From NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. Helicopters are flying in aid to Haiti where millions of people lost their homes in Tuesday's earthquake. The White House says the airport in the capital Port-au-Prince has been secured. But because the

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From NPR News in Washington, Im Lakshmi Singh. President Obamas been campaigning on behalf of a Nevada Democrat who is in a tight race for reelection to the U.S. Senate. Today, Mr. Obama rallied support for Harry Reid. He credits the Senate Majority

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NAIROBI, July 25 (Xinhua) -- Kenya and the U.S. on Saturday reaffirmed their commitment on security cooperation and in the war against terrorism to help prevent future terror attacks in the East African nation. Speaking at a joint news conference in

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AS IT IS 2016-04-15 Most Young Arabs Reject Islamic State 大多数年轻人拒绝IS The large majority of young Arab adults say they do not support Islamic State (IS) militants. And more than 75 percent say they do not believe that the Islamic State

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辛贾尔废墟上的家园 The liberation of Sinjar was great news for the citys population. But now the people here want more from the Iraqi government and the international community. 解放辛贾尔是个好消息。但人们希望得到更多来自

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Afghan President Ashraf Ghani says the Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing Saturday that killed at least 33 people in eastern Afghanistan. Officials say more than 100 other people were wounded in the attack in Jalalab

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Celebrating her first day as an adult Sunday, 18-year-old Nobel Prize-winner Malala Yousafzai did the gift-giving a girls school for Syrian refugees in Lebanon. 周日,诺贝尔和平奖得主马拉拉优素福扎伊(Malala Yousafzai)迎来了自

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SLAMABAD, April 1 (Xinhua) -- Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf arrived in Islamabad late Monday for the first time after he ended his over four-year self-exile and returned home on March 24, local media reported. Musharraf's plane landed a

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奥朗德访问突尼斯 PARIS, July 2 (Xinhua) -- French President Francois Hollande will pay a state visit to Tunisia on Thursday to support the democratic process in the country and further strengthen economic links, the president's office said Tu

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SANAA, April 17 (Xinhua) -- A U.S. drone strike killed at least five al-Qaida militants in Yemen's central province of Dhamar on Wednesday night, an interior ministry official told Xinhua. Five al-Qaida operatives, including its leader in Dhamar prov

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The Islamic State group on Sunday claimed to have seized the Iraqi provincial capital of Ramadi, giving the militants their largest victory this year after days of intense clashes. In Washington, the Pentagon refused to confirm the IS statement, sayi

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US commander in Pakistan warning 美国指挥官在巴基斯坦提出警告 A US troop build-up in Afghanistan could push Taliban fighters deeper into Pakistan, further destabilising it, the most senior US commander has warned. Admiral Michael Mullen, who chairs

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2 US Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan The U.S. military says two American service members have died following an insurgent attack in eastern Afghanistan. The military says the attack took place on Saturday but provided no other information about the in

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The Pentagon says Iraqi forces have driven Islamic State out of the western town of al-Baghdadi -- close to a military base where U.S. forces are training Iraqis. The Combined Joint Task Force said Friday Iraqi forces and tribal fighters from the Anb

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WASHINGTON, April 28 (Xinhua) -- Russia has assured the United States that it will not invade Ukraine, said the U.S. Department of Defense Monday. The assurance was given by Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoygu, according to a statement released by

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CAIROGunmen opened fire at one of the Tunisian capital's top tourism sites on Wednesday in an attack that left at least 22 people dead, mainly foreign visitors. Prime Minster Habib Essid said two armed assailants wearing military-style uniforms hunte

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KYIV A new survey indicates that Russia's takeover of Crimea and its support of rebels in eastern Ukraine have turned much of the Ukrainian population against it. The moves could also impact Russia in other ways. For many years after the fall of the

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HARI SREENIVASAN: Thousands of people gathered in the Turkish capital of Ankara today to condemn the worst terrorist attack in that nation's recent history. Families and friends of some victims gathered today to mourn. At least 95 people died when tw

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HARI SREENIVASAN: This week, ISIS fighters have launched attacks across the Middle East. Just yesterday, ISIS claimed responsibility for exploding a car bomb outside the Italian Consulate in Cairo, killing one person. Also, a Syrian human rights grou

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Politics this week 本周政治 The new prime minister of Greece, Alexis Tsipras, and his finance minister, Yanis Varoufakis (above left), toured Europe in search of debt relief and support against austerity. Mr Varoufakis floated a plan to replace G

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