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U.S. President Barack Obama smiles as he greets onlookers upon arriving at Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport in Williamsburg, Virginia, October 13, 2012.

Obama, Romney Prepare For Debate Rematch

The president needs a strong performance to slow Romney’s surge in the polls More

Asia

Tibetan exiles participate in a candlelit vigil in solidarity after reports of 52-year-old Tamdrin Dorjee's self-immolation in Tsoe Monastery in northwestern China's Gansu province, in Dharmsala, India, Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012.

Tibetan Self-Immolates in Protest Against Chinese Rule

VOA's Tibetan service reports Tamdrin Dorjee killed himself near the Tsoe monastery in northwest Gansu province More

Africa

French President Francois Hollande and DRC President Joseph Kabila stand during the opening session of the Francophone Summit, in Kinshasa, DRC, Oct. 13, 2012.

Hollande Stresses Human Rights in DRC

At opening of Francophone summit in Kinshasa, French president emphasizes the importance of achieving peace in DRC troubled regions More

Middle East

Palestinians wheel the body of a militant at a hospital, following an Israeli air strike in the northern Gaza Strip October 13, 2012.

Two Killed In Israeli Strike On Gaza

Israel's military said its aircraft fired at several terror activist sites in the Gaza Strip in response to a rocket fired into Israel Friday More

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U.S. President Barack Obama smiles as he greets onlookers upon arriving at Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport in Williamsburg, Virginia, October 13, 2012.

Obama, Romney Prepare For Debate Rematch

The president needs a strong performance to slow Romney’s surge in the polls More

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (L) debates Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan (R) during the U.S. vice presidential debate October 11, 2012.

VP Debate: Both Sides Claim Debate Victory; Libya in Focus

Biden and Ryan debated, interrupting each other on substantive topics from Iran to the U.S. economy and back More

Republican vice presidential candidate, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., right, greets Vice President Joe Biden at the beginning of the vice presidential debate, Oct. 11, 2012 at Centre College in Danville, Ky.

Video  VP Debate: Biden, Ryan Clash on Foreign, Domestic Issues

Discussion between Democrat and Republican was often contentious over how Obama, Romney would lead country if elected November 6 More

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US Defense Secretary Lean Panetta after a meeting of NATO Defense Ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels, October 10, 2012.

Panetta Says US Boosting Cyber Defense

Retaliation could include launching cyber-offensive in what some analysts say is message directed at Iran More

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N. Korean Film Screened at S. Korean Festival

Busan International Film Festival is Asia's largest and features movies from across continent and beyond More

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Student Street Clinic Helps Homeless

Physician Walter Coppenrath helped start the mobile medical clinic 12 years ago when he was a medical student More

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An employee stands next to a container ship at Ningbo port in Ningbo, Zhejiang province, June 21, 2012.

China's Exports Rise Nearly 10 Percent

Chinese government says trade surplus in world’s second largest economy was $27.7 billion in September More

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Video Analysts: Both Biden, Ryan Are Strong in Vice Presidential Debate

Thursday night's debate between U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and his Republican challenger, Congressman Paul Ryan, attracted a nationwide audience of more than 28 million viewers. Analysts say most Americans who tuned in likely were not disappointed by a passionate exchange of views on foreign policy and domestic issues between the 69-year-old Biden and the 42-year-old Ryan. VOA’s Cindy Saine reports.
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