Somalia's government said it has repulsed a military attack by foreign-backed insurgents trying to overrun the presidential compound in Mogadishu and oust President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed. News agencies report at least 110 people, mostly civilia

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Madagascar's highest court has backed the military's move to replace President Marc Ravalomanana with his rival, opposition leader Andry Rajoelina. But some African leaders are questioning whether the move is constitutional. Andry Rajoelina greets t

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New York Candidates Court Muslim Voters The Arab-American Association of New York recently held a Meet the Candidates forum at a school auditorium in Brooklyn. The event offered the public an opportunity to grill candidates for local office and to re

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Economic Crisis Hits Spain's Youth First-year biology students at Madrid's Autonomous University are among the lucky ones, or so they thought. They are some of the 30 percent of Spanish youths who go to university. But with the long recession, they a

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Haitian Soccer Amputees Assist Wounded US Soldiers Members of a Haitian amputee soccer team were in Washington this week to conduct clinics for wounded American troops from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. It was the Haitians' way of say

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By Phuong Tran Dakar 13 August 2007 A Senegalese non-profit group, which has fought against female genital mutilation for more than 15 years, has won a humanitarian prize of$1.5 million dollars. For VOA, Phuong Tran has more from Dakar. The non-profi

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By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 03 October 2006 A landmark decision by the U.S. Supreme Court legalized abortion in 1973, but the issue remains divisive. The latest battleground is the state of South Dakota, where voters will decide in November wheth

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By Ade Astuti and Ariadne Budianto Washington, DC 15 June 2007 In the subtropical climate of southern Florida, a state in the southeast United States, many people each year visit a jungle that advertises itself as the place where humans are caged and

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By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 09 February 2007 watch South Africa Tourism The South African government recently announced that tourist arrivals over the past year rose by 15 percent, one of the highest growth rates in the world. In fact, tourism in Sou

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By Peter Fedynsky Washington, DC 04 October 2006 watch Supreme Court report The U.S. Supreme Court began its new term this week with a docket of 38 cases, 17 of which are related to business. VOA's Peter Fedynsky looks at the most prominent cases, i

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By Deborah Tate Washington 09 January 2006 Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito, second from right, prepares to testify on Capitol Hill President Bush's nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court, Judge Samuel A

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By Deborah Tate Washington 11 January 2006 watch Alito Day 2 report Samuel Alito President Bush's nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court, Judge Samuel Alito, returns to Capitol Hill Wednesday for a second

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By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 16 November 2006 South Africa this week became the first African country, and only the fifth in the world, to legalize same-sex marriages. The law was passed overwhelmingly in the national assembly, because of support by t

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By Jim Malone Washington 04 May 2006 Zacarias Moussaoui (file photo) Confessed al-Qaida conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui was formally sentenced to life in prison Thursday for his role in the September 1

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By Paula Wolfson White House 17 October 2006 President Bush welcomed Muslim leaders to the White House Monday evening for the traditional meal that marks the end of the daily Ramadan fast. The guests also included Muslim-Americans who serve as fire-

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By George Dwyer Washington, DC 07 March 2006 watch Merger report Shares of the U.S. regional telephone firm BellSouth rose sharply in value Monday after the company agreed to an acquisition offer by A

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By Carolyn Weaver Uganda 15 June 2006 watch Uganda Fake Drugs report Stopping the sale of counterfeit and substandard drugs is a priority for many developing countries, including Uganda. Not only are low-quality and fake drugs harmful when they fail

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By Rowan Reid Johannesburg 16 June 2006 South Africans have been celebrating the role played by young people in the fight against apartheid, three decades after their protests spawned a movement against white minority rule, which was finally ended i

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By Phuong Tran and Naomi Schwarz Dakar, Senegal and Ende, Mali 09 January 2007 Woman and child take part in a discussion at a village meeting in village of Bandiagara, Mali (File photo) Some of the lowest-ranking countries on the United Nations' Hum

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THIS IS AMERICA - US Supreme Court Upholds Healthcare Law, Strikes Down Much of Immigration Law CHRISTOPHER CRUISE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. Im Christopher Cruise. Today, we will look at the recent United States Supreme Cour

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