After five weeks of fierce fighting, the Pakistan military says it has made significant progress in an ongoing air and ground offensive against the Taliban and other insurgents in South Waziristan, along the border with Afghanistan. Analysts say top militant leaders appear to have melted away, ...
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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says the United States is open to possible peace talks between elements of the warring factions in Afghanistan. Clinton spoke Monday in advance of another top-level, White House meeting about the war. VOA’s David Gollust reports from the State Department.
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Some 34 journalists died this year while doing their jobs. And the independent press organization Committee To Protect Journalists says another 30 correspondents have gone missing. In New York next Tuesday, (November 24th) members of the media from around the world will gather to honor and pay ...
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Lee Daniel’s low-budget film, "Precious," is based on the award winning novel "Push" by the African American author Sapphire. Like the book, the movie tells the story of an obese 16-year old girl from Harlem, the traditionally African American neighborhood of New York City that was once poverty ...
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The number of suicides in the U.S. Army is reaching record levels. As of November 16th, the Pentagon said 140 soldiers on active duty and 71 not on active duty took their own lives so far this year. U.S. Army personnel predict the suicide rate will almost certainly be higher than the total in 2...
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During talks in Beijing, U.S. President Barack Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao endorsed a package of energy projects, including deals on clean coal and electric vehicles. Environmental analysts say the talks offer new hope the two countries will soon offer targets on emissions reduction. V...
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The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee has held the first public hearing into the mass shooting at Fort Hood Army base in Texas. Defense Department and FBI officials were not allowed to testify because of the ongoing criminal investigation. Five experts on terrorism and h...
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Keeping health care costs under control is a goal of reforms being debated in the U.S. Congress. One hidden cost is the burden to fire departments that find themselves providing expensive primary medical care for people who have no other place to turn. For the poor and elderly in one neighborho...
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Afghanistan’s President Hamid Karzai has been sworn in for a second term in the wake of a fraud-marred presidential election. He says fighting government corruption and improving security are among his top priorities. VOA Correspondent Sean Maroney reports from Kabul.
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The Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum in the (U.S. western) city of Tucson, Arizona is like no other in the world. It’s a zoo, botanical garden and research organization. Most of the museum is outdoors and showcases plants and animals that live in the Sonoran desert, located in parts of Arizona, Ca...
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The US-based One Laptop Per Child Initiative creates educational opportunities for poor children around the world by providing low-cost, durable portable computers. Seven countries in Africa are already participating in the initiative. One school in Kenya has set up a pilot program to test the c...
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Pakistan Military says Significant Progress Made in Fight with Talib
