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By Nancy-Amelia Collins East Timor 30 June 2007 Officials in East Timor say voting to elect a new parliament has been relatively peaceful, raising hopes that the election can bring stability to Asia's newest nation after violence last year nearly top
By Nancy-Amelia Collins Dili, East Timor 08 May 2007 Election workers prepare ballot boxes to be distributed to remote sub-districts after a ceremony at the local district office in Dili, East Timor, 08 May 2007 The troubled nation of East Timor is c
By Nancy-Amelia Collins Dili, East Timor 02 July 2007 East Timorese workers carry sacks of rice at a WFP warehouse in Dili(File Photo) At least 20 percent of East Timor's people need food aid and are severely malnourished while 40 percent of the popu
By Nancy-Amelia Collins Dili 27 May 2006 The East Timorese capital, Dili, has descended into chaos, with gangs of youths armed with guns and knives torching houses and burning cars while international peacekeepers from Australia, New Zealand, and Ma
By Mona Ghuneim New York 25 April 2007 Women in Islamic nations are increasingly being heard, seen and listened to, thanks in part to leading female voices determined to make a difference, despite challenges ranging from motherhood to threats on thei
By Scott Stearns Washington 28 July 2006 President Bush says Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is returning to the Middle East with plans for a United Nations force to separate Israeli troops and Hezbollah militants fighting in southern Lebanon. M
By Phil Mercer Sydney 26 July 2006 Australian peacekeepers in East Timor have arrested a leader of rebel troops for illegal weapons possession, following the expiration of a gun amnesty. Alfredo Reinado, a former army major, headed a group that incl
By Nancy-Amelia Collins Dili 02 July 2007 Vote counting has been slightly delayed in the East Timor parliamentary elections but the count has finally gotten under way in the capital Dili, two days after the June 30 elections. VOA's Nancy-Amelia Colli
By Doug Levine Washington 27 June 2007 It's been more than 15 years since saxophonist Joshua Redman won first prize at the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition. That honor proved to be a worthwhile stepping stone, as he went on to record mo
By Nancy-Amelia Collins Dili 25 June 2007 A girl holds up an electoral poster featuring a picture of former President Xanana Gusmao in Dili, 25 June 2007 The head of the United Nations mission in East Timor says the nation's relatively peaceful parli
By Challiss McDonough Cairo 11 January 2008 U.S. President George W. Bush is in Kuwait, the next stop on his visit to the Middle East. He spent three days in Israel and the Palestinian territories, trying to advance the peace process. His secretary o
By Nancy-Amelia Collins Jakarta 23 May 2006 A wounded East Timorese soldier is treated in a hospital after a gunfight which killed one soldier and wounded seven others Tuesday, May 23, 2006 Clashes be
By Nancy-Amelia Collins Jakarta 24 May 2006 East Timorese soldiers secure an area after a gunfight which killed one soldier and wounded seven others outside Dili, May 23, 2006 Australia and New Zealand have agreed to send troops to East Timor after
By Dan Robinson Washington 29 June 2006 East Timor A U.S. official has told members of Congress that the Bush administration is committed to helping East Timor overcome its recent crisis amid continuing violence. --------- Deputy Assistant Secretary
East Asian nations have agreed to form an $80 billion fund to help each other fend off the effects of the global financial crisis. As Daniel Schearf reports from Beijing, the fund could help boost confidence in the region's markets. Chinese Premier
East African Farmers Plant Seeds of Innovation East Africa has felt the effects of climate change over recent years. There have been frequent prolonged droughts, erratic seasonal rains and floods, all of which have put food security at risk. As a res
East African Program Promotes University Education For Women In East Africa, there has been an historic imbalance in the number of men and women pursuing and holding posts in post-secondary education, with relatively few women at the university level
Obama Meets Chinese, Japanese Leaders at East Asia Summit It was the first meeting between the president and Premier Wen since their talks at the last East Asia Summit in Bali last year and since Obama's re-election to a second term. The two have met
By Nancy-Amelia Collins Dili, East Timor 07 April 2007 An East Timorese boy plays with a dog at a refugee camp on the grounds of a church in Dili, 07 Apr 2007 Nearly 40,000 people are living in makeshift refugee camps in East Timor, afraid to return
By David Gollust State Department 12 January 2007 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice leaves for the Middle East later Friday for follow-up discussions on President Bush's new Iraq Strategy. She'll urge moderate Arab states to step up support f