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In Hong Kong, the versatility and resourcefulness of Customs officers are taken to such extremes 在香港,海关人员具备多方面的知识和技能。 That we are not only responsible for performing our traditional duties as tax collector and
By Paula Wolfson White House 19 December 2006 The Bush administration says it will not comment on reports it is considering a naval build-up off the coast of Iran. The reports began to surface as Iranian leaders vowed to defy any international sanct
By Margaret Besheer Beirut 29 May 2007 Sporadic gunfire during the day between Lebanese soldiers and Islamic militants in a Palestinian refugee camp ended in heavy clashes just before sunset near the northern port city of Tripoli. From the Lebanese c
By Tendai Maphosa London 29 May 2007 A new survey says that most British diamond retailers are not doing enough to combat trade in diamonds smuggled from war zones. For VOA, Tendai Maphosa has more from London. People look into their sifter to find a
By Meredith Buel Washington 20 April 2006 Michael Chertoff, left, listens as Julie Myers gives remarks at Immigration and Customs Enforcement headquarters U.S. immigration agents have arrested seven e
By Mil Arcega Washington, D.C. 29 January 2007 watch Georgian Uranium report Georgian authorities have disclosed the arrest of a Russian man last year on charges of smuggling contraband uranium. Russian scientists confirmed the radioactive material
Tranquil Arizona-Mexico Border Masks Nogales' Economic Woes People who live on the hillside in Nogales, Arizona look out on Mexico every day, and all looks tranquil. Yet resident Mary Darling-McCune says people she meets in other parts of Arizona thi
Foreign ministers from the United States, Britain, France and the Arab League met separately and together behind closed doors at the United Nations Wednesday, seeking an end to nearly two weeks of deadly fighting in the Gaza Strip. After hours of ta
Two top Israeli envoys are in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, to attend talks with Egyptian mediators, in a bid to reach a ceasefire in Gaza. Palestinian representatives are meeting with the Egyptians separately. Egyptian diplomats are conducting gruel
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is defending the U.S. decision to abstain on the U.N. Security Council resolution approved late Thursday calling for an immediate cease-fire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. Rice said the resolution, approved by
Israel's new right-wing government is considering a territorial concession to Lebanon. An elderly Israeli Arab in his home in the village of Ghajar on the border with Lebanon, 03 May 2009 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu supports pulling out of a d
Sri Lankan officials say the new leader of the vanquished Tamil Tiger rebels is in their custody following his arrest in an undisclosed South East Asian country. Details of the rebel leader's arrest are, so far, unclear. But it is a blow to efforts
US, World Act to Save Elephants 美国,世界采取行动拯救大象 WASHINGTON The Obama administration has unveiled a comprehensive strategy for combating wildlife trafficking in hopes of curbing illicit poaching that is threatening to wipe out el
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 14 September 2007 The UN refugee agency reports at least 56 people have died violently in the past few days while trying to make the perilous crossing from Somalia to Yemen. Lisa Schlein reports for VOA from UNHCR headquarters
By Phuong Tran Northern Niger 25 February 2008 In West Africa, Niger's ethnic Tuareg fighters have periodically led attacks for almost two decades against the government, demanding more autonomy and a greater share of uranium mining revenues in the d
By Greg Flakus Houston, Texas 12 May 2008 Thousands of Mexicans dressed in white marched silently Sunday through the streets of Juarez, Mexico, just across the border from El Paso, Texas to protest drug-related violence. that killed more than 100 peo
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 13 September 2007 In a speech to the United Nations Human Rights Council, High Commissioner Louise Arbour expressed her concerns about serious rights violations in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Iran and Burma. Lisa Schlein
By Nico Colombant Dakar 02 January 2008 South American drug cartels are increasingly using unsecured West Africa as a transit point to get drugs to Europe and also back to the United States. But this route has a spillover effect in Africa, disrupting
By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 02 July 2007 Pakistani officials are denying reports that the government has eased travel restrictions on disgraced nuclear scientist AQ Khan. He has been under strict house arrest since 2004 after he confessed to selling n
By David Gollust Jerusalem 03 May 2008 Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice Saturday defended President Bush's plan to visit Israel later this month for celebrations of its 60th anniversary, without making a corresponding visit to Palestinian areas. R