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Video Most Undocumented Asian Youth Have Not Applied for Work Permits

There are an estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants in the United States. While lawmakers are debating immigration reform and much of the focus has been on people from Latin America, five of the top 10 home countries of the undocumented are Asian. Elizabeth Lee reports for VOA from Los Angeles that California has the largest number of undocumented immigrants.
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The idea behind the little free libraries was born three years ago in Hudson, Wisconsin, when former teacher and book lover built a miniature model of a library. (VOA)

Little Free Libraries Promote Love of Books

Volunteers create and maintain bird-house shaped boxes filled with books for whoever wants one More

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Children run from explosions in busy part of Kabul, May 24, 2013.

Taliban Attacks Heart of Afghan Capital

Militants claim responsibility for attack near hospital run by state intelligence service and Afghan Public Protection Force headquarters More

Africa

Anti government protesters burn tyres and place rocks in the streets in Conakry, Guinea, May 3, 2013

Violence Continues in Conakry Over Upcoming Elections

Opposition has called for a boycott of the elections More

Middle East

FILE -Turkish military station at the border gate with Syria, across from Syrian rebel-controlled Tel Abyad town, in Akcakale, Turkey, October 7, 2012.

Bullying in Turkish Military Becomes a Human Rights Issue

Violent conduct within Turkish military was long considered a taboo subject More

Science & Technology

Authorities are taking samples of live poultry from mainland China to test for the H7N9 virus, April 11, 2013.

Study Identifies Risks of Human Spread of H7N9 Bird Flu

Study suggest that international measures to contain the H7N9 influenza, in the event of severe outbreak, will need to be targeted in Asia More

Arts & Entertainment

French singer-songwriter Georges Moustaki performs at Palau de la Musica Catalana during the Mil.leni festival, Barcelona, Jan. 10, 2008.

Singer, Piaf Songwriter Georges Moustaki Dies at 79

Greek-born singer arrived in Paris in 1951, where he worked with some of the period's best-known singers More

Health

New research suggests patients with disorders such as obsessive-compulsive behavior, depression, Parkinson's Disease and Tourette's syndrome might be helped by having deep brain stimulation devices implanted in the brain.

Revision of Mental Illness Guide Stirs Debate

Manual of mental disorders shortens time period in which symptons are present before patients can be diagnosed as suffering from depression More

Economy & Business

Under Secretary of the U.S. Treasury for International Affairs Lael Brainard speaks at the 2013 NABE Economic Policy Conference in Washington, Mar. 5, 2013.

US Urges Action from Europe to Avert Prolonged Stagnation

Under Secretary of Treasury says Europe should rethink broad push toward fiscal austerity More

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