By Challiss McDonough Cairo, Egypt 31 May 2007 Syria's state-run press has roundly criticized the U.N. Security Council's vote to set up an international tribunal for suspects in the killing of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. Damascus ha

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By Ron Corben Bangkok 31 May 2008 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says the Burmese military government's rejection of aid soon after the May second cyclone may have cost the lives of 'tens of thousands' of people. As Ron Corben reports from VOA's

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Civil Rights Pioneer Rosa Parks Honored with Capitol Statue It's a lasting tribute to Rosa Parks -- known as the mother of the U.S. civil rights movement. Dignitaries gathered to unveil a nearly three-meter-tall bronze sculpture of Parks in the U.S.

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EU Visa Block Threatens EU-Turkey Migrant Dea 欧盟签证壁垒威胁欧盟土耳其移民政策 LONDON Turkish citizens could soon benefit from visa-free travel to Europe, as part of the deal between the EU and Ankara to stem the flow of refugees.

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This is the VOA Special English Education Report. The last time the United States Education Department asked young people how long they took to finish college was in two thousand one. Fifty-seven percent graduated with a bachelor of arts degree in f

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ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: President Trump is expected to issue a new executive order next week on refugees and other people coming to the U.S. from foreign countries. While we don't yet know the details of what the Trump administration's extreme vetting wil

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President Obama has lifted restrictions on the use of federal money for research using embryonic stem cells. Some researchers are already making progress using stem cells from umbilical cord blood, which entails no controversy since there is no dest

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By Challiss McDonough Riyadh 28 March 2007 Arab leaders are meeting in Saudi Arabia in a bid to revive their 2002 Middle East peace plan. The two-day summit will also address crises in Sudan's Darfur region, Iraq and Lebanon. VOA Correspondent Challi

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By Lisa Bryant Paris 16 June 2008 Politicians are scrambling to keep the European Union treaty alive after Irish voters rejected the charter in a referendum last Thursday. European foreign ministers met in Luxembourg, while President Nicolas Sarkozy

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By Lisa Bryant Paris 19 June 2008 European leaders are gathered for a two-day summit in Brussels to search for a way forward for the European Union after Irish voters rejected the EU treaty in a referendum last week. From Paris, Lisa Bryant reports

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Wartime Resistance Fighter Leads Greek Anti-Austerity Battle At 90 years of age, Manolis Glezos is still putting himself on the front line. During anti-government protests in March 2010 and again in February this year, he was tear-gassed by riot poli

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Election Surge by Egypt's Old Guard Frustrates Revolutionary Youth Egypt's revolution primarily was an uprising of the young -- a rejection of the old, stifling, decades-long government. So it is particularly galling to many activists that two of the

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North Korea says it may be ready to talk again, but not in the six-nation format it has taken part in over the last five years. This time, Pyongyang says it will only talk with the United States. The United States is rejecting North Korea's offer to

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Egyptian Women Reject Blame for Upsurge in Sexual Harrassment Post-revolution, the number of women reporting sexual harassment and violence has skyrocketed. So, too, it appears, has the tendency to blame women for the assaults against them. Psycholog

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By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 09 May 2006 The African Union troops in Darfur are to play a very important role in enforcing security in the aftermath of the Abuja accord. Gilbert da Costa reports from Abu

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By Mandy Clark London 10 August 2007 Religious tolerance in Britain is getting put to the test, following two attempted car bombings earlier this summer. All the suspects are Muslims. A separate protest movement by young Muslim women only adds to inc

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By Sean Maroney Washington 21 December 2007 Earlier this month, Venezuelan voters rejected President Hugo Chavez's sweeping constitutional reform plan. His former defense minister, General Raul Baduel, was among the opponents of the plan, and he tell

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By Robert Berger Jerusalem 17 November 2006 There has been mixed reaction in Israel and the Palestinian territories to a new European peace initiative. Announcement of the plan came as leaders of rival Palestinian factions reported progress on the f

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David: Why has Joyce been moping around all week? Whats wrong with her? Victoria: Shes suffering from a broken heart. Her boyfriend broke up with her over the weekend. They had been together for two years. David: Did she tell you the gruesome details

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By Challiss McDonough Cairo 08 January 2007 A court in Egypt rejected the appeals of 13 new political parties, denying them official recognition and thus banning them from participating in elections. The move came not long after President Hosni Muba

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