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Tradition Facing Forward 国油双峰塔:亚洲出头天! With pinnacles ascending 452 meters above Kuala Lumpur, the Petronas Twin Towers have a slender elegance reminiscent1 of the graceful spires2 of Muslim temples. The Islamic influence exten
Turkey's Ruling Party Lures Voters in Opposition Stronghold IZMIR, TURKEY Turkeys AK Party is seeking a fourth successive general election victory, with the goal of securing two-thirds of the seats in parliament to rewrite the constitution. AK Party
By Challiss McDonough Sidon, Lebanon 23 July 2006 Israeli air strikes have intensified in southern Lebanon, tearing apart villages near the border. The Shiite militant group Hezbollah has continued to fire missiles at northern Israel, despite the ma
By Ron Corben Bangkok 08 January 2007 Residents take photos in front of the International Convention Center (CICC) main venue of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in the central Philippines city of Cebu, 10 Dec 2006 As the le
European markets are reacting nervously again as the banking crisis continues to worry many. For VOA, Tom Rivers reports from London. While financial jitters were felt right across Europe Tuesday, European stocks generally posted moderate gains on h
By Alisha Ryu Nyeri, Kenya 22 May 2006 Jack Githae, herbal doctor, is standing next to a young MUIRI tree at his clinic in Nyeri, Kenya For thousands of years, people living around Mount Kenya in the
By Gilbert Da Costa Abuja 01 March 2006 The World Bank says Nigeria is still struggling with an outbreak of the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu since the first confirmed case was reported weeks ago. Th
By Scott Stearns White House 22 March 2006 President Bush President Bush says he is deeply troubled by the case of an Afghan man who could be put to death for converting from Islam to Christianity. Mr
Indian cabinet members, speaking before parliament Thursday, said those who laid siege to Mumbai certainly came from Pakistan, but they are ruling out military retaliation. An opposition leader calls the challenge facing India a war-like situation.
Energy Production Facing Limits of Water Scarcity发电面临用水危机 Nearly all forms of energy production use large amounts of water. Coal, which generates nearly 50 percent of the electricity in the U.S., needs water for mining and transport,
The military is now in charge in Egypt after the so-called Supreme Council of the Egyptian Armed Forces took power Friday, ending the three-decade rule of President Hosni Mubarak. Analysts say it remains to be seen whether the military leaders will c
In Afghanistan, a woman dies every 27 minutes on average from a pregnancy-related condition that is preventable, in most cases, with proper health facilities. Afghan and U.S. officials speaking in Washington Tuesday said providing Afghan women great
US, China Facing Increasingly Belligerent North Korea With North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un threatening a pre-emptive nuclear strike to stop what Pyongyang says are plans for a U.S. and South Korean attack, Washington is again calling on Beijing to he
Burma's $8.5 Billion Port Project Facing Hurdles BANGKOK When Burma's planned Dawei deep-sea port and special economic zone are finished, a highway, railway and pipeline will connect Southeast Asia's largest industrial zone to Thailands primary comme
By Mandy Clark London 10 August 2007 Religious tolerance in Britain is getting put to the test, following two attempted car bombings earlier this summer. All the suspects are Muslims. A separate protest movement by young Muslim women only adds to inc
STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Let's hear what Native Americans think of the justice system. People in minority groups often perceive the justice system differently than others. And many statistics indicate minorities are targeted more often. A poll from NPR,
By Scott Stearns White House 06 January 2007 In the coming week, U.S. President George Bush is expected to call for a temporary increase in U.S. troops in Iraq. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports, the troop surge idea is already fac
Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi says he will step down in March. VOA's Nancy-Amelia Collins in Jakarta reports the announcement was made amid turmoil in the ruling party. Malaysia's Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi gestures before
STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Most of the stuff around us right now - I don't know - the television screens and microphones in the studio, products in your house, parts of every car, parts of almost every building, were once transported by truck. And the syst
MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: There are only two historically black women's colleges in the U.S. One of them, Bennett College in Greensboro, N.C., has been facing a loss of accreditation because of shaky finances, and that would lead to a loss of federal fund