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Nine years after the fall of the Taliban, one of the regions in Afghanistan most damaged by 30 years of war is slowly coming back to life. On Fridays many Kabulis pack into their cars and leave the traffic-jammed capital behind. They get on the Kabul
Lebanese Take Sides in Syrian Civil War Posters of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad festoon this hilltop neighborhood overlooking Tripoli, Lebanons second largest city. This one reads: The Arab nation will not kneel as long as Bashar al-Assad is thei
U.N. aid agencies say they are very concerned about the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Yemen because of increased fighting between al-Houthi rebels and government forces in the mountains of northern Yemen. The U.N. refugee agency reports ab
Iraq Invasion, Occupation Forged New US War Strategy It was a war that began in a conventional way. U.S. forces went against Iraqi forces with a clear objective: to bring down the government of Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein. The long, drawn-out war tha
By Matt Steinglass Hanoi 16 July 2006 Vietnam A high school mathematics teacher in Vietnam has provoked a furor with videotapes of flagrant, school-sponsored cheating on high school graduation exams. The government has congratulated the teacher, but
ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: This week marks the centennial of U.S. entry into World War I, a conflict that shattered empires and cost millions of lives. Here's something else it did on the American home front. It made us a less German country - culturally.
MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: A legendary airplane that helped America win the Second World War is being reborn at age 75. The Memphis Belle is undergoing patient and precise restoration. NPR's Noah Adams went to take a look. NOAH ADAMS, BYLINE: I've come
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Iraq's interim government says war crime trials of members of the former regime of Saddam Hussein could begin as early as next week. In the meantime, at least two people were killed and as many as 13 wounded early Tuesday when, for the second time in
By Phuong Tran Dakar 02 August 2007 A human rights group is accusing pro-government and rebel forces in the Ivory Coast of subjecting thousands of women and girls to rape and other forms of sexual assault. In a report issued Thursday, Human Rights Wa
Elena: How do you like your new job at the Veterans Hospital? Wieland: I like it a lot. Its really rewarding. Elena: What do you do there, exactly? Wieland: My job is to help returning vets who have been physically injured adjust to living with their
By Scott Stearns White House 02 November 2007 President Bush rallied U.S. troops in the southern state of South Carolina Friday. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports, some of those new soldiers are headed for Iraq. President Bush says
By Cathy Majtenyi Bujumbura 10 May 2006 Efforts are under way in Burundi to recover from more than a decade of civil war. The government and the United Nations recently agreed on the terms of two post
Somalia government policemen guard a street in southern Mogadishu during a raid in which 60 people suspected of creating violence in the capital were arrested (File) French Foreign Legion Training Ugandan Troops for Peacekeeping Mission in Somalia Re
By Jennifer Glasse Wooten Bassett, England 11 November 2009 British fallen serviceman are honored in a public ceremony The remains of five British servicemen killed by an Afghan police officer in Afghanistan have returned to Britain, along with the
By Bill Rodgers Washington 17 March 2008 Five years ago, on March 20, 2003, U.S.-led forces invaded Iraq to overthrow a dictatorship that President Bush accused of developing weapons of mass destruction. No WMD were ever found. As VOA's Bill Rodgers
By Margaret Besheer United Nations 07 February 2008 A former Congolese Army colonel and rebel leader has been arrested and transferred to the International Criminal Court at The Hague where he is facing war crimes charges. From United Nations headqua
By Anya Ardayeva Moscow 17 September 2009 As the world marks the 70th anniversary this month of the start of World War II, there is a debate underway in Russia over the role the Soviet Union played in the events leading up to the outbreak of the war
Top U.S. defense officials are acknowledging that American public opinion appears to be turning against the war in Afghanistan, but they point out the Obama administration's strategy for defeating al-Qaida and the Taliban is just beginning. Defense
The head of the Chinese delegation which took part in the latest round of US-China trade talks in Washington is putting a positive spin on the results of the sessions. Reviewing the talks which wrapped up on Saturday, Liu He, Chinese President Xi Jin