan Tsvangirai, the founding president of Zimbabwe's opposition Movement for Democratic Change, has put on hold a preliminary agreement that would pave the way for formal talks with President Robert Mugabe's ZANU-PF. VOA's Delia Robertson reports

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American weightlifter Casey Burgener will be making his Olympic debut in Beijing. He edged out four other super heavyweights to clinch the third and final spot on the U.S. Olympic weightlifting team. Burgener has two U.S. national titles, and last y

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British Labour MP Diane Abbott, seen here in this November 30 1994, file picture, defended herself Wednesday Nov. 28, 1996 against accusations of racism after criticising the appointment of blonde, blue-eyed Finnish nurses at her local hospital. For

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The long-running proxy wars between Chad and Sudan could be nearing an end following a rare meeting between the two nations' leaders in the Sudanese capital. The enmity between the two regimes has helped fuel the ongoing conflict in Darfur. Alan Bosw

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US Iraq Withdrawal May Tempt Iran to Fill Void The Obama administrations decision to pull all U.S. troops out of Iraq by the end of this year could tempt Iran to try extending its influence there, analysts say, triggering increased tensions with Saud

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By Peta Thornycroft 15 November 2007 After many delays negotiations in Harare between the ruling ZANU-PF and the opposition Movement for Democratic Change have reached a critical point and the parties have reportedly agreed to new laws governing elec

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The United States says Russia has agreed to resume talks to ensure the two countries forces dont clash during bowing campaigns over Syria. The announcement came at the US so-viewed that it was overhauling its approach to fight Islamic State militants

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