By Jim Malone Washington 29 February 2008 Tuesday's primaries in the delegate-rich states of Texas and Ohio could be decisive in the race for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination between Senators Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. One of tho

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By Lisa Schlein Geneva 29 September 2007 The U.N. refugee agency says more people have been fleeing a fresh round of fighting this week in the Masisi district in the North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Lisa Schlein reports from G

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By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 31 January 2006 Leprosy patients rub their hands with ayurvedic oil during treatment at the Leprosy Mission in New Delhi (File photo - January 18, 2000) India says it is c

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Mauritania's military ruler says he will run for president in elections he has scheduled for June. The military toppled Mauritania's first freely-elected leader eight months ago. Mauritania's military ruler Gen. Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz (File) Genera

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By Nathan Morley Nicosia 30 August 2007 The Greek government is facing pressure for a fourth day from opposition parties and the public as fire continues to threaten the southern part of the country. The fires have left thousands homeless, and at lea

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In the final days of the presidential campaign, Americans have been flooded with messages from John McCain and Barack Obama. One person who has maintained a conspicuously low profile is the man both candidates hope to replace: President Bush. Far fr

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By Joe Bavier Cotonou 04 March 2006 On the eve of presidential elections in Benin, prosperity is one of the key issues for the country's four million voters. Presidential candidate Yayi Boni seen duri

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By Tendai Maphosa London 03 October 2007 British Prime Minister Gordon Brown recently stepped up his criticism of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe for his dictatorial rule and human rights abuses. The British government also repeatedly condemns oth

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By Phuong Tran Dakar 05 April 2007 In Ivory Coast, Prime Minister Guillaume Soro is finalizing who will be part of his new power-sharing government with President Laurent Gbagbo. Mr. Soro, who still controls rebel forces in the North, and President G

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By Jim Malone Washington 12 May 2008 Democratic Party presidential contender Hillary Clinton shows no signs of abandoning her bid for the White House, even though most political experts believe rival Barack Obama is now clearly on track to become the

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By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 26 October 2007 South African Reggae star Lucky Dube is to be buried Sunday in a private family ceremony. Fans, however, have already paid an emotional tribute to the singer, who was shot to death a week ago in an attempted

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By Jim Malone Washington 20 November 2007 A new public opinion poll shows a very close race between Democratic presidential contenders Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama in the early contest state of Iowa. VOA National correspondent Jim Malone reports

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By George Dwyer Washington 24 April 2008 Every year on the last Friday in April Americans observe National Arbor Day. Tree plantings and other events are held all across the United States to focus attention on the importance of trees in our communiti

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By David Gollust State Department 10 May 2007 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Thursday the concentration of political power in the Kremlin under Russian President Vladimir Putin is troubling, though adding that Washington and Moscow are

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By Alex Villarreal Washington, DC 01 February 2008 Medical researchers in Canada say a brain stimulation procedure used to treat people with Parkinson's and other diseases could help restore the memory of dementia patients. The researchers stumbled u

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U.S. President George Bush met Sunday with Chinese President Hu Jintao on the sidelines of the Beijing Olympic games. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports the session took place a few hours after Mr. Bush attended church services in Beijing. US President Geo

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By Margaret Besheer Khartoum 04 June 2008 A U.N. Security Council delegation met with government officials in Khartoum Wednesday, pressing them to implement the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement and to cooperate with the International Criminal Cour

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Mauritania's former military ruler joined his county's presidential race late Saturday. Next month's election is part of a power-sharing deal between the country's current military rulers and their political opponents. Colonel Ely Ould Mohamed Vall

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For now there remain more questions than answers about how the government of Japan's new prime minister, Yukio Hatoyama, will shape its foreign policy. There have been some indications he will seek to forge closer relations with East Asia, and possi

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By Barry Newhouse Islamabad 08 November 2007 The Pakistan People Party of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto says police have arrested hundreds more of its supporters. Party officials say the arrests are aimed at sabotaging a Friday rally called to

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