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Ethiopia's Prime Minister Meles Zenawi has declared mission accomplished in Somalia, and told parliament Ethiopian troops will be home from their controversial two-year military mission within weeks. Mr. Meles also pledged Ethiopia would guarantee t
Ethnic Uzbek shows identity documents he says were damaged by policeman during special operation by Kyrgyz troops in village of Nariman near Osh, 21 June 2010 Political parties in Kyrgyzstan are calling for the government to drop plans to hold a refe
Zeev Raz is proud of how he led an Israeli air force squadron of F-16 bombers to destroy a nuclear facility near Baghdad. The retired Israeli air force pilot remembers it was a surprisingly easy job with little resistance from the Iraqis. When we app
The Obama administration will restart military-run trials for some terror suspects held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The tribunals will include new legal protections for the detainees. US President Barack Obama (file photo) President Barack Obama issued
Regional diplomats say reforming Guinea Bissau's security sector is crucial to stabilizing the country as it heads toward elections to replace the country's president, who was assassinated two months ago. A 2005 campaign poster lies amid trash at th
Tahrir Square Looms Over Egyptian Elections Egypt's military rulers insist parliamentary elections will go ahead as planned Monday, despite unrest that has left dozens of anti-military protesters dead, and the center of Cairo in upheaval. A capital c
The resignations of 11 Hezbollah cabinet members in Lebanon has plunged the country into its worst political crisis since 2008, when sectarian street clashes claimed dozens of lives and brought Lebanon to the brink of another civil war. The so-called
Al-Qaida in the Arab Peninsula is threatening to overthrow Yemeni President Ali Abdallah Saleh. The government and al-Qaida rebels have stepped up activity against each other across the country. In an audio tape broadcast on the internet, the leader
US Rejects Syria Vote as 'Sham' STATE DEPARTMENT Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has won re-election in a vote held in government-controlled parts of his war-torn country. U.S. officials dismiss his re-election as a farce. But for Assad, the vote si
Skopje Protests Underscore Balkan Tensions 斯科普里的抗议活动凸显了巴尔干半岛的紧张局势 LONDON Protest marches on consecutive days in the Macedonian capital, Skopje, brought tens of thousands of people into the streets this week
By Daniel Schearf Islamabad 02 October 2007 Pakistani lawmakers have resigned and opposition lawyers filed a last-minute petition against General Musharraf's re-election bid as president. General Musharraf's military successor has also been announced
DAVID GREENE, HOST: All right. So we are not sure yet whether President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un are going to actually meet, but U.S. and Korean spy chiefs are set to have more face time today. And they have been playing leading role
A spokesman for Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe has rejected criticism of the country's presidential election, saying those who call the vote illegitimate can 'go hang'. Mr. Mugabe is attending an African Union summit. 津巴布韦总统穆加贝的发言人反
By Claudia Blume Hong Kong 13 December 2007 A senior Pakistani lawyer says his colleagues will try to challenge the legitimacy of President Musharraf's re-election when Mr. Musharraf lifts the country's state of emergency. Claudia Blume reports from
US Group Requests High-Level Delegation for Racism Conference Breck Ardery United Nations1 6 Aug 2001 23:00 UTC A coalition of U.S. civil rights groups says the United States government should send a
Gunmen Kidnap Algerian Envoy in Baghdad 阿尔及利亚外交使节在巴格达遭持枪歹徒绑架 An Algerian diplomat , Abdel Wahab Fellah, tells VOA that his mission chief Ali Belaroussiand anoth
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 10 November 2007 Palestinians have paid tribute to their late president Yasser Arafat, a legendary Arab leader in the Middle East. As Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, the ceremony comes against the backgro
By VOA News 01 April 2008 Zimbabwe's main opposition party is claiming victory in the country's general elections, despite the slow trickle of official results from Saturday's vote. Zimbabwe's electoral commission released tabulations Monday [March 3
By Peter Fedynsky Moscow 04 September 2007 The Ukrainian parliament has convened, despite a presidential warning that the fall legislative session is illegitimate. VOA Moscow Correspondent Peter Fedynsky reports the issue involves larger constitution
By David Gollust Manila 12 November 2009 Secretary of State Hillary Clinton talks to reporters during Manila press conference, 12 Nov 2009 U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says she or President Barack Obama might meet Burmese leaders in the c