It's nearly five months since the huge tsunami struck northeast Japan, killing over 20,000 people. The reconstruction effort is well under way and the government has earmarked several billion dollars to help survivors rebuild their homes and liveliho

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By Gary Thomas Washington 24 February 2006 Iraqis gather at ruins of Shrine in Samarra A daytime curfew was imposed in Baghdad and nearby provinces Friday, in a bid to stifle further sectarian violenc

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By Jim Randle Irbil, Iraq 28 September 2006 The surge in sectarian violence in Iraq that followed last February's bombing of a Shit'ite shrine in Samaara is forcing tens of thousands of people to flee their homes in southern and central Iraq. Many a

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By Margaret Besheer Irbil 19 July 2007 Sunni Arab legislators have ended their five-week boycott of Iraq's parliament, raising hopes the assembly can move forward on legislation viewed as crucial to national reconciliation. From Iraq, VOA's Margaret

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By Scott Stearns White House 21 March 2006 President Bush President Bush says there is more fighting ahead in Iraq, but he is confident U.S. troops will be victorious. Mr. Bush held a White House news

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The death of Michael Jackson has been greeted with a heightened sense of sadness in Britain, where the King of Pop had planned to stage an ambitious series of 50 concerts as part of a long awaited comeback. Fans of Michael Jackson bring flowers, pic

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Dozens Killed as Wave of Violence Strikes Iraq 伊拉克遭遇一系列暴力袭击 A series of explosions and attacks hit cities and towns across Iraq Monday, killing at least 63 people. It was the most violent day in the country in months. 周一,伊

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Lebanon's 'Garden of Forgiveness' Aims to Nurture Peace Alexandra Asseily first came to Lebanon in 1966. She married a Lebanese man and raised her children in Lebanon. Then, in 1975, Lebanon's civil war broke out. During the war I became very distres

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Anger But Not Separatism in Odessa 敖德萨称并非分裂 只是对乌克兰感到愤怒 ODESSA Emotions continue to run high in the Ukrainian port city of Odessa, two weeks after dozens of pro-Russian activists were killed in a fire that their sup

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By Al Pessin Pentagon 09 March 2006 The general who commands all U.S. military activities in the Middle East says the situation in Iraq is shifting from insurgency toward sectarian violence, but he sa

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By Margaret Besheer Washington 13 March 2007 watch Iraq Sunnis Shi'ite report For the last year, Iraq has been consumed by violence that has pitted Shi'ite Muslims against Sunni Muslims. Some see the battle as religious, dating to the 17th century d

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By Scott Stearns White House 10 March 2006 President Bush says Iraq has taken a step back from deeper sectarian violence that followed the bombing of a sacred Shi'ite shrine. The president plans a ser

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By Daniel Schearf Irbil 24 February 2008 A suicide bomber Sunday killed at least 40 Iraqi Shiite pilgrims and wounded 60 more as they were headed south to mark a Shiite religious holiday. Earlier in the day at least three pilgrims were killed in Bagh

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Mandela Mourners Seek Closure at Robben Island 罗本岛的曼德拉悼念活动即将结束 ROBBEN ISLAND, SOUTH AFRICA After 10 days of official mourning, Nelson Mandelas body has been laid to rest. On Robben Island off Cape Town, where Mandela was

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Japan Mulls Security Reform, Prompting Chinese Anger TOKYO Japans government says it plans to allow its self-defense forces to play a greater role in global security. Currently Japan's pacifist constitution, written under American supervision after W

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Pope Benedict XVI arrives Friday in Paris on a four-day trip that will also include a visit to the southwestern French town of Lourdes. From the French capital, Lisa Bryant reports for VOA. Pilgrims at Lourdes shrine before Pope Benedict's visit, 11

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By Paula Wolfson White House 05 August 2007 U.S. President George W. Bush and his Afghan counterpart, Hamid Karzai, are holding talks at Camp David - the secluded U.S. presidential retreat in the mountains outside Washington. VOA's Paula Wolfson rep

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Pope Benedict XVI arrived in France Friday on a four-day visit that will take him from the presidential Elysee Palace in Paris to the shrine in Lourdes. This is Benedict's first trip to France as pontiff. 罗马天主教皇本笃十六世星期五开始

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By Al Pessin Ramstein Air Base, Germany 13 June 2007 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says he is concerned about the bombing of the Shi'ite shrine in Samarra, Iraq on Wednesday. But he says he hopes Iraqis will not respond with more sectarian viol

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India is deploying additional troops in Kashmir, which has been engulfed in week-long protests triggered by a dispute between Hindus and Muslims over allotment of land for Hindu pilgrims. As Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi, at least nine peop

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