Africa - Voice of America: Swaziland Festival Held Despite Boycott Call

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Swaziland Festival Held Despite Boycott Call May 27th 2012, 23:15 MBABANE, Swaziland - Swaziland exiles called for a boycott of the 6th annual Bushfire festival this weekend to protest the kingdom's government policies. But the boycott did not appear to slow the three-day musical and cultural event. Thousands of people happily dance on the grass to the tune of a local Swazi band, with few appearing to worry about the boycott call that put Swaziland's Bushfire Festival in the middle of controversy.    For the second ...

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Africa - Voice of America: Somali, AU Forces Clear Last of al-Shabab Near Afgoye

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Somali, AU Forces Clear Last of al-Shabab Near Afgoye May 27th 2012, 21:50 Somali and African Union forces have cleared pockets of al-Shabab resistance from Elasha Biyaha, a region west of Mogadishu and home to more than 400,000 internally displaced refugees.    Somali and AU fighters seized control Afgoye Friday, a major town in Elasha Biyaha. They have also reopened the road between Afgoye and Mogadishu. Somali officials say 20 al-Shabab militants were killed in the five day operation to take the town.   A VOA Somali ... Media files: 2E6AF42E-B6B5-4E33-AC39-953BE3A40F39_cx0_cy1_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Asia - Voice of America: Obama Administration Defends Afghanistan Withdrawal Timeline

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Obama Administration Defends Afghanistan Withdrawal Timeline May 27th 2012, 17:36 The Obama administration is defending a NATO plan to gradually end combat operations in Afghanistan. The future of America's longest-ever war has become an issue in the 2012 presidential race. Last week, the United States and NATO allies affirmed a plan that would leave international forces in a non-combat, supportive role in Afghanistan by the end of 2014.  U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says there will be no abandonment of a nation that remains at war with radical militants and ... Media files: 56AAF2D1-BD1B-4CA1-B429-5E83FB595D4E_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Africa - Voice of America: Mali Rebel Groups Merge, Plan to Create Islamic State

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Mali Rebel Groups Merge, Plan to Create Islamic State May 27th 2012, 16:55 BAMAKO - Tuareg rebels and Islamist militants have joined forces and say they will turn northern Mali into an independent Islamist state. The groups took advantage of a military coup in Bamako to seize control of nearly two-thirds of Mali's territory in early April.   The National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad, known as the MNLA, and the al-Qaida linked Islamist sect Ansar Dine have merged their troops, and their goals.  They say they will now work together to create ... Media files: ADA695FD-7F84-4B3D-B8B1-A92EF72AE008_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.png (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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USA - Voice of America: Obama Administration Defends Afghanistan Withdrawal Timeline

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Obama Administration Defends Afghanistan Withdrawal Timeline May 27th 2012, 17:36 The Obama administration is defending a NATO plan to gradually end combat operations in Afghanistan. The future of America's longest-ever war has become an issue in the 2012 presidential race. Last week, the United States and NATO allies affirmed a plan that would leave international forces in a non-combat, supportive role in Afghanistan by the end of 2014.  U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says there will be no abandonment of a nation that remains at war with radical militants and ... Media files: 56AAF2D1-BD1B-4CA1-B429-5E83FB595D4E_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Arts & Entertainment - Voice of America: Sweden Wins Eurovision Song Contest

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Sweden Wins Eurovision Song Contest May 27th 2012, 15:12 Swedish singer Loreen has won the 2012 Eurovision song contest in Baku, Azerbaijan. The 28-year-old pop singer won the final round of the annual competition with her song "Euphoria." Days earlier she angered Azerbaijani authorities by meeting with local rights activists critical of the country's human rights record. Opposition activists have accused President Ilham Aliyev of stifling dissent and forcibly evicting people from their homes to build the stadium where the ... Media files: ECD971BF-5FFC-4B8C-9C9C-4A633C044088_cx0_cy11_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Europe - Voice of America: Sweden Wins Eurovision Song Contest

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Sweden Wins Eurovision Song Contest May 27th 2012, 15:12 Swedish singer Loreen has won the 2012 Eurovision song contest in Baku, Azerbaijan. The 28-year-old pop singer won the final round of the annual competition with her song "Euphoria." Days earlier she angered Azerbaijani authorities by meeting with local rights activists critical of the country's human rights record. Opposition activists have accused President Ilham Aliyev of stifling dissent and forcibly evicting people from their homes to build the stadium where the ... Media files: ECD971BF-5FFC-4B8C-9C9C-4A633C044088_cx0_cy11_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Asia - Voice of America: Chinese-American Recalls POW Past

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Chinese-American Recalls POW Past May 27th 2012, 16:30 Paul Loong's story recounted in documentary 'Every Day is a Holiday' Media files: 2C54AFBD-6C88-4190-BCD7-062022F82867_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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USA - Voice of America: Chinese-American Recalls POW Past

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Chinese-American Recalls POW Past May 27th 2012, 16:30 Paul Loong's story recounted in documentary 'Every Day is a Holiday' Media files: 2C54AFBD-6C88-4190-BCD7-062022F82867_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Arts & Entertainment - Voice of America: Chinese-American Recalls POW Past

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Chinese-American Recalls POW Past May 27th 2012, 16:30 Paul Loong's story recounted in documentary 'Every Day is a Holiday' Media files: 2C54AFBD-6C88-4190-BCD7-062022F82867_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Middle East - Voice of America: Could Jordan's Peaceful Uprising Go From a Simmer to Full Boil?

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Could Jordan's Peaceful Uprising Go From a Simmer to Full Boil? May 27th 2012, 11:59 Every Friday since late 2010, small groups of protesters have been gathering across Jordan to air complaints about basic things like rising prices and high unemployment in the kingdom. Fearing a full-scale uprising similar to the one that has gripped neighboring Syria, King Abdullah II early on began promising fundamental reforms. But the protests have begun to escalate, and some analysts fear that if the king doesn't deliver soon, Jordan's "peaceful" Arab Spring could go from a simmer to full ... Media files: 6C7698A9-ECFE-4EDC-A4BD-56BAD510FD58_cx0_cy4_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Middle East - Voice of America: Syrian Government Denies Blame for Houla Massacre

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Syrian Government Denies Blame for Houla Massacre May 27th 2012, 11:13 The Syrian government has denied its troops massacred at least 92 people, about one-third of them children, Friday in the town of Houla. Foreign Ministry spokesman Jihad Makdissi called accusations against the Syrian government a "tsunami of lies." Instead, he blamed heavily armed "terrorists" who he claimed attacked soldiers. U.N. observers said artillery and tanks were used to pound Houla, located northwest of the central city of Homs. Makdissi said Syrian ... Media files: 0133D7A8-991D-4028-8D1D-F64E5379906E_cx0_cy35_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Asia - Voice of America: Lady Gaga's Indonesian Concert Cancelled

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Lady Gaga's Indonesian Concert Cancelled May 27th 2012, 11:12 Promoters for American pop singer Lady Gaga said Sunday that her June 3 show in Indonesia has been cancelled after Islamic hard-liners threatened violence if she performs. Concert promotion lawyer Minola Sebayang said that the cancellation was not only about Lady Gaga's security, but the safety of those who would be watching her. Indonesian police had refused to issue the necessary permits unless she agreed to tone things down.  The Islamic Defender's Front, or FPI, had ... Media files: 7C4EF3F1-3718-49F8-88A8-94B260547D05_cx0_cy6_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Asia - Voice of America: Brother of Blind Chinese Dissident Returns Home

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Brother of Blind Chinese Dissident Returns Home May 27th 2012, 11:10 A rights lawyer says the older brother of blind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng has returned to his village in eastern China after escaping guards on Tuesday and travelling to Beijing. Attorney Ding Xikui said Sunday that he was told by a friend of the family that Chen Guangfu had returned to Dongshigu village after seeking legal advice in the capital about how to protect his son from what he says are retaliatory criminal charges. Chen Kegui has been charged with attempted murder ... Media files: 12CF9194-1AB5-49F0-AA44-96B3DC196F6D_cx0_cy10_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Arts & Entertainment - Voice of America: Lady Gaga's Indonesian Concert Cancelled

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Lady Gaga's Indonesian Concert Cancelled May 27th 2012, 11:12 Promoters for American pop singer Lady Gaga said Sunday that her June 3 show in Indonesia has been cancelled after Islamic hard-liners threatened violence if she performs. Concert promotion lawyer Minola Sebayang said that the cancellation was not only about Lady Gaga's security, but the safety of those who would be watching her. Indonesian police had refused to issue the necessary permits unless she agreed to tone things down.  The Islamic Defender's Front, or FPI, had ... Media files: 7C4EF3F1-3718-49F8-88A8-94B260547D05_cx0_cy6_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Middle East - Voice of America: Syrian Officials Deny Responsibility for Houla Massacre

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Syrian Officials Deny Responsibility for Houla Massacre May 27th 2012, 11:13 Syrian officials say Damascus is not responsible for the massacre in a village that killed at least 92 people, including dozens of children. A Foreign Ministry spokesman, Jihad Makdissi, told reporters in Damascus Sunday that anti-government gunmen carried out Friday's attack.  He says the government condemns what he called the "terrorist" attack, and is opening an investigation into the incident, with results expected within days.  The spokesman also said U.N. ... Media files: 0133D7A8-991D-4028-8D1D-F64E5379906E_cx0_cy35_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Asia - Voice of America: 8 Afghan Civilians Killed in Airstrike

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8 Afghan Civilians Killed in Airstrike May 27th 2012, 10:34 Officials in eastern Afghanistan say a NATO air strike has killed a family of eight. A provincial government spokesman says a man, his wife, and six children were killed Saturday night in a coalition airstrike in the Gerda Serai district of Paktia province. NATO says it is aware of reports of the incident and is investigating. Civilian casualties have been a major source of friction between President Hamid Karzai's government and the U.S.-led NATO forces in Afghanistan. ...

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