President Barack Obama's appointment of Richard Holbrooke as special representative to Pakistan and Afghanistan has drawn praise from local officials and analysts eager for new approaches in U.S. policy. But behind the broad consensus for change, ma

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By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 13 July 2007 The Sri Lankan government says it is planning victory celebrations and is drawing up an economic plan for the east of the country, where troops have captured a Tamil Tiger stronghold. But as Anjana Pasricha r

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By Mohamed Elshinnawi Washington, DC 27 January 2006 watch US Egypt Relations report The Bush administration had hoped that Egypt, a major U.S. ally and recipient of American economic and military aid

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By Deepak Dobhal Washington, DC 07 December 2006 watch New Space Station Astronaut When the space shuttle Discovery rockets into space on Thursday, onboard will be a new crewmember for the International Space Station -- Sunita Williams. The 41 year

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By Nico Colombant Kaduna, Nigeria 20 April 2007 Nigeria's next president is almost certain to be a northerner, as the ruling party candidate and the two main opposition leaders for Saturday's election are from that region. But analysts say replacing

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By David McAlary Washington 12 September 2006 The International Space Station has received a new pair of giant solar energy panels that will double the amount of power to the outpost. Spacewalking astronauts have begun the task of connecting them to

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By Jessica Berman Washington 22 February 2006 U.S. astronomers have discovered two moons orbiting Pluto, an icy planet smaller than our moon. Scientists found the moons while surveying the sky as part

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U.S. President-elect Barack Obama is set to begin the task of forming his new administration after a historic election in which American voters selected him to be the first black president of the United States. News reports say Mr. Obama has offered

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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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Red Cross officials are backing local reports that U.S.-led airstrikes in western Afghanistan earlier this week killed dozens of civilians. The U.S. military is sending investigators to the scene and President Hamid Karzai has pledged to take up the

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By Leslie Boctor Cairo 04 March 2007 The leaders of Saudi Arabia and Iran have agreed to work together to end Saudi King Abdulla bin Abdul Aziz, stands right, as Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, greets Saudi officials in Riyadh, 3 March 2007 se

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By David McAlary Washington 13 September 2006 The International Space Station (ISS) spreads its new solar wings Thursday. Spacewalking astronauts from the U.S. space shuttle Atlantis have spent two days preparing them for operation, and now they are

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By Sean Maroney Washington 15 December 2006 Astronauts from the U.S. space shuttle Discovery have successfully rewired half of the International Space Station to run on its permanent power system. VOA's Sean Maroney reports from Washington with deta

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By David McAlary Washington 14 July 2006 Expedition 13 crewmember Jeff Williams, left , work on the Interface Umbilical Assembly, the failed component of the railcar system, with commander Steve Lindsey in the Destiny module of the ISS Astronauts ab

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By David McAlary Washington 08 July 2006 Astronaut Mike Fossum, left, helps astronaut Piers Sellers, right, with tools in Discovery's payload bay during spacewalk, July 8, 2006 Two U.S. shuttle astronauts bounced at the end of a long pole in space S

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By Michael Bowman Washington 07 February 2007 Three U.S. military officers are being charged with steering lucrative Iraq reconstruction projects to a U.S. contractor in return for cash, vehicles and other kickbacks. VOA's Michael Bowman reports, fe

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By Kent Klein Washington 14 March 2008 The Chairman of the U.S. central bank says his agency will do everything it can to help American homeowners who have been hurt in the mortgage lending crisis. VOA's Kent Klein reports from Washington. Chairman B

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By Jim Malone Washington 09 October 2009 US Soldiers in Afghanistan As the Obama administration considers its future course in Afghanistan, public opinion in the United States remains split on the U.S. role there and on the question of sending addit

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