By William Eagle Washington 28 February In Africa, the increased participation of women in politics is helping legislatures look more like their own societies and less like exclusive men's clubs. A st

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By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 19 December 2006 A little more than six months after seizing control of the Somali capital of Mogadishu, Somalia's Islamic Courts Union is enforcing its form of law and order across a wide swath of the east African nation, home

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By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 29 December 2006 Somalia's interim Prime Minister Ali Mohamed Gedi says his secular government troops and their Ethiopian allies are firmly in control of the capital, Mogadishu, one day after the once-powerful Islamists hastily

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By Alisha Ryu Baidoa, Somalia 02 July 2006 Somalia's interim prime minister has categorically denied reports that Ethiopian troops have entered Somalia, or the town of Baidoa, where the country's fledgling government is based. VOA Correspondent Alis

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By Phil Mercer Sydney 31 May 2007 Australia and the Philippines have signed a security pact that will allow them to hold joint counterterrorism exercises. Philippine President Gloria Arroyo says the accord will help modernize her country's armed forc

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By Phil Mercer Sydney 22 March 2007 Australian Prime Minister John Howard has promised to stand by the United States in its war in Iraq despite mounting public opposition at home. Mr. Howard has insisted he will not bow to pressure to pull Australia

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By Heda Bayron Hong Kong 27 March 2006 Visiting British Prime Minister Tony Blair called on Australia Monday to remain steadfast in its commitment in Iraq as Australian opposition leaders push for the

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By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 30 January 2007 Former diplomats and Horn of Africa experts are warning that U.S.-led efforts to stabilize Somalia through the deployment of an African peacekeeping force are likely to backfire, unless the country's weak and fr

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By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 22 January 2007 Some of the ten Somali men accused of piracy stand in the dock under guard of Kenyan police officers in the court in Mombasa (3 Feb 2006) Piracy attacks are falling worldwide but hot spots remain, including i

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The Salvation Army has opened Australia's first safe house for victims of human trafficking. The charity estimates that more than 1,000 people are brought to Australia each year as modern day slaves, to work in industries such as agriculture or in t

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U.S. President Barack Obama said he wants better relations with the Muslim world in general, and Turkey in particular. Mr. Obama used a speech to the Turkish parliament to try and repair ties strained by the Iraq War. Barack Obama said he came to Tu

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RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Good news for all of us who are fans of NPR's Invisibilia - the show about human behavior returns today with a new season of stories about the invisible forces that shape our lives. Today, co-host Hanna Rosin explores what skydiv

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By Phil Mercer Sydney 11 May 2006 Australia is considering adopting controversial citizenship tests for immigrants. New settlers could be quizzed on their understanding of Australian cultural values a

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(The) military strike in '64 was...the worst thing that ever could happen to this country, because until today, we have never recovered from that. It was bad times. It was bad times. But at the same time, I think that the opposite of that was, that /

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By Alisha Ryu Mogadishu 04 August 2006 Street scene in Mogadishu The recent ousting of unpopular factional warlords by Islamists in the Somali capital Mogadishu has raised hope among residents that peace will finally prevail after more than 15 years

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By Alisha Ryu Baidoa, Somalia 04 July 2006 Somalia's interim government in Baidoa says it will send a senior-level delegation to the capital Mogadishu in the coming days to meet with Islamic leaders, ahead of a second round of peace talks on July 15

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By Paula Wolfson White House 06 June 2006 President Bush says he is keeping a close watch on developments in Somalia, where Islamic fighters are on the move after taking control of the capital city, M

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By Lisa Schlein Geneva 12 January 2007 The U.N. Children's Fund and Save the Children are demanding that all children associated with armed forces or groups in Somalia must be immediately released from their ranks, or from detention centers where the

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By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 17 November 2006 Experts on Somalia have mixed opinions about some of the findings in a new U.N. commission report that accuses 10 countries from across the Middle East and Africa of supplying money, weapons, troops, and traini

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A string of kidnappings and targeted killings of aid workers in Somalia in recent weeks has prompted some international and local agencies to suspend operations in Mogadishu and in other parts of the south. As VOA Correspondent Alisha Ryu reports fr

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