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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during the 67th session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters, September 27, 2012.

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Arab American Institute President Jim Zogby (file photo)

Poll: Obama Has Strong Lead Over Romney Among Arab Americans

Almost half of Arab Americans are concerned about facing some form of discrimination because of their origin More

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Burma's President Thein Sein addresses the 67th United Nations General Assembly at U.N. Headquarters in New York, September 27, 2012.

Thein Sein: Burma ‘Now Part of Family of Nations’

Burma's president tells the UN his country is leaving behind decades of authoritarian rule More

Africa

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe (R) and Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai in Harare, April 18, 2011.

Zimbabwe Leader Wants Elections in March Next Year

Coalition goverment partner, Morgan Tsvangirai, is not happy with President Mugabe's election timetable More

Middle East

Islamists wave an Islamic flag and protest against the Assad regime at a demonstration in fron of the Syrian embassy in Amman, Jordan, on July 18, 2012. (AP)

Will Syria’s Civil War Turn Into a Jihad?

There are increasing signs of beards and black flags among rebel battalions More

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Arab American Institute President Jim Zogby (file photo)

Poll: Obama Has Strong Lead Over Romney Among Arab Americans

Almost half of Arab Americans are concerned about facing some form of discrimination because of their origin More

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney greets veterans as he campaigns at American Legion Post 176 in Springfield, Virginia, September 27, 2012.

Obama, Romney Hit at Each Other on Economy

President, Republican candidate both campaign in Virginia, a key political swing state that will help determine winner of Nov. 6 election More

Arab-Americans make up roughly 0.5 percent of voters who will cast a ballot in the November general election in the United States. But in Dearborn, Michigan - home to the largest Arab-American community in the United States - despite those numbers, their influence is growing.

Community Leaders Anticipate High Arab-American Voter Turnout

In Dearborn, Michigan, Arab-Americans are fired up, hoping to have an impact on the presidential election in November More

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This image provided by NASA shows shows a Martian rock outcrop near the landing site of the rover Curiosity thought to be the site of an ancient streambed. Curiosity landed in a crater near Mars' equator on Aug. 5, 2012, on a two-year mission to study whe

US Scientists: Clear Evidence Mars Had Flowing Water

Pictures sent back from Curiosity probe on Mars show clear evidence that water once flowed on planet More

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FILE - This Feb. 23, 1978 file photo shows performer and host Andy Williams at the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles.

Audio Remembering Andy Williams

Singer and popular US television star, 84, died Tuesday, Sept. 25 in Branson, Missouri More

Health

A nurse uses a syringe to give liquid medicine to a girl at San Jose Hospice in Sacatepequez, about 45 km (27 miles) of Guatemala City, November 30, 2011. (Reuters)

Scientists Develop Vanishing Medical Device

Tiny medical implants designed to dissolve into body's tissues after they have done their work More

Business

Protesters shout slogans during a demonstration against cuts in public education, in central Madrid, September 27, 2012.

Further Austerity Measures Specified in Spain's Budget

Deep cuts likely to agitate vocal, active demonstrators who have promised 'heated fall' More

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Video Tunisian Women Fear Curbs to Rights

For decades, women in Tunisia have enjoyed some of the most far-reaching rights in the Arab world. But a clause in Tunisia's draft constitution describing women as complementary - not equal - to men has sparked uproar and concerns over women's rights. For VOA, Lisa Bryant takes a look at the controversy from Tunis.
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