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On 20 July 1969, the first person set foot on the moon, a monumental feat that captivated an audience of one billion people around the globe and heralded in the era of modern space flight. Monday, 20 July, marked the 40th anniversary of Apollo 11's historic moon landing. Our special report "Apollo 11: Making Space History," revives the memories and takes a look forward at America's space program. Within the report you can also listen to VOA's coverage of the historic NASA mission by listening to the radio documentary "Eagle on the Moon."

Pakistan Military: 50 Militants Killed in Northwest Officials say many of those killed were militants who fled military offensive in neighboring Swat Valley, three soldiers also killed during operation Suicide Attackers Hit Government, Military Buildings in 2 Afghan Cities Officials say group of gunmen, some disguised in women's robes known as burqas, tried to storm local intelligence office, governor's office, police compound in Gardez, capital of Paktia province in southeast Top US Diplomat Concerned About North Korea-Burma Military Link Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says military connection between two countries could be destabilizing to region Obama Administration to Miss Deadline for Guantanamo Bay Reviews Officials say self-imposed deadline extended for six months Japan's Cabinet Dissolves Parliament Move in preparation for a general election, expected on August 30 Human Rights Groups Give Cautious Backing to New ASEAN Rights Commission Rights groups say Southeast Asia has entered new era in promoting human rights after foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations endorsed new rights commission Indonesia says Burma Must Release Democracy Leader for Elections to Be Credible Indonesia has been pushing for tougher action against human rights violators during meetings of Association of Southeast Asian Nations this week in Thailand Biden: US Committed to 'Strong and Prosperous' Ukraine Vice President Joe Biden spoke in Kyiv, at start of three-day mission to Ukraine, Georgia China Blames Separatists for Deadly Xinjiang Riots Chinese official says rioters solely seeking independence for far northwestern region of Xinjiang, but adds China will never allow them to realize their goal Asia to Experience Lengthy Eclipse Wednesday Event is being described as once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and could end up being most watched eclipse in history Study Finds Moderate Alcohol Consumption Lowers Risk of Dementia But less is known about whether those beneficial effects apply to senior adults