Representatives By Dan Robinson Washington 24 October 2006 Nancy Pelosi If Democrats win control of the House of Representatives in the November 7 congressional elections, a Democratic lawmaker from the state of California could become the first wom

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By Heda Bayron Kuala Lumpur 25 July 2006 Southeast Asian foreign ministers have opened their annual meeting with the political stagnation in Burma casting a shadow over their goal of regional integration, and damaging ASEAN's credibility with the in

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By Paula Wolfson New York 20 September 2006 President Bush (R) meets with Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas in New York, Sept 20, 2006 President Bush has reaffirmed his support for Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, calling him a man of peace. Th

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By Lisa Bryant Paris 17 March 2006 A group of exiled Syrian opposition leaders announced in Brussels Friday it had formed a united front aimed at toppling the government of President Bashar al-Assad t

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By Peter Fedynsky Washington, D.C. 22 January 2007 watch War Presidency report President Bush's State of the Union address on Tuesday will be delivered at a joint session of Congress, where a majority now opposes his call for a troop increase in Ira

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Afghan President Hamid Karzai has condemned a U.S. airstrike in western Afghanistan that some Afghan officials say killed more than 70 civilians on Thursday. VOA's Barry Newhouse reports from Islamabad that the U.S. military disputes the number of c

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Pakistan's Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani is expected to meet with top U.S. officials in Washington this week, including President George Bush. His visit comes during new tensions among Afghan, Pakistani and U.S. officials over how to counter a g

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The top U.S. military officer says he is concerned that the global economic crisis could create instability and, potentially, more terrorism around the world, particularly in African countries and other relatively poor areas. Chairman of the Joints

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The International Committee of the Red Cross said Gaza is suffering what it calls a full-blown humanitarian crisis. It said the death toll and number of injured is rising, the infrastructure of the Palestinian territory is shattered and civilians la

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Chad says it has completed a ground and air assault against rebels based in neighboring Sudan, but the Khartoum government calls the bombing raids an act of war. Chad's ground assault into Sudan captured 100 rebel prisoners and its aerial bombardmen

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As some large U.S. and European companies teeter on the verge of bankruptcy because they could not find the cash to finance their businesses, some Southeast Asian companies seem to be defying the global credit crunch. Corporate bond issuances surged

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MillionsOfStatelessPeopleDeniedBasicRights The UN High Commissioner for Refugees has launched a global campaign to raise awareness of the plight of millions of stateless people around the world. The UNHCR says an estimated 12 million people live in a

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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was welcomed in Beirut by thousands of Lebanese supporters and dignitaries. Children and teenagers waved Iranian flags and sang songs, welcoming President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's first visit to Lebanon. Lebanese of

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By Andre de Nesnera Washington 08 November 2007 Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili, who is mired in a deep political crisis, Thursday agreed to call early presidential elections and said he would lift the state of emergency. In this background re

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By Marianne Kearney Jakarta 05 May 2006 Indonesian police say they are closing in on Southeast Asia's most wanted terrorist, Noordin Mohammed Top, but a report released Friday says that the militant n

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By Nico Colombant Monrovia 17 January 2006 Liberian Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Henry Reed Cooper, right, administers the oath of office to Liberian President elect Ellen Johnson Sirleaf in Mon

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By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 25 December 2007 Pope Benedict XVIhas used his traditional Christmas day message to appeal for an end to the bloody conflicts in Africa, the Middle East and elsewhere around the world. Thousands turned out to hear his word

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By Peta Thornycroft Southern Africa 22 February 2008 President Robert Mugabe has spoken out for the first time on the new presidential challenger, former finance minister Simba Makoni. Peta Thornycroft reports that Mr. Mugabe has accused Mr. Makoni o

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By Scott Bobb Kisumu 21 February 2008 The political opposition in Kenya is holding out the possibility of further anti-government demonstrations if there is no agreement on resolving Kenya's disputed presidential elections. The threat has raised tens

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By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 02 April 2008 The House of Representatives has approved bipartisan legislation by a vote of 308 to 116 to provide $50 billion over the next five years for U.S. efforts to prevent and treat HIV/AIDS around the world, and f

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