By Kari Barber Dakar 17 September 2007 Sierra Leone's National Electoral Commission says opposition leader Ernest Koroma has won the nation's September 8 presidential runoff. Kari Barber has more from VOA's West Africa bureau in Dakar. Ernest Koroma

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By Nick Wadhams Nairobi 10 September 2007 Laurent Nkunda (2004 photo) Congolese rebel leader Laurent Nkunda says violence is easing in restive eastern Congo after days of heavy fighting forced tens of thousands of people from their homes. As Nick Wad

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By Delia Robertson Johannesburg 08 August 2007 Non-governmental organizations working in the health sector in developing countries have welcomed a decision by the High Court in Chennai, India, rejecting a challenge to Indian patent law by the Swiss f

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By Mil Arcega Washington 14 August 2007 On floor of the New York Stock Exchange (file photo) U.S. stock indexes ended nearly flat on Monday as worries about losses tied to subprime mortgages continued to drive shares lower. Major central banks in Eur

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By Tom Rivers London 05 September 2007 German officials say they have arrested three men on suspicion of planning a massive terrorist attack on U.S. facilities in the country. For VOA, Tom Rivers reports from London. Unidentified man believed to be t

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By Lisa Schlein Geneva 07 August 2007 A woman wades through a flooded street to collect food in Sirajgonj, about 104 kilometers (65 miles) north of Bangladesh's capital Dhaka, 03 Aug 2007 United Nations aid agencies are warning that millions of peopl

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By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 08 August 2007 Nigeria Nigeria has approved citizenship status for about7,000 Liberian and Sierra Leonean refugees in the West African country. For VOA, Gilbert da Costa in Abuja reports that the refugees opted to remain in

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By Lisa Schlein Geneva 20 September 2007 Human Rights Activists from Zimbabwe are seeking support from Latin American countries to raise awareness of the human rights situation in Zimbabwe. They are also urging the United Nations Human Rights Council

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By Nancy-Amelia Collins Jakarta 14 August 2007 The Philippine military has launched a large offensive against Islamic insurgents on the country's southern Jolo Island, following the deaths of more than 20 troops. VOA's Nancy-Amelia Collins in Jakarta

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By Malcolm Brown Washington 03 September 2007 As it seeks to reduce the dangers faced by American troops in Iraq, the U.S. military is turning to technology originally devised by the apartheid-era government of South Africa to counter similar threats

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By Robert Berger Jerusalem 16 August 2007 The United States has boosted military aid to Israel. As Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, the increase points to growing American concerns over the burgeoning power of Iran. Nicholas Burns,

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By Lisa Schlein Geneva 19 August 2007 Uganda The UN refugee agency says more Sudanese refugees in Uganda are voluntarily returning to their homes in South Sudan following the withdrawal of the Ugandan rebel group, the Lord's Resistance Army, from the

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By Paula Wolfson White House 16 July 2007 President Bush is making a new push for Middle East peace. VOA White House correspondent Paula Wolfson reports he is calling for an international conference this year to move the peace process forward, and is

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By Paula Wolfson White House 17 September 2007 President Bush and members of his national security team conferred via video teleconference Monday with U.S. reconstruction and military officials in Iraq. VOA White House correspondent Paula Wolfson has

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By Cache Seel Cairo 04 September 2007 Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, right, meets with Italian Foreign Minister Massimo D'Alema in Alexandria, 04 Sep 2007 Egyptian officials have told European politicians a peace conference that fails to achieve a

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By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 14 August 2007 Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad spent the day in the Afghan capital, part of a three-nation tour of Central Asia. The visit comes as Afghanistan faces growing U.S. scrutiny over its relationship with ne

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By Lisa Schlein Geneva 07 August 2007 The U.N. Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the Sudanese Commissioner for Refugees are recommending that thousands of new arrivals from Chad who have crossed over to Darfur in recent months be recognized by the Sudanese

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By Barbara Schoetzau New York 16 July 2007 During a briefing about his just completed two-week trip to Afghanistan and Europe, U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon says Darfur dominated discussions. From VOA's New York Bureau, correspondent Barbara Sch

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By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 15 July 2007 Bangladesh's army-backed interim administration has completed six months in power. As Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi, the government's widely hailed crackdown on corruption has earned it public suppor

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By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 18 August 2007 International aid agency Oxfam says poorly built flood defenses in South Asia may have aggravated the intensity of the recent flooding in the region. It calls for a reassessment of flood policies in the reg

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