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 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 Patricia Nunan Kathmandu 02 February 2006 A United Nations official says the people of Nepal are suffering at the hands of government troops, politicians and communist rebels alike. VOA's Patricia

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By Gary Thomas London 24 August 2006 The British government Thursday announced the creation of a commission to examine issues raised by the explosive growth of ethnic communities in Britain. The study was sparked in large part by revelations that yo

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By Ben Gilbert Baghdad 04 February 2006 Iraqi Special Police Commandos of the 2nd Brigade The Iraqi Army has been billed as the U.S. Army's ticket home. As part of the 11-point-five billion dollar eff

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By Greg Flakus San Antonio, Texas 06 January 2006 Dry conditions and high winds are making life difficult for firefighters in Texas, where wildfires continue to threaten life and property in various p

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By Peter Fedynsky Moscow 01 August 2007 Gazprom, Russia's state-owned gas monopoly, has announced a 45 percent reduction of natural gas supplies to neighboring Belarus. About 20 percent of the gas Russia delivers to other European countries transits

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By David Gollust Washington 20 February 2007 The Bush administration said Tuesday it has begun consultations on a new U.N. Security Council resolution that would further penalize Iran for failing to heed demands to halt uranium enrichment. An initial

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By Heda Bayron Hong Kong 19 November 2006 Finance ministers and central bankers from 20 powerful economies meeting in Australia have urged an early resumption of stalled global trade talks and greater cooperation against illegal financing. ---- The

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By Al Pessin Washington 20 March 2007 A senior U.S. military officer says he expects Afghan Taleban insurgents to launch a new series of attacks starting Wednesday to mark the Afghan New Year. The officer spoke at a news conference at the Pentagon, a

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By Chad Bouchard Jakarta, Indonesia 02 January 2007 Emergency workers in Indonesia continue searching for the wreckage of an airliner that disappeared during a flight to Sulawesi Monday. Officials say earlier reports that the crash site had been fou

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By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 20 June 2008 The House of Representatives has approved legislation updating U.S. foreign intelligence surveillance law. President Bush welcomed the bipartisan compromise measure saying it will improve U.S. capabilities t

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Pacific Rim leaders are preparing for their annual economic summit - a meeting sure to be dominated by the need for action to deal with the global financial crisis. VOA White House correspondent Paula Wolfson looks ahead to this year's APEC forum in

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North and South Sudan Friday marked the fourth anniversary of the signing of a peace agreement that ended Africa's longest-running civil war. But core issues remain unresolved and analysts say an external pressure not related to the accord is threat

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By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 04 October 2007 Acting amid continuing controversy over a recent incident involving Blackwater, the largest American private security contractor in Iraq, the U.S. House of Representatives has overwhelmingly approved legis

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By Kurt Achin Seoul 13 November 2006 South Korea says it will not formally join a U.S.- led coalition aimed at preventing international traffic in weapons of mass destruction. Seoul declined the U.S. request as it announced its plan for implementing

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By Ron Corben Bangkok 16 May 2007 Burmese authorities have been arresting activists and opposition party members in the commercial capital Rangoon, as they staged vigils for the release of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. As Ron Corben reports fro

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By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 03 March 2008 In Somalia, several dozen residents of Dobley town, near the Kenyan border, are reportedly trying to cross into Kenya following a U.S. military air strike that was aimed at terror suspects in the area. VOA Correspo

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By Kurt Achin Beijing 08 February 2007 China, the host of ongoing talks aimed at ending North Korea's nuclear weapons programs, is drafting a joint statement of actions the North would agree to take within weeks. Although details of the statement are

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By Matt Steinglass Hanoi 08 November 2006 As Vietnam prepares to host the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit later this month, it can boast one of the world's fastest growing economies and imminent membership in the World Trade Organization. T

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