By Jordan Davis Dakar 31 December 2006 Senegalese officials say they are investigating the killing of a top politician El-Hadj Oumar Lamine Badji (File photo) in the country's southern Casamance region. Separatist groups in Casamance have waged a tw

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Alex wanted to become a citizen. He signed up for a citizenship class. He went to the first class. The teacher spoke only Spanish. All the other students spoke only Spanish. Alex spoke Spanish, too. He asked the teacher, Why are you speaking Spanish?

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Jews in Israel and around the world are observing Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. Robert Berger reports from the VOA bureau in Jerusalem. An Ultra-Orthodox Jew prays at the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City, before start the holiday of Rosh H

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By Joe Bavier Abidjan 29 March 2006 Millions of people across West Africa came out to witness what many expect will be a once in a lifetime event: a total solar eclipse that made its way across the co

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By Deborah Block Washington, D.C. 20 June 2007 The National Trust for Historic Preservation in Washington, D.C. works to protect historic sites in the United States. Each year the private group identifies America's most endangered places. This year t

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By Steve Mort Addis Ababa 21 December 2006 watch Darfur Crisis Peacekeeping Kofi Annan Outgoing U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan has called for intervention to end the killing in Sudan's Darfur region. His appeal came in a farewell speech earlier t

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By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 16 February 2007 Voters in the southern African nation of Lesotho choose a parliament Saturday in elections that were called early after 18 parliament members split from the ruling party to form a new opposition party. Corr

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By Thomas Rippe Kigali 28 August 2007 Military Leaders of Congo, Burundi, Rwanda and Uganda met in Kigali to discuss taking action against negative elements operating in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Thomas Rippe reports for VOA from the Rwandan

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By Jim Stevenson Tainjin, China 24 September 2007 Defending champion Germany and 1995 winner Norway are about to battle for the right to play in the Women's World Cup football (soccer) final. VOA's Jim Stevenson has this preview of the first semifina

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By Gary Thomas Washington 26 January 2006 Pakistan's former prime minister has rejected the issuance of an Interpol notice against her, calling it a political maneuver by the Pakistani government. Ben

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By Al Pessin Washington 20 January 2006 The United States has dismantled its entire fleet of Peacekeeper missiles, the most modern, powerful and capable inter-continental ballistic missiles in the U.S

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International shipping companies have welcomed the deployment of additional warships in the pirate-infested waters off the coast of Somalia, where dozens of commercial and private vessels have been attacked this year. Concerned ship owners are also

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Foreign ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations are meeting with regional dialogue partners in Thailand to discuss challenges and cooperation. North Korea's nuclear programs and Burma's military government were high on the agenda.

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Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore is in Australia launching a new environmental pressure group made up of scientists and civic and business leaders. Safe Climate Australia demands emergency action to address warming temperatures and has plans to he

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By Lisa Schlein Geneva 06 April 2007 Children hunt for clothes after their village of Titiana, where 15 people died, was hit by a tsunami on the outskirts of Gizo island in the Solomon Islands, 05 Apr 2007 The International Federation of Red Cross an

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By Paula Wolfson Washington 06 August 2006 Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice gestures during a news conference near President Bush's Crawford, Texas ranch, Sunday, August 6, 2006 President Bush is consulting with top aides at his Texas ranch on st

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By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 12 June 2006 Israeli PM Ehud Olmert, right, and Defense Minister Amir Peretz, left, May 25, 2006 Israel's Defense Minister says he will wait to see if Palestinian militants stop rocket attacks against targets in southern Isra

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By Jessica Berman Washington 06 December 2007 Children who are overweight are at significant risk of developing heart disease as adults. That's the conclusion of two studies published in this week's New England Journal of Medicine , which predicts wh

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For two weeks, nearly 1000 troops from India and the United States, using heavy transport aircraft and battle tanks, have been taking part in a joint exercise in Babina in Uttar Pradesh state. The 18-day exercise, code named Yudh Abhyas or preparatio

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By Kari Barber Dakar 11 March 2007 Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade Senegal's highest court has certified a first-round victory by incumbent PresidentAbdoulaye Wade in last month's presidential election, dismissing complaints of irregularities by

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