Southern African leaders are to hold a summit in South Africa Monday aimed at reviving deadlocked negotiations over a unity government in Zimbabwe. But parties to the talks are not optimistic saying positions have hardened since a power-sharing agre

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New Approach Creates Optimism About Iran Talks LONDON Conciliatory statements by U.S. and Iranian leaders at the United Nations this week, a historic ministerial meeting and an agreement between key U.N. countries and Iran to resume detailed talks on

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Northern Portugal is known for its black grapes used in the production of world-renowned sweet port wine. Dry soil and high altitude mean fewer grapes. But also a high concentration of sugar in the grapes exposed to the Sun on steep slopes. Port wine

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Locust Infest More of Madagascar The locust plague in Madagascar is getting much worse. More than half the nation is now infested. The U.N. says time is rapidly running out to bring the voracious insects under control. The Food and Agriculture Organi

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Israel could be making a concession aimed at breaking the deadlock in the Middle East peace process. 以色列可能为打破中东和平进程僵局作出让步。 Officials in the Jerusalem Municipality say Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has qui

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By Tendai Maphosa London 17 April 2008 The European Commission has said further delay in releasing Zimbabwe's presidential election results is unacceptable. As Tendai Maphosa reports from London the EU call is part of the ever-growing chorus for the

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By Nick Wadhams Nairobi 11 January 2008 Kenya's political opposition says mediation efforts with the government over Kenya's flawed December elections have collapsed and the opposition is now calling for mass rallies across the country next week. Nic

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Zimbabwe's prime minister designate Morgan Tsvangirai says he will attend a meeting of regional leaders in Harare Monday after he boycotted the last session a week ago because he had no passport to travel to Swaziland. Peta Thornycroft reports that

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Israeli Settlement Expansion Raises West Bank Tensions After the United Nations' cultural organization UNESCO voted to grant membership to the Palestinians, Israel announced it would accelerate construction of Jewish settlements on the outskirts of J

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Laos, Neighbors Face Off on Mekong River Dam Dispute Countries along the Mekong River have disagreed with Laos on its proposal to build the first hydropower dam on the main stream of the lower river. Laos says the dam will cause no serious problems,

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Those who oppose the cause of peace will try in every way possible to sabotage this process as we have already seen this week. - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has launched the first direct peace talks b

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Little Real Choice for Iranians in Presidential Poll Irans presidential candidates have appeared in several debates. Controls on who can run have severely limited the scope of opinions on key issues, however, such as Irans nuclear program and its neg

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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has launched the first direct peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians in nearly two years. 美国国务卿克林顿主持召开以色列和巴勒斯坦近两年以来第一次直接和谈。 Both sides

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Now the five years negotiation of the Trans-Pacific Partnership has been locked in between the United States and Eleven Pacific nations including Australia. The deal threshed out over night, covers forty percent of the Global economy and could influe

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By Challiss McDonough Cairo 02 January 2008 Syria says it is breaking off contacts with France on the political crisis in Lebanon, responding to a similar gesture by Paris. VOA Correspondent Challiss McDonough has more from our Middle East bureau in

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By Barbara Schoetzau New York 19 December 2007 The U.N. Security Council failed to break a deadlock over the future of the Serbian province of Kosovo Wednesday. From VOA's New York Bureau, correspondent Barbara Schoetzau reports the failure has raise

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By Al Pessin Washington 07 April 2006 British Defense Minister John Reid (left) and Donald Rumsfeld After meeting in Washington on Thursday, the top U.S. and British defense officials again urged Iraq

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By Dorian Jones Istanbul 09 November 2009 Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir has canceled a planned visit to Turkey to attend a summit of the Islamic conference in Istanbul. Turkey has faced mounting criticism from the international community

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Talks between Zimbabwe's political parties will resume in South Africa on the sidelines of the Southern Africa Development Community summit which formally opens Saturday. Meanwhile, Botswana president Ian Khama has withdrawn from the summit in prote

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Countries along the Mekong River have disagreed with Laos on its proposal to build the first hydropower dam on the main stream of the lower river. Laos says the dam will cause no serious problems, while its neighbors say more information is needed ab

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