Iowa Voters Play Special Role in Presidential Politics The 2012 U.S. presidential election process officially begins Tuesday, the Midwestern state of Iowa. Republican voters will gather in caucus meetings across the state to vote for one of seven Rep

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Ningxia, China Muslims Hope Islamic Ties Profitable Ningxia is a small region with big ambitions. A swath of land outside the capital Yinchuan is being cleared for a new central business district, which locals say is aimed at attracting thousands of

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Poll Watchers Hope to Cut Fraud in Russia Vote Row upon row of Russians take lecture notes in a university classroom on a Saturday afternoon. They are not poor students. They are just 50 faces from an army of 200,000 Russians volunteering to work as

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By Sabina Castelfranco Istanbul 30 November 2006 Pope Benedict XVI visited the Blue Mosque in Istanbul Thursday, becoming the second pope to enter a Muslim place of worship. He also visited Aya Sophia, which used to be Christianity's largest church.

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By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 12 November 2006 Pope Benedict XVI delivers his Angelus prayer from his window, November 12, 2006 Pope Benedict XVI urged the faithful to change their style of life and consumption to alleviate world hunger. He urged a ch

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By Ayaz Gul Islamabad 11 April 2006 Pakistani Muslims devotees stand at the site after a bomb explosion in Karachi, Pakistan on Tuesday, April 11, 2006 A powerful bomb explosion at a religious gatheri

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By Lisa Bryant Paris 03 February 2006 Several more European newspapers have added to a growing controversy over cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed by reprinting the caricatures of the Muslim prophet Fri

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By Lisa Schlein Geneva 22 March 2006 A new report by the Norwegian Refugee Council says the number of people internally displaced within their own countries by conflict decreased slightly during 2005,

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By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 05 February 2006 Green balloons bearing writings 'Yes to Life' and 'Pro-life Movement', are seen in St. Peter's square at the Vatican, February 5, 2006 Marking the Italian

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By Stefan Bos Budapest 10 December 2007 Kosovo's incoming Prime Minister Hashim Thaci has urged the province's minority Serbs not to be afraid of independence that the ethnic-Albanian majority wants to declare soon. Stefan Bos reports for VOA from Bu

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With the global economic slowdown increasingly felt in Asia, the region's governments have taken steps to shield their economies from the worst. But will these measures work? Asian governments are spending like never before. Japan's government says

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By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 12 October 2006 Experts are urging the Bush administration to use patience and caution in its approach to Iran over its nuclear ambitions. The comments by former U.S. weapons inspector David Kay and others at an event on

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By Sabina Castelfranco Istanbul 27 November 2006 Turkish authorities are preparing for Pope Benedict's arrival on Tuesday. They are taking massive security measures, deploying thousands of police officers. Despite protests against the pope's visit,

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By Sabina Castelfranco Istanbul 28 November 2006 On the first day of his visit to Turkey, Pope Benedict called for freedom of religion and said the best way forward for Christians and Muslims is authentic dialogue. Sabina Castelfranco reports for VO

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By Joe Bavier Abidjan 25 October 2006 Nearly four years into international mediation aimed at reuniting war-divided Ivory Coast, the U.N. Security Council is preparing to pass a new resolution creating another transitional period. Despite the effort

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By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 20 September 2006 Pope Benedict XVI once again clarified his comments on Islam, last week, saying they were misunderstood. He was addressing a large crowd of pilgrims in St. Peter's Square for the general audience. -----

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By Paula Wolfson Rome 12 June 2008 President Bush is urging Europe to work with the United States on issues with global reach. He says they should focus on more than just trans-Atlantic issues, and work together to help bring peace to the Middle Eas

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Russian officials say 88 people were killed early Sunday when a Boeing 737 crashed in the Ural mountains just outside the Siberian city of Perm. The passenger jet was getting ready to land after making the trek eastward from Moscow. Emma Stickgold h

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By Scott Stearns White House 19 January 2007 U.S. President George Bush stands before the American people next Tuesday for the annual State of the Union address. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports, administration officials say this

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By Dan Robinson Washington 10 October 2009 President Barack Obama speaks about winning the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize, in the Rose Garden of the White House, 09 Oct 2009 In the U.S. Congress, there has been a mix of reaction to the awarding of the Nobel

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