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Palestinian fishermen prepare their boat ahead of the expected arrival of a flotilla of hundreds of pro-Palestinian activists trying to sail into the Gaza Strip, in Gaza city, 28 May 2010 A confrontation is looming between the Israeli navy and intern
Welcome to Talking Sport! Kenya has some of the best long-distance runners in the world. Two of these runners are brother and sister, Moses and Linet Masai. Today we visit their school, Bishop Okiring Secondary, to find out why the place they grew up
Gaza Residents Hope Israeli Blockade Will End After Cease-fire The cease-fire between Israel and Hamas-led Gaza has allowed Palestinian fisherman to return to the sea for the first time in more than a week. The catch is small. Israel limits how far G
Extreme Races for Intense Runners By Rachel Sawatzky For some ultramarathon runners, 42 km is only the beginning. 1 Only fanatical runners would pay US$250 in entry fees for the chance to run 135 mile
Why were the safety recommendations of your own engineers ignored? I wasnt involved in any of the decision-making. Its clear that there were some discussion amongst the engineering team and that an engineering judgment was taken. Its clear to me that
Arab League Holds Emergency MeetingGreg La Motte Cairo 22 Aug 2001 09:57 UTC At the request of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, Arab foreign ministers are gathering in Cairo Wednesday for another eme
MEXICO CITY, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- The organizers of the 30th Mexico City International Marathon said Tuesday they expected about 18,000 runners to participate in the race. With 13 days still to go, Mexico City Sports Institute (IDDF) Director Francisc
Turkish ship Mavi Marmara taking part in the 'Freedom Flotilla' heading towards the Gaza Strip (file photo 28 May 2010) Israel has published its first internal investigation of the deadly raid on an aid flotilla heading to the Palestinian-ruled Gaza
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Monday's raid on ships carrying pro-Palestinian activists brought international criticism of Israel. The ships loaded with aid tried to break a three-year-old Israeli blockade of Gaza. The raid in internati
By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 22 January 2008 Israel has allowed a one-day delivery of food and fuel to the Gaza Strip, partially lifting a nearly week-long blockade of the territory. VOA's Jim Teeple has details from our Jerusalem bureau. Israeli official
By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 07 September 2006 Watch Blockade Lifted report Israel lifted its blockade of Lebanon's airports late Thursday, but in a last-minute decision, decided to wait at least 48 hours before lifting its naval blockade on Lebanese por
By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 26 June 2007 In eastern India, a two-day strike called by Maoist rebels to protest a government plan to establish special industrial parks on farmland has hit public transportation. As Anjana Pasricha reports from New Del
Growing Number of Runners Opt to Run in Bare Feet Michele Musacchio runs without shoes whenever she can. She started running in her bare feet nine months ago because she was looking for a way to exercise without joint pain. My hips had been hurting,
President Barack Obama meets with Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, 09 Jun 2010 UN Security Council Calls for Impartial, Credible Investigation of Israeli Boat Raid The United States is consult
London Marathon Runners in Solidarity With Boston Before the start of Sundays marathon, runners observed a 30-second silence to honor the victims of the Boston Marathon bombing. This was the first race in the World Marathon Majors series since the Bo
By Peter Heinlein New York City 05 October 2007 Runners on the streets of New York are commonplace this time of year. There is the marathon next month, and occasionally, other organized runs. But one annual event has skyrocketed to prominence in rece
My son Joey was born with club feet. The doctors assured us that with treatment he would be able to walk normally - but would never run very well. The first three years of his life were spent in surgery, casts and braces. By the time he was eight, yo
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 06 September 2006 Israel says it will lift its blockade of Lebanon's air and seaports on Thursday. It is a boost to the fragile ceasefire between Israel and the Islamic militant group Hezbollah. A Lebanese soldier paints c
World-Class Runners Flock to Kenyan Town Lornah Kiplagat is a Kenyan-born athlete who has won marathons throughout the world and holds several world records. She and her husband Pieter founded the High Altitude Training Center in Iten, Kenya, after r