By Gary Thomas Washington 31 July 2006 The crisis in Lebanon is greatly complicated by the fact that Iran is a key backer of Hezbollah, which is locked in conflict with Israel. VOA correspondent Gary Thomas, who was recently in Iran, reports that th

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By Robert Berger Jerusalem 14 March 2007 An Israeli inquiry into last year's Lebanon war could topple Prime Minister Ehud Olmert. As Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, Israel is in political turmoil after the commission of inquiry dec

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By Kari Barber Dakar 21 April 2007 In Ivory Coast Saturday, rebels met with supporters of President Laurent Gbagbo to show they are united in backing a peace deal signed last month. The meeting, which took place in Abidjan, is the first of its kind s

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By Robert Berger Jerusalem 29 April 2007 Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is seen as he chairs the weekly cabinet meeting at his office in Jerusalem, 29 Apr 2007 Israel's embattled leader Ehud Olmert is facing growing calls for his resignation befo

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By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 28 September 2006 Members of a northern Ugandan rebel group who were to participate in negotiations with the Ugandan government have reportedly left their camps, leading some to speculate that peace talks to end almost two

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By Scott Stearns White House 18 August 2006 President Bush says he believes civilians in Southern Lebanon will ultimately hold Hezbollah militants responsible for 33 days of fighting with Israel. The president's comments came as Hezbollah began prov

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By Nico Colombant Dakar 24 January 2007 Rebels in Chad say their positions near the border with Sudan are being bombarded, and the attacks could derail talks aimed at ending the low-level conflict which threatens to engulf Central Africa in a wider w

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By Michael Coren Jakarta 18 July 2006 Hundreds of thousands of people in central Indonesia still spend each night under plastic tarps - more than six weeks after their homes were destroyed in an earthquake. The government hopes to house about 1.2 mi

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By Stephanie Ho Washington 07 August 2006 Israel and Lebanon are reacting coolly to a draft United Nations resolution that calls for a cessation of hostilities between Israel and the Hezbollah militant group in Lebanon. The U.N. Security Council is

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By Pearse Lynch Nairobi 05 July 2006 International criminal authorities say the warrant for the arrest of Ugandan rebel leader Joseph Kony stands despite the offer of amnesty by President Yoweri Museveni. Kony, who has led almost two decades of bloo

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By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 10 November 2006 A prominent Sri Lankan Tamil politician has been gunned down in Colombo, even as more clashes were reported at sea between the navy and ethnic Tamil rebels. The dead politician, a member of a party linke

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By Efam Dovi Accra, Ghana 12 October 2006 The government of Ghana said it is investigating activities of all licensed diamond dealers in the country. The investigation started as a result of a U.N. report that says conflict diamonds are being smuggl

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By Katherine Cole Washington 07 May 2007 More than 80,000 people recently attended the 20th annual Merlefest in Wilkesboro, North Carolina, April 26-29, making the four-day event the largest music festival in the southeastern United States. That's qu

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By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 15 May 2006 The Nepalese government is finalizing proposals that could drastically clip the king's powers and privileges. The government has also begun a crackdown against

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By Patricia Nunan New Delhi 13 August 2006 The Sri Lankan government says the Tamil Tiger rebels have offered to resume peace talks, which could bring an end to nearly three weeks of fighting in the country's north and east. But international monito

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