Middle East - Voice of America: Clinton: Russian Stalling Could Push Syria into Civil War

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Clinton: Russian Stalling Could Push Syria into Civil War May 31st 2012, 23:45 U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says Russia's failure to take decisive action against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad "is going to help contribute" to the very civil war officials in Moscow say they are helping to avoid. Speaking in Denmark Thursday, Clinton said she rejects the Russians' "vociferous...claim that they are providing a stabilizing influence" in Syria. Instead, she said, Moscow is propping up Mr. Assad as his government continues a brutal ... Media files: 134570F2-845A-4E05-9CFA-7760BD0DC3CB_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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USA - Voice of America: US Women’s Olympic Basketball Team Favored for London

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US Women's Olympic Basketball Team Favored for London Jun 1st 2012, 01:21 Maya Moore has reason to be confident.  In her first season as a professional last year, the 1.83 meter tall forward helped her team, the Minnesota Lynx, win its first WNBA championship.  She then joined Ros Casares in Spain, winning both the Spanish title and Euroleague title. Prior to turning pro she played for the University of Connecticut - or UConn - for a team that dominated the university ranks, going undefeated for two seasons in 2009 and 2010.  Now she and five ... Media files: F9F98813-AD30-4EA0-90F9-D71F1B329193_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Europe - Voice of America: US Slams Russia, Warns of Promoting Civil War in Syria

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US Slams Russia, Warns of Promoting Civil War in Syria May 31st 2012, 17:53 COPENHAGEN - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton slammed Russia Thursday, blaming "very strong opposition" from Moscow for blocking efforts to put together an international coalition to remove Syrian President Bashar al-Assad from power. During a visit to the Danish capital of Copenhagen, Clinton warned Russian opposition is not acceptable as the situation in Syria continues to erode, with both the Syrian military and pro-government militias increasingly targeting and ... Media files: 1238A65B-8A3A-446D-ADBF-8986B837095A_cx0_cy1_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Middle East - Voice of America: Mounting Syrian Death Toll Prompts Intervention Calls in US

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Mounting Syrian Death Toll Prompts Intervention Calls in US May 31st 2012, 16:46 A mounting death toll in Syria is prompting calls for stronger international action to oust President Bashar al-Assad.  While the Obama administration is backing diplomacy, sanctions, and non-lethal aid to promote change, a U.S. lawmaker is demanding stronger measures. The near-daily slaughter in Syria is provoking widespread condemnation of the Assad government. For months, Republican Senator John McCain has pressed the Obama administration to consider air strikes against Syrian ... Media files: FCB84010-D5D8-4B7C-A13F-8A1B0BA659CE_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Middle East - Voice of America: Israel Returns Bodies of Palestinian Militants

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Israel Returns Bodies of Palestinian Militants May 31st 2012, 17:23 JERUSALEM - Israel has returned the bodies of dozens of militants to the Palestinian territories for burial. Palestinians held solemn ceremonies in the West Bank and Gaza Strip after Israel handed over the bodies of 91 Palestinian militants, including suicide bombers involved in deadly attacks.  Palestinian officials described them as heroes and martyrs, but West Bank shopkeeper Mahmoud Walid has mixed feelings. "Thank God they get back, but there is a lot of wars; never was ... Media files: DD4E54E1-29F3-4D86-96FF-6986F2F4C54C_cx0_cy11_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Middle East - Voice of America: US Slams Russia, Warns of Promoting Civil War in Syria

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US Slams Russia, Warns of Promoting Civil War in Syria May 31st 2012, 17:53 COPENHAGEN - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton slammed Russia Thursday, blaming "very strong opposition" from Moscow for blocking efforts to put together an international coalition to remove Syrian President Bashar al-Assad from power. During a visit to the Danish capital of Copenhagen, Clinton warned Russian opposition is not acceptable as the situation in Syria continues to erode, with both the Syrian military and pro-government militias increasingly targeting and ... Media files: 1238A65B-8A3A-446D-ADBF-8986B837095A_cx0_cy1_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Africa - Voice of America: Aid Worker Kidnapped in Darfur Returns Home

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Aid Worker Kidnapped in Darfur Returns Home May 31st 2012, 16:00 Kidnappings and attacks against humanitarian aid workers have gone up in the last ten years. Media files: 6268091B-EC9C-4384-A93A-01747E850A13_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Africa - Voice of America: Taylor Sentence Sparks Justice Debate in Liberia

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Taylor Sentence Sparks Justice Debate in Liberia May 31st 2012, 17:03 DAKAR - The sentencing of former Liberian president Charles Taylor on Wednesday was heralded as an historic moment for Sierra Leone. But in neighboring Liberia, many say the justice and reconciliation process is only just beginning.  As Taylor was handed a 50-year jail term, Liberian rights groups and activists were debating whether Taylor's allies and rivals should also be subject to international justice.   The sentencing of Charles Taylor for war crimes committed during ... Media files: B22B302F-BBBF-4633-97FE-D7B1E5A9F69B_cx0_cy6_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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USA - Voice of America: US Slams Russia, Warns of Promoting Civil War in Syria

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US Slams Russia, Warns of Promoting Civil War in Syria May 31st 2012, 17:53 COPENHAGEN - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton slammed Russia Thursday, blaming "very strong opposition" from Moscow for blocking efforts to put together an international coalition to remove Syrian President Bashar al-Assad from power. During a visit to the Danish capital of Copenhagen, Clinton warned Russian opposition is not acceptable as the situation in Syria continues to erode, with both the Syrian military and pro-government militias increasingly targeting and ... Media files: 1238A65B-8A3A-446D-ADBF-8986B837095A_cx0_cy1_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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USA - Voice of America: Mounting Syrian Death Toll Prompts Intervention Calls in US

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Mounting Syrian Death Toll Prompts Intervention Calls in US May 31st 2012, 16:46 A mounting death toll in Syria is prompting calls for stronger international action to oust President Bashar al-Assad.  While the Obama administration is backing diplomacy, sanctions, and non-lethal aid to promote change, a U.S. lawmaker is demanding stronger measures. The near-daily slaughter in Syria is provoking widespread condemnation of the Assad government. For months, Republican Senator John McCain has pressed the Obama administration to consider air strikes against Syrian ... Media files: FCB84010-D5D8-4B7C-A13F-8A1B0BA659CE_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Asia - Voice of America: ASEAN Sees Role as Regional Security Forum

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ASEAN Sees Role as Regional Security Forum May 31st 2012, 16:59 BANGKOK -- Asia's rise on the global economic stage - and the growing competition for resources that entails - is leading the 10-member Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) to position itself as a shaper of security architecture to avoid regional conflicts, especially after recent tensions over the South China Sea. At the World Economic Forum in Bangkok, ASEAN Secretary General Surin Pitsuwan said his organization needs to help resolve such issues. Four ASEAN member states ... Media files: B5118364-CB30-4C67-87F3-965138C4A8E1_cx0_cy0_cw98_w800_r1.png (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Europe - Voice of America: Europe's Chief Banker Says Eurozone 'Unsustainable'

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Europe's Chief Banker Says Eurozone 'Unsustainable' May 31st 2012, 16:42 Europe's chief banker says the current operation of the 17-nation euro currency bloc is "unsustainable" and that it must create a new vision of how it will manage its affairs in the coming years. The head of the European Central Bank, Mario Draghi, said the financial institution has done what it could to combat the eurozone's two-year government debt crisis. But he told the European Parliament in Brussels on Thursday that the currency union's individual countries ... Media files: 05CA6A25-C427-4727-9477-89B0405DA117_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Europe - Voice of America: Friends of Europe Calls for New Relations with Arab World

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Friends of Europe Calls for New Relations with Arab World May 31st 2012, 16:04 LONDON - Ways for Europe to support countries in the wake of the Arab Spring, was the topic of Thursday's Friends of Europe meeting in Brussels.  Shada Islam, policy chief of the non-profit group , told VOA that Europe needs to break with the past. "The European Union was really behind some very unpleasant regimes in the region in the name of stability," Islam said. "The European Union was backing dictatorships, we have to call a spade a spade. And the changes ...

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Economy - Voice of America: Europe's Chief Banker Says Eurozone 'Unsustainable'

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Europe's Chief Banker Says Eurozone 'Unsustainable' May 31st 2012, 16:42 Europe's chief banker says the current operation of the 17-nation euro currency bloc is "unsustainable" and that it must create a new vision of how it will manage its affairs in the coming years. The head of the European Central Bank, Mario Draghi, said the financial institution has done what it could to combat the eurozone's two-year government debt crisis. But he told the European Parliament in Brussels on Thursday that the currency union's individual countries ... Media files: 05CA6A25-C427-4727-9477-89B0405DA117_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Economy - Voice of America: ASEAN Sees Role as Regional Security Forum

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ASEAN Sees Role as Regional Security Forum May 31st 2012, 16:59 BANGKOK -- Asia's rise on the global economic stage - and the growing competition for resources that entails - is leading the 10-member Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) to position itself as a shaper of security architecture to avoid regional conflicts, especially after recent tensions over the South China Sea. At the World Economic Forum in Bangkok, ASEAN Secretary General Surin Pitsuwan said his organization needs to help resolve such issues. Four ASEAN member states ... Media files: B5118364-CB30-4C67-87F3-965138C4A8E1_cx0_cy0_cw98_w800_r1.png (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Middle East - Voice of America: Friends of Europe Calls for New Relations with Arab World

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Friends of Europe Calls for New Relations with Arab World May 31st 2012, 16:04 LONDON - Ways for Europe to support countries in the wake of the Arab Spring, was the topic of Thursday's Friends of Europe meeting in Brussels.  Shada Islam, policy chief of the non-profit group , told VOA that Europe needs to break with the past. "The European Union was really behind some very unpleasant regimes in the region in the name of stability," Islam said. "The European Union was backing dictatorships, we have to call a spade a spade. And the changes ...

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Africa - Voice of America: Kenyan, Somali Forces Seize Key Town From al-Shabab

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Kenyan, Somali Forces Seize Key Town From al-Shabab May 31st 2012, 15:38 Somali government and Kenyan troops have seized the town of Afmadow from al-Shabab militants, pushing the battle line closer to the rebels' biggest remaining stronghold in southern Somalia. Somali military spokesman Mohamed Farah told VOA that forces surrounded the town for days before capturing it on Thursday. "Today we shelled some identified areas of the town but there has been no fighting in the town. There is a celebration now and welcoming of our forces in the town," ... Media files: 303B9651-AE9B-4AD2-9ABD-5405500DC26B_cx0_cy7_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Africa - Voice of America: Is Boko Haram a 'Foreign Terrorist Organization'?

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Is Boko Haram a 'Foreign Terrorist Organization'? May 31st 2012, 16:23 ABUJA - Some American lawmakers want the U.S. State Department to designate Boko Haram as a foreign terrorist organization, a formal move that would trigger automatic sanctions against the Islamist militant group.  The lawmakers say the Justice Department in Washington supports the designation. However, some Nigerians say this could complicate efforts to negotiate a truce with Boko Haram, and scholars contend it could actually make Boko Haram stronger.  The U.S. State Department ... Media files: 330F1867-9B27-47DA-A1FD-E80656821CDE_cx0_cy7_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Middle East - Voice of America: Russia to Block Syria Military Intervention

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Russia to Block Syria Military Intervention May 31st 2012, 15:32 MOSCOW - Russia said the United Nations Security Council should not consider new measures to resolve the crisis in Syria and signaled it would block any effort to authorize military intervention in its Middle Eastern ally. A spokesman for Russian President Vladimir Putin said Moscow has consistently maintained that dialogue with both the Syrian opposition and President Bashar al-Assad's regime is necessary for peace. The comments came after U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said ... Media files: 4791DD5B-5A2D-40C6-BB42-DBB1F9F1A202_cx0_cy10_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Middle East - Voice of America: Pro-Assad Militias Under Scrutiny After Syrian Massacre

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Pro-Assad Militias Under Scrutiny After Syrian Massacre May 31st 2012, 15:45 WASHINGTON - Syrian pro-government militiamen known as the "shabiha" are facing international scrutiny for their alleged role in the May 25 massacre of more than 100 civilians in the central Syrian town of Houla. U.N. peacekeeping chief Herve Ladsous said there are "strong suspicions" that shabiha gangs were responsible for the summary execution of dozens of men, women and children in their homes last week. Houla residents told visiting U.N. observers and reporters that ... Media files: 7C6ED946-636E-4034-8B6A-CBC370F91847_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Europe - Voice of America: German Hostage Killed in Nigerian Rescue Effort

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German Hostage Killed in Nigerian Rescue Effort May 31st 2012, 14:27 Nigerian security officials say a German man kidnapped in January, allegedly by an al-Qaida-linked group, has been killed during a rescue attempt. Officials said Edgar Fritz Raupach was killed by his captors as security forces tried to free him during a raid in the northern city of Kano. VOA's Hausa Service reported the raid was carried out by Nigeria's anti-terrorism Joint Task Force, which has been criticized for botched rescue attempts before. In March, kidnappers ...

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Europe - Voice of America: Ireland Votes on EU Fiscal Treaty

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Ireland Votes on EU Fiscal Treaty May 31st 2012, 14:01 Irish voters are deciding Thursday whether to accept the terms of a European Union fiscal treaty tied to financial aid and designed to bolster the troubled 17-nation euro currency bloc. Ireland signed the treaty in March with most other EU countries. The treaty imposes strict limits on debt and budget deficits. But Ireland is the only country putting the EU fiscal plan to a vote in a referendum. In other eurozone nations, parliaments are considering the treaty. One voter, Aidan ... Media files: 72CE155B-CDDD-4099-9A59-AEB499C51844_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Europe - Voice of America: Russia to Block Syria Military Intervention

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Russia to Block Syria Military Intervention May 31st 2012, 15:32 MOSCOW - Russia said the United Nations Security Council should not consider new measures to resolve the crisis in Syria and signaled it would block any effort to authorize military intervention in its Middle Eastern ally. A spokesman for Russian President Vladimir Putin said Moscow has consistently maintained that dialogue with both the Syrian opposition and President Bashar al-Assad's regime is necessary for peace. The comments came after U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said ... Media files: 4791DD5B-5A2D-40C6-BB42-DBB1F9F1A202_cx0_cy10_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Economy - Voice of America: Ireland Votes on EU Fiscal Treaty

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Ireland Votes on EU Fiscal Treaty May 31st 2012, 14:01 Irish voters are deciding Thursday whether to accept the terms of a European Union fiscal treaty tied to financial aid and designed to bolster the troubled 17-nation euro currency bloc. Ireland signed the treaty in March with most other EU countries. The treaty imposes strict limits on debt and budget deficits. But Ireland is the only country putting the EU fiscal plan to a vote in a referendum. In other eurozone nations, parliaments are considering the treaty. One voter, Aidan ... Media files: 72CE155B-CDDD-4099-9A59-AEB499C51844_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Africa - Voice of America: German Hostage Killed in Nigerian Rescue Effort

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German Hostage Killed in Nigerian Rescue Effort May 31st 2012, 14:27 Nigerian security officials say a German man kidnapped in January, allegedly by an al-Qaida-linked group, has been killed during a rescue attempt. Officials said Edgar Fritz Raupach was killed by his captors as security forces tried to free him during a raid in the northern city of Kano. VOA's Hausa Service reported the raid was carried out by Nigeria's anti-terrorism Joint Task Force, which has been criticized for botched rescue attempts before. In March, kidnappers ...

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USA - Voice of America: Pakistan Denies Return of US Trainers

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Pakistan Denies Return of US Trainers May 31st 2012, 13:37 The Pakistani military is denying that U.S. military trainers have returned to the country, a move that would indicate a thawing of relations after coalition airstrikes mistakenly killed 24 Pakistani troops last November. The Reuters news agency reported Wednesday that "fewer than 10" U.S. special operations soldiers had been sent back to a training site in northwestern Pakistan.  But in a text message to VOA Thursday, Pakistani military officials said the report was ... Media files: 6D0384A3-8450-46EA-9F24-F0DFA67D806C_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Asia - Voice of America: Pakistan Denies Return of US Trainers

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Pakistan Denies Return of US Trainers May 31st 2012, 13:37 The Pakistani military is denying that U.S. military trainers have returned to the country, a move that would indicate a thawing of relations after coalition airstrikes mistakenly killed 24 Pakistani troops last November. The Reuters news agency reported Wednesday that "fewer than 10" U.S. special operations soldiers had been sent back to a training site in northwestern Pakistan.  But in a text message to VOA Thursday, Pakistani military officials said the report was ... Media files: 6D0384A3-8450-46EA-9F24-F0DFA67D806C_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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