By Craig McCulloch Vancouver 27 January 2006 Even though he has not yet been sworn in, Canada's prime minister designate is already in a diplomatic dispute with the United States. At issue is claims o

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By Patricia Nunan New Delhi 07 March 2006 Australian Prime Minister John Howard says his government will watch closely to see how India and the United States work out the details of their groundbreaki

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By Mona Ghuneim New York 04 July 2007 Three documentaries featured at the annual Human Rights Watch Film Festival in New York this year aim to put a human face on the issues and crises facing Africa today. From New York, VOA's Mona Ghuneim has the st

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By Lisa Bryant Paris 01 February 2006 A French newspaper has published Danish cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed that have stirred outrage in the Muslim world. France-Soir newspaper says it is simply de

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By Lisa Bryant Paris 07 March 2006 These are dark days for poultry eaters in France, land of foie gras, coq au vin, and other gastronomic delights. Sales of chickens and other fowl began tumbling well

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By Parke Brewer Gelsenkirchen, Germany 12 June 2006 Czech Republic's Jaroslav Plasil (l) fights for the ball with U.S. team's Eddie Pope The U.S. Soccer team got off to a rocky start in the 2006 World Cup in Germany, losing to the Czech Republic, 3-

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By Susan Logue Jamestown, Virginia 10 May 2007 Monday (May 14th) marks the 400th anniversary of the first permanent English settlement in the United States. One of the key figures in that history is a young Indian girl named Pocahontas -- the daughte

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A 20-unit apartment building burned for about an hour before firemen were able to extinguish it. The fire started in the attic at about 10:30 p.m. yesterday evening. The damage was estimated at $1.5 million. A fire department spokesman said the fire

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By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 24 November 2006 Rwanda broke off diplomatic ties with France on Friday in protest at a French judge's call for President Paul Kagame to stand trial over the killing of a former leader, the event which unleashed the country

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By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 28 November 2006 The international press watchdog Reporters Without Borders Tuesday called on the Rwandan government to reverse its decision to prohibit a French radio station from broadcasting in the country. The blocking

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By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 21 August 2006 Reverend Martyn Minns, a conservative Episcopal rector from the U.S. state of Virginia has been consecrated the first bishop of a new group for conservative Anglicans established by the Church of Nigeria. The

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By Katherine Cole Washington 22 January 2007 Texas-born Nanci Griffith has been writing since she was 12 years old, and making records since the late 1970s. Her career has spanned a variety of musical styles, including folk, country and what she cal

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International media rights organizations are expressing outrage and dismay over reports that two French government security advisors had posed as journalists before they were kidnapped Tuesday by a gang of unidentified gunmen in the Somali capital M

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Piero: Whats all this? Annie: Im visiting my sister and brother-in-laws new ranch next month and Im getting ready for it. I know Im a city girl, but I plan to fit right in on that ranch and work alongside all of the other cowboys. Piero: Well, you lo

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By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 04 July 2006 Just hours to go for the Italian and German national soccer teams to face off against each other in the World Cup semifinal in Germany. Fans are getting ready for what they hope will be a great game of soccer

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By Robert Berger Jerusalem 09 September 2006 French troops are arriving in Lebanon to police the ceasefire between Israel and the Islamic militant group, Hezbollah. Israeli forces, which pounded Lebanon for 34 days, are preparing to pull out. ------

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By Joseph Mok Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 07 November 2006 watch Gettysburg Address Abraham Lincoln Most speeches by American presidents fade with time from people's memories. However, some have left indelible marks on history. One of the most famous i

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By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 08 February 2007 An international press watchdog Thursday accused the Eritrean government of being responsible for the death of a playwright who had been in detention for several years, a charge the government denies. Cathy

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The United States and the Czech Republic have signed an agreement that will allow construction of part of a missile defense shield. Stefan Bos from Budapest that the document was signed by U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and her Czech count

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By Deborah Block Washington 15 May 2007 Nicholas Sarkozy will become the new president of France on Wednesday (May 16th). The conservative politician is calling for tax cuts, free-market reforms and stronger ties to the United States. How will these

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