By Nancy-Amelia Collins Dili 30 May 2006 East Timorese President Xanana Gusmao speaks to reporters at presidential palace in Dili The East Timorese president has taken over direct control of the armed forces and declared a state of crisis in an atte

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By Tom Rivers London 30 March 2007 A second member of the British crew captured last week in the Gulf has been shown on Iranian television making an apology for illegally entering Iranian waters. The British government has denounced the video as pro

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By Jessica Berman Washington 25 September 2007 Scientists say musical training appears to improve verbal skills. They explain that developing musical skills and learning to speak involve the same brain stem process, and that could help children with

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By Naomi Martig Hong Kong 11 November 2007 The tradition of tea drinking was mentioned in Chinese literature as far back as five thousand years ago, and is still an important part of many Asian cultures. Although the patience needed to brew a perfect

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By Kane Farabaugh Chicago, Illinois 06 December 2006 Former President Jimmy Carter says he is willing to make another historic trip to North Korea to help reach a diplomatic solution to the current nuclear standoff. In an exclusive interview, VOA's

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By David Byrd Washington 22 February 2007 After years of debate and criticism, the All England Club says men's and women's tennis players will earn the same amount of prize money at this year's Wimbledon Championships. As VOA's David Byrd reports, th

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By Melinda Smith Washington, DC 27 July 2006 watch Surgery report Having surgery used to mean the permanent memento of an ugly scar. But the trend in modern surgery is something called M.I.P., which stands for Minimally Invasive Procedure. There are

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By Lisa Schlein Geneva 22 January 2008 The UN Children's Fund says good progress has been made in saving children's lives. UNICEF, which has just launched its annual State of the World's Children's Report, says many more children's lives can be saved

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By Chad Bouchard Jakarta 25 June 2006 East Timor's Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri talks on phone during a press conference at Fretilin party headquarters in Dili, the capital of East Timor, Sunday, June 25, 2006 East Timor's ruling party has voted to

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By Lisa Schlein Geneva 23 May 2008 The UN refugee agency is urging South African authorities to suspend deportation of Zimbabweans and to allow them to regularize their stay in South Africa. The UNHCR says it is making this exceptional request in lig

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A senior Zimbabwean official says he is pleased that Prime Minister-designate Morgan Tsvangirai is returning home for talks with President Robert Mugabe on reviving the stalled efforts to form a unity government. The reaction comes after the South A

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Domestic Politics Limits Obama's Options on Syria As civil war continues to rage in Syria, the Obama administration is trying to confirm its belief that the Syrian government has used chemical weapons against its own people. President Obama has repea

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By Katherine Cole Washington 17 September 2006 Bob Dylan is one of the world's most-acclaimed songwriters and performers. Over the past five decades, he's sold close to 100-million records, and has performed thousands of shows all around the world.

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By Lisa McAdams Moscow 07 March 2007 By April, the Russian government hopes to reduce the number of illegal workers in the country by nearly 50 percent. The majority of such workers toil at low-wage market jobs shunned by ordinary Russians. Others ar

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By David Gollust State Department 19 November 2007 The Bush administration says it is continuing to push for an immediate end to the state of emergency in Pakistan, despite President Pervez Musharraf's refusal to heed such a call Saturday from visiti

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By Tom Rivers London 09 December 2007 Prime Minister Gordon Brown has called for the immediate release of 5 British hostages abducted in Baghdad last May. For VOA, Tom Rivers reports from London. For the first time since the 5 Britons were abducted o

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By Vidushi Sinha Washington 04 November 2009 A new report about the H1N1 flu virus indicates that the elderly are not immune from the disease afterall. And another report seems to support the early decision to make pregnant women among the first to

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By Paula Wolfson Merida, Mexico 13 March 2007 President Bush is in Mexico for two days of talks intended to help mend frayed U.S. - Mexican ties. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports from Merida, that Mr. Bush is pledging action on an issue of prime importanc

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By Michael Bowman Washington 09 November 2009 Israel's PM Benjamin Netanyahu during his address before the 2009 General Assembly of The Jewish Federations of North America in Washingtom, 09 Nov 2009 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has repe

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By Greg Flakus Merida, Mexico 13 March 2007 President Bush is visiting a hacienda (plantation) in the Mexican state of Yucatan with his host, President Felipe Calderon, where the two leaders are discussing immigration, the fight against drug smuggle

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