The unrest in Egypt is sending shock waves throughout the Middle East, including in neighboring Israel. Israel is extremely concerned about the situation in Egypt because President Hosni Mubarak has preserved the peace treaty between the two countrie

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US Foreign Policy: What to Watch in 2015 2015年的美国外交政策看点 WASHINGTON 2015 is here, and with a new year comes new challenges - and some old ones. Last year left the United States with a lot of unfinished business around the world. Pr

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Today's down-the-middle coverage starts with the Middle Eastern country of Syria. It's been torn apart by civil war for seven years, and the involvement of another country could complicate it further. Syria's war isn't just being caught by two sides.

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By Chad Bouchard Jakarta 26 December 2007 Areas of Indonesia devastated by the Indian Ocean Tsunami are marking the third anniversary of one of the worst natural disasters in modern history. As the effort to build housing and roads wraps up, reconstr

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The Bush administration said Monday it remains open to dialogue with Moscow on U.S. European missile-defense plans despite Russia's angry response to the signing of a U.S.-Polish agreement on the issue last week. Undersecretary of State for Arms Con

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Nigerian militants in the restive Niger Delta appear to be making good their promise to cripple the country's petroleum industry, targeting oil company employees and attacking facilities in the oil-rich region. Gilbert da Costa in Abuja reports the

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U.S. Vice President Joe Biden says he is withholding judgment on Iran's presidential election, as protests continue in Tehran over election results showing a landslide re-election victory for President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Vice President Joe Biden,

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By Jim Malone Washington 28 September 2009 President Barack Obama's political challenges on health care reform and future U.S. involvement in Afghanistan are expected to grow in the weeks ahead. The president's political skills will be put to the te

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Israel has decided not to lift its blockade on border crossings into the Gaza Strip until the militant group Hamas hands over a captive Israeli soldier. The decision to set the soldier's release as a top condition is expected to complicate prospects

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U.S. Vice President Joe Biden met Friday with Lebanese leaders in Beirut, two weeks before parliamentary elections. Lebanon's Western-backed government is locked in a close electoral contest with the pro-Syrian Hezbollah and its allies. Vice Preside

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New Malaria Vaccine Passes Safety Test The fight against malaria may have taken a promising step forward with the latest tests of a new kind of vaccine, which aims to keep people healthy and prevent the infection from spreading. Most malaria vaccines

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Stocks in Hong Kong and Japan fell and the U.S. dollar rose a day after China raised interest rates for the first time since December 2007. Economists interpret the move as a sign that authorities are taking a more aggressive stance against inflation

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Kenyatta Follows Father to Win Kenya's Top Job After days of vote counting, Kenyas electoral commission announced Uhuru Kenyatta has been elected the countrys fourth president. Kenyatta came out on top with a razor thin margin of victory. He beat out

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Plunging Oil Prices Have Unpredictable Impact on Politics, Economics WASHINGTON Global oil prices are falling drastically, and a new World Bank study says they may remain low for a year or more. Lower energy costs can often help boost economic growth

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DAVID GREENE, HOST: President-elect Donald Trump has promised to step back from his business interests when he takes office. He says he will let his two adult sons take the helm and that he won't make any new deals while he is president. But there ar

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RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: When sexual assault is reported to law enforcement, a majority of cases never make it to trial. But student victims have another option. They can report it to their universities under Title IX, the federal law that prohibits gend

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Top US, Russian Diplomats to Discuss Syria 美俄外交家将讨论叙利亚问题 LONDON U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will meet Thursday with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in Geneva, to discuss a new initiative that could end the threa

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By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 14 November 2006 A spokesman for the Hamas militant group says a new Palestinian government will not recognize Israel or accept a two-state solution to the Middle East conflict. The comments could complicate efforts to form a

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By Gary Thomas Washington 19 February 2008 Initial returns in Pakistan's elections show that the party of slain opposition leader Benazir Bhutto has won the largest number of seats in parliament, the party of its long-standing rival has come in secon

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By Gary Thomas Washington 18 May 2007 The dismissal of Pakistan's most senior judge has mushroomed into a domestic political crisis for President Pervez Musharraf. The weakened opposition has found a new vigor to push for an end to President Musharra

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