Africa - Voice of America: Mali Says Rebel Tomb Desecration a War Crime

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Mali Says Rebel Tomb Desecration a War Crime Jul 2nd 2012, 05:14 The Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has warned Islamist rebels in northern Mali that their systematic destruction of revered Muslim tombs in Timbuktu is a war crime, which her office has authority to investigate.  In an interview with the French News Agency Sunday, Fatou Bensouda called on Islamist rebels to stop the desecration of Mali's religious sites.  The hardline Islamists, who seized control of Timbuktu along with the rest of northern Mali three ... Media files: 560B3304-C34D-445C-9543-D8D5ACF779D1_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Africa - Voice of America: Law Expert: Better Protection Needed Following Kenya Church Attacks

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Law Expert: Better Protection Needed Following Kenya Church Attacks Jul 2nd 2012, 00:50 The vice president of the East Africa Law Society has called on Kenya's government to be more proactive in gathering intelligence to protect its citizens following two church attacks Sunday. Gunmen attacked two churches in Garissa, a northeastern Kenyan city, that left at least 17 people dead and more than 40 wounded. Two police are among those killed.  James Mwamu said the government appears to be ill-prepared to protect Kenyans. "We are concerned about the security situation ... Media files: 11C97DA1-6256-4464-A843-048A2E5347FC_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Africa - Voice of America: Peacekeepers Begin Sensitization Outreach in DRC

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Peacekeepers Begin Sensitization Outreach in DRC Jul 2nd 2012, 01:05 A spokesman for the UN Peacekeeping Mission to the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) said peacekeepers have begun a sensitization program aimed at reassuring the public they will continue to protect them from attacks by armed groups. Alexander Essome, MONUSCO's regional spokesman, called on humanitarian agencies to keep up efforts to provide relief assistance to citizens internally displaced by conflict between the rebel group M23 and the Congolese national army (FARDC). He said ... Media files: 5C9B5270-0CB9-4F81-943E-FFBC7B4974DF_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Africa - Voice of America: Senegal’s New President Vies for Majority

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Senegal's New President Vies for Majority Jul 1st 2012, 21:38 Senegalese voters will soon find out who their lawmakers will be under new President Macky Sall's government after results are announced from Sunday's legislative polls.  Turnout was low. Sall supporter and election official Adji Mergane Kanoute said Sall's party is seeking a majority of the 150 parliamentary seats. "Without the control of parliament, Macky Sall cannot pass acts and advance his agenda," she said. "That agenda is an ambitious one,"  added Kanoute. "He wants ... Media files: 985C80E6-7770-4383-87AC-D517B1726E62_cx0_cy7_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Asia - Voice of America: New Australian Carbon Tax Meets with Protests

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New Australian Carbon Tax Meets with Protests Jul 1st 2012, 22:19 SYDNEY — Several thousand people in Sydney have protested a carbon tax that came into force Sunday.  The government says it is a key economic and environmental reform, while critics insist it will inflict great damage on the economy.   Opposition to the carbon tax has been relentless.  The measure will require about 500 of Australia's biggest polluters to pay $23 for each ton of carbon dioxide they emit.  Protesters in Sydney say it will destroy the Australian ... Media files: 317145F4-7DE0-4A83-86A4-37405019E863_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Africa - Voice of America: Somalia National Day Celebrated in a Mogadishu Free of Al-Shabab

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Somalia National Day Celebrated in a Mogadishu Free of Al-Shabab Jul 1st 2012, 18:01 MOGADISHU, Somalia — For more than two decades, Mogadishu residents have marked Somalia's independence day under the threat of chaos and violence; but this year is different. Due to security gains and the return of relative stability to the Somali capital, citizens finally have something to celebrate. For twenty-one years anarchy and humanitarian disasters have over-shadowed Somalia's Independence Day. The July 1 holiday commemorates the day Somalia declared independence from Italian ... Media files: 4613BC10-A0F0-41EC-82C3-42117E017A2B_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Africa - Voice of America: Gunmen Attack Churches in Northeast Kenya

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Gunmen Attack Churches in Northeast Kenya Jul 1st 2012, 16:16 NAIROBI, Kenya — On Sunday, gunmen attacked two churches in Garissa, a city in northeastern Kenya. At least 17 people were killed, and more than 40 wounded. The Somali militant group al-Shabab and its supporters have been blamed for other attacks in Kenya.   Four gunmen attacked the African Inland Church in Garissa on Sunday morning. The shooters were masked in balaclavas, regional police chief Philip Ndolo told Reuters.  They entered the church after throwing two grenades inside. ... Media files: 11C97DA1-6256-4464-A843-048A2E5347FC_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Asia - Voice of America: Anti-China Protesters Take to Streets of Hanoi

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Anti-China Protesters Take to Streets of Hanoi Jul 1st 2012, 12:56 HANOI - Hundreds of people in Vietnam's two major cities marched through the streets Sunday to protest China's latest moves against Vietnamese sovereignty claims in the South China Sea.  Policemen outside the Chinese Embassy in Hanoi braced for the first anti-China protest in nearly a year. Just a few streets away, a large crowd was gathering, carrying banners and waving flags. Videos of the marches were almost immediately uploaded to the Internet.  Le Hien Duc, 83, who was at ... Media files: 6F6554EC-4186-40AE-B2DB-609106E0C945_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Asia - Voice of America: Hong Kong's New Chief Executive Sworn In

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Hong Kong's New Chief Executive Sworn In Jul 1st 2012, 11:50 Hong Kong's new chief executive has been sworn in to lead the territory's seven-million people.  Security was tight as Chinese President Hu Jintao swore in Leung Chun-ying, exactly 15 years after the territory passed from British to Chinese rule. Leung is a wealthy property consultant who takes over from Donald Tsang. Leung has already attracted protests from those who see him as too closely linked with Beijing.  Tens of thousands of Hong Kong residents are expected to ... Media files: B766FE18-2010-44C4-989D-F0EA71CBA654_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Asia - Voice of America: Reported US Drone Strike Kills 8 Militants in Pakistan

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Reported US Drone Strike Kills 8 Militants in Pakistan Jul 1st 2012, 11:18 Security officials in northwestern Pakistan say a U.S. drone strike has killed eight suspected militants. Authorities say two drone-fired missiles hit a house in the Shawal district of the North Waziristan tribal region, near the Afghan border. Drone strikes have become an increasingly contentious issue between Washington and Islamabad. Relations between the allies plunged into crisis after U.S. air strikes killed 24 Pakistani soldiers in November, resulting in Pakistan shutting its Afghan ... Media files: 989FCC98-C9C2-42E6-9B00-B1472E0AF610_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Asia - Voice of America: Afghan Blast Kills 5, Wounds 11

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Afghan Blast Kills 5, Wounds 11 Jul 1st 2012, 11:20 Officials in southeastern Afghanistan say a bus has hit a roadside bomb, killing five passengers, including women and children. Authorities say 11 people were wounded in the blast Sunday in Ghazni province.  The bus was traveling from Kabul to the southern city of Kandahar. Improvised bombs planted on Afghan roads are a common insurgent tactic, but they frequently miss their likely intended targets - Afghan and NATO troops - instead killing civilians. No one has claimed ... Media files: A0F229B9-174E-4D08-8D31-F1DCAA3051DF_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.png (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Americas - Voice of America: Mexican Voters Choose Next President

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Mexican Voters Choose Next President Jul 1st 2012, 10:53 Millions of Mexicans vote Sunday for their next president. Polls show Enrique Pena Nieto, candidate for the Institutional Revolutionary Party, or PRI, heading for a landslide victory.  The PRI ruled Mexico for 71 years until 2000, with a mix of corruption, electoral fraud and repression that Peruvian Nobel laureate Mario Vargas Llosa once called "the perfect dictatorship."  The PRI has bounced back, helped by economic stagnation and a wave of lawlessness that have ... Media files: B7AB3A83-C2B7-4FF8-9B45-870EE63FDAFD_cx0_cy17_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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USA - Voice of America: US Storms Kill 12, Millions Remain Without Power

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US Storms Kill 12, Millions Remain Without Power Jul 1st 2012, 11:27 Violent storms that tore through the eastern United States late Friday have left at least 12 people dead and more than 3 million without power. The storms hit the region amid a record heat wave, uprooting trees, knocking down power lines.  Emergencies have been declared in Washington, along with four states - Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia and Ohio. The State of Emergency declaration typically gives governors the option of activating National Guard troops, and lets them use ... Media files: 8B2C09A0-F42C-409D-804A-EF0761800A4B_cx0_cy7_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Africa - Voice of America: 10 Killed in Kenyan Church Attacks

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10 Killed in Kenyan Church Attacks Jul 1st 2012, 11:11 Officials in northeastern Kenya say at least 10 people were killed when attackers lobbed grenades into two churches. Authorities say 40 people were wounded in the simultaneous attacks Sunday on a Roman Catholic church and an African Inland church in Garissa, near the Somali Border. There have been numerous bombings and kidnappings in Kenya since October, when Kenyan forces crossed into Somalia to help that country battle al-Shabab Islamic militants. Some information for this report was ... Media files: A2FBE39D-803E-4A31-863A-0387AFA4385C_cx0_cy11_cw97_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Asia - Voice of America: Swimmer Aborts Record Swim

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Swimmer Aborts Record Swim Jul 1st 2012, 06:34 Penny Palfrey had to end her attempt at a record swim from Cuba to the US due to a strong current, after more than 40 hours in the water. Media files: 6B6866DE-4ABD-4CE1-A779-498ED588DF98_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Americas - Voice of America: Swimmer Aborts Record Swim

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Swimmer Aborts Record Swim Jul 1st 2012, 06:34 Penny Palfrey had to end her attempt at a record swim from Cuba to the US due to a strong current, after more than 40 hours in the water. Media files: 6B6866DE-4ABD-4CE1-A779-498ED588DF98_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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USA - Voice of America: Swimmer Aborts Record Swim

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Swimmer Aborts Record Swim Jul 1st 2012, 06:34 Penny Palfrey had to end her attempt at a record swim from Cuba to the US due to a strong current, after more than 40 hours in the water. Media files: 6B6866DE-4ABD-4CE1-A779-498ED588DF98_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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