By Stefan Bos Budapest 26 June 2007 A heat wave has killed dozens of people in Central and Southeastern Europe, most in Romania, where authorities have issued a code orange alert in the capital Bucharest and in eight counties. There are also concerns

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By Barry Newhouse Irbil 06 June 2007 The U.N. refugee agency reported this week that some 4 million Iraqis have been displaced by the war and more than half of those have left the country. The rest are looking for a safe haven in Iraq, and some of th

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By Paula Wolfson White House 14 August 2006 President Bush says Hezbollah militants in Lebanon suffered a defeat in their month-long conflict with Israel. Mr. Bush spoke at the State Department just hours after a fragile cease-fire went into effect.

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By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 19 April 2007 The U.N. refugee agency says it has sent medical and relief supplies to a small Somali town near the Kenyan border, the destination of many people fleeing violence and instability in Somalia. Cathy Majtenyi rep

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By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 24 May 2007 Health officials in Nigeria have confirmed an outbreak of the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus in another northern state. Gilbert da Costa has more for VOA from Abuja. Fowl vendors wait for buyers in a fowl market in L

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By Selah Hennessy Dakar 25 May 2007 Traffic hawkers in the streets of Dakar, Senegal Friday marks 150 years since French colonists first established a port in what is now the Senegalese capital of Dakar. Originally a small fishing village, Dakar has

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By Scott Stearns White House 28 June 2007 President Bush says there are hopeful signs of progress in Iraq as 30,000 additional U.S. troops have been battling al-Qaida terrorists. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports the president's com

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By Kane Farabaugh Utica, New York 27 August 2007 The loss of manufacturing jobs in the northeastern U.S. state of New York led to an economic decline in the 1970s. But war in Vietnam, and two decades later in the Balkans, as well as continued strife

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By Jeff Swicord Washington, DC 01 May 2006 watch Immigration report One of the major issues before the U.S. Congress is immigration reform. There are many sides to the debate -- including how any chan

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By Chad Bouchard Jakarta 24 January 2007 Experts say a Southeast Asian terrorism network has expanded its influence in Central Sulawesi amid escalating violence during the past month. A new report from the International Crisis Group says terrorist ce

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U.S. charter companies are readying for a surge in the numbers of Cuban-Americans seeking to travel to the Cuba, now that President Obama has dropped restrictions on family visits. Supporters of the decision say ending the 2004 restrictions may help

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South Sudan's Aid Workers Concerned About Flood of Sudanese Refugees At a watering point in Yusuf Batil camp in South Sudan, some of the 35,000 residents make the daily trek to fill jerry cans for washing, cooking and cleaning. To get about half the

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India's Coast Guard says it has rescued hundreds of migrants from Bangladesh and Burma, but hundreds more may be missing at sea. Indian officials say the rescued Rohingya boat people claim they were arrested by Thai officials and set adrift on the h

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In a bid to protect Australian jobs, the number of skilled migrants allowed into the country is being cut. It is the first time in a decade that the intake has been reduced. The decision to cut the number of immigrants comes as pressure mounts on th

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International Community Struggles to Ease Syrian Suffering 国际社会努力缓解叙利亚的局势 WASHINGTON As each day passes and the death toll rises, millions of Syrians are increasingly worried about their fate in a war with no end in sight.

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African Migrant Protest in Israel Enters 4th Day 非洲移民在以色列抗议进入第四天 JERUSALEM In Israel, several thousand African migrants demonstrated Wednesday for a fourth day against a new law that allows authorities to detain indefini

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Experts: Syria's Foreign Fighters Negatively Impacting Anti-Assad Fight 专家表示叙利亚的来自国外的战斗人员对反阿萨德的战斗有着负面影响 International efforts to stop the fighting in Syria have failed to end the conflict,

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By Greg Flakus New Orleans 21 April 2008 President Bush is in New Orleans, playing host to his North American counterparts, Mexican President Felipe Calderon and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper. As VOA's Greg Flakus reports from New Orleans, i

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By Odil Ruzaliev Washington, DC 09 November 2006 watch Halal Grocer report Shoppers inside of the Halal store The continuing influx of immigrants to the United States has meant a proliferation of shops, restaurants and other businesses catering to s

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