How Would US Attack on Syria Affect Washington's Asia Pivot? 美国打击叙利亚可能带来的影响 STATE DEPARTMENT What does a possible U.S. attack on Syria mean for the Obama administration's pivot to Asia, which Washington is presenting as pa

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Three-year-old Dexter Clark was born with bad kidneys. His father Brendan says the boy was constantly sick. When he was 1 year old, we had to have a procedure to give him a gastrostomy so it could be fed through a tube because he threw up so much. A

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Among the mounting concerns, Illinois farmer Bob Gurkey is juggling. He is racing against the clock to harvest his corn and soybeans. Bob spends up to 14 hours a day in the fields. Biggest concern right now of harvesting that we dont get stuck, and w

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The group is based in the western Mexican state of Jalisco, but has a network of smugglers throughout the country and in the United States, Europe, Australia and Asia. We consider this cartel, New Jalisco, to be one of the five most dangerous transna

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By Dan Robinson Washington 23 October 2007 Democrats and Republicans in the U.S. Congress remain far apart over a number of contentious issues, including uncompleted government spending bills, President Bush's request for more money for military oper

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By Phil Mercer Mission Beach, Australia 22 October 2007 Australia is struggling to control the rising population of wild pigs, which are already thought to number about 23 million. Experts in the northern state of Queensland have warned that the anim

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By Al Pessin Kyiv 21 October 2007 Turkey's defense minister told U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates the United States must take tangible action against Kurdish guerrillas in Northern Iraq, whose latest attack killed at least 12 Turkish soldiers, wou

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By Peta Thornycroft 15 November 2007 After many delays negotiations in Harare between the ruling ZANU-PF and the opposition Movement for Democratic Change have reached a critical point and the parties have reportedly agreed to new laws governing elec

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By Naomi Schwarz Dakar 19 November 2007 Fires still smoldered Monday in Kano, in northern Nigeria, after a day of political violence during which police said six people were killed. Youth from rival political parties clashed after accusations of vote

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By Derek Kilner Nairobi 02 November 2007 Representatives of the Lord's Resistance Army rebel movement are on a historic visit to the Ugandan capital, Kampala. As Derek Kilner reports from VOA's East Africa bureau in Nairobi, the delegation plans to m

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By Kari Barber Dakar 02 November 2007 A United Nations helicopter carrying three crewmembers crashed in northern Liberia on Friday. A U.N. spokesman says two of the three crewmembers are dead and the condition of the third is unknown. The names and n

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By Al Pessin Washington 01 November 2007 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says he believes the top Iranian leader is aware of the effort by the country's elite Quds Force to help Shiite insurgents in Iraq. And he confirmed that Iran's president ha

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By Cindy Saine Washington 05 December 2007 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates has made an unannounced visit to Baghdad where he told reporters a secure and stable Iraq is within reach. As VOA's Cindy Saine reports from Washington, the secretary's vi

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By Scott Stearns Accra 20 February 2008 President Bush says the United States has no plans to build new military bases in Africa. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports, Mr. Bush is in Ghana where he is trying to head off concerns about

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By Lisa Schlein Geneva 18 February 2008 The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies says the Southern Africa flood crisis is not over. It says more than 334,000 people in eight countries are still affected by the heavy rains

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By Derek Kilner Nairobi 09 April 2008 Western diplomats have called for Kenya's leaders to reach agreement on a power-sharing coalition, after negotiations broke down Tuesday. Diplomats say continuing foreign assistance and other cooperation will dep

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By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 07 November 2007 Turkey's prime minister says the Kurdistan Workers Party is an enemy that must be eliminated. He says the international community must be supportive in fighting this terrorist organization. Prime Minister

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By Selah Hennessy Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo 07 December 2007 Government forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo are making military gains against rebel fighters in the east. But military victories are pushing combat north, towards displac

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By Scott Stearns Accra, Ghana 20 February 2008 The president and Mrs. Bush are in Ghana where they were the guests of honor at a state dinner hosted by President John Kufuor and his wife, Theresa. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns has the s

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By Gary Thomas Washington 05 October 2007 Pakistan's president, General Pervez Musharraf, signed an order dropping corruption charges against former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto Friday, paving the way for her to return home from self-imposed exile.

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