Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is one of Indias best known and best loved actresses. She was born in 1973 and was a very bright pupil at school. She worked part-time as a model while studying architecture. She planned to be an architect. Things changed all o

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In Sri Lanka, The two proclaimed heroes of Sri Lanka's recently-ended civil war are facing off in the country's presidential election Tuesday. Both openly accuse the other of war crimes. The election is being closely watched by international agencies

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IN THE NEWS - Six Months After the Tsunami: A Progress Report By Jerilyn Watson Broadcast: Saturday, June 25, 2005 I'm Steve Ember with IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Sunday will be six months si

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IN THE NEWS - An Up-and-Down Week for Peace in Four Conflicts By Nancy Steinbach Broadcast: Saturday, August 20, 2005 I'm Steve Ember with IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. From East Asia to West As

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1. President Barack Obama is wading in the abortion debate. He delivered the commencement address at the University of Notre Dame. Meanwhile, outside the school's front gate, more than 300 abortion opponents protested it and at least 27 were arreste

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By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 23 August 2006 An upcoming film called the Gridiron Gang takes viewers behind the walls of a juvenile prison to highlight the role of sports in providing direction for troubled youth. The movie was based on a documenta

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By Patricia Nunan Trincomalee 29 June 2006 As Sri Lanka threatens to slide back into all-out civil war, much talk is focused on paramilitaries - armed groups accused of carrying out attacks on civilians. Both the government and the Tamil Tiger separ

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An unusual political irony is reaching a climax on the South Asian island nation of Sri Lanka. The two proclaimed heroes of the recently-ended quarter century civil war, who are openly accusing each other of war crimes, are facing off in the country'

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Voters, including Tamils displaced by the civil war, decided whether to extend the tenure of the incumbent president or replace him with his former top military chief. Steve Herman | Colombo 25 January 2010 Policeman giving instruction to voters at p

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The situation in Sri Lanka, where government forces are fighting to eliminate the last stronghold of Tamil separatist rebels, was the subject of a U.S. congressional hearing Tuesday. Discussion of the military conflict and what the United Nations an

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The defeat of the Tamil Tigers and the death of Velupillai Prabhakaran, the rebel group's leader, seemed to deepen the sense of confusion felt by many in Sri Lanka's Tamil population. What's next for them? Sri Lankans celebrate the military victory

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The Thai cargo ship MV Sun Sea arrived on Vancouver Island in Canada last month, carrying nearly 500 Tamils fleeing Sri Lanka. They claim to have faced murder, kidnapping and extortion back home and are now seeking refugee status. The Canadian govern

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By David Gollust Washington 22 October 2009 The first aerial view of the coastal strip, a former war zone where the Tamil rebels made their last stand, videotaped by VOA The United States is calling on the Sri Lankan government to thoroughly investi

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By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 03 January 2008 The government of Sri Lanka says it is withdrawing from a cease-fire agreement with Tamil rebels because the pact has become meaningless. Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi the withdrawal is largely sy

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The Sri Lankan president is promising to speed up reconstruction of Tamil-dominated areas of the country, which have been devastated by civil war. The pledge comes as the country heads into the January 26 presidential election, in which the minority

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Sri Lankan military officials say Tamil rebels carried out an aerial bombing raid in the capital of Colombo late Friday. 斯里兰卡军方说,泰米尔猛虎反政府组织星期五晚些时候在首都科伦坡展开了空中轰炸。 A military

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By Steve Herman New Delhi 12 November 2009 Government officials in Colombo confirm the chief of Sri Lanka's armed forces has quit his post, but are not commenting on speculation he is poised to challenge the island nation's president in an upcoming

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The government of Sri Lanka says it is withdrawing from a cease-fire agreement with Tamil rebels because the pact has become meaningless. Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi the withdrawal is largely symbolic because the Norwegian-brokered truce c

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Sri Lanka is preparing for a major celebration following the battlefield defeat of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, ending a quarter-century civil war. Joyous outbursts that are mixed with some lingering anxiety, especially among the minority Ta

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Nato foreign ministers have unanimously agreed a set of measures in response to Russiasannexation of Crimea, including the formal suspension of all practical civilian and militarycooperation with Moscow. Jonathan Marcus is at the meeting in Brussels.

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