Iraqis are staging a national celebration to mark the impending June 30th withdrawal of U.S. troops from most cities, towns and villages. Celebrations in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, include music, dance and poetry. People celebrate in Basra, Iraq's

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By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 09 November 2007 Hospital workers and residents in the Somali capital Mogadishu say more than 40 people have been killed and more than 100 wounded since late Thursday in battles between Ethiopian troops and Islamist-led insurgen

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By Al Pessin Pentagon 25 June 2007 A senior American officer involved in training Iraq's new security forces is warning against putting too much responsibility on those forces too quickly, as pressure grows in the United States for the start of a wit

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By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 13 July 2006 U.S. Ambassador to Iraq, Zalmay Khalilzad, sought to emphasize the positive when he offered an assessment of the situation in Iraq before a congressional committee Thursday. But he said sectarian violence re

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By Ben Gilbert Baghdad 11 January 2006 An Iraqi mason works on a wall surrounding a new school on the outskirts of Basra (file picture) Iraq has been hit with a construction boom - in no small part du

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By Ben Gilbert Baghdad 06 January 2006 Iraqi soldiers gathered in the U.S.-protected Green Zone Friday to celebrate Armed Forces Day. The parades and speeches come one day after suicide bombers in two

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By Ron Corben Bangkok 13 September 2006 The International Campaign to Ban Landmines reports dramatic progress in de-mining around the world. But landmines still inflict a terrible toll in 58 countries worldwide, says the campaign group in its annual

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By Jim Randle Baghdad 23 January 2007 A top U.N. envoy says Iraq is sliding into what he calls the abyss of sectarianism and he is urging Iraqi leaders to do more to stop the violence. Across Iraq Tuesday a series of car bombs, kidnappings, and shoot

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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says there is still no plan to send additional U.S. combat troops to Afghanistan, even though he has said he would like to do so sooner rather than later. VOA's Al Pessin reports from the Pentagon. Two weeks ago,

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The immediate outlook for Asia's tourism industry remains bleak as most major markets report sharp falls in visitor arrivals. There are hopes a recovery will come in 2010. Fishermen sit on boats at lake near Mount Kinabalu, the tallest peak in South

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By Greg Flakus Fort Riley 25 March 2008 US troops at Fort Riley, in the Midwestern state of Kansas, are training for deployment in Afghanistan along with 31 soldiers from Afghanistan's National Army. Some 300 US soldiers are in the current exercise a

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By Suzanne Presto Hong Kong 24 December 2006 General Bo Mya sitting in his wheelchair during celebrations marking 57th anniversary of army's rebellion against Myanmar junta (file) A longtime leader of Burma's largest ethnic rebel group has died. VOA

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By Sonja Pace London 23 October 2006 Britain's Prime Minister Tony Blair, left, meets with visiting Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Barham Saleh, Monday Oct. 23, 2006 raqi Deputy Prime Minister Barham Saleh says his government is working to take greater

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By Challiss McDonough Cairo, Egypt 12 September 2006 watch Embassy Attack report Syrian security officers gather in front the U.S Embassy after an attack in Damascus, Sept. 12, 2006 Syrian security forces say they have foiled a terrorist attack on t

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By Brian Wagner Miami 11 January 2008 Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says he wants to resume peace efforts in Colombia following the release of two hostages held by leftist rebels. VOA's Brian Wagner reports Mr. Chavez also called on Colombia to re

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By Simon Marks Diyarbakir, Turkey 27 March 2007 watch Marks report As violent instability convulses much of Iraq, the country's neighbors are keeping a watchful eye. In recent weeks, Turkey has warned Kurds in northern Iraq not to make any moves to

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By Al Pessin Pentagon 16 March 2006 U.S. and Iraqi forces captured more than 30 suspected insurgents and found at least six major caches of weapons near the town of Samarra on Thursday, during the fir

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By Sean Maroney Islamabad 25 September 2009 Pakistani authorities say a suspected U.S. missile strike has killed at least 12 people believed to be militants in a remote border region of Pakistan. Security officials say Thursday's missile strike hit

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A five-year Islamic insurgency in Thailand's southern provinces shows no sign of abating, although the military succeeded in reducing attacks in the past year. The new government in Bangkok must gain the confidence of the Muslim communities to make

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The top U.S. military commander in Afghanistan has welcomed President Barack Obama's approval of 17,000 additional troops to Afghanistan, saying the development will markedly improve deteriorating security conditions in the southern part of the coun

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