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Iraqis voted Sunday in national elections, despite a string of attacks across the country that left more than 38 people dead. Security is a key issue in the campaign, as whoever leads the new government will oversee the withdrawal of American troops.
By Ron Corben Cambodia's prime minister has told aid donor countries he will step up efforts to curb corruption in his country. Mr. Hun Sen's comments were made as donor countries and international in
By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 04 April 2008 Zimbabwe is anxiously waiting for official confirmation of reports by pro-democracy groups that President Robert Mugabe has come in second to opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai in Saturday's presidential elec
By Peter Heinlein Addis Ababa 11 September 2007 Ethiopia is preparing to welcome the start of its 21st century at midnight with a national celebration. VOA's Peter Heinlein in the Ethiopian capital reports that a country that has known suffering and
By Efam Dovi Accra 22 August 2006 Women ministers and members of parliament from Anglophone West Africa countries are meeting in Accra to sharpen their leadership and advocacy skills. The Accra meeting, being organized by the Network of African Wome
Pope to Mark 400th Anniversary of Cuban Shrine Pope Benedict XVI arrives in Cuba Monday. His first stop will be near the eastern city of Santiago to mark the 400th anniversary of a religious icon there. The Virgin of Charity of El Cobre is venerated
The border between the Central Asian republics of Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan has been closed amid indications of shooting and explosions on the Uzbek side. Kyrgyz officials say Uzbekistan has closed its border with Kyrgyzstan. Kyrgyz and Russian medi
Images of Belarus police clubbing presidential candidates have drawn condemnation from around the world. What does the future hold for Alexander Lukashenko? Western observers called his election to a fourth term on Sunday fraudulent. The Obama admini
N. Korea to End Nuclear Tests for Food Aid The announcement came just a little more than two months after the death of the secretive communist state's supreme leader Kim Jong Il. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says that while there still are
The political turmoil in the Arab world may not only lead to much higher oil prices, but greater competition for resources and a shift in priorities for oil-producing nations. So says the author of Rising Powers, Shrinking Planet. What's happening in
Africa's highest security body has recognized the speaker of Tunisia's national assembly as interim leader until fresh elections are held. The African Union Peace and Security Council condemned the excessive use of force against demonstrators in Tuni
Egypt's al-Ghad or Tomorrow Party has announced a boycott of the upcoming parliamentary election. Al-Ghad's leader, former presidential candidate Ayman Nour, is calling the November elections rigged, echoing earlier calls for boycott by opposition fi
Protests Continue in Turkey, But Methods Changing Istanbul's Taksim Square. These standing man protests, as they are called, began Monday after the government quashed mass demonstrations, which it said were fomenting violence and chaos. The early pro
Death Sentence for Saudi Cleric Sparks Protests LONDON There has been an international outcry in recent days after a judge in Saudi Arabia handed down a death sentence to a prominent Shiite cleric, prompting protests among the minority Shiite populat
HRW: Ebola Outbreak Tests Human Rights 西非埃博拉疫情考验人权 West African governments are being urged to ensure human rights are respected as they battle the ongoing Ebola outbreak. Human Rights Watch says the response to the crisis has b
ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: The late Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is coming back to life on Spanish-language television. A new series which will be aired in the U.S. this spring recounts how Chavez rose from obscurity to lead a socialist revolution and
There will never be anyone else like you in the future of the universe. That's why being yourself is more important than anything else. 宇宙中再不会有一个人和你一样。这就是为什么做自己比什么都重要。 That's how life work
Turkey Simmers Over Controversial Verdicts Discontent is boiling anew in Turkey after a court convicted senior army officers, politicians, writers and others of plotting to overthrow the government. Supporters of the 275 defendants say the verdicts a
By Anya Ardayeva Moscow 17 September 2009 As the world marks the 70th anniversary this month of the start of World War II, there is a debate underway in Russia over the role the Soviet Union played in the events leading up to the outbreak of the war
North Korea's official news media have recently been praising South Korean anti-U.S. beef protests, describing them as a popular struggle against a traitor president. The protests hold both irony and lessons for North Koreans. 北韩的官方媒体最近