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Speaking to the first Preparatory Committee for the 2020 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, Ambassador Robert Wood, Permanent Representative of the United States to the Conference on Disarmamen
Mr. Karzai says he is once again calling on his Afghan brothers - the Taliban and other Islamist militants groups - to come back to their homeland to work toward peace, stability and prosperity. Sean Maroney | Islamabad 27 November 2009 In this hand
苏丹说唱歌手以歌为剑反对政府腐败 For South Sudanese rapper Lual D'awol, music can be an act of political defiance. He took thestage at a nightclub in Juba the day after soldiers stormed another venue to stop hisperformance. On another
This is AP News Minute. British police arrested a dozen people Sunday in a widening investigation after attackers using a van and large knives turned a Saturday night into a bloodbath and killed seven people in the heart of London. Shortly after the
By Larry James Moscow 23 April 2007 Former Russian President Boris Yeltsin, who had been in declining health for several years, has died at the age of 76. Mr. Yeltsin served as Russia's president from 1990 until his surprise resignation on December 3
By Amanda Cassandra New York 19 October 2006 Nobel Prize winner and influential religious leader Desmond Tutu was in New York to talk about South Africa's struggle with apartheid and his personal path to becoming an activist as detailed in a new bio
By Patricia Nunan Kathmandu 22 April 2006 Nepalese protesters throng a street as smoke billows from a roadblock made of burning tires, set up by protesters in defiance of a curfew called by the govern
In the days since Iran's contested presidential vote, demonstrators have proved resourceful and adept in bypassing a government clampdown on information sharing. Aided by mobile phones and an array of Internet services, technology-savvy Iranians hav
The United States and the international community are reacting with outrage and strongly condemning North Korea's latest nuclear test and the launch of three short-range missiles. President Barack Obama makes a statement about N. Korea in the White
Security forces have fired shots in Manama on Friday, where demonstrators were gathering for an anti-government rally, in defiance of a government ban on protests. Hospital officials say there are casualties. Mourners began chanting opposition slogan
The street protests in Iran have faded in the face of the government's security crackdown. But the political squabbles and bickering continue. Internal feuds that were once kept behind closed doors have erupted into the open, providing a rare glimps
A senior U.S. official says Iran's announcement it intends to build 10 new uranium enrichment plants in defiance of the international community's demands it halt such activities will further isolate that country and could put it on the path to more U
By Kurt Achin Seoul 13 July 2006 S. Korean protesters shout slogans as they hold N. Korea's flags and pictures leader Kim Jong Il next to North's mock missile during an anti- N. Korea rally, July 12, 2006 South Korea has taken its firmest stand to d
By Luis Ramirez Bangkok 28 December 2007 Leaders across Asia are voicing condemnation and shock over the killing of Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, and their fears for the future stability of the country. VOA's Luis Ramirez reports from
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
By Ron Corben Bangkok 09 October 2006 Burma's government is about to restart its on-again, off-again constitutional convention, which it says will eventually lead to democratic elections. But even as it prepares for the convention, the regime has ar
By David Gollust State Department 15 February 2006 Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice told senators Wednesday the United States will actively confront what she said are the aggressive policies of the
By Mil Arcega Washington 01 November 2007 Lawmakers on Capitol Hill heard from experts this week, who say the increasingly strident rhetoric from the White House on Iran's nuclear ambitions could prove counterproductive. Tehran insists its nuclear p
The Organization of American States and most governments in the world have condemned the ouster of Honduran President Manuel Zelaya by the military last Sunday as a coup d'etat. But the people who currently hold power in Honduras say they followed l
By Paula Wolfson White House 04 December 2007 President Bush says there will be no change in U.S. policy on Iran following the release of a new U.S. intelligence assessment of Tehran's nuclear capabilities and ambitions. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports