By Noel King Kigali 16 October 2007 Forces loyal to dissident Congolese General Laurent Nkunda will not integrate in Congo 's national army, despite the extension of an October 15 deadline, a rebel spokesman said Tuesday. Noel King has more in this r

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By Phuong Tran Dakar 12 October 2007 In Niger, police continue to detain journalist Ibrahim Manzo Diallo, who ran the only newspaper in a region where there is an on-going rebellion against the government. Phuong Tran has more from VOA's West Africa

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By Noel King Kigali 18 October 2007 Dissident Congolese General Laurent Nkunda and his National Congress for the People's Defense will not surrender or agree to integrate in Congo's national army without formal negotiations, a spokesman says. Noel Ki

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By Suzanne Chislett London 30 October 2007 Two years after American football's NFL broke down international boundaries by playing a regular season game in Mexico City, the sport has spread its wings across the ocean. On Sunday, the Miami Dolphins bat

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By Mike O'Sullivan San Diego 25 October 2007 Wildfires have driven more than half a million people from their homes in California, and destroyed over 1,500 homes and businesses. Mike O'Sullivan reports from San Diego, California, some evacuees have f

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By Cathy Majtenyi Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 25 October 2007 In September 2007 Western time, Ethiopians rang in their new millennium, seven-and-a-half years after the rest of the world. Ethiopia's unique way of measuring time is part of the country's ric

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By Larry London Washington 29 October 2007 With two live CD/DVD's, over ten singles, and millions of record sales worldwide, the band Sum 41 is on tour in support of its latest album, Underclass Hero. VOA's Larry London sat down with the bands founde

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By Noel King Goma, DRC 20 November 2007 In the wake of a rebellion led by Tutsi General Laurent Nkunda, in eastern Congo's North Kivu province, formerly peaceful communities have ruptured along ethnic lines. Congo's minority Tutsi population is incre

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By Mariam Mahmood Washington, D.C. 28 November 2007 A new comic book is taking the world by storm. The 99 features Muslim superheroes who embody each one of the 99 characteristics of God described by Islam. The comic, already a hit in the Middle Eas

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By Tony Budny Washington, D.C. 26 November 2007 Retired major league baseball player, Cal Ripken Jr, is well-known to many Americans for his 21-year career as infielder for the Baltimore Orioles. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in July f

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By Peta Thornycroft 26 November 2007 In Zimbabwe, new electoral laws have been published that are to be used in national polls due early next year. Peta Thornycroft reports for VOA the proposed laws emerged after six months of negotiations between th

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By Delia Robertson Johannesburg 01 December 2007 Nelson Mandela says the answer to ending the HIV/AIDS pandemic lies in the hands of the world's people. VOA's Delia Robertson reports South Africa's elder statesman was speaking at an AIDS concert in J

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By Derek Kilner Nairobi 19 December 2007 The two leading candidates in Kenya's December 27 presidential elections are everywhere: in full page photos on newspaper covers; staring down from Nairobi billboards; speaking on radio advertisements; and cam

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By Naomi Schwarz Dakar 26 December 2007 Three Mauritanians said to have links to an Algerian terrorist organization called al-Qaida of the Magreb are believed to have fled from Mauritania to neighboring Senegal. They are alleged to have killed four F

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By Andre de Nesnera Washington 28 December 2007 The body of former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto was laid to rest Friday in a grave at the family mausoleum in southern Sindh province. In this report from Washington, VOA Senior Correspondent

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By Peta Thornycroft 05 February 2008 A senior and long-standing member of the ruling ZANU-PF, Simba Makoni, announced in Harare that he will stand as an independent candidate against President Robert Mugabe in the upcoming presidential election. Peta

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By Chris Simkins Washington 21 April 2008 Morgan Tsvangirai is the head of Zimbabwe's opposition party and over the last decade has made unsuccessful attempts to unseat the country's longtime president Robert Mugabe. Now in 2008, the 55-year old Tsva

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By Paul Sisco Washington 22 April 2008 Today, April 22 is Earth Day, a global event that began in 1970 and is credited by some with giving birth to the modern environmental movement. Earth Day grew from an annual event in the United States to a globa

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By Paul Sisco Washington 02 November 2007 In the wake of the devastating Southern California wildfires last month, climate scientists Thursday linked such events to global warming. While scientists say no single calamity can be attributed to climate

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By Victoria Cavaliere New York 10 November 2007 A Masters Degree in Business Administration, or MBA, was once considered a key to having a successful business career. In recent years, enrollment in full-time MBA programs has dropped, and some busines

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