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This is AP News Minute. Pope Francis on Christmas eve likened the current plight of millions of migrants, to the biblical journey taken by Mary and Joseph to Bethlehem. The pope celebrated late evening Christmas mass in St. Peter's Basilica. In Afgha
旅美非洲人希望美国接收更多非洲难民 The United States says it will significantly increase the numbers of refugees it accepts from around the world over the next couple of years. While the recent focus has been on Syrian refugees, memb
Nobel Peace Prize Winners Call for Action on Childrens Rights 诺贝尔和平奖得主呼吁关注儿童权利 LONDON The Indian and Pakistani winners of this years Nobel Peace Prize have called on political and religious leaders to make childrens ri
Protesters have gathered in Melbourne to rally against a controversial child beauty pageant. Girls as young as two months old took part in the US-run show. Organisers say the participants are judged on facial beauty, overall appearance, personality a
183. The rebellion造反 rattle-receptor Of course I love my country. Thats why I chose the path that I have taken. As I sit here in this jail cell, a receptacle for unfortunate rebels, I can recall that I was found cold and unconscious by the kings
American writer W.S. Merwin has been named by the Librarian of Congress as the nation's 17th Poet Laureate. The honor tops Merwin's long list of achievements, which includes over 50 volumes of poetry, prose, criticism and translation, two Pulitzer Pr
By Michael Bowman Washington 18 May 2008 The Bush administration says Cuba remains a repressive state despite the transfer of power from Fidel Castro to his brother, Raul. VOA's Michael Bowman reports form Washington, where a high-ranking Cuban-Amer
Turkey Shifts Syrian Refugees from Borders The Kilis camp next to Turkeys border with Syria is home to almost 12,000 refugees. The visit by U.N. refugee special envoy and Hollywood star Angelina Jolie put the refugees plight back in the headlines - b
As human rights activists prepare to mark the 9th World Refugee Day, June 20, one focus this year is on the stateless. Those are the refugees who, for a variety of reasons, have no nationality. A bill recently introduced in the U.S. Congress would al
Community leaders say Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s final campaign to bring about social justice won't be forgotten. One of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s final campaigns was to support striking sanitation workers who wanted higher wages and union repr
Palestinian-American Poet Bridges 2 Cultures Naomi Shihab Nye is an award-winning Palestinian-American poet who has written or edited nearly 30 books and published five collections of poems for both adults and young people. For Naomi Shihab Nye, poet
贫困无知迫使女孩早婚 WASHINGTON The recent marriage of a 17-year old Chechen girl to a local police chief who was 30 years older and already had a wife caused an outcry in Russia and beyond. The bride was reportedly forced to marry and her
Muslim Reaction to Schoolgirl Abductions Debated 穆斯林对女生绑架的讨论 WASHINGTON The faces of young girls held captive by Islamist militants have fueled anger and shock around the world and raised questions about why more Muslim leaders
By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 05 October 2007 Some 200 representatives of the world's religions will meet later this month in the southern Italian city of Naples to discuss a range of issues focusing on violence in the world. The meeting is being organ
KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: NPR's Alison Meuse is in Beirut. She's been talking to people in Syria who oppose the Assad regime, and she's been asking them about last night's airstrikes. ALISON MEUSE, BYLINE: The barrage of Tomahawk missiles came as a surpri
The site was once a spring-fed pond, full of water. Mammoths were tempted in to drink. But when they tried to climb back out, the banks were steep and slippery. Just like the short-faced bear imprisoned underground, some became trapped. Scavengers wo
By Peter Fedynsky Washington, DC 17 July 2006 watch Casualities report Lebanon's peace has been shattered, warplanes have bombed the Gaza strip, and rockets are falling from the sky over Israel. VOA's Peter Fedynsky reports on the plight of people o
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By Lisa Schlein Geneva 17 April 2007 The U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, Antonio Guterres, is calling for a greater effort by the international community to help millions of Iraqis uprooted by the war. Guterres made his call at a conference in G
By Jim Fry Washington 07 May 2008 Senator Barack Obama won a convincing victory Tuesday in the North Carolina primary election forthe Democratic Party U.S. presidential nomination. Senator Hillary Clinton won the midwestern state of Indiana by a narr