By Challiss McDonough Cairo 12 October 2007 The Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr has already begun in many countries. Egypt will mark the holiday on Saturday, but the celebrations connected to the Eid will continue for several days. This year, there is

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By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 19 July 2007 Separate bomb blasts have killed more than 20 people in Pakistan Thursday - as the country braces for more violence. A wave of deadly attacks in recent days has left at least 140 people dead and Pakistan Presid

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By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 18 July 2007 Militants in northwestern Pakistan have ambushed a security convoy and killed at least 17 soldiers - less than a day after a suicide bomber killed 16 people in Islamabad. Despite the spreading unrest, Pakistan'

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By Nancy-Amelia Collins Dili 29 May 2006 Leaders of East Timor's fractured leadership agreed to continue talks Tuesday on stopping a wave of violence between rival gangs and factions of the armed forces. The violence appears to be easing, as interna

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By Chris Simkins Washington 16 May 2008 Republican Party Presidential candidate John McCain is set to speak to members of The National Rifle Association on Friday, May 16. The powerful pro-gun lobbying group is holding its annual convention in Louisv

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US Concerned Syrian Violence Will Impact Lebanon The fighting in Tripoli broke a fragile cease-fire between Sunni Muslim and Alawite neighborhoods. The violence mirrors battles across the border in Syria where mainly-Sunni militia are fighting forces

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At least 13 people have been killed in the latest sectarian violence to hit central Nigeria. As investigations begin into the latest violence in the central city of Jos, the government and prominent groups are searching for a lasting solution. Libyan

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Ethiopia's next national election is a year away, but tensions are already increasing. At least two opposition politicians have recently been jailed, both possibly facing life in prison, and security forces have arrested dozens of others, accusing t

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Study: Climate is Major Violence Trigger A new study in the journal Nature finds that war is associated with global climate. Researchers from Princeton University and the Earth Institute at Columbia University focused on the natural climate cycle kno

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Syria's Civil War Fuels Violence in Iraq Iraqis are witnessing the worst violence to rock their country in five years. Bombings and other attacks against Sunni Muslim and Shiite targets are stoking sectarian tensions. One major reason is the civil wa

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Sectarian Violence Skyrockets in Iraq With sectarian bombings and shootings escalating, April was the deadliest month in Iraq in nearly five years. The United Nations says more than 700 people were killed. Abdullah Hassan witnessed one blast in Baghd

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By Scott Bobb Lake Naivasha, Kenya 14 February 2008 Kenyan flowers account for one-third of Europe's cut flower imports, and Kenyan growers have been working hard to keep exports up for the Valentine's Day holiday, despite ethnic violence that has pa

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DAVID GREENE, HOST: We now know that the man who killed 26 people in a tiny Texas church on Sunday had been court-martialed and discharged from the Air Force for assaulting his wife and child. And authorities say that Devin Patrick Kelley sent threat

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By Nick Wadhams Nairobi 29 December 2007 Scattered violence has broken out in Kenya, amid delays in vote counting for what is shaping up to be the closest presidential race in the country's history. Partial results from Kenya's presidential electio

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By Sarah Simpson Nairobi 01 November 2007 Residents are continuing to flee Somalia's war-torn capital Mogadishu, making the most of a lull in fighting following one of the most violent weekends in recent months. Aid workers and local journalists say

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By Phuong Tran Dakar 06 August 2007 In eastern Chad, violence along the Sudanese border has forced more than 100,000 Chadians into camps. Clinics run by international agencies try to contain and treat diseases that circulate in often waste-infested t

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By Naomi Schwarz Dakar 07 November 2006 Chad's government is reporting new clashes between non-Arab and Arab communities, amid fears such violence is spreading in the region. Chadian President Idriss Deby pays his respects in Ndjamena to the late de

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By Al Pessin Washington 04 December 2007 The commander of NATO forces says U.S. and French units have been moved to a key outpost in Kosovo to help prevent violence in what he calls the most volatile region the alliance is dealing with. But the offic

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By Nick Wadhams Nairobi 10 September 2007 Laurent Nkunda (2004 photo) Congolese rebel leader Laurent Nkunda says violence is easing in restive eastern Congo after days of heavy fighting forced tens of thousands of people from their homes. As Nick Wad

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By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 04 January 2008 The World Bank is warning that post-election unrest in Kenya is threatening east Africa's largest economy and could wipe out impressive gains the country has achieved in recent years. As VOA Correspondent Alisha

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