By Kane Farabaugh New York City 16 June 2006 watch Flag Auction report Original flag For more than 225 years, a series of four flags hung on the walls of a family home in southern England. As they passed through generations, so did the story of what

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By Scott Stearns White House 14 July 2007 President Bush talks to reporters during press conference, 12 Jul 2007 President Bush says it is too soon to judge the success of his decision to send more troops to Iraq. VOA White House correspondent Scott

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By Slobodan Svrzo and Alen Mlatisuma Washington, DC 23 January 2006 watch Ratko Mladic report The chief United Nations prosecutor says war crimes suspect Ratko Mladic is hiding in Serbia under the pro

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American History Series: From Revolutionary War Hero to President From VOA Learning English, welcome to THE MAKING OF A NATION -- American history in Special English. Im Steve Ember. This week in our series, we tell the story of Americas first presid

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THE MAKING OF A NATION - American History: World War Two Continues with the D-Day Invasion in Normandy STEVE EMBER: Welcome to THE MAKING OF A NATION -- American history in VOA Special English. I'm Steve Ember. (MUSIC) On June fifth, nineteen forty-f

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Sting, War, Lou Reed for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Sting, War, Lou Reed等获2015年摇滚名人堂提名 Welcome to American Mosaic from VOA Learning English. Im Caty Weaver. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has announced its nominees for induction t

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By Douglas Bakshian Jolo 20 February 2007 A special operations platoon of the Philippine Marine Battalion Landing Team conduct a military exercise in Jolo, 05 Feb 2007 The Philippines has recently been on the front line in the war on terror, taking o

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By Matt Steinglass Ho Chi Minh City 22 February 2007 The renowned Zen Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh has returned to his native Vietnam. Hanh, who has tens of thousands of followers in France and the United States, plans to conduct mass prayer ceremon

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By Barry Newhouse Seoul 22 August 2006 North Korea has condemned the annual military exercises between the United States and South Korea in harsh terms, calling them a wartime activity that violates the ceasefire that ended the Korean War in 1953. A

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Pakistan's military said clashes in areas bordering North and South Waziristan do not yet represent the opening of a new war front against Taliban militants. But the military says such an offensive may come soon, and that in the meantime it is worki

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Russian historians widely recognize June 27, 1709 as the date their country became a great power. Russia that day defeated an invading Swedish army at Poltava in Ukraine, where Ukrainian forces allied with Sweden were also vanquished. The Battle of

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Two Brothers Wage Media War for Syrian Rebels Its a dangerous trek across the Turkish border into Syria. With the Turkish military patrolling one side and Syrian rebel fighters on the other, the risk of being caught up in the conflict is extremely hi

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US Central Commander Gen. David Petraeus testifies on Capitol Hill before the Senate Armed Services Committee, 16 Jun 2010 The head of U.S. Central Command said Wednesday that the withdrawal date for U.S. military forces in Afghanistan is the beginni

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Misrata Hospital Copes with Libya's War Wounded In Libya, forces opposed to former leader Moammar Gadhafi now control most of the country. But Gadhafi continues to evade capture and fighting continues in several important cities. The central coastal

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South Sudan Oil Dispute Raises Specter of War South Sudan is retooling its armed forces - working to strengthen the former rebel Southern People's Liberation Army into a more formal military. Soldiers here at the Bilpam military base in Juba could be

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Less Focus on Afghan War in 2012 Election Four years ago, the Afghan war played a role in the U.S. presidential election. Then-Senator Barack Obama even visited Afghanistan during the campaign. I think one of the biggest mistakes we have made strateg

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Residents of War-Battered Aleppo Struggle to Survive Government snipers have been shooting people in the streets. Thousands have been killed in Aleppo in the past few months. Parts of the Old City, a UNESCO heritage site, have been heavily damaged as

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The War on Graft has sent shockwaves through the Kenyan Parliament in recent months, with several ministers being targeted in high-profile investigations. But Kenya's anti-corruption body says more are on the way. In recent months, Kenya's notoriousl

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Despite New Pullout Pledge, US War Vets, Activists Vent A new pledge by President Barack Obama to withdraw nearly all troops from Iraq by the end of the year has received mixed reactions from U.S. war veterans and peace activists. They say they will

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Afghan Civilians Bear the Brunt of War Casualties Statistics posted on iCasualties.org, an independent monitoring group, show that more than 2,700 foreign troops have died during the past 10 years in Afghanistan. But since the start of the decade-lon

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