Rwanda's President Paul Kagame warns of reprisals if France goes ahead with its indictment of his chief of protocol for alleged involvement in the assassination of former Rwandan president Juvenal Habyarimana in 1994. Mr. Kagame, who is attending a

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RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: A little known 19th century French painter is having a big show at Washington D.C.'s National Gallery of Art right now. And the reason he's not well known is a sad one. NPR special correspondent Susan Stamberg brings us the story

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VOICE ONE: Im Mary Tillotson. VOICE TWO: And Im Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program, PEOPLE IN AMERICA. Today, we tell about writer Langston Hughes, who has been called the poet voice of African Americans. (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Langston Hug

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VOICE ONE: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. I'm Faith Lapidus. VOICE TWO: And I'm Bob Doughty. Our subject this week is sports doping. (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Sports have long been part of popular culture. In the United States, some pl

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Doctors Say Millions Worldwide Suffer From Diabetes 世卫组织警告糖尿病将成全球流行病 The World Health Organization estimates that 346 million people globally suffer from diabetes. Most of them live in low- and middle-income countries.

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By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 28 March 2007 Majority Democrats and President Bush still appear headed on a collision course over legislation to fund the war in Iraq. From Capitol Hill, VOA's Dan Robinson reports Democratic leaders in the House and Sen

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By Dorian Jones Istanbul 17 June 2008 A Baghdad heavy metal band called Acrassicauda- Black Scorpion in English, became internationally known following a documentary made while they were performing in Iraq. But along with ethnicity and religious bel

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Israel is considering a compromise with the United States on the thorny issue of Jewish settlements. Israel's Cabinet discussed the possibility of a partial freeze on construction in Jewish settlements at its weekly meeting. Israel has been seeking

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The Association of Southeast Asian Nations says countries donating to Burma's cyclone recovery efforts are seeking re-assurances of cooperation from Burmese authorities. Donor nations and aid groups are worried Burma may reduce access to the country

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Already President Obama has ended travel limits on Cuban-Americans and called for new talks between the nations, but Havana says Washington is not going far enough. Brian Wagner | Miami 19 December 2009 Photo: photos.com Cuba at night President Barac

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Sci-Fi Thriller 'Source Code' Gives A Fresh Twist to Time Travel The new film starring Jake Gyllenhaal returns to science fiction that is less about futuristic technology and more about how an ordinary character deals with extraordinary circumstances

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French Defense Minister Alain Juppe traveled Monday to the West African nation of Niger for talks with authorities following the killing of two French hostages. The incident underscores growing concern that France is a key target of Islamist extremis

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Australian Environment Minister Peter Garrett warns that efforts to save some endangered plants and animals may be abandoned due to a lack of money. Garrett says the government plans to concentrate on protecting fragile ecosystems rather than indivi

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The top U.S. military commander in Iraq, Army General Ray Odierno, said Tuesday that American combat forces have completed the planned withdrawal from Baghdad and other urban areas. Gen. Ray Odierno talks to reporters at a press conference in Baghda

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By Deborah Tate Washington 13 January 2006 Supreme Court nominee Judge Samuel Alito Witnesses will resume testifying Friday at Senate hearings for Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito. They began their

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By Phuong Tran Dakar 04 April 2007 Throughout Francophone West Africa, analysts say France's influence has been changing. In Senegal, the country observed its 47th year of independence from France. With an octogenarian president entering his last ter

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By David Gollust State Department 18 February 2008 The United States joined major European allies in recognizing the independence of Kosovo from Serbia. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said recognition is the only viable option to promote stabili

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By Selah Hennessy Dakar 05 October 2007 A Congolese government spokesman announced Friday that the country's transport minister has been fired for incompetence, after a deadly plane crash Thursday left at least 37 people dead. As the flames from the

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By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 06 October 2006 Many Kenyans are criticizing a controversial proposal by a Kuwaiti company to develop the historic area of Lamu on Kenya's north coast, saying that the proposal has not followed proper procurement procedures

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Zimbabwe Finance Minister Tendai Biti says the hundreds of millions of dollars pledged by the International Monetary Fund earlier this month will be used to rebuild the country's infrastructure. Earlier this month, Central Bank Governor Gideon Gono

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