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By Sonja Pace Jerusalem 26 January 2006 Initial reactions to the apparent victory by the militant Islamic group Hamas in Wednesday's Palestinian elections run the gamut from shock and despair to cauti
By Melinda Smith Washington, DC 30 January 2007 watch Highway Pollution report A study of 3600 children living near busy highways in southern California shows that auto emissions can stunt a child's lung development and increase the risk of early re
Renee Montagne: This is Morning Edition from NPR News. I'm Renee Montagne. Steve Inskeep: And I'm Steve Inskeep. Federal environmental officials are starting to monitor the source of air-pollution that they largely ignored in the past--farms. As par
By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 23 January 2006 Rescue workers attempt to free people trapped under the rubble of a building that collapsed in downtown Nairobi, Kenya More than 60 people have been injured and m
By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 27 July 2006 Israel stepped up air strikes and artillery fire against Hezbollah targets in Lebanon Thursday, one day after suffering heavy casualties in an ongoing battle for a strategic town in southern Lebanon. --------- Le
By Jordan Davis Dakar 23 November 2006 Economists have long noted that one of the main impediments to development in Africa is the fact it imports most of its manufactured goods. That holds true for the shelves of many West African supermarkets as w
By Noel King Khartoum 29 October 2006 Sudan on Sunday denied accusations that the Sudanese Air Force bombed towns in eastern Chad this week. Chadian officials say the airstrikes have created panic among civilians in the region and threatened unspeci
By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 31 October 2006 Sunday's plane crash in Nigeria has again stirred a debate on air safety in the West African country. The government is under pressure carry out radical reforms of the sector. The latest crash brings the dea
By Paula Wolfson Washington 30 July 2006 The U.N. Security Council was called into emergency session, following the Israeli bombing of the Lebanese village of Qana that killed dozens of civilians. It was the bloodiest incident in the almost three-we
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 23 May 2007 Israel has launched fresh air strikes in the Gaza Strip, wounding at least seven Palestinians. As Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, the attacks occurred as Palestinian leaders pushed for a new t
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 26 May 2007 Israeli air strikes against Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip are now in their tenth day. At least five militants have been killed. But as Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, ceasefire effor
A top Iranian defense official says Tehran has built an unmanned surveillance aircraft with a range of more than 950 kilometers. The claim, if true, would put the drone within range of Israel. Iran's Deputy Defense Minister Ahmad Vahidi has told the
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
By Gary Thomas London 10 August 2006 watch UK Airline Plot report British authorities say they have foiled a plan to blow up aircraft flying from Britain to the United States. Stringent security restrictions were immediately ordered at British airpo
The Pentagon says no civilians were killed in an air strike Sunday in a remote area of eastern Afghanistan, which local officials say killed 27 people who were walking to a wedding. VOA's Al Pessin reports from the Pentagon. U.S. military officials
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 18 May 2007 Israeli Yair Elbaz reacts after a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip hit a house he owns and rents to students in the southern Israeli town of Sderot, 18 May 2007 Israel has launched air strikes on the Gaza Strip
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 16 May 2007 Israel has launched air strikes on the Gaza Strip in response to rocket attacks, leaving at least five Palestinian militants dead. At the same time, warring Palestinian factions have called another truce aimed a
By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 09 May 2007 Local officials in southern Afghanistan say an air strike has killed at least 21 civilians, including women and children. The U.S. military says it was fighting Taleban insurgents in the area, but it has not con