By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 05 July 2006 Members of Congress held coastal field hearings about immigration reform Wednesday on both U.S. coasts. From left: New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Sen. Edward Kennedy, and Senate Judiciary Committee Chairm

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By Tendai Maphosa London 18 June 2007 Many Zimbabweans have left home in pursuit of better lives elsewhere, as the country's economic meltdown worsens. From London, Tendai Maphosa looks at how some of them are finding innovative ways to help those th

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A senior United Nations official said it will be very difficult for Afghanistan to hold credible elections earlier than July. Peacekeeping chief Alain Le Roy's comment on Monday echoed concerns raised by NATO, the United States, and Afghanistan's po

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Paul Simon's new album

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By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 21 March 2006 Bangladeshi Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, right, and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singhlook on after Zia's arrival for the ceremonial reception at the Presid

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By Terry FitzPatrick Cape Town 21 April 2008 A new type of business consultant is emerging in South Africa. They help companies complete racial scorecards the government now requires under its black economic empowerment program. Some observers say th

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By Peta Thornycroft Harare 13 May 2007 A woman begs in a street in Harare, Zimbabwe (File) Prices of consumer goods, particularly groceries, have doubled in a month in Zimbabwe. Peta Thornycroft reports for VOA that Zimbabwe shopkeepers and consumers

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By Peta Thornycroft Johannesburg 07 October 2006 Zimbabwe's parliament has passed a new land law that allows eviction of remaining white farmers. This is the latest chapter in a six-year controversial land-redistribution program. Only a few hundred

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By Heda Bayron Hong Kong 19 December 2006 A bank electronic board showing the Hong Kong share index, 19 Dec 2006 Thailand's stock market fell more than 12 percent (update with closing) after the central bank imposed controls on the flow of foreign c

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By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 24 August 2006 India says it may withdraw its peacekeeping troops from southern Lebanon. The announcement comes as the United Nations tries to assemble a bigger international force to enforce the fledgling Middle East tr

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By Lisa Schlein Geneva 26 September 2007 The International Organization for Migration says Iraqis are running out of safe havens as more provinces within the country, as well as neighboring countries, are closing their doors to those fleeing violence

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By Brian Wagner Miami 11 January 2008 The top Republican presidential candidates sparred over immigration, the economy and national security in a debate broadcast by Fox News Television. VOA's Brian Wagner reports the debate comes ahead of the latest

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By Peta Thornycroft Harare 23 April 2006 The Zimbabwe government is making it possible for some white farmers to legally remain on their land, and for others to return home, after they were evicted du

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By Peta Thornycroft Harare 27 March 2006 James Murap stands in parched maize crops near Harare (File photo - Nov. 2, 2005) USAID's Famine Early Warning Systems Network, FEWSNET, has listed Zimbabwe as

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By Chad Bouchard Jakarta 28 June 2006 A new wave of violence in East Timor is raising fresh concerns over the country's stability after Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri resigned earlier this week. Rival factions and international peacekeepers are squari

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If you're going to come up with a practical solution to any problem, Paul Polak observes, you have to first talk to the people who have the problem and listen to what they have to say. So that's what I did. Paul Polak is dedicated to developing pra

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Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe has appointed eight ministers to head key portfolios in an acting capacity. The appointments were made as Movement for Democratic Change leaders meet in Johannesburg. Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe (file photo) P

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Lawyers for seven people charged with bombing state property are demanding charges be dropped against their clients. The seven are among 30 rights activists and opposition party members detained in recent weeks in what the opposition calls a crackdo

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Deputy agriculture minister-designate Roy Bennett has been ordered by a Zimbabwean court to remain in custody until March 4 on charges of attempting to commit terrorism, banditry, and sabotage. The Mutare riot squad was out in force ahead of the rul

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Zimbabwe's human rights lawyers are considering pulling out of participation in drafting a new constitution because they say more than 40 percent of the delegates are politicians while civil right activists and other non governmental organizations m

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