Syrian Refugees Watch Violence Unfold from Border Camp Syrian helicopters buzz rebel-held territory - occasionally firing rockets that raise plumes of smoke. Army snipers holed up in a minaret take aim at anyone trying to flee Syria. Kilis refugee ca

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Government auditors have told the U.S. Congress that future U.S. reconstruction efforts must be monitored closely and managed competently to avoid a repetition of fraud and waste that occurred with efforts in Iraq. Reconstruction project in Iraq In

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Continuing Violence in Syria Raises Fears About Future The images out of Syria are frightening. And so far, President Bashar al-Assad has not taken steps to de-escalate the crisis. That worries Dr. Jerald Post at George Washington University. He is d

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Poliomyelitis, known as polio, is a viral disease that can cause paralysis. It once infected millions of people each year, but vaccination efforts around the world have brought the yearly number of new cases to just less than 1000. That dramatic redu

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Dozens Killed as Wave of Violence Strikes Iraq 伊拉克遭遇一系列暴力袭击 A series of explosions and attacks hit cities and towns across Iraq Monday, killing at least 63 people. It was the most violent day in the country in months. 周一,伊

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Violence on Rise in Iraq's Oil-Rich Kirkuk Area Four months ago, Tuz Khormatu, a sleepy town 80 kilometers southeast of Kirkuk, became the new frontline between Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdish region and the central government. Political tensions over

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Violence Overwhelms Pakistan's Largest City Suspected militants threw a grenade at Pakistan's paramilitary Ranger forces in Karachi in early April, killing four. It was just another attack in what has become Pakistan's most violent city. Roughly 20 m

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By Scott Stearns White House 09 June 2006 President Bush says the death of terrorist leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi will not stop the violence in Iraq, but it will help. Mr. Bush says it is too soon to say whether Iraqi security forces will be able to

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By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 06 January 2006 In Washington, the Senate Judiciary Committee begins hearings Monday into the nomination of Appeals Court Judge Samuel Alito to the U.S. Supreme Court. VOA

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By Meredith Buel Washington 14 September 2006 Iraqi security forces have found the bodies of at least 20 more people in Baghdad Thursday, bringing the number of victims of apparent sectarian violence to more than 80 in the last two days. The spike i

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By Margaret Besheer Washington 08 December 2007 The U.S. Justice Department and the Central Inteligence Agency (CIA) announced Saturday that they would open an investigation into the spy agency's destruction of videotapes that showed the interrogatio

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A spokesman says Ethiopian troops will complete their withdrawal from Somalia within days, and that sufficient precautions have been made to prevent a feared power vacuum when they are gone. Troop convoys have been seen pulling back to positions acr

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By Noel King Khartoum 03 October 2006 The African Union mission in Sudan has reported a flare-up in violence in southern Darfur. The AU says the former rebel Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) has begun attacking civilians in Gereida, following clashes

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Jermaine: How did the investor meeting go? Teresa: That meeting has been postponed until next week. One of the potential investors is out of town. Jermaine: In that case, can you help me with some of this work? Teresa: I would, but Im busy ordering s

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By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 16 August 2007 U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Richard Boucher reaffirmed Washington's support for Pakistan's embattled President General Pervez Musharraf during a visit to Islamabad Thursday. The visit comes amid mountin

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By Alisha Ryu Baghdad 04 September 2006 A convoy of US soldiers leave in their armored vehicles from Abu Ghraib prison, on the outskirts of Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, September 2, 2006 Earlier this month, the U.S. military deployed several thousand ex

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Africans, like many people around the world, are watching with great interest as the United States prepares to choose its next president. Correspondent Scott Bobb has this sampling of what some on the continent are thinking about the election and wh

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By Prospero Laput Zamboanga Del Norte, Philippines 16 May 2007 Philippines elections are traditionally violent and costly. On May 14th, millions of voters in the Philippines went to the polls to fill more than 18,000 local and national positions. The

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By Carol Pearson Washington 18 May 2007 The technology that helps drivers to navigate roads and soldiers to map their positions is now helping doctors repair worn-out knees. The medical procedure is called navigational knee surgery. VOA's Carol Pears

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By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 20 February 2008 The Swedish actor-turned-director Dolph Lundgren is offering fans a modern action film with an old-time Western theme in Missionary Man . VOA's Mike O'Sullivan spoke with the veteran tough guy about his

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