Officials in India say they believe just ten gunmen managed to carry out the siege of Mumbai, a city of 18 million people, a showdown that left nearly 200 people dead including at least five Americans. Investigators are trying to determine how that

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A longtime president of Zimbabwe, 93-year-old Robert Mugabe faces impeachment proceedings tomorrow. In a televised speech today, Mugabe acknowledged the criticism of his 37 years in power, but he stopped short of stepping down. Many expected he would

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Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's son Seif has warned of rivers of blood in a televised statement. He said Libya was in danger of civil war if the pro-democracy protestors did not stop their demonstrations. He told Libyans that his father was too stron

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Yemens Ex-President Saleh Killed Houthi rebels in Yemen say former president Ali Abdullah Saleh has been killed. The death was announced Monday by a Houthi-run television station. An official with Yemens internationally recognized government confirme

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Police have triggered a controlled explosion at the apartment of James Holmes. He's the man suspected in the mass shooting at the Aurora Colorado movie theater. Police say the apartment is filled with chemicals, explosive material and trip wires. Kir

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THIS IS AMERICA - George W. Bush and John Kerry By Jerilyn Watson Broadcast: Monday, October 18, 2004 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA, in VOA Special English. I'm Faith Lapidus. VOICE TW

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Family members and allies of two former Thai leaders announced formation of a new political party this week. The party was launched Wednesday in Bangkok. Its leaders are relatives and supporters of Thaksin Shinawatra and his sister Yingluck Shinawatr

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A 59-member Chinese team has arrived in Sierra Leone as China says it will continue to do its part to contain Ebola. The team will be based at the Sierra Leone-China Friendship Hospital, some 30 kilometers east of the capital city of Freetown. They w

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亚努科维奇不寻求俄军事支持 MOSCOW, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) -- Ousted Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych said Friday he would not ask Russia for military support to resolve domestic crisis, but he blamed some Western powers for the chaos in h

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Russian military forces have stepped up their offensive in the former Soviet Republic of Georgia today, targeting areas outside the contested region of South Ossetia. The US ambassador to the United Nations Zalmay Khalilzad warned Russia that its ti

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National parks and monuments are open today, thanks to last night's budget agreement that prevented a government shutdown. President Obama visited the Lincoln Memorial to shake hands with tourists and to make the point that the government is open for

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By David Lewis In the Democratic Republic of Congo, a militia leader loyal to the government says that he has captured the headquarters of rebels operating in eastern Congo. There has been no independ

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The occupy Wall Street demonstrations have inspired similar protest in Europe, Asia and Australia today. Thing gone violent in Rome where some set vehicles on fire, attack buildings and police. Thousands turned out with a march on Washington for jobs

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VOICE ONE: This is Mary Tillotson. VOICE TWO: And this is Steve Ember with THE MAKING OF A NATION -- a VOA Special English program about the history of the United States. Today, we continue telling about Bill Clinton, America's forty-second president

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AS IT IS 2014-07-24 Former General Challenges Widodo's Victory in Indonesia 印尼前将军挑战选举结果 The unsuccessful candidate in the Indonesian presidential election has decided to challenge -- or officially dispute -- the result. Former A

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AS IT IS 2014-09-12 Libya Is Becoming a 'Terrorist Hub' 利比亚正在成为一个恐怖主义的中心 President Barack Obama has proposed an expanded American military effort against Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria. His plan is meant to

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AS IT IS 2016-03-22 Conflict in Thailand Over New Constitution 泰国新宪法引冲突 In Thailand, a commission writing a new constitution is set to consider proposals by the military government. The proposals include a non-elected senate and an ap

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Where Is Kim Jong Un? 金正恩在哪里? North Korean leader Kim Jong Un failed to appear at a holiday celebration Friday in the North Korean capital, Pyongyang. More than a month has passed since a new photograph of him appeared or he was reported

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230 印尼拉开副总统竞选帷幕 Indonesia: Battle for the Number Two Job Patricia Nunan Jakarta 25 Jul 2001 19:06 UTC Indonesia's national assembly has delayed the election of a vice president t

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JUDY WOODRUFF: And in the other news of this day: a warning from Pope Francis that the Roman Catholic Church's moral authority is likely to fall like a house of cards unless it becomes more welcoming. He told an Italian Jesuit magazine that, The chur

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