By Alan Silverman Hollywood 29 October 2009 The life and tragic disappearance of pioneer aviator Amelia Earhart are dramatized in a new film starring two-time Oscar-winner Hilary Swank and directed by Indian-born Mira Nair. Here's a look at Amelia.

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By Lisa Schlein Geneva 15 December 2007 Three research studies show that Iraqi refugees in Syria, Jordan and Lebanon are living under precarious circumstances. The UN refugee agency says the studies, which were conducted over the last few months, fin

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By David Gollust State Department 13 August 2007 Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has named retired baseball great Cal Ripken Jr. to be a U.S. public diplomacy special envoy. Ripken, inducted into the baseball Hall of Fame last month, will begin t

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By Deborah Tate Washington 25 April 2006 The U.S. Senate has begun considering a massive spending bill to pay for the war in Iraq and aiding the recovery of the storm-ravaged Gulf coast. Iraq war crit

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By Cathy Majtenyi Bujumbura 24 April 2006 Every 30 seconds a child in Africa dies of malaria. Health care workers report a drop in malaria rates with bed net use, but in the tiny central African natio

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By Katy Migiro Nairobi 15 June 2007 Burundi says it is ready to deploy troops as part of the African Union peacekeeping force in Somalia in July. Meanwhile, the U.S. government is giving $6 million in development aid to Somalia. Some of the money wil

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By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 18 April 2007 Countries of the Great Lakes region of central Africa have resurrected a former political and economic alliance so they can cooperate on a number of initiatives. Cathy Majtenyi reports for VOA from Nairobi. Dem

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By Jade Heilmann Dakar 19 December 2007 Africa is slowly bridging the gap that divides it from the digital world. Government officials and technology companies are trying to implement programs such as telemedicine and electronic education within the

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By Carol Pearson Washington, DC 19 July 2006 watch Migraine report Millions of people suffer from migraines -- headaches so severe they can be disabling. Migraines often are accompanied by nausea, vomiting, and extreme sensitivity to light and sound

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By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 01 February 2007 Burundi has agreed to offer troops for the African Union peacekeeping initiative in Somalia. Meanwhile, Uganda's parliament is brushing aside attempts by the ruling party to push through a motion to send Uga

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By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 11 April 2006 Official results in the Italian general election show center-left challenger Romano Prodi won enough seats in both houses of parliament to form a government.

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By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 06 December 2006 House and Senate lawmakers are working to clear the way for final congressional approval of legislation required to implement the U.S. - India Civil Nuclear Cooperation deal. VOA's Dan Robinson reports f

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Indonesia has denied final appeals for three men on death row convicted for deadly bombings on the island of Bali in October, 2002. Chad Bouchard reports from Jakarta. Imam Samudra, Ali Ghufron and Amrozi Nurhasyim at jail in central Java, during de

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U.S. President Barack Obama is ordering changes in the way the federal government does business. The goal is to root out wasteful spending in tough economic times. President Barack Obama (file photo) President Obama has proposed massive increases in

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By Jessica Berman Washington 06 December 2007 Children who are overweight are at significant risk of developing heart disease as adults. That's the conclusion of two studies published in this week's New England Journal of Medicine , which predicts wh

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Iraq's political leaders struck a hopeful tone as they marked five years since the killing of prominent Shi'ite cleric Ayatollah Mohammed Baqir al-Hakim and dozens of others in a car bombing in the holy city of Najaf in 2003. VOA's Suzanne Presto re

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By David McAlary Washington 15 November 2006 Examination of a bone fragment from our long extinct relatives, the Neanderthals, has yielded unprecedented genetic information about their mysterious relationship to modern humans. It shows that both hum

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By Scott Stearns White House 02 May 2007 President Bush says he is looking forward to meeting with Congressional leaders to discuss funding for the Iraq war. Tuesday, Mr. Bush vetoed funding legislation that would have provided money for the wars in

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By Greg Flakus Houston 12 March 2008 Senator Barack Obama added another victory to his campaign for the Democratic nomination Tuesday, winning the southern state of Mississippi's primary. The 33 delegates at stake will be divided with opponent Senato

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By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 11 December 2006 A senior U.N. official concerned with the plight of indigenous communities around the world is in Kenya to assess the situation of pastoralist, hunter-gatherer, and other indigenous communities in the East

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