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The following is a list of people and places in recent VOA news items.
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Pronunciation |
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| AHMADINEJAD, MAHMOUD
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Iran
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mah-MOOD ahh-mah-dee-nee-ZHAHD
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| AL BASHIR, OMAR HASSAN
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Sudan
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OH-mahr HAH-sahn al baa-SHEER
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| AL-ASSAD, BASHAR
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Syria
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bah-SHAHR ahl AH-sahd
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| AL-HASHEMI, TARIQ
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Iraq
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TAH-rehk al HASH-eh-mee
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| AL-MUALEM, WALEED
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Syria
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wah-LEED al moo-AH-lehm
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| AL-SHABAB
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Somalia
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AL-shah-bahb
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| Notes: militant group
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| BASBUG, ILKER
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Turkey
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EEL-k-air bahsh-BOO
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| BEVANDA, VJEKOSLAV
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Bosnia
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v-YEHK-oh-slahv BEH-vahn-dah
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| BOKO HARAM
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Nigeria
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BOH-koh hah-RAHM
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| DRAGHI, MARIO
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Italy
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MAH-ree-oh DRAHG-ee
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| ERDOGAN, RECEP TAYYIP
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Turkey
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reh- JEHP tie-YIHP ERR-doh-ahn
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| GANZOURI, KAMAL
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Egypt
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kah-MAL gan-ZOO-ree
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| GHALIOUN, BOURHAN
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Syria
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boor-HAHN gal-ee-OON
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| GILANI, YOUSUF RAZA
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Pakistan
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YOO-SOOF RAY-ZAH GHEE-LAH-NEE
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| HADI, ABD RABBOU MANSUR
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Yemen
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AH-bd RAH-boh mahn-SOOR HAD-ee
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| IENG SARY
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Cambodia
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EE-uhng SAA-REE
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| IENG THIRITH
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Cambodia
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EE-uhng TEER-iht
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| IRAN
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Iran
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ih-RAHN
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| Notes: also "ih-RAH-nee-ahn" ...VOA preferred pronunciation
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| IRAQ
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Iraq
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ih-RAHK
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| Notes: VOA preferred
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| JUNCKER, JEAN-CLAUDE
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Luxembourg
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ZAH(n) KLOWD YOON-kehr
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| KARZAI, HAMID
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Afghanistan
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haw-MIHD kahr-Z-EYE
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| KATATNI, SAAD
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Egypt
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SAH-AHD kah-TAHT-nee
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| KHIEU SAMPHAN
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Cambodia
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KEE-yo sahm-PAHN
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| KIIR, SALVA
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Sudan
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SAHL-vah KEER
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| KIM JONG-UN
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North Korea
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KIHM JAWNG-OON
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| MONTI, MARIO
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Italy
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MAHR-yoh MAWN-tee
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| N'DOUR, YOUSSOU
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Senegal
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YOO-SOO (n)'DOO-err
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| NACKAERTS, HERMAN
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Belgium
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her-MAHN NAHK-air-ts
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| NUON CHEA
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Cambodia
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NOO-ahn CHEE-ah
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| POL POT
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Cambodia
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PAWL PAWT
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| RAHIMI, MOHAMMAD REZA
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Iran
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moh-hah-MAHD ray-ZAH rah-hee-MEE
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| ROSHAN, MOSTAFA AHMADI
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Iran
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MOO-STAH-FAH ah-mah-DEE roh-SHAHN
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| SALEH, ALI ABDULLAH
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Yemen
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AH-lee ahb-DULL-ah SAH-leh
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| SCHETTINO, FRANCESCO
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Italy
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frahn-CHEHS-koh skeh-TEE-noh
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| TALEBAN
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Afghanistan
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tah-lee-BAHN
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| TSHIEKEDI, ETIENNE
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Congo-Kinshasa
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a-tee-EHN chee-seh-KEH-dee
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| TYMOSHENKO, YULIA
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Ukraine
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YOOL-yah tih-moh-SHEHN-kaw
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Short Pronunciation List as of Feb 4, 2012