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The leading Republican presidential candidates will be back on the same stage for a second debate this time in Simi Valley, California. Therell be one addition former CEO Carly Fiorina, the only woman seeking the GOP nomination. But as NPRs Mara Lias
Comrades, friends, ladies and gentlemen, In a few hours time, the bell of the New Year will be ringing. Well say goodbye to the year of 2015 and greet the first ray of sun light from 2016. At this occasion of bidding farewell to the old year and welc
S. Korea Remembers Uprising That Started Its Democracy GWANGJU, SOUTH KOREA Thirty-five years ago this week in South Korea, protesters in the city of Gwangju staged a violent uprising against the countrys then military government, an act credited wit
Rare Student Protest in Myanmar YANGON, MYANMAR Students held a second day of demonstrations at Yangon University Saturday. The rare, illegal protest is a response to legislation that centralizes control of universities and, according to civics group
U.S. President George Bush says America stands with the democratically-elected government in Georgia in the face of what he calls Russian bullying and intimidation. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports, Mr. Bush again called on Russia
176. The greatest hunter最伟大的猎手 preoccupation-primate It is neither presumptuous nor pretentious of me to claim that I am one of the greatest hunters that has ever lived. It is not the sort of greatness with which one presumably has the pr
New Generation Revolutionizes Environmental Activism Environmental activists have relied on public pressure, boycotts and confrontation to advance their cause over the past few decades. Now, a new generation of eco-warriors is revolutionizing environ
By Stephanie Ho Washington 02 July 2006 Violence continues to escalate in the latest confrontation between Israel and the Palestinians, as both sides blame each other for the crisis. Israeli and Palestinian representatives repeated their accusations
By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 22 June 2007 The former president of Botswana is flying to Lesotho Monday to mediate a dispute over parliamentary seats that led to attacks on political leaders and a nighttime curfew. Correspondent Scott Bobb spoke with Ke
The African Union's special envoy for Somalia has condemned the rise in attacks on AU peacekeepers in the country in the past week. He asserted the right of AU troops to defend themselves, but reinforced the mission's neutrality in the country's con
By Bill Rodgers Washington 01 August 2006 Fidel Castro Ruz was born August 13, 1926, on a sugar plantation in eastern Cuba, the son of a Spanish immigrant landholder and a household servant. An intellectually gifted student, he attended Jesuit schoo
By Ron Corben Bangkok 22 September 2007 Hundreds of protesting Buddhist monks marched past the home of Burma's detained opposition leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, in Rangoon Saturday, in a further challenge to the country's military leadership. As Ron Corb
By Gary Thomas Washington 14 January 2008 Iran holds parliamentary elections March 14 that are widely expected to be something of a referendum on the policies of the country's president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. As VOA Correspondent Gary Thomas reports,
US Shooting Case Puts Spotlight on Controversial Law Neighborhood Watch volunteer George Zimmerman said he shot 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in self-defense during a confrontation, after calling the police emergency line to report a suspicious person:
Syrian Uprising Divides Syrians in Golan Heights The confrontation is growing bloodier in Syria between forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad and supporters of a nine-month uprising against his government. The strife is also causing divisions amo
The United States on Monday welcomed the peaceful outcome of the week-long political crisis in Pakistan, saying it brought the country back from the brink of broader political upheaval. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made calls to key Pakis
Palestinian Prisoner Tastes Freedom After 33 Years The 477 Palestinian prisoners who were released Tuesday in exchange for Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit are enjoying families and freedom after years of confinement. One of the longest serving prisoners
Asian defense chiefs avoided a confrontation over issues such as territorial disputes during a meeting in Hanoi. China tried to assure its neighbors that its military rise is not a threat, while the U.S. secretary of defense endorsed negotiations to
US Monitors S. China Sea after Beijing Knocks Down Proposal STATE DEPARTMENT The United States says it will monitor contested waters of the South China Sea to see if there is any de-escalation of tensions - after China knocked down a U.S. proposal at
War On Terror Focuses Too Much on Extremists, Scholar Says French troops fighting al-Qaida-affiliated terrorists in Mali have helped restore order to areas overrun by an ethnic Tuareg rebellion. But local leaders, like Moussa Ag Oumeytta, say solving