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Ukraine, Russia, United in Faith, Divided in Politics 信仰使乌克兰与俄罗斯联合起来,政治使两者决裂 MOSCOW There is a strong historical religious connection between Russia and Ukraine. As Easter approaches, the role of religion in
By Peter Heinlein Washington 14 April 2006 The U.N. Security Council has taken no action on a proposed statement that would have criticized Israeli military strikes in the Palestinian territories. The
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 04 August 2006 United Nations aid agencies are alarmed at the consequences for their humanitarian operations in Lebanon following the overnight bombings on the road between Tripoli and Beirut. It is a major route for transport
By Margaret Besheer Washington 05 February 2006 Demonstrators protest in front of the White House about conditions in Sudan, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2006, in Washington A leading human rights group says mil
By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 12 June 2007 Heavy fighting in the Gaza Strip between Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah escalated sharply Tuesday. Leaders of the Fatah faction are meeting to discuss whether to withdraw from the three-month-old Palestinian
By Marlene Smith Vienna 02 February 2006 The International Atomic Energy Agency is considering reporting Iran's nuclear program to the U.N. Security Council, but hopes a Russian deal will avoid escala
By Peter Heinlein New York 26 July 2006 The U.N. Security Council is debating a statement condemning the Israeli attack on a U.N. observer post in Lebanon. China urged the Security Council to issue a strong condemnation of the Israeli attack that ki
By Anya Ardayeva Moscow 20 October 2006 watch Russia Georgia Troubles A bitter dispute between Russia and Georgia shows no sign of ending soon following Moscow's decision last month to impose harsh sanctions against Tbilisi after authorities there a
By Jim Bertel Washington, D.C. 31 July 2006 watch Diplomacy report U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is on her way home to Washington today Monday optimistic that a comprehensive settlement to the Middle East crisis can be reached in the comi
By Amberin Zaman Ankara 30 March 2006 A child is reported in critical condition after Kurdish demonstrators clashed with security forces for a third day, Thursday, in the Turkish city of Diyarbakir. D
By Margaret Besheer Washington 17 March 2006 The United Nations' special representative for Iraq says he does not believe Iraq is headed toward a civil war despite an escalation in sectarian violence.
Egyptian police searched a mountainous part of the Sinai peninsula, Monday, trying to find 13 men thought to belong to a Hezbollah cell planning attacks against Israeli tourists. The search was launched after authorities interrogated 49 suspects now
By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 11 January 2007 President Bush's plan to send more than 20,000 additional troops to Iraq in a temporary surge to help the Iraqi government fight insurgents has been met with sharp criticism from majority Democrats. VOA's
By Barry Newhouse Islamabad 07 November 2007 Former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has vowed to launch a massive protest march unless President Pervez Musharraf steps down as head of the army and restores the constitution by next Tuesday. VOA
By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 15 March 2007 The appropriations committee of the House of Representatives has voted [36 to 28] to approve Democratic-crafted legislation calling for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq no later than September of 200
By Marlene Smith Vienna 07 March 2006 The International Atomic Energy Agency resumed closed talks Tuesday on Iran's nuclear program in an effort to avoid escalation in the stand-off with the Islamic R
By Mil Arcega Washington 06 April 2007 Growing opposition in Congress to the war in Iraq is raising hard questions about whether the president's plan to send nearly 30,000 additional troops to Baghdad is too little, too late. But a former chairman of
By David McAlary Washington 11 October 2006 U.S. and Iraqi doctors say the Iraq war has caused hundreds of thousands of civilian deaths since the U.S.-led invasion in 2003. Their estimate is much higher than others and is being disputed by the Bush
By Dan Robinson Washington 13 February 2007 The U.S. House of Representatives has begun the first major congressional debate on President Bush's Iraq strategy since Democrats won control of Congress in last November's mid-term election. VOA's Dan Ro
By VOA News Johannesburg 06 November 2007 Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir and South African President Thabo Mbeki have been holding talks in Capetown to discuss the deteriorating situation in Darfur and the deployment of additional peacekeeping troo