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Dalai Lama Feels 'Freer' Since Giving Up Political Role Channel: voa Length: 0 Date: July 13, 2011 Tibet’s exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, has been in Washington since last week, celebrating his birthday and guiding followers of Tibetan...

Afghan President’s Slain Half-Brother Was Powerful Figure in Southern Afghanistan Channel: voa Length: 0 Date: July 13, 2011 Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s younger half brother - Ahmad Wali Karzai - is dead. Initial reports say he was killed by a close associate. VOA’s L...

Agencies Seek Immediate, Long-Term Solutions for Horn of Africa Channel: voa Length: 0 Date: July 13, 2011 The Horn of Africa is facing its worst drought in decades and aid agencies are appealing to the international community for immediate help to save ...

Students Bring Innovation to Global Technology Competition Channel: voa Length: 0 Date: July 12, 2011 Imagine a world where technology helps solve the toughest problems.  That is the challenge posed for innovative young people participating in the n...

Pressure Rises in US Debt Talks Channel: voa Length: 0 Date: July 12, 2011 U.S. President Barack Obama says it is time to set aside politics and make a deal with both parties in Congress that will allow the United States t...

Buddhism Rebounds in Russia Channel: voa Length: 0 Date: July 11, 2011 For four generations, the Soviets waged war on Buddhists, sometimes branding them “Japanese spies.”  Now, 20 years after the collapse of communism...

Somalis in Britain Help Nation Through Drought Channel: voa Length: 0 Date: July 11, 2011 Somalia is suffering the “worst humanitarian crisis” in the world, according to the head of the U.N. refugee agency, and aid groups are working ha...

South Sudan Born Amid Conflict and Hope Channel: voa Length: 0 Date: July 10, 2011 South Sudan celebrated its independence day Saturday with a flag-raising and a swearing-in ceremony for the new president in the capital Juba. VOA&...

Space Shuttle Atlantis Lifts Off on Final Mission Channel: voa Length: 0 Date: July 09, 2011 Atlantis blasted off Friday on a mission to the International Space Station (ISS), the 135th and final flight of the 30-year-old space shuttle pro...

US Unemployment Rate Hits 9.2 Percent as Hiring Slows Channel: voa Length: 0 Date: July 09, 2011 The unemployment rate in the United States increased to 9.2 percent in June, the highest level this year. Friday’s report from the Labor Departmen...

Political Instability in Iran Leaves Future Somewhat Uncertain Channel: voa Length: 0 Date: July 08, 2011 The political turmoil surrounding Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has raised questions about the stability of the country’s politic...

The Beautiful Game Channel: voa Length: 0 Date: July 08, 2011 While the women’s soccer World Cup takes place in Germany, the sport continues to grow in popularity among women of all ages around the world. In ...

American Buddhism Retains Asian Flavor, Adapts to West Channel: voa Length: 0 Date: July 07, 2011  This week’s visit of the Dalai Lama to the United States is focusing attention on American Buddhism, which is growing because of the influx of As...

Hopes for First Female Prime Minister in Thailand’s Male Dominated Politics Channel: voa Length: 0 Date: July 07, 2011 Thailand is set to have its first female Prime Minister in Yingluck Shinawatra, younger sister of ousted former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra....

Study Shows Diabetes Surging Worldwide Channel: voa Length: 0 Date: July 07, 2011 The number of adults worldwide with diabetes has more than doubled in the past three decades - jumping to nearly 350 million.  And it cont...

Drug Used to Treat Head Lice is Effective Against Malaria Channel: voa Length: 0 Date: July 07, 2011 Researchers have found that an inexpensive and widely-available drug used to treat river blindness in Africa and head lice in American school child...

Dalai Lama Arrives for Spiritual Visit to U.S. Capital Channel: voa Length: 0 Date: July 07, 2011 Tibet’s exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, begins a visit to Washington D.C. this week, to celebrate his birthday and guide follow...

Obama Holds First Ever Twitter Town Hall Channel: voa Length: 0 Date: July 07, 2011 Social media outlets are fueling revolutions around the world, and changing the way politics is conducted in the United States. But analysts say n...

Early CT Scans Cut Lung Cancer Death Rate Channel: voa Length: 0 Date: July 07, 2011 A U.S. study of current and former smokers shows that early screening with CT scans cuts the death rate for lung cancer by 20 percent.  Th...

Lagarde Says Global Economy on Rebound, Pledges More Diversity at IMF Channel: voa Length: 0 Date: July 07, 2011 Christine Lagarde gave her first news conference Wednesday, one day after starting her new job as managing director of the International Monetary ...

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