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Kerry Presses US-Russian Plan for Syrian Peace Talks U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is to meet in Jordan Wednesday with top diplomats from 10 other nations as part of a U.S.-Russian push to end Syria's civil war. Kerry will address the Friends of Syria, a group of countries that back the Syrian oppositi
Voice of America | 1 hour, 45 minutes ago | comment? | recommend
Afghan Interpreters to Receive British Visas The British government says about 600 Afghan interpreters who worked with the British troops in Afghanistan will be allowed to settle in Britain. Under the proposal, interpreters who worked on the front lines for at least one year and their families will
Voice of America | 2 hours, 31 minutes ago | comment? | recommend
North Korea's Kim Sends Envoy to China North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has sent a special envoy to China, at a time of strained relations between the two traditional allies. The official Korean Central News Agency said Choe Ryong Hae, the director of the General Political Bureau of the North K
Voice of America | 3 hours, 56 minutes ago | comment? | recommend
US Senate Committee Approves Immigration Reform Bill The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee has approved a massive immigration reform bill, voting to send it to the entire Senate for debate. Tuesday evening's vote was 13 to five. It came after one of the bill's eight sponsors, Democrat Patrick Leahy, withdrew
Voice of America | 5 hours, 31 minutes ago | comment? | recommend
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Bird Flu Costs in China set at $6.5 Billion Scientists and economists say the H7N9 bird flu outbreak in China has cost that country's poultry industry $6.5 billion, as consumers shun chicken and health officials make gains in controlling the deadly virus. The cost data, provided by China's agricult
Voice of America | 5 hours, 38 minutes ago | comment? | recommend
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On the Scene in Tornado Hit Town: 'Even Trees are Stripped of Everything' VOA correspondent Greg Flakus is at the site of the tornado damage in Moore, Oklahoma. He spoke with English broadcaster David Byrd Tuesday afternoon about what he is seeing.
Voice of America | 7 hours, 37 minutes ago | comment? | recommend
Algerian president's health still questioned Assurances from French officials over President Abdelaziz Bouteflika's condition fail to convince many Algerians.
Al Jazeera | 7 hours, 37 minutes ago | comment? | recommend
New iPhone App Speeds Care of Heart Attack Victims Researchers have developed an experimental iPhone application, or app, designed to help emergency medical technicians diagnose a particularly deadly form of heart attack and send that information quickly to waiting hospital surgical teams. The inexpensive
Voice of America | 8 hours, 57 minutes ago | comment? | recommend
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Group to Take Nigeria Government to International Court The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) will file a complaint with the International Court of Justice (ICJ) accusing Nigerias government of human rights violations, according to spokesman Ango Abdullahi. What we are doing now is to organize our evidence that woul
Voice of America | 9 hours, 19 minutes ago | comment? | recommend
Rescuers Searching for Survivors Following Deadly US Tornado More stormy weather is interfering with rescue efforts in Moore, Oklahoma, the day after a monster tornado destroyed large parts of the central U.S. town. The town's fire chief says emergency workers will not stop searching for survivors and plan to go th
Voice of America | 9 hours, 44 minutes ago | comment? | recommend