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U.S. President Barack Obama (L) meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin during the G8 Summit at Lough Erne in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, June 17, 2013.

Obama, Putin Agree to Disagree on Syria

Russia has been sending weapons to Syrian government, saying it is only fulfilling contracts More

Video Iran's Rowhani Promises New Era

Photogallery Gulf States to Launch Sanctions Against Hezbollah

Photogallery Turkey Warns It May Use Army to Quell Protests

Corruption Scandal Ousts Czech PM

Report: NSA Leaker Denies Contact with Chinese Government

Family: Mandela is 'Doing Very Well'

 

In this handout picture Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi gives a speech to thousands of Islamists and Syrian opposition supporters during the "support for Syria" rally at Cairo stadium, June 15, 2013 in Cairo, Egypt. (Credit: Ho/Egyptian Presidency)

Video Egyptian Support for Syrian Rebels Still Words Over Action

It is unclear how far President Morsi will go to follow through on his words of support for Syrian rebels More
Workers from Indian conglomerate Essar Group construct a new port in Sittwe in Rakhaine state, Burma, May 19, 2012.

Burma-India Transport Project Raises Opportunities, Concerns

Kaladan project promises to connect India with Burma's remote, impoverished west and improve trade links More
A Syrian refugee carries her sister in a refugees camp near the Lebanonese village of Ketermaya in March.

Syrian Refugees Lukewarm About Promise of US Arms

Many remain angry with Washington and its European allies for not supplying weapons earlier during 27-month rebellion against President Assad More

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Video Breast Cancer Survivors Embrace Dragon Boating

Dragon boating is a team sport that has its roots in ancient China more than 2,000 years ago. The boat is adorned with a dragon head and tail before races. In recent years, a growing number of breast cancer survivor groups around the world have started to use the sport to rebuild their lives, forge friendships, and more. VOA’s June Soh caught up with a team paddling on a Washington river.
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Tom Grundy, an activist, blogger and co-organizer supporting Edward Snowden's campaign, browses the live chat with Snowden on the Guardian website in his house in Hong Kong, June 17, 2013.

Report: NSA Leaker Denies Contact with Chinese Government

Guardian says Edward Snowden comments Monday in a live question and answer session with Internet users, hosted on its website More

Asia

North Korean soldiers chat as they stand guard behind national flags of China (front) and North Korea on a boat anchored along the banks of Yalu River, near the North Korean town of Sinuiju, opposite the Chinese border city of Dandong, June 10, 2013.

China to Host North Korean Officials for Talks

Talks coming after Pyongyang offered high-level negotiations with US to ease tension on Korean peninsula More

Africa

July 19: A man from South Sudan displays new currency notes outside the Central Bank of South Sudan in Juba. South Sudan started rolling out its new currency on Monday: the South Sudan Pound. REUTERS/Benedicte Desrus

Theft from S. Sudan President's Office Inside Job?

A team probing the theft of thousands of dollars from the office of South Sudan President Salva Kiir says it might have been an inside job. More

Middle East

Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron (l) and Russia's President Vladimir Putin during arrivals for the G-8 summit at the Lough Erne Golf Resort in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, June 17, 2013.

Video Syria Conflict Exposes Old Rivalries at G8 Summit

Russian President Putin has been defending his support for Syrian leader Bashar al Assad More

Science & Technology

New astronauts selected by NASA

Video NASA Introduces New Astronaut Candidates

NASA says half appointees are women, making this highest percentage of female astronauts in one class More

Arts & Entertainment

FILE--John Denver is shown performing in Moscow, July 1, 1985.

Audio John Denver Tribute Links Musicians from Various Genres, Generations

Fifteen years after his death and more than 40 years after his first hit, American singer’s songs getting a new lease on life More

Health

This undated image released by the British Health Protection Agency shows an electron microscope image of a coronavirus.

MERS Coronavirus Kills Four More in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia has been most affected by respiratory-system virus More

Economy & Business

Swiss Finance Minister Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf (R) speaks to media next to European Commissioner for Taxation and Customs Union, Audit and Anti-Fraud Algirdas Semeta during a news conference in Bern, June 17, 2013.

EU Tax Chief Urges Swiss to End Bank Secrecy

Meeting with Swiss finance minister in Bern comes as British PM David Cameron due to put his aim of fighting tax evasion on G8 summit agenda More

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