By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 25 June 2007 Kidnapped BBC reporter Alan Johnston (file photo) Kidnapped BBC Gaza Correspondent Alan Johnston appeared in a new video, released by his captors. VOA's Jim Teeple has details from our Jerusalem Bureau. The video

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By Leta Hong Fincher Washington 24 April 2007 South Korean officials say their agreement Sunday to send rice to help North Korea feed its people will only go through if Pyongyang honors a pledge to begin dismantling its nuclear weapons program. And P

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By Sonja Pace London 24 May 2007 A group of British-based relief organizations has launched an urgent public appeal for funds to help some 4.5 million Africans affected by the conflict in Sudan's Darfur region and surrounding countries. VOA's Sonja P

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By Doug Levine Washington 25 May 2007 Saxophonist Michael Brecker made many fine recordings as a sideman and a soloist during his career. But his final album, recorded just five months before his death, may be his best, however. VOA's Doug Levine ha

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U.S. President George Bush says the United States will do it all it can to help the victims of the typhoon that struck the Philippines over the weekend. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports following talks at the White House with Philippine President Gloria

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By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 24 September 2009 India has embarked on an ambitious project to give biometric identity cards to its 1.2 billion citizens. If implemented, the project could help millions of poor people gain easier access to public servi

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Colorado Business Owners Divided about Presidential Politics At Codi Manufacturing's plant in Golden, Colorado, 23 workers make equipment parts. Owner and manager Jared Jones says he would like to hire more people, but his costs keep going up. Every

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The U.N. World Food Program says it is launching an operation to increase the distribution of food to people caught in the conflict in the Gaza Strip. The World Food Program says the number of Palestinians needing food aid has escalated substantiall

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U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says he is deeply concerned over the abductions of three aid workers in Sudan and is calling for their immediate release without harm. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (file) U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said

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Kids Making Horror Movie Uncover Mystery in 'Super 8' Writer-director J.J. Abrams teams up with producer Steven Spielberg for a sci-fi adventure set in the 1970's about kids who dream of making movies when they grow up. Things get exciting when their

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Budget Cuts Hit US Foreign Aid Programs Mandatory federal cuts Like other federal agencies, the U. S. Agency for International Development has to cut its budget as a result of sequestration. The four-percent USAID must cut will reduce its foreign ass

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By Sonja Pace Heiligendamm 08 June 2007 Leaders of the G8 group of wealthy industrial nations pledged $60 billion to fight AIDS and malaria in Africa. Aid activists welcome the help, but say it is not enough. VOA's Sonja Pace reports from near the su

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By David McAlary Washington 14 December 2006 President Bush has expanded the number of African nations receiving special U.S. aid to combat malaria. Mr. Bush says there can be no turning back from his goal of cutting the number of malaria deaths in

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By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 01 June 2006 Hollywood producer Tom Lynch is the man behind many popular children's television series. VOA's Mike O'Sullivan spoke with the producer about his shows for

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By Leta Hong Fincher Washington, DC 06 June 2006 watch Iraqi Kidnap report Iraqi officials say gunmen raided bus stations in Baghdad Monday and kidnapped 50 people. Also, a hard-line Sunni group warne

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By Challiss McDonough Tyre, Lebanon 02 August 2006 Shipments of humanitarian aid are reaching the south Lebanese port city of Tyre, but aid agencies say they are still having trouble getting the relief supplies to areas where they are most needed. -

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By Paula Wolfson White House 05 March 2007 President Bush is expanding U.S. aid for education, health care, housing and other programs for Latin America. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports from the White House the announcement came just days before the pre

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By Bill Rodgers Washington 14 May 2007 A woman and her child wait with hundreds of other flood survivors at the Convention Center in New Orleans (file photo) Another controversy is brewing over how the Bush administration handled recovery efforts fo

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By Ron Corben Bangkok 01 March 2006 A United Nations international drug report says the world is facing an increase in the smuggling of both illegal and legal drugs through the international mail syst

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In Sri Lanka, aid agencies say a crowded hospital in the northern war zone has been shelled, killing at least nine people. The attack on the hospital comes amid growing concerns for an estimated 250,000 civilians caught in the fighting between the g

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