By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 30 December 2006 Nigeria has confirmed its status as the most populous country on the African continent, announcing its population has exceeded 140 million. Gilbert da Costa reports the announcement sought to avoid some of

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By Carolyn Weaver New York City 28 February 2006 watch Glass Architect report New technologies have made glass, that ancient, fragile material made from molten sand, suitable as an architectural build

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Study: Neglected Tropical Diseases Surfacing in Central Asia Many of the bacterial and parasitic worm infections commonly associated with the tropics are becoming rampant in some Central Asian countries in the former Soviet Union. That's the finding

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By Ron Corben Bangkok 17 May 2006 An international panel in Thailand has awarded the tsunami memorial design to a team of Spanish architects in a competition that had drawn entries from more than 40 c

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By Doug Levine Washington 02 October 2007 The dictionary defines Indian summer as a happy or flourishing period occurring toward the end of something. It's also the title of a new album of solo piano pieces by jazzman Dave Brubeck. As VOA's Doug Levi

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By Ernest Leong Washington, DC 02 February 2007 watch HDTV Superbowl report America - and a surprisingly large slice of the rest of the world - is about to plunge into Super Bowl Sunday: the annual championship final of the U.S. National Football Le

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By Alan Silverman Hollywood 24 June 2006 Squeezed in among all the multi-million dollar Hollywood blockbusters this season there is also a handful of documentary films drawing audiences to neighborhood theaters. Alan Silverman has a look at three of

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By Ben Gilbert Baghdad 20 January 2006 Iraqis stand in front of giant election ballot billboard in Baghdad Shiite religious parties in Iraq came up short of securing a majority in the new parliament a

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By Gary Thomas Washington 08 September 2006 watch Iran Sanction report European and Iranian officials are to meet Saturday to discuss the simmering nuclear issue. The United States, however, plans to continue to push for sanctions against Iran. As V

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By Robert Berger Jerusalem 23 December 2006 Israeli PM Ehud Olmert, right, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, at Olmert's official residence in Jerusalem, 23 Dec 2006 Israeli and Palestinian leaders have held a rare summit meeting. As Ro

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Strasbourg is closing schools, dispatching 15,000 troops and police and sealing up manholes as the city, along with Kehl, Germany, prepares to host NATO's 60th anniversary summit. The intense security in Strasbourg is said to cost $147 million and m

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By Greg Flakus New Orleans 21 April 2008 President Bush is in New Orleans, playing host to his North American counterparts, Mexican President Felipe Calderon and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper. As VOA's Greg Flakus reports from New Orleans, i

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By Paula Wolfson Honolulu 03 September 2007 President Bush's surprise stop in Iraq marks the third time the president has managed to shroud his travel plans to a war zone in secrecy. As White House Correspondent Paula Wolfson reports, the president's

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By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 04 January 2006 Afghan students listen to teacher at Loy Ghar secondary school in Kabul (File photo - Apr. 11, 2005) Suspected Taleban insurgents beheaded a school teacher l

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By Doug Levine Washington 05 January 2007 Bluesman Mark Hummel hasn't taken a vacation in years. He's too busy touring and making records. As VOA's Doug Levine tells us, Hummel's also the founder and bandleader of the internationally acclaimed Blues

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By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 17 April 2007 The United Nations has come under attack in Afghanistan. Officials there say a roadside bomb ripped through a U.N. vehicle, killing five people. From Islamabad, VOA correspondent Benjamin Sand reports. Afghan

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By Al Pessin Pentagon 06 January 2006 The top U.S. military officer expressed the hope on Thursday that as a new Iraqi government takes power in the coming months, many of the Iraqi insurgents will de

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By Andr de Nesnera Washington 14 November 2007 Forces from the 26-member North Atlantic Treaty Organization, or NATO, are encountering stiff resistance from Taliban insurgents in southern Afghanistan. In this report from Washington, VOA senior corres

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By Phuong Tran Dakar 13 February 2007 A French policeman in front of the Cannes Festival Palace, where the Franco-African Summit is to be held African heads of states are preparing to meet later this week (Feb. 15-16) with officials from France and

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By Robert Berger Jerusalem 09 March 2007 Israeli and Palestinian leaders will hold a summit meeting on Sunday. As Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, it is the most serious effort to establish a dialogue since the Islamic militant grou

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