Injection Drug Use Helps Drive HIV/AIDS in Africa Injection drug use has long been a driving factor in the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. But now, there are signs it's a growing problem in sub-Saharan Africa, as well. The Washi

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By Nico Colombant Kinshasa 27 July 2006 In the Democratic Republic of Congo, a fire has broken out at the security camp of a former rebel leader just as he was holding a large campaign rally in the capital Kinshasa ahead of Sunday's post-war electio

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The man who has won Macedonia's presidential elections has pledged to solve a dispute with Greece over his country's name, which has delayed its entry into the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Gjorgje Ivanov, accompanied by his wife Maja, left, g

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Hispanic Voters Could Play Key Role in US Election Luis Torres and Willie Fernandez run a Houston company that does completion work on construction projects. But when it comes to politics, they differ, with Fernandez being more critical of President

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Election Surge by Egypt's Old Guard Frustrates Revolutionary Youth Egypt's revolution primarily was an uprising of the young -- a rejection of the old, stifling, decades-long government. So it is particularly galling to many activists that two of the

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US Secret Service Maintains Dual Mission - Investigations, Protection U.S. Secret Service agents are credited with saving President Ronald Reagan's life during an assassination attempt in 1981. Day in and day out, Secret Service agents and uniformed

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Russians Look Ahead to Mass Protest, Presidential Election Is Russias middle class on the march? People are angry, and are speaking out for clean elections and democracy. Two days after Russias largest democracy demonstration in a generation, Russian

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Two US automakers say they need billions more of government money in order to survive. GM sign sits in front of a long line of unsold 2009 Escalades at a Cadillac dealership in Denver, Colo. 10 Feb 2009 General Motors and Chrysler say they need bill

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Occupy Wall Street Protesters Hold 'Day of Action' Two days after a court ruling closed the Occupy Wall Street encampment in New York, the protesters held a Day of Action -- not only in New York but other cities across the nation Thursday. The protes

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Obama Tells Syria's Assad to Lead Transition or Leave In his Middle East policy speech, President Barack Obama said Syrian President Bashar al-Assad faces the choice of either leading a democratic transition in his country or getting out of the way.

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Nation's Capital Nurtures Local Fashion Gennet Purcell has always loved fashion, but it wasnt her career until recently. I was a practicing attorney by trade for almost 13 years, she says. For much of that time, she was also designing and making clot

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By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 31 October 2009 Massive environmental degradation has been the subject of heightened concern across southeast Nigeria as the region continues to be plagued by an erosion crisis that has grown worse over the years. Driving a

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Jamaat-e-Islami is one of several conservative religious parties in Pakistan. The May 11 ballot will be the first time it vies for votes on its own. Party official Khurshid Ahmad said Jamaat-e-Islami appeals to Muslims who want clear, ethical governa

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By David Byrd Washington 10 August 2006 The terrorist plot to blow up aircraft flying between Britain and the United States is having repercussions in many airports around the world. Investigators have indicated the plot centered on a plan to use li

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By Amelia Shaw Port-au-Prince, Haiti 08 February 2006 Haitians stayed at the polls into the late hours Tuesday in the first democratic elections since former president Jean Bertrand Aristide went into

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By Steve Herman Tokyo 14 November 2006 In the wake of a United Nations' report last week that declared a world water crisis, concerned Asian leaders are planning concerted action to deal with the lack of clean water in their region. ---- Japan on Tu

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By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 07 August 2006 Hundreds of residents of Nigeria's disputed Bakassi peninsula have held an independence ceremony to highlight opposition to the government's plan to hand over the oil-rich region to Cameroon. -------- A group

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By Gary Thomas Washington 14 December 2006 Iranian woman, wearing the traditional Islamic black veil, looks at campaign posters of female candidate Masoumeh Kolahi, in Tehran, 13 Dec 2006 Iranians are to vote Friday in elections for local government

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The Obama administration says it will consider putting North Korea back on the list of state sponsors of terrorism, and is pressing for a U.N. resolution authorizing the boarding of North Korean ships to search for nuclear materials. Sec. of State H

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By Melinda Smith Washington 02 May 2007 Pierre Kraehenbuehl, director of operations of the International Committee of the Red Cross, ICRC, speaks about the situation of civilians in Iraq, during a press conference in Geneva, 11 Apr 2007 The Internati

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