By Barry Newhouse Irbil, Iraq 30 April 2007 American inspectors who review reconstruction projects in Iraq say some rebuilt facilities are falling into disrepair because they are not being properly maintained. A report by the Special Inspector Genera

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Sybil: Oh, this is it! This is the perfect location for our new store! Leo: Sorry, but this space isnt zoned for retail. Its zoned for offices. Sybil: But couldnt we get the zoning commission to re-zone it? Leo: Thats not an easy process. The citys u

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By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 09 February 2007 A U.S. Senate panel Friday opened hearings on an internal Defense Department report criticizing the intelligence work on Iraq by senior civilian officials before the U.S.-led invasion in 2003. VOA's Debo

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It was just about a year ago that Washington University professor Henry Schvey was visiting New Orleans to deliver a paper on one of his favorite topics, Tennessee Williams. During a side visit to Faulkner House Books. He found a small blue test book

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By Marlene Smith Vienna 02 February 2006 The International Atomic Energy Agency is considering reporting Iran's nuclear program to the U.N. Security Council, but hopes a Russian deal will avoid escala

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By Alan Silverman Hollywood 11 February 2007 Hannibal Lecter, one of the most intriguing and chilling characters from modern popular literature, gets his 'back story' in a dark thriller from the director of the art house hit Girl With A Pearl Earring

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By Dan Robinson Washington 22 May 2007 The U.S. official responsible for auditing reconstruction efforts in Iraq has told Congress that violence, management problems, and inadequate Iraqi government contributions continue to hamper economic recovery

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By Kurt Achin Seoul 25 June 2007 United Nations nuclear inspectors are in Beijing, preparing to head to the North Korean capital to discuss a shutdown of the country's main nuclear reactor. At the same time, a Russian bank has confirmed the final res

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By Kurt Achin Seoul 29 June 2007 There are more indications that at least one key element of a broader effort to end North Korea's nuclear weapons programs may soon be in place. United Nations nuclear inspectors say they were given full access to a N

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By Gilbert Da Costa Abuja 23 February 2006 Security forces are on a high state of alert in Nigeria ahead of Friday Muslim prayers. Days of violence in Africa's most populous nation heighten security c

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By Michael Bowman Washington 22 March 2007 U.S. officials say the reconstruction of Iraq is moving forward and improving despite severe problems that have hampered many projects since Saddam Hussein was removed from power in 2003. VOA's Michael Bowma

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A U.S. congressional committee on Monday held the first of what is expected to be numerous hearings on an alleged massive financial fraud by New York asset manager Bernard Madoff. Bernard Madoff (file photo) Madoff is alleged to have defrauded billi

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Analysts Dispute Iran's Uranium-Enrichment Claims The international community has demanded that Iran fully acknowledge all of its nuclear related activities, and halt any work toward acquiring nuclear weapons. But Tehran has responded by announcing t

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Afghanistan Continues to Be Hub of Poppy Cultivation 阿富汗仍是罂粟的重要产地 A recent U.S. government report notes that more Afghan land is under poppy cultivation today than it was under the Taliban in 2002. Demand for drugs, especially

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By Stephanie Ho Washington 08 June 2006 U.S. officials have told Congress U.S. reconstruction efforts in Iraq are being significantly, and expensively, hampered by security concerns. This was among the issues raised as lawmakers grilled administrati

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U.S. taxpayers have spent almost $51 billion on post-war reconstruction in Iraq. The inspector general for Iraq Reconstruction says much of this money was filtered to contractors with little government oversight, leading to massive fraud and little

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By Jim Malone Washington 09 March 2007 An internal U.S. government report says the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the FBI, abused its powers in secretly obtaining personal information in investigations targeting terrorism or espionage suspects. Law

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Indonesian police discovered a supply of homemade bombs during a raid in South Sumatra. Nine people were arrested in connection with the discovery and taken to the country's capital. Chad Bouchard reports from Jakarta. Elite counter-terrorism police

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By Sarah Simpson Lagos 15 November 2007 Nigerian police say they have killed 785 suspected armed robbers and lost 62 of their own officers in the last three months. Human rights groups have repeatedly accused Nigerian police and security forces of ki

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