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NATO Approves Plans to Transfer Combat Operations in Afghanistan Posted by: VOAvideo
Video duration: 191 seconds NATO leaders have formally approved plans to transfer combat operations in Afghanistan to Afghan security forces by the middle of 2013. However, an agreement to reopen NATO supply lines through Pakistan never materialized at the alliance's recent summit in Chicago VOA correspondent Meredith Buel reports. |
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US Ambassador Crocker to Step Down from Afghan Post Posted by: VOAvideo
Video duration: 140 seconds The U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan, Ryan Crocker, confirmed with what he called regret his plans to step down from his position in the coming months. VOA's Sean Maroney has more on the veteran American diplomat. |
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Egyptian Women Look at Prospects Under New Leaders Posted by: VOAvideo
Video duration: 154 seconds Egypt's new political era is inspiring some women to become more assertive of their rights, even as others worry a possible Islamist victory in this week's presidential election could curtail them. VOA's Elizabeth Arrott has more from Cairo. |
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Americans Support Darfur Refugee Soccer Team Posted by: VOAvideo
Video duration: 132 seconds Football players from the Darfur region of Sudan plan to compete in the VIVA Cup, an international competition that will begin in Erbil, in the Kurdish region of Iraq, on June 4. As VOA's Mike O'Sullivan reports, supporters of the all-refugee team, Darfur United, have been working from California to make it happen. |
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Baha'is Mark Centenary of Visit to America by Religious Leader Posted by: VOAvideo
Video duration: 207 seconds Baha'is are celebrating the 100-year anniversary of a visit to the United States by Abdu'l Baha, the son of their founding prophet. The Baha'i faith was founded in Iran, but its adherents believe America has a special spiritual destiny. VOA's Jerome Socolovsky has more. |
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Outside Political Groups Boosted by Supreme Court Ruling Posted by: VOAvideo
Video duration: 183 seconds After years of strong legal restrictions, a pair of 2010 Supreme Court decisions removed many barriers to fundraising and spending on elections by outside political groups. And this has notably impacted the 2012 presidential political race, as VOA's Jeffrey Young reports in this segment of How America Elects. |
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'Last Call' Sounds Alarm on Vanishing Water Posted by: VOAvideo
Video duration: 230 seconds Environmental activist Erin Brockovich sounds the alarm on the world's water crisis in the documentary "Last Call at the Oasis," by Oscar-winning director Jessica Yu. The film highlights water pollution, depletion and potential wars over vanishing water resources. VOA's Penelope Poulou reports. |
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NATO Leaders Commit to Afghan Transition Posted by: VOAvideo
Video duration: 196 seconds Leaders of the 28 NATO countries ended their summit in Chicago on Monday, pledging an "irreversible" commitment to transition in Afghanistan. As VOA's Dan Robinson reports from Chicago, the leaders committed to greater efficiencies, while reaffirming the alliance's defense commitments. |
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No Breakthrough in US-Pakistan Relations at NATO Summit Posted by: VOAvideo
Video duration: 167 seconds Despite the participation of Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari at the NATO summit in Chicago, neither the U.S. nor Pakistan announced steps to improve relations or to reopen key NATO supply routes to to Afghanistan. Pakistan closed the lines in November following a U.S. airstrike that killed two 24 Pakistani soldiers. VOA's Brian Padden has more. |
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Election Surge by Egypt's Old Guard Frustrates Revolutionary Youth Posted by: VOAvideo
Video duration: 188 seconds Egyptian youth are expected to turn out in high numbers for their country's first presidential election since the ouster of Hosni Mubarak. VOA's Elizabeth Arrott reports many of the young activists who took part in last year's uprising say they feel they are not fully represented in the vote. |
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Growing Number of Runners Opt to Run in Bare Feet Posted by: VOAvideo
Video duration: 166 seconds A growing number of people are choosing to run without shoes. Many barefoot runners say running with no shoes actually helps reduce injuries and joint pain. VOA's Elizabeth Lee reports that in Los Angeles, the mild weather allows people to run barefoot throughout the year. |
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NGO Dispute Means Fewer Monitors for Egypt Vote Posted by: VOAvideo
Video duration: 156 seconds Egyptians go to the polls this week, May 23-24, to choose their first democratically-elect ed president. But as VOA State Department correspondent Scott Stearns reports, a continuing legal dispute over the role of U.S. civil society groups means there will be fewer monitors to observe that vote. |
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NATO Protestors Rally in Chicago Posted by: VOAvideo
Video duration: 177 seconds Protesters greeted the opening session of the NATO alliance's annual summit with massive anti-war demonstrations in Chicago. VOA's Kane Farabaugh was in the midst of the action and tells us about it. |
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Obama: World is Behind Strategy for Afghanistan Posted by: VOAvideo
Video duration: 194 seconds Leaders of the 28 members of NATO, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, opened their summit on Sunday in Chicago, hosted by President Barack Obama. VOA Senior White House Correspondent Dan Robinson reports that NATO is reaffirming the planned transition to Afghan-led security and long-term support for Afghanistan.] |
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Activists Urge NATO to Protect Afghan Women's Rights Posted by: VOAvideo
Video duration: 170 seconds As world leaders gather to discuss the future of Afghanistan, human rights groups say Afghan women are being left out of the conversation. Aru Pande talks to Afghan activists who fear that gains made in women's rights since the fall of the Taliban will be erased once foreign troops leave the war-torn country. |
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G8 Summit Ends on Consensus on Eurozone reforms Posted by: VOAvideo
Video duration: 160 seconds U.S. President Barack Obama says the leaders of the world's biggest economies are beginning to agree that more jobs and more growth will help reverse Europe's economic crisis |
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Occupiers, Ethiopia Activists Protest G8 Summit Posted by: VOAvideo
Video duration: 133 seconds Several hundred Ethiopian activists came from across the United States to protest meetings involving Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, who has been in power since 1991 |
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Before NATO Summit, Protestors rally, march in Chicago Posted by: VOAvideo
Video duration: 167 seconds Though the NATO Summit starts May 20th, protestors are already filling the streets of the host city, Chicago. VOA's Kane Farabaugh has more on what was originally supposed to be the opening day protest rally of the G8 meeting in the city. |
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Dragon to Venture to Space Station Posted by: VOAvideo
Video duration: 114 seconds It's a historic mission that has been years in the making. VOA's Suzanne Presto reports that SpaceX, a private company that has received more than $380 million in funding from NASA, is gearing up to launch an unmanned spacecraft to the International Space Station. |
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Egyptians Living Abroad Cast Votes for New President Posted by: VOAvideo
Video duration: 149 seconds Voters in Egypt go to the polls Wednesday and Thursday [May 23 and 24] to choose a new president. VOA's Carolyn Presutti reports that ahead of that historic election, Egyptians living overseas have been able to cast their ballots at local consulates and embassies. |




















