By Suzanne Chislett London 29 August 2007 The southeast Asian nation of Burma is famously secretive. A military government has run the country since the army put down anti-government riots in 1988. The opposition party leader Aung San Suu Kyi has sp

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By Douglas Bakshian Manila 18 February 2006 Rescue operations continue on Leyte island in the Philippines, a day after a landslide buried a village under a sea of mud. Authorities say only several doz

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By Raymond Thibodeaux Thimphu, Bhutan 25 March 2008 In Bhutan's landmark elections that ended a century of absolute monarchy, the party widely perceived as most loyal to the monarchy won by a landslide. Raymond Thibodeaux files this report for VOA fr

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On Friday, presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain are scheduled to hold the first of three debates ahead of November's election. Presidential debates have often played a crucial role in U.S. election campaigns in the past, as we hear f

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By Robert Berger Jerusalem 26 January 2007 The Islamic militant group Hamas is marking the one year anniversary of its landslide victory in Palestinian elections. But as Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, the occasion was marred by f

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Witnesses say Iranian riot police have fired tear gas to break up a new opposition rally in the centre of the capital Tehran, hours after a stern warning to protesters. According to eyewitness reports, Iranian police Monday attacked hundred of demon

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U.S. Vice President Joe Biden says he is withholding judgment on Iran's presidential election, as protests continue in Tehran over election results showing a landslide re-election victory for President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Vice President Joe Biden,

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Iran's pro-reform leader Mir Hossein Mousavi addressed tens of thousands of supporters in the Iranian capital Tehran Mondduring a huge rally to protest the re-election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. There were reports by eyewitnesses that a demon

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Thousands of Iranians have staged another rally against the re-election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, defying a government ban on protests. Hundreds of thousands of Iranian supporters of defeated reformist presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mous

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Thailand has confirmed reports that thousands of ethnic Karen villagers have fled into the country to escape fighting in neighboring Burma. Karen civilians take shelter on the bank of the Moei river after fleeing the fighting between Burmese soldier

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South Africans are celebrating the 15th anniversary of the end of apartheid, as well as the conclusion of successful national elections, which were swept by the ruling African National Congress. A group of traditional clad Zulu women participate in

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Israeli military says its aircraft struck two factories in Gaza and a smuggling tunnel between the Gaza Strip and Egypt; Palestinian medics say the air assault wounded at least seven people Luis Ramirez | Jerusalem 22 November 2009 Palestinians chec

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Former PM Nawaz Sharif Set to Lead Pakistan Once Again After a late night of celebrating Pakistans national election results, which showed former prime minister and businessman Nawaz Sharif as the big winner, Pakistanis woke up in the capital Islamab

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Landslide Vote for Modi Raises Expectations for Change in India 莫迪大获全胜印度民众期望高 WASHINGTON Hes been called polarizing, efficient and autocratic - often in the same sentence. No Indian politician has generated so much attention

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By Phil Mercer Sydney 04 September 2007 After a surprise trip to Iraq, President Bush is visiting Australia for a meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation group. The conflict in the Persian Gulf will be a key theme of the president's visit to

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By Stefan Bos Budapest 25 November 2007 Voters in Romania are casting ballots in their country's first European parliamentary elections since it joined the European Union this year. As Stefan Bos reports from Budapest, among those participating is a

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By Kurt Achin Seoul 19 December 2007 South Korean officials are confirming an election result that has been expected for weeks. Former Seoul Mayor Lee Myung-bak has apparently won the presidency by about half of the popular vote. VOA's Kurt Achin rep

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By Jocelyn Ford Banda Aceh 08 February 2007 Newly-elected Governor of Aceh Irwandi Yusuf, second from right, and his deputy Muhammad Nazar, right, are congratulated by officials after swearing- in ceremony in Banda Aceh, 8 Feb 8 2007 A former guerill

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By Nancy-Amelia Collins Jakarta 21 February 2008 The United Nations envoy to Burma says he thinks Burma's military rulers are preparing to invite him to the country in early March to discuss planned elections. VOA's Nancy-Amelia Collins in the Indone

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The United Nations' special envoy on Burma has met with detained Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, to discuss political reform in the military-run country. But it is not clear if the military's top leader will grant him a similar meeting.

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