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Nigeria Rejects Us African Military Command
Wednesday, 21 November 2007, 7:32 am | VOA News
The goal of U.S. military's new Africa-wide command is to better protect America's strategic interests in Africa and assist African countries with military training and conflict prevention. More >>
Disappointment At ASEAN's Cancellation Of Briefing
Wednesday, 21 November 2007, 7:31 am | VOA News
Burma's Prime Minister Thein Sein had told the other ASEAN leaders that the situation in his country was a domestic affair and that Burma was fully capable of handling the situation by itself. More >>
Khmer Rouge Tribunal Holds First Public Hearing
Wednesday, 21 November 2007, 7:30 am | VOA News
Kaing Guek Eav, who ran the notorious S-21 prison and torture center in Phnom Penh during Khmer Rouge rule, took the stand before the Khmer rouge genocide tribunal Tuesday to appeal for bail. Also known as Duch, he is charged with crimes against ... More >>
Pakistan Releases 3,000+ Detained Prisoners
Wednesday, 21 November 2007, 7:30 am | VOA News
"These are preventative detentions that have been made to prevent any law-and-order situations in the country," he said. "And when the provincial governments feel they pose no threat to law and order, they may be released." More >>
Elections Set In Pakistan For January 8
Wednesday, 21 November 2007, 7:29 am | VOA News
Pakistan's Chief Election Commissioner, Qazi Muhammad Farooq, announced on state television that political parties could begin submitting nominations Wednesday for the January 8 elections. More >>
Aid Pours Into Cyclone-Hit Bangladesh; Toll 3,100+
Tuesday, 20 November 2007, 4:32 pm | VOA News
A United Nations agency says it has joined forces with Bangladesh's Air Force to airdrop emergency supplies to hundreds of thousands of people devastated by last week's Cyclone Sidr. More >>
US Wants Help From Pakistani Tribal Leaders
Tuesday, 20 November 2007, 2:35 pm | VOA News
The U.S. Defense Department says a series of ideas for a new effort to try to get Pakistani tribal leaders to cooperate in the fight against terrorists is just a staff document and is far from any senior level consideration. More >>
Britain Pledges Huge Carbon Emission Cuts By 2050
Tuesday, 20 November 2007, 11:43 am | VOA News
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is urging all nations to rise to the challenges of combatting global warming, which he compared to the challenge of recovery after World War II. More >>
US Pushes For Immediate End Of Pakistan Emergency
Tuesday, 20 November 2007, 9:24 am | VOA News
The Bush administration says it is continuing to push for an immediate end to the state of emergency in Pakistan, despite President Pervez Musharraf's refusal to heed such a call Saturday from visiting Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte. More >>
Bomber Kills Official's Son, Others In Afghanistan
Tuesday, 20 November 2007, 9:21 am | VOA News
Authorities say the governor of the southwestern province of Numruz escaped injury Monday, while on his way to work in the town of Zaranj. At least 14 other people were injured in the attack. More >>
Aung San Suu Kyi Meets With Myanmar Govt Liaison
Tuesday, 20 November 2007, 9:19 am | VOA News
Officials in Burma say detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has met with a Burmese government liaison, the latest effort to move forward political reconciliation in the military-ruled country. More >>
Palestinian Prisoner Release Given Green Light
Tuesday, 20 November 2007, 9:19 am | VOA News
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met late Monday in Jerusalem. As VOA's Jim Teeple reports, the meeting took place as Israel announced it will release 441 Palestinian prisoners in a bid to support Mr. Abbas' ... More >>
Rising Commodity Prices, Weak USD Cause Concern
Tuesday, 20 November 2007, 9:18 am | VOA News
Senior Finance officials from the world's 20 major economies say they share responsibility for stabilizing rising commodity prices and are calling on countries with large foreign currency reserves to adopt more flexible exchange rates. More >>
Pakistan Dismisses Challenges To Pres. Re-Election
Tuesday, 20 November 2007, 9:13 am | VOA News
The court struck down the challenges after one of the petitioners argued that judges appointed by President Musharraf did not have the authority to decide legal challenges against him. More >>
Is Burma Situation Undermining ASEAN Credibility?
Tuesday, 20 November 2007, 9:12 am | VOA News
U.S. Trade Representative Susan Schwab says Southeast Asian nations cannot go on with business as usual as long as Burma fails to enact reforms. Her remarks came as she joined officials of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, ASEAN, in ... More >>
Turkish Soldiers Continue Iraqi Border Deployment
Tuesday, 20 November 2007, 9:11 am | VOA News
Turkey is still massing tens of thousands soldiers on the Iraqi border, a response to a series of attacks by Kurdish militants that have claimed the lives of more than 50 soldiers and civilians. More >>
Genocide Court Makes 5th Khmer Rouge Arrest
Tuesday, 20 November 2007, 9:08 am | VOA News
The ailing former Khmer Rouge president, Khieu Samphan, has been arrested for his role in Cambodia's mass killings in the 1970's. This is the latest move by an international genocide court to prosecute the leaders of one of the world's most brutal regimes. More >>
Climate Change Could Reverse Asia's Progress
Tuesday, 20 November 2007, 9:07 am | VOA News
The report predicts that floods and tropical cyclones will increase in magnitude and frequency. Fresh water sources could dry up as Himalayan glaciers melt. More >>
Aid Pours Into Bangladesh; Death Toll 3,000+
Tuesday, 20 November 2007, 9:06 am | VOA News
Low-lying Bangladesh is accustomed to annual floods and devastating storms, but officials there on Monday described the cyclone as the worst natural disaster in more than a decade. More >>
Houston Wins 2nd Straight Major Soccer Title
Monday, 19 November 2007, 3:06 pm | VOA News
The MLS title game was the first to feature the same two teams from the previous MLS Cup championship. New England got on the scoreboard first with a goal by Taylor Twellman in the 20th minute. But the second half belonged to Houston. More >>
