By Michael Bowman Washington 29 June 2006 The Bush administration says it is taking effective steps to stem illegal immigration to the United States, but Congress must act to overhaul America's immigration system. Homeland Security Secretary Michael

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By Margaret Besheer Irbil, Iraq 16 April 2007 Six cabinet ministers loyal to radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr quit the Iraqi government Monday to protest the prime minister's refusal to set a timetable for the withdrawal of U.S. and other coalit

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By David McAlary Washington 10 January 2006 Before you continue thinking about our Milky Way galaxy as a peaceful, spiral disk of stars slowly rotating through the heavens, consider this: It is hungri

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By Pearse Lynch Nairobi 16 August 2006 Islamist forces in Somalia continue to expand the territory under their control, taking a key port in central Somalia. The Islamists have also claimed that as many as 100 troops from the interim government have

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AS IT IS 2013-07-12 2000 to 2010: A Period of "Unprecedented" Weather Extremes, Scientists Say From VOA Learning English, this is As It Is. Welcome to the show. Im Caty Weaver. Today, two reports about the environment. One explores climate condit

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By Noel King El Fasher,Sudan 27 February 2007 The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Luis Moreno Ocampo, on Tuesday revealed the names of two people suspected of war crimes in Sudan's embattled Darfur region, where fo

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By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 22 December 2006 In Somalia, Islamist fighters and government troops continue to battle each other near the government stronghold of Baidoa, with each side claiming to have killed hundreds of troops of the other side's. Cat

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By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 28 November 2006 A top Somali Islamist leader warned the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday that authorizing African peacekeepers to intervene in the Somali conflict would start an all-out war in the Horn of Africa. VOA Correspon

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By Heda Bayron Hong Kong 19 November 2006 Finance ministers and central bankers from 20 powerful economies meeting in Australia have urged an early resumption of stalled global trade talks and greater cooperation against illegal financing. ---- The

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By Steve Schy Washington 23 July 2006 An American has won cycling's most prestigious event - the Tour de France - for the eighth straight year. Floyd Landis of the United States cruised to victory on the Champs-Elysees Sunday in Paris. -------- 2006

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European Foreign Ministers have called for diplomacy rather than a military option to prod Iran to abandon its nuclear activities, despite lack of progress in talks with Iranian officials in Geneva. Lisa Bryant has more from Paris. European Union mi

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Pro-Taliban extremists in northwestern Pakistan have killed 22 members of a pro-government tribe. The remote violence-plagued area borders the volatile tribal region of South Waziristan on the Afghan border, which is believed to be a safe haven for

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America Marks 10 Years Since Sept. 11 Terrorist Attacks Americans have marked the 10-year anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks on the United States that killed nearly 3,000 people. Ceremonies were held in New York, at the Pentagon, and i

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By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 09 March 2007 A leading gay activist in Nigeria has denounced current government efforts to ban homosexuality in the country. For VOA, Gilbert da Costa reports the Nigerian government is facing substantial international pres

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By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 18 June 2006 Activist of Indian Communist Party listens to a speaker, unseen, during a demonstration against hike in gasoline prices, in New Delhi, India, June 6, 2006 India's economy has been on a high growth path in re

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By Paula Wolfson White House 17 January 2007 Big changes are being made in a highly controversial domestic surveillance program launched by the Bush administration after the September 11, 2001 terror attacks on the United States. VOA's Paula Wolfson

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By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 13 July 2006 Students take a class in the shadow of trees after militants burn their school, July 10, 2006 Afghan extremists have attacked hundreds of teachers, students, and schools in recent months, leaving thousands of

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One month before the Beijing Olympics, union members and other labor rights activists are pushing sportswear makers to improve working conditions in the industry. Activists urge global companies and the International Olympic Committee to help stop l

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By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 18 January 2007 Members of the far left in Italy's governing coalition are threatening to vote against refinancing the country's mission to Afghanistan. As Sabina Castelfranco reports for VOA from Rome, the lawmakers are

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Activists Push for Right to Counsel in US Civil Cases People who are charged with crimes in the United States have a constitutional right to have an attorney provided to them by the government, if they can not afford one on their own. Legal advocates

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