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The Queen (Movie) The Queen is an intimate behind the scenes glimpse at the interaction between HM Elizabeth II and Prime Minister Tony Blair during their struggle, following the death of Diana, to reach a compromise between what was a private trage
India Looking for Answers After the deadly Rape of a Young Woman in New Delhi From VOA Learning English, this is In the News in Special English. The recent gang-rape of a young woman in India has caused major protests by those outraged by the crime.
By Steve Herman New Delhi 23 April 2007 Bangladesh's former prime ministers Khaleda Zia, left, and Sheikh Hasina Judges in Bangladesh are stepping into a dispute the country's interim government and two former prime ministers that has threatened to s
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By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 25 September 2006 Ali Mohamed Gedi The prime minister of Somalia's beleaguered interim government is urging the UnitedNations Security Council to act swiftly in lifting a 14-year-old arms embargo on Somalia, so that armed peace
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By Lisa Bryant Paris 19 June 2008 European leaders are gathered for a two-day summit in Brussels to search for a way forward for the European Union after Irish voters rejected the EU treaty in a referendum last week. From Paris, Lisa Bryant reports
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By Barry Wood Pristina 04 March 2006 Top UN administrator Soren Jessen-Petersen, left, shakes hands with Agim Ceku head of the Kosovo Protection Corps The Serbian government Friday strongly criticized
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By Tom Rivers London 17 May 2007 Britons can expect a new style of government when Gordon Brown takes over from Prime Minister Tony Blair next month. That is the promise Mr. Brown has made to a country eager to see government trust rebuilt. For VOA,
By Heda Bayron Cebu, Philippines 14 January 2007 Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, center, welcomes S. Korean President Roh Moo-hyun, left, and Japanese PM Shinzo Abe, in Cebu, 14 Jan 2007 The leaders of Japan, China and South Korea take up trade and secur
By Scott Stearns White House 04 May 2007 U.S. President George Bush and the prime minister of Singapore, Lee Hsien Loong, met at the White House Friday to talk about security in South East Asia and the war in Iraq. VOA White House Correspondent Scott
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