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The son of one of the leaders of the Iranian revolution has been sentenced to a 21 year prison term - 6 of which he is being required to serve. Ahmad Montazeri is the son of Grand Ayatollah Hosseinali Montazeri, once presumed to be in line for the po
Top government officials responsible for security in Afghanistan say there is no way to ensure the Taliban will not be able to cause civilian casualties before the election or on the day of voting. Afghanistan's military is declaring a one-day unilat
Arabs Brace for Possible US Strike on Syria 阿拉伯人支持美国可能对叙利亚的打击 CAIRO The threat of a U.S. military strike on Syria in response to an alleged chemical weapon attack by the Assad government has set an already tense Midd
By Peter Fedynsky Moscow 27 February 2008 Russians go to the polls on Sunday for a presidential election in which the victory of Kremlin-backed candidate Dmitri Medvedev is considered a foregone conclusion. VOA Moscow Correspondent Peter Fedynsky rep
For NPR News, this is All Things Considered. I'm Michele Norris, and I'm Robert Siegel. If you think the real estate market in this country is out of control. Here's some advice: Don't move to China. Prices there are rising so fast, the government i
Israel is preparing to swear in rightist Benjamin Netanyahu as prime minister. Mr. Netanyahu will lead a coalition government dominated by rightists. Mr. Netanyahu, however, is sounding a conciliatory tone, promising to work for peace with the Arabs
By Nico Colombant Kinshasa 29 July 2006 On the eve of the Democratic Republic of Congo's first open election in over forty years, many Congolese are hoping for the best, but bracing for the worst. Many are worried about the outcome of the post-war e
By David Gollust United Nations 23 September 2009 President Barack Obama addresses the United Nations General Assembly, New York, 23 Sep 2009 President Barack Obama, in his first policy speech to the U.N. General Assembly, said the United States is
...we should learn from adults and established leaders and they should learn from us as well. At the 18th International AIDS Conference in Vienna, young people spoke out about how theyre affected by the pandemic and what theyre doing about it. The sp
Assad Family Grip on Syria Hampers Reform Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's crackdown on anti-government protesters has been leavened with at least verbal concessions to reform. But given the history of the country, the government and his family, so
Scripts: Mr.Strauss-Kahn, thank you very much for joining us on CNN. In a way, you are taking over an institution which doesnt have a mission any more, or at least less of a mission than it used to have. Well, I wont say that. The mission is almost
By Barry Newhouse Islamabad 24 November 2007 Two suicide bombers in Pakistan have killed at least 20 people and wounded many more in separate blasts on military targets in Rawalpindi, outside the capital, Islamabad. In Islamabad, VOA's Barry Newhous
By David Gollust State Department 04 September 2007 The United States Tuesday dismissed as a total sham the outline for a new Burmese constitution produced by a national convention assembled by the country's military government. The State Department
By Suzanne Presto Bangkok 05 January 2007 Thailand's government is dismissing rumors of a fresh coup plot, after such speculation ran rampant through Bangkok Thursday night. VOA's Suzanne Presto reports from the Thai capital, where people are still
By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 11 January 2007 The United Nations is suspending technical support for parliamentary elections in Bangladesh. The elections are being boycotted by one of the country's two main political alliances. As Anajana Pasricha re
By Kane Farabaugh Chicago, Ilinois 14 May 2008 When U.S. President George W. Bush travels to the Middle East this week, he plans to meet with Israeli and Palestinian leaders in an effort to restart peace negotiations. One group he will not meet with
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 06 November 2009 Israel has responded angrily to a United Nations resolution that accuses the Jewish state of war crimes against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. Former Judge Richard Goldstone, left, Head of the UN Fact Fin
By Deborah Block Washington, DC 14 December 2006 watch Vietnam Memorial Mementos This year marks the 25 anniversary of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC. Every day, mementos of love and remembrance are left at the wall of the memorial.
By Derek Kilner Nairobi 07 November 2007 A state-funded human rights body in Kenya on Wednesday produced what it is calling further evidence of widespread extrajudicial killings by Kenyan police. As Derek Kilner reports from Nairobi, the police have
A political debate is unfolding in Washington over the proper U.S. response to the situation in Iran where election protests have at times resulted in bloodshed. Some members of Congress are urging President Barack Obama to take a tougher approach, w