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By Lisa Schlein Geneva 31 August 2007 The U.N. refugee agency is appealing for seven million dollars to fund the voluntary repatriation of 24,000 Mauritanian refugees from Senegal and Mali. The UNHCR, which is launching the appeal Friday, says this r
Jordan Struggles With Syrian Refugee Crisis 约旦与叙利亚难民危机斗争 Zaatari camp in Jordan has more than 140,000 Syrian refugees. Thousands of other refugees live in Jordanian towns close to the border with Syria. Humanitarian workers sa
Tens of Thousands of Nigerians took to the streets for a third straight day Wednesday in the main commercial city of Lagos and the capital, Abuja, to protest soaring fuel costs, sparked by a government move to end a popular fuel subsidy. 抗议政府取
World Disagrees on Possible US Intervention in Syria 全世界对美国干预叙利亚意见不一 The Obama administration is preparing a legal argument for undertaking a military response to the use of chemical weapons against civilians in Syria. P
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. The latest Global Hunger Index report says the number of hungry people worldwide has fallen twenty-five percent since ninety ninety. Last year the estimate topped one billion for the first time. But
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (L) shakes hands with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh following a joint statement to the press in New Delhi, 12 Mar 2010. A short visit to India by Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has allowed New Delhi
The United Nations says the number of hungry people in the world has gone down by almost 1 million in the last year but the figure still stands at 925 million. 2010 is a significant date in the world's fight against global hunger: it marks 30 years s
An agreement to settle a long-standing tax evasion suit between Swiss banking giant UBS and the U.S. Justice Department has received mixed reviews in Switzerland. Swiss media disagree on the potential consequences of the deal. But all agree that Swi
Aid Agencies: World Has Forgotten Darfur Conflict An estimated 300,000 people have died in the decade-long conflict in Darfur, most of them civilians. Almost two million have fled their homes. Abakar Adam has lived in a refugee camp near the town of
UN: Somalis Need Food, Not Just Security Improvements MOGADISHU The United Nations envoy in Somalia is warning that political and security improvements are not enough to stop hunger and stave off a worsening humanitarian crisis. At least one million
SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Nazis don't always look like bad guys in funny helmets. The Nazis and other bigots in khaki slacks and bright polo shirts who marched in Charlottesville chanted racist and anti-Semitic slogans I'd rather not repeat on a Saturday -
By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 15 April 2007 Clementine Roux, 19, of France shows a handbill pasted on her chest as she participates in a demonstration by tourists to express their solidarity for the restoration of democracy in Nepal in Katmandu, 18 Ap
Thailands Senate, or upper house, has agreed to draft a roadmap aimed at resolving the countrys prolonged political turmoil as early Friday. This comes after a two-day Senate meeting where many divergent suggestions were proposed. Some lawmakers push
For 7 days of this trial, Conrad Murray has been on the receiving end of evidence that he killed Michael Jackson. Day-8 finally saw his defense team fight back. Conrads investigator Elisa Fleak had already told the court she found countless drugs inc
U.S. markets posted early gains after modestly encouraging signs concerning employment and retail sales. 星期四公布的一些经济数据还算不错,美国金融市场受到鼓舞而止跌反弹。 The U.S. Labor Department says 24,000 fewer A
Financial markets remain under immense selling pressure as the Dow Jones Industrials fell Thursday by another seven percent, or 675 points, to a five year low of 8,579. Meanwhile, Asian stock prices have plunged in early trading Friday after Thursday
Senator Hillary Clinton will seek to convince her ardent primary supporters to fall in line behind presumptive nominee Barack Obama on the second day of the Democratic National Convention in the western U.S. city of Denver. After an emotional first n
Official figures out today are expected to show inflation remains well within the Reserve Bank's comfort zone. A Bloomberg survey of economists predict that Consumer Price Index rose by 0.4 of a percent in the December quarter. (说话前要吸气的伤
The sports anti-doping authority has issued 34 current and former AFL players with show-caused notices for alleged doping. The players have ten days to respond. They face a mandatory two-year ban if they are found to have used a prohibited drug. The
Hi, everybody. 嗨,各位好。 Over the past year, as I traveled across the country campaigning for this office, I told you that if I was fortunate enough to be re-elected, I'd work to change a tax code that too often benefited the wealthy at the