Human rights protesters have greeted Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on his arrival in Australia. He is in Australia for talks on trade with his counterpart, Kevin Rudd. From Sydney, Phil Mercer reports. A small but noisy crowd of about 30

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By Sahar Sepehri Washington 12 May 2008 An artist from Argentina is preparing to showcase her work at the Embassy of Argentina in Washington later this month. The show is just the latest step in an artistic career that began as a teenager. VOA's Saha

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By Cathy Majtenyi Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania 09 January 2008 Child trafficking, prostitution and the abuse of child domestic workers are growing concerns in Tanzania. It is primarily girls and young women who fall prey to unscrupulous employers and pimp

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By Greg Flakus Des Moines 02 January 2008 Among the Republican presidential candidates competing for caucus votes in Iowa is a man who has developed a small, but strongly committed following by voicing libertarian principles and opposing the war in I

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United Nations and International agencies are stepping up aid to victims of the conflict between Georgia and Russia that erupted Friday in the breakaway region of South Ossetia. The agencies say lack of access to South Ossetia is the biggest problem

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The commander of multi-national forces in Iraq's northern provinces reports significant progress in the battle against terrorists and insurgents, allowing the region to turn its attention to economic matters and other concerns. VOA's Michael Bowman

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American weightlifter Casey Burgener will be making his Olympic debut in Beijing. He edged out four other super heavyweights to clinch the third and final spot on the U.S. Olympic weightlifting team. Burgener has two U.S. national titles, and last y

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Israel says Iran's refusal to stop enriching uranium shows the futility of diplomacy to prevent Tehran from building a nuclear weapon. VOA's Michael Bowman reports, Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni spoke on U.S. television. Iran's president cont

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By Deborah Block Washington 08 May 2008 A U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee heard testimony Tuesday about the detainees at Guantanamo Bay prison in Cuba. Senior U.S. officials say the Bush administration could announce plans before the end o

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The widower of Pakistan's former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has been sworn in as Pakistan's president, formally returning the country to civilian rule nearly nine years after Pervez Musharraf seized power in a military coup. VOA's Barry Newhouse

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By Peter Fedynsky Tbilisi 06 January 2008 Georgia's snap presidential election on Saturday included a non-binding referendum on whether the country should join NATO. An overwhelming majority voted in favor of such membership. VOA Correspondent Peter

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By Nico Colombant Dakar 04 January 2008 Angry youth in Guinea have taken to the streets in the capital Conakry, burning tires and building barricades, after the president fired the communications minister. VOA's Nico Colombant reports from our West A

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By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 02 January 2008 At least seven Palestinian militants have been killed in the Gaza Strip by an Israeli air strike. VOA's Jim Teeple reports from Jerusalem hundreds of Palestinians stranded in Egypt after their Haj pilgrimage be

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On the eve of the International AIDS Conference, which begins in Mexico City Sunday, researchers at the University of Texas Medical School at Houston claim to have discovered a way to destroy the HIV virus that causes AIDS. If their hopes are confir

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The World Health Organization says exclusive breastfeeding can save millions of infant lives every year. As World Breastfeeding Week gets underway, W.H.O. and its partners are promoting mother's milk as the best way to give babies a healthy start in

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This is the second anniversary of the truce ending the Lebanon War between Israel and the Islamic guerrilla group Hezbollah. Israel is pessimistic about the results, as we hear from Robert Berger at the VOA bureau in Jerusalem. A fireman extinguishe

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By Jim Stevenson Elmont, New York 08 June 2008 Big Brown has fallen shot of winning horse racing's so-called Triple Crown, finishing last at the Belmont Stakes in New York. As VOA's Jim Stevenson reports, the race belonged to an unlikely winner. Da'

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By Stefan Bos Budapest 08 June 2008 At least 37 miners in Ukraine were trapped underground following a powerful explosion during maintenance work at a coal mine in the eastern city of Donetsk. Officials say the blast destroyed the main shaft of the

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By Steve Herman New Delhi 10 June 2008 Former prime minister of Bangladesh Sheik Hasina is awaiting release from jail so she can seek medical treatment outside the country. The Awami League matriarch had been facing trial on corruption charges, as p

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With the International Criminal Court considering a request to issue an arrest warrant for Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir, Sudan's political parties - often at odds with the government - have come to the president's defense. As Derek Kilner repor

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