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First Meeting to Form a New Iraqi Government

Broadcast: April 19, 2003 By Jill Moss On Tuesday, Iraqi political and religious1 leaders met for the first time to discuss how to form a new government in Iraq. The talks were held near the southern

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By Cynthia Kirk Broadcast: November 15, 2003 This is Steve Ember with In the News, from VOA Special English. Planning has been taking place for talks between Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qureia an

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By Phuong Tran Dakar 19 October 2007 In Niger, journalists are preparing to publicly denounce what they call a government blackout on reports of a rebellion in the north. The government say reporting on the rebellion has limits and it has detained so

New Somali Government Faces Daunting Challenges

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By David Lewis In the Democratic Republic of Congo, a militia leader loyal to the government says that he has captured the headquarters of rebels operating in eastern Congo. There has been no independ

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By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 13 October 2007 Hoping to reverse a trend of young men clinging to their parents' nest, the Italian government has decided to offer financial incentives to help young adults leave home earlier. Italy's finance minister has

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By Gary Thomas Washington 23 August 2007 A new U.S. intelligence estimate says there have been some improvements in the security situation in Iraq. It also says, however, that the Iraqi government is still unable to govern effectively and will remain

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By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 03 January 2008 The government of Sri Lanka says it is withdrawing from a cease-fire agreement with Tamil rebels because the pact has become meaningless. Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi the withdrawal is largely sy

Iran urges for quick formation of Iraqi government

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Greek caretaker government sworn in ahead of June polls

ATHENS, May 17 (Xinhua) -- A new Greek caretaker government was sworn in on Thursday, expected to be dissolved in record time as the country heads for fresh polls in June. Following inconclusive general elections on May 6, the ministers took their oa

2007年VOA标准英语-Lebanese Government Announces Killing of Fatah

By Edward Yeranian Beirut 07 August 2007 A Lebanese government spokesman says police have killed the second in command of the Fatah al-Islam terrorist group, which has been battling the Lebanese Army in a Palestinian refugee camp for more than two mo

China government 2011 procurement totals 1.13 trln yuan

BEIJING, June 29 (Xinhua) -- China's government procurement amounted to 1.13 trillion yuan (179.37 billion U.S. dollars) in 2011, or 11 percent of the country's fiscal expenditure, the Ministry of Finance announced on Friday. The figure showed a huge

Tata Motors Fights Indian Government on Land Grab

At the High Court in Kolkata, India, lawyers for Tata Motors contested a new law that allows the government to cancel its lease for a large plot of land that was to be used to produce the world's cheapest car. The land in Singur was acquired from far

Mario Monti to Lead Italy's New Government

Italian Prime Minister-designate Mario Monti, a former top EU commissioner, has been asked by the country's president to form a new government. The move comes a day after Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's resignation, following international financi

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