Rwanda's President Paul Kagame warns of reprisals if France goes ahead with its indictment of his chief of protocol for alleged involvement in the assassination of former Rwandan president Juvenal Habyarimana in 1994. Mr. Kagame, who is attending a

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Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua dismissed 20 cabinet ministers in a government shake-up following growing criticism of the government's performance in the past 18 months. The administration has made little progress in the sectors the president set

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By Edward Yeranian Beirut 24 November 2007 Lebanon's outgoing president, Emile Lahoud, has asked the army to take charge of security in the country, after members of parliament again failed to elect a successor, shortly before he left office at midni

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By Robert Raffaele Washington 25 September 2007 Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has again denied U.S. accusations that Iran seeks to develop nuclear weapons, and is supplying weapons and training to insurgents in Iraq. Mr. Ahmadinejad made his

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Iraq's president Jalal Talabani, touting security gains in that country, has appealed to nations around the world to open diplomatic missions in Baghdad and drop sanctions left over from the Saddam Hussein era. The Iraqi leader was among speakers Th

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By Arjun Kohli Nairobi 23 August 2007 Kenya's President Mwai Kibaki Tuesday rejected a clause in a proposed media bill that would have limited press freedom. Arjun Kohli reports from VOA's East Africa Bureau in Nairobi the move was welcomed by Kenya'

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By Gary Thomas Washington 24 September 2007 Iran's president got a frosty reception during a rare public appearance at an American university Monday. As VOA correspondent Gary Thomas reports, the less-than-warm welcome came from an unexpected quarter

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By Kurt Achin Seoul 22 May 2008 South Korea's president has become personally involved in damage-control efforts against a public scare about American beef imports. Althougth he remains critical of his country's panic regarding U.S. beef, Lee Myung-b

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By Gary Thomas Washington 20 March 2008 Loyalists of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad were big winners in the recent parliamentary elections. With many reformists locked out of the electoral process, the contests were primarily between different faction

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By Deborah Block Irbil 06 November 2007 Turkey's president says his country has decided on how to proceed against Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq and has informed the United States. The comments by President Abdullah Gul Tuesday came a day after U.S.

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By Wang Yiru Washington 02 January 2008 In 1992, former President Bill Clinton accepted the Democratic Party's nomination for the nation's office with a speech in which he said, I believe in a place called Hope. Hope was more than Mr. Clinton's visio

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By Jim Fry Washington 05 December 2007 Two Republican Party candidates for U.S. president disagreed sharply last week on the use a controversial interrogation technique known as waterboarding. While much of the campaign focuses on domestic issues, ca

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By Lisa Bryant Paris 06 December 2007 French President Nicolas Sarkozy again marked his hands-on diplomatic style by personally requesting the head of Colombia's FARC guerrillas release 45 hostages the group has been holding for years. For VOA, Lisa

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By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 01 January 2008 Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has renewed his call for Hamas militants to accept early elections. VOA's Jim Teeple reports from Jerusalem, internal Palestinian clashes in Gaza have killed at least six Pa

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By Jim Randle Irbil, Iraq 07 September 2007 Recent reports to the U.S. Congress about the situation in Iraq point to limited success by the Iraqi government in establishing security but continuing problems in bringing about political reconciliation.

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By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 14 May 2008 President George Bush has arrived in Israel, the first stop on his five-day trip to the Middle East. Mr. Bush comes to Israel to help celebrate the country's 60th anniversary, and advance the Mideast peace process,

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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has given final approval to the establishment of diplomatic relations with Lebanon, after intense pressure from both France and the United States. Damascus had never formally recognized its smaller neighbor since bot

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By Greg Flakus Houston 18 February 2008 In Houston, former President George H.W. Bush, the father of the current president, stood beside Senator John McCain to offer his endorsement for the Republican presidential nomination. VOA's Greg Flakus report

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By Scott Stearns White House 18 December 2007 With fewer than 400 days left in office, President Bush says he is sprinting to the finish line. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns looks ahead to the president's final year. President Bush opene

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By Jim Fry Washington 18 December 2007 It has only happened twice in the last century in the race for president of the United States. There are no sitting or past presidents or vice presidents running for either of the two major political party nomin

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