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Strikes in Oklahoma and Kentucky. After teachers in West Virginia held out for a 5 percent pay raise, receiving it after a nine-day walkout in one of the poorest states in the U.S. This is a very unusual spring for us, for some of my teachers theyre
First, former pop star Linda Ronstadt, you remember,You're no good, you know, you're, you are no good, baby, you're no good. Well, Linda has joined the long list of celebrities and other public figures who berated President Bush for his lack of inte
Tens of thousands of Australians are attending Anzac Day services right around the country this morning. Crowds have attended a dawn service at Sydney Cenotaph where there was rain. And thousands of people have gathered at Melbournes Shrine of Rememb
Afghan President Hamid Karzai has spoken with India's Prime Minister to express his sympathy for victims of the terrorist attacks in Mumbai. VOA's Barry Newhouse reports from Kabul where the president said there is a new need for a regional approach
麦凯恩研究所项目培养下一代领导人 Nine young people from around the world have been spending the past year in the United States - learning the ins and outs of local government. Theyre the first participants in a Next Generation Leaders
By Barry Newhouse Islamabad 28 November 2007 Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf has stepped down as chief of the army in a ceremony transferring power to his hand-picked successor, General Ashfaq Kayani. On Thursday, Mr. Musharraf is scheduled to t
By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 09 December 2007 NATO and Afghan forces have launched a major offensive in Southern Afghanistan, targeting a key Taliban stronghold. From Pakistan, VOA Correspondent Benjamin Sand reports the operation has already captured
The government and relatives of terrorist suspects in Mauritania have concerns as those charged await trial. The government has moved the suspects inside a military garrison to prevent another escape, but their relatives say they are innocent, and t
Iraq's Prime Minister Pressed to Seek Sunni Support in Fight Against Militants 伊拉克总理被迫寻求逊尼派的帮助,来对抗武装分子 From VOA Learning English, this is In The News. Sunni Muslim leaders in Iraq say Iraqi security forces
By Jim Randle Baghdad 26 September 2007 Iraqi officials say bombings have killed more than 20 people in northern Iraq and Baghdad, a sharp increase in violence after an apparent lull. A spokesman for the U.S. military in Iraq says the spike in attack
By Al Pessin Pentagon 21 September 2007 The commander of coalition forces in Baghdad says there are not enough Iraqi forces in the city to control it without coalition help, but he says the combined U.S. and Iraqi force is making good progress in def
By Al Pessin Washington 11 January 2008 The top U.S. military officer says he would like to be able to send 3,000 Marines to Afghanistan, as regional commanders have requested. But he says senior leaders are concerned about the impact the deployment
A Pakistani television network has broadcast a rare interview with the top al-Qaida commander in Afghanistan. From Islamabad, Barry Newhouse reports Geo News says its interview with Mustafa Abu Yazid, an Egyptian, took place a few days ago in Afghan
The Pentagon says just the presence of regular Pakistani army troops in the country's tribal areas, along the Afghanistan border, helps reduce the flow of militant fighters in the region, even though the United States would like the Pakistani troops
Coalition Forces Train Afghan Police to Stop Taliban U.S. and Afghan soldiers arrived in the village of Marzak in early January on a high-stakes mission to shape the conditions for the war's end. U.S. Army Captain Jim Perkins says Marzak is the only
overnight. The clashes are part of a new round of fighting between pro-government tribes and Shi'ite Houthi rebels, who have been battling the government intermittently since 2004. It is the fifth day of bloody clashes between the factions. The fight
Afghan President Hamid Karzai, left, and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh shake hands after addressing the press in New Delhi, 26 April 2010 Anxious Himalayan Nation Prepares for Unprecedented Hosting of Dignitaries India has pledged to continue
U.S. officials say they have a long-term commitment to help Pakistan recover from one of the worst disasters in that nation's history. Three weeks of monsoon rains have killed an estimated 1,600 people and affected another 20 million. The American ef
The U.N. Deputy Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Juba, South Sudan, Lise Grande, says the number of internal conflicts in the semi-autonomous region has risen from last year's levels. What we saw last year was a very sharp rise in inter-triba
For three years, the Muslim army held out against staggering odds. As word of the fighting spread, other Bedouin tribes saw God's hand in Muhammad's victories. One by one the peoples of the desert began to join in his struggle. The Muslim army grew a