By Mike O'Sullivan Las Vegas 19 January 2008 Voters in the Western state of Nevada are taking part in party caucuses Saturday to help choose the nominees for U.S. president. Mike O'Sullivan has a preview from Las Vegas on the first-in-the-West presid

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By Catherine Drew London 22 January 2008 This weekend saw millions of Muslims mark the day of Ashura around the world. In central London, about 3,000 Shi'a Muslimsgathered to commemorate the martyrdom of Hussain Ibn Ali, thegrandson of the Islamic pr

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French political parties are hosting a series of meetings, in the coming weeks, to mark the new political season. That includes the National Front Party - the most popular far-right movement of any major European Union nation. Six years ago, the ant

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The former deputy chief of Indonesia's state intelligence agency has been charged with the murder of prominent human rights activist Munir Thalib. VOA Correspondent Nancy-Amelia Collins has more from Jakarta. Muchdi Purwoprandjono, center, is surrou

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The Beijing Olympics will finish Sunday. But, even before the end, residents and foreign spectators are giving the event high marks for excitement and organization. Mike O'Sullivan spoke with visitors to one of China's most famous attractions, the G

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The U.N. secretary-general marked the fifth anniversary of the bombing of U.N. headquarters in Baghdad Tuesday. He was joined by survivors of the attack at a ceremony honoring those who died and were injured while working for peace. VOA's U.N. corre

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For the Indian residents in the disputed state of Jammu and Kashmir it is becoming increasingly difficult to get timely information from local media about what is happening there. Amid large demonstrations calling for independence, unregistered loca

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South Africa's president, who is mediating talks between Zimbabwe's ruling ZANU-PF Party and the opposition Movement for Democratic Change, says the talks have not broken down. The talks adjourned amid reports of a deadlock over the opposition leade

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By Paula Wolfson White House 01 June 2008 Democrats in the United States cast their final ballots this week in primary elections for the party's presidential nomination. Senator Hillary Clinton has won a commanding victory in the Democratic presiden

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By Peter Heinlein Shashemene, Ethiopia 18 May 2008 Humanitarian agencies are rushing emergency aid to drought-stricken central Ethiopia, where a sudden deterioration in food supplies has led to surge of child mortality. At least 23 children have die

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By Michael Bowman Washington 19 May 2008 A Washington-based business group says the U.S. economy remains sluggish, but will likely avoid a major recession. VOA's Michael Bowman reports. The last two U.S. recessions, in the early 1990s and in 2001, sa

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By David Byrd Washington 29 May 2008 For most Americans, badminton is a backyard game played at parties and barbecues. But for Eva Lee, it is very serious - she is one of five members of the U.S. Badminton team that will be competing for gold at the

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By Lisa Schlein Geneva 21 May 2008 The U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, Antonio Guterres, warns extreme poverty, climate change and civil strife are generating more refugees around the world. He says the growing number of refugees and migrants is

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By Paula Wolfson White House 25 May 2008 Americans are marking the Memorial Day holiday weekend - a time set aside to honor the nation's war dead. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports, in Washington, this is also a time for the roar of motorcycle engines - as

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The U.N. Security Council is continuing to weigh whether to authorize a request from the secretary-general for an additional 3,000 peacekeepers to reinforce the U.N.'s overstretched peacekeeping mission in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. F

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U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon welcomed the election of Senator Barack Obama as U.S. president. Speaking to reporters, Mr. Ban said he is confident about future relations between the United Nations and the United States. From United Nation's hea

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Senator Hillary Clinton of New York has reportedly emerged as a candidate to be secretary of state in the incoming administration of President-elect Barack Obama. Meanwhile, Mr. Obama has a meeting Monday with his former Republican opponent for the

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A suspected U.S. missile attack has killed at least 13 suspected militants in a remote region of Pakistan close to the Afghan border where al-Qaida-linked operatives are believed to have established their bases. Ayaz Gul reports from Islamabad. US s

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Oil prices in Asia slipped briefly below $60 a barrel for the first time in more than 18 months, then rallied to $61, after a two-day plunge. From Sydney, Phil Mercer reports. Analysts say that worries over the state of the world economy and prospec

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Southern African leaders meet in Johannesburg Sunday in an attempt to resolve the impasse between Zimbawean leaders over the allocation of Cabinet posts in a planned power-sharing government. However, as Peta Thornycroft reports, a surge in state-sp

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