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Program - I'm Worth Defending - teaches girls and women how to defend themselves Rape is a constant threat for girls and women living in the crime-ridden slums of Kenya's capital, Nairobi. It is estimated that one out of five women are raped in the s
Rabbi, Imam and Pastors Defend US Food Subsidy Program A group of Jewish, Christian and Muslim religious leaders pretended to be poor, as they went shopping in a Washington supermarket this week. Their aim was to protest proposed cuts to a government
President Bush Visits Bucharest, Romania, Discusses NATO THE PRESIDENT: Thank you all. Thank you, and good morning. I appreciate former Presidents Iliescu and Constantinescu for joining us today. I want to thank the President of Latvia and Mrs. Zatl
By Scott Stearns White House 14 July 2007 President Bush talks to reporters during press conference, 12 Jul 2007 President Bush says it is too soon to judge the success of his decision to send more troops to Iraq. VOA White House correspondent Scott
Little broken hearts of the night Slowly picking up their knives On the way to the fight Tonight they want revenge Beautiful soldiers in their beds Making love inside their hands With no chance to defend Tonight could be their end With the weapons in
Argentina has successfully defended its Olympic football (soccer) gold medal with a 1-0 victory over Nigeria. VOA Sports Editor Parke Brewer was at Saturday's match in Beijing's and has a report. Nearly 90,000 fans filled the National Stadium on a d
U.S. lawmakers challenged former top executives of major government-backed mortgage finance companies to explain why they took on billions of dollars in risky loans. Questioning of the former heads of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac came as a House of Re
Speaking on French radio, the Secretary of State responsible for European affairs, Pierre Lellouche, described the EU Commissioner's comments as a gaffe. He said France is a great state and as a founding member of the European Union should be address
US Officials Defend Surveillance of Allies The National Security Agency [NSA] is at the heart of allegations by the former contractor Edward Snowden that the United States has targeted some of its allies for surveillance. The German news magazine Der
DAVID GREENE, HOST: All right, Ailsa, it's Friday. It's almost the weekend. I mean, I feel like we should just turn up some music. AILSA CHANG, HOST: Yes. I am so ready for this. (SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) GREENE: Now, this song is really important because
All may seem calm along these beautiful stretches of British coastline.But there is a battle being fought on the beaches of Britain.Its a fight for survival against the mighty force of the North Sea. Erosion of this coastline has been going on for th
By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 25 October 2007 Lawmakers have sharply questioned Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice about allegations that the State Department withheld information of corruption in Iraq, and steps by the government of Prime Minister N
By VOA News 26 October 2007 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has defended new U.S. sanctions on Iran designating Tehran's Revolutionary Guard Corps as a proliferators of weapons of mass destruction and its elite Quds force as a supporter of t
By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 03 June 2008 Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has defended the land policies of his government which have been blamed for devastating the country's agricultural sector. Addressing delegates at a U.N. summit on world foo
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 22 February 2008 A U.S. delegation has vigorously defended the U.S. record on efforts to combat racial discrimination before the U.N. Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. The committee has just completed a two
By Sean Maroney Washington 14 October 2007 The chairman of the American security company Blackwater USA is defending his company's guards, who are under investigation over a September shooting incident in which 17 Iraqis were killed. VOA's Sean Maron
By Scott Stearns Washington 16 August 2007 The Bush administration continues to defend the war in Iraq ahead of a report to Congress next month on progress there. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports that, two days after truck bombings
By Alex Villarreal Washington 05 December 2007 Human rights groups in the West are protesting disciplinary proceedings against a Saudi lawyer defending a gang-rape victim who was sentenced to 200 lashes. The hearing against the lawyer was adjourned W
Washington 12 November 2007 Venezuelan officials are blasting Spain's king after the monarch told President Hugo Chavez to shut up at the close of the Ibero-American summit in Santiago, Chile. VOA's Michael Bowman reports from Washington, the verbal
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