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By Margaret Besheer Washington 30 September 2006 President Bush is strongly defending his policies in Iraq, as the fallout continues from a U.S. intelligence report that says, in part, the U.S.-led war is creating a new generation of terrorists. The
This week, the leaders of both main political parties gave their plans if they win the election later this year. John Key, the leader of the Opposition (the National Party) talked about young people and crime. The Prime Minister, Helen Clark, talked
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IN THE NEWS -May 4, 2002: UN Special Meeting On Children By Caty Weaver (Photo -UNICEF) This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program, IN THE NEWS. This Wednesday, the United Nations Genera
By Peter Heinlein United Nations 14 December 2006 South Korea's Ban Ki-moon has been sworn in as U.N. secretary-general, and though he has yet to assume his position he is already vowing to restore trust in the world body battered by scandals and di
By Michael Bowman White House 08 May 2006 President Bush has nominated Air Force General Michael Hayden to lead the Central Intelligence Agency, days after the surprise resignation of director Porter
By David Gollust Washington 24 April 2007 Syrian lawer Anwar al-Bunni (File) The United States has criticized the five-year prison term handed down against Syrian human-rights activist Anwar al-Bunni. VOA's David Gollust reports from the State Depart
By Paula Wolfson Washington 30 July 2006 The U.N. Security Council was called into emergency session, following the Israeli bombing of the Lebanese village of Qana that killed dozens of civilians. It was the bloodiest incident in the almost three-we
By Stephanie Ho Washington 24 August 2006 The MacArthur Foundation, better known for offering so-called genius grants each year to individuals, will now recognize small non-profit organizations. The groups are diverse and are in different countries,
By Deborah Tate Washington 29 March 2007 A former U.S. Justice Department aide says Attorney General Alberto Gonzales was involved in the firing of federal prosecutors, contradicting statements made by the nation's top law enforcement official. His t
The U.S. Army general nominated to be commander of American and NATO forces in Afghanistan says the conflict is winnable, but foreign forces need to be careful about how they go about defeating the Taliban. Lt. Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal, testifies
Sri Lanka Chooses Tuesday between Incumbent President and His Former Top General In Sri Lanka, The two proclaimed heroes of Sri Lanka's recently-ended civil war are facing off in the country's presidential election Tuesday. Both openly accuse the oth
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has again urged Burma's military government to release all political detainees after only a token number of political prisoners were freed during a general amnesty that began Saturday. The U.N. chief also says he i
By Jim Malone Washington 13 April 2007 U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales is scheduled to testify before Congress on April 17 about his involvement in last year's firing of eight U.S. attorneys. Gonzales' testimony is seen as crucial to keeping h
By Gary Thomas London 12 September 2006 Prime Minister Tony Blair appeared at a conference of Britain's powerful trade unions Tuesday to defend his government's policies. Trade unions are the backbone of the Labor Party, but the prime minister's pop
By Michael Drudge London 10 March 2006 The chief of the 57-nation Organization of the Islamic Conference says the West's showdown with Iran over its nuclear program should be resolved through diplomac
By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 08 May 2007 Pakistan's PM Shaukat Aziz, center, shakes hands with NATO's General Bantz John Craddock as Sec-Gen Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, left, looks on during their meeting in Islamabad, Pakistan, 8 May 2007 NATO's secretary-
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says he is deeply concerned about civilian casualties in Afghanistan. Mr. Ban called for closer cooperation between civilian and military leaders. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, and Afghan President Hamid Karz
By Al Pessin Baghdad 15 June 2007 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates is in Baghdad, where he says he will press Iraqi leaders to move toward reconciliation and prove they can lay the foundation for a peaceful society. He is the third senior U.S. off
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