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By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 18 February 2008 Celebrations are being held in Kosovo after the parliament declared independence from Serbia. But Serbia and Russia reacted immediately to what they consider an illegal act backed by the international comm...
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By Scott Bobb Lisbon 09 December 2007 Leaders of Africa and the European Union have ended their summit in Portugal by declaring a new era in relations aimed at confronting new global challenges. But they could not avoid sparring over some older issue...
By David Gollust United Nations 26 September 2007 Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, in a United Nations address Tuesday, said the issue of Iran's nuclear program is closed because of Tehran's cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agen...
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By Jim Teeple Ramallah, West Bank 26 January 2006 Palestinian election officials confirmed late Thursday that the Islamic militant group Hamas had won an overwhelming victory based on partial results...
By Craig McCulloch Vancouver 24 January 2006 Canada's Conservative opposition has won the country's general election, ending 12 years of Liberal government. Conservative Leader Stephen Harper gives th...
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 01 February 2006 The World Health Organization reports Egypt has eliminated indigenous polio and is no longer a source of transmission of the virus. The U.N. agency calls this a...
THE MAKING OF A NATION - United States Declares War on Spain in 1898 By Frank Beardsley Broadcast: Thursday, December 22, 2005 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION -- a program in Special English...