By David Gollust Washington 28 March 2006 Nigerian policemen, seated lower right, guard the mansion of former Liberian president Charles Taylor in Calabar, Nigeria, March, 28, 2006 U.S. Secretary of S

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Advanced. One of my favorite hobbies is gardening. I suppose I must have inherited the gardening gene, because, apparently, on my father's side, my grandmother had tremendously green fingers. That is what we say in England for someone who is adept an

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By Sabina Castelfranco Venice 12 May 2007 Interior ministers of the G-6 countries met in Venice Saturday at a summit in which they discussed how to harmonize measures to combat international terrorism. Also attending the meeting was U.S. Homeland Sec

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By David McAlary Washington 09 February 2006 Report cover The Bush administration is asking Congress for a 25 percent increase in funding for its emergency global HIV/AIDS program for 2007. The State

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By Ron Corben Bangkok 16 February 2006 A meeting of United Nations AIDS officials, government representatives and activists in Thailand has urged Asian countries to reform laws to reduce the spread of

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By Peter Fedynsky Washington, DC 14 March 2006 watch US in Iraq 3 Years Three years ago, President Bush ordered coalition forces to invade Iraq to free its people and defend the world against weapons

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Experts say one-third of the oceans' coral reefs face extinction by the middle of the century if nothing is done to save them. The reefs are home to a vast array of sea creatures, which experts say would also be endangered by the loss of the reefs.

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By Larry London Washington 23 April 2007 Hoobastank Although the members of the Los Angeles rock band Hoobastank are still in their mid-twenties, they have spent over a decade writing and performing music. The veteran band has already enjoyed interna

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By David Gollust United Nations 19 September 2006 The White House says President Bush will host an unusual three-way meeting with the leaders of Pakistan and Afghanistan next week in an effort to coordinate policy in the face of a resurgence of Tale

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By Al Pessin Pentagon 25 July 2007 The Taleban leader who killed himself to avoid capture by Pakistani security forces Tuesday was released from the U.S. detention center at Guantanamo Bay three years ago. Pentagon officials say they do their best no

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By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 20 February 2006 Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is holding talks with Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh on forming a new Palestinian government. The talks are taking place amid

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By Kurt Achin Seoul 29 June 2006 North Korean Kim Young Nam, right, speaks at press conference as Kim's South Korean sister Kim Young-ja, left, sits during the separated Family Reunion Meeting at Kumgangsan Hotel in Diamond Mountain, North Korea, Ju

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A decades-old U.S. government program to send future leaders from foreign countries to the United States is gaining new attention - particularly in France, where it is targeting minorities, including Muslims, and aims to present a more accurate imag

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Financial markets continue to exhibit extreme volatility as investors assess the impact of government intervention in both the U.S. and European banking sectors. VOA's Barry Wood has more. Wall Street trader, 16 Oct 2008 This time stocks ended highe

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The U.S. State Department said Thursday that the United States is working to dissuade North Korea from going ahead with its plan to launch a satellite next month. U.S. officials say the launch is a disguised long-range missile test and would be dest

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By Doug Levine Washington 05 February 2007 Guitarist Lee Ritenour has been keeping busy ever since he left the popular jazz quartet Fourplay. Since his departure in 1998, he went back to work making solo albums, including his latest effort inspired

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By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 11 June 2007 President Bush's nominee to be the next head of the World Bank is on a three-continent trip aimed at familiarizing himself with some of the Bank's financiers and customers. Robert Zoellick is in Europe after vi

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By Michael Bowman White House 13 May 2006 George W. Bush (file photo) President Bush has defended his choice to head the Central Intelligence Agency, as well as controversial domestic eavesdropping ef

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By Scott Stearns White House 09 June 2006 President Bush says there will be U.N. Security Council action against Iran, if the country does not stop enriching uranium. The U.N. nuclear agency says Iran this week launched a new round of uranium enrich

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I was absent at last months meeting, so imagine my surprise when I found out that I had been elected the committees secretary ! As part of my duties, I have to take minutes at each meeting. Taking minutes means I have to pay attention and try my best

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