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India's government is requiring documentation from people to prove they are legal citizens. Some critics of the policy say it discriminates against a local minority Muslim population. The policy is being carried out in Indias northeastern state of As
SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Akwaeke Emezi's debut novel is a lyrical, nonlinear story of a woman named Ada born in Nigeria with, as she puts it, one foot on the other side. Several selves exist inside of Ada. They identify themselves as we. When Ada comes to
DAVID GREENE, HOST: This is kind of sad. Did you know that nearly half of the world's 6,000 or so spoken languages are endangered? That's according to the United Nations. Well, in New Zealand, a group of teens is trying to save their endangered tongu
SCOTT SIMON, HOST: The latest chapter in the controversial Keystone oil pipeline played out late this week. A federal judge in Montana temporarily blocked the project and asked for an additional environmental review. Indigenous activists are cheering
US National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley says the world cannot let down future generations by allowing Iran to develop a nuclear bomb, saying such a development would be a disaster for the Middle East and the rest of the planet. 美国国家安全顾
Leading our news this morning. A police officer has been shot in the back of the head while trying to intercept a motorist in Melbourne's northwest. The injured officer has been taken to hospital and is in the stable condition. The shooting took plac
Visitors are flocking to Australia's most famous natural landmark so they can climb it while they're still allowed to. Some consider this giant sunburned rock the very heart and soul of Australia. Europeans called it Ayers Rock. To indigenous Austral
A law that forces white-owned companies to hand over 51 percent of their shares to black Zimbabweans has come into force. Most of the foreign companies affected are South African owned, which are supposed to be protected by a recently signed trade ag
By Peter Fedynsky Washington, D.C. 05 July 2006 Watch Freedom Report President Bush In defending his decision to invade Iraq, President Bush has often said that people will someday wonder if Americans were true to their country's fundamental belief
Mideast Overshadows Other Issues at Racism Conference Challiss McDonough Durban, South Africa 3 Sep 2001 Human-rights organizations are urging delegates at the World Conference on Racism to stop 1)squ
Los Angeles Murals Add Color, Character to City 洛杉矶壁画为城市增添色彩,个性 LOS ANGELES The city of Los Angeles is famous for its murals, located on the sides of buildings and highway overpasses. Artists say the murals add character a
By Phil Mercer Fiji 05 December 2006 Fiji's military commander Frank Bainimarama announces he had taken control of the country, in Suva, 5 Dec 2006 Fiji's military commander says he has overthrown the country's democratically elected government. Com
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told Latin American leaders Thursday it is time to move forward on restoring relations with Honduras after last year's coup. She holds a key meeting with Central American leaders on Honduras and other issues Friday
The top stories on ABC News.The Opposition is accusing Kevin Rudd of playing politics over his call for the recognition of indigenous Australians in the constitution. On the 50th anniversary of the major land rise petition, the prime minister says he
By Steve Herman New Delhi 15 August 2007 Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has called for the 1.1 billion Indians of all castes and religions to unite to fulfill the goals of those who led India to independence in 1947. VOA's Steve Herman reports
The AFL anti-doping tribunal today hands down its verdict on the Essendon's beta candle. The tribunal make a through in whether 34 former current and former players were given a banned beta. It coincides with foundings that 2 ? players * and Josh Tho
Background: 据报道南美洲亚马逊的土著部落被传染上了猪流感病毒。位于巴西及委内瑞拉交界处的 Yanomami (亚诺玛米部落)里,有七名土著人已经不幸死于猪流感,而且有可能数百名其他土著人也
A court in Myanmar has sentenced two journalists from the Reuters News Agency to seven years in prison after finding them guilty of violating a state secrecy law. Reuters has condemned the verdict, which has also been criticized by the United Nations
In an exclusive interview with the BBC, Barack Obama has said the failure to tackle gun control has been the greatest frustration of his presidency. He said United States was the only advanced nation that did not have sufficient gun safety legislatio
Syrias President Bashar al-Assad has cast doubt on whether a ceasefire proposed for later this week can be implemented. The cessation of hostility was agreed by world Paris in a security meeting in Munich last week. But President al-Assad said the ce