Africa - Voice of America: Hate Speech Case Stirs Free Speech Debate in Kenya

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Hate Speech Case Stirs Free Speech Debate in Kenya Jul 12th 2012, 04:33 The acting chairman of the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights said his agency is committed to protecting the rights of all Kenyans.  But, Samuel Tororei said, while every Kenyan has the right to free speech, the exercise of such a right cannot be at the expense of other Kenyans.  His comments came as three Kenyan musicians await trial after being charged with hate speech under new laws adopted following the country's post-election violence in 2008.  The National ... Media files: 63CFD647-E00E-49E8-A869-B3991AC6F63E_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Africa - Voice of America: Rights Groups Demand Audit of Angola’s Finances

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Rights Groups Demand Audit of Angola's Finances Jul 11th 2012, 21:06 Rights groups want officials of the International Monetary Fund to demand an independent audit of Angola's finances. They say an estimated $41 billion in oil revenues has been unaccounted for in the country during the years 2007 and 2011. Elias Isaac, country director of Open Society Initiative of Southern Africa-Angola, said his organization, along with the Revenue Watch Institute and Human Rights Watch has called on the IMF to audit Angola over the discrepancies. "What we are requesting ... Media files: BE60CE53-3E9B-4C51-8BE1-6D9C2E9CCB0D_cx0_cy19_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Africa - Voice of America: UN Increases Troop Strength in DRC’s North Kivu Province

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UN Increases Troop Strength in DRC's North Kivu Province Jul 11th 2012, 22:12 An official of the United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) says the group has sharply increased the number of peacekeeping troops in North Kivu province and its capital, Goma.  Alexander Essome, a regional spokesman, said MONUSCO will continue to implement its mandate, which he said is to protect unarmed civilian residents . His comments follow growing clashes between the M23 rebels and the Congolese national army (FARDC), especially in the eastern part of ... Media files: 99B4CECF-FB02-4881-981D-926863D71420_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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USA - Voice of America: Former Captain of USS Cole Critical of US Reaction

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Former Captain of USS Cole Critical of US Reaction Jul 11th 2012, 21:19 Eleven months before the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States, al-Qaida suicide bombers blasted a hole in a U.S. Navy ship docked at the Yemeni port of Aden, killing 17 sailors and wounding dozens more.  In a new book, the captain of that ship says America's response was terribly weak and the violence could have been a harbinger of the deadlier attacks to come.  On October 12, 2000, the USS Cole, with Commander Kirk Lippold at the helm, was refueling during ... Media files: A2C40487-9D03-401C-A5DE-5F4D48B95F92_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Economy - Voice of America: US: 'Important Progress' at Pacific Trade Talks

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US: 'Important Progress' at Pacific Trade Talks Jul 11th 2012, 19:38 The U.S. says that "important progress" has been achieved during the latest round of talks aimed at crafting a wide-ranging trade pact with eight other Pacific nations. The countries concluded their 13th round of negotiations on Tuesday in the western U.S. city of San Diego. U.S. trade officials said "particularly significant" progress was made on dealing with customs regulations, cross-border services, telecommunications and government purchases. The Trans-Pacific ... Media files: EE8ABE2A-39BE-45D4-93B5-1DB959562919_cx0_cy2_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Asia - Voice of America: Japanese Robots Besting Humans at Games

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Japanese Robots Besting Humans at Games Jul 11th 2012, 18:13 TOKYO — Tokyo University laboratory has developed a robot that never loses at the game of Rock Paper Scissors.  That is because its visual processing abilities and fingers work together faster than the synchronization of any human brain.  A video of the undefeated robot has garnered more than 3 million views on YouTube since going online at the end of June. Tokyo University engineering professor Masatoshi Ishikawa has a good-natured response to frustrated human losers who ... Media files: BC488F96-03AC-45B0-95E0-3A4FE422B5B6_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Asia - Voice of America: US: 'Important Progress' at Pacific Trade Talks

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US: 'Important Progress' at Pacific Trade Talks Jul 11th 2012, 19:38 The U.S. says that "important progress" has been achieved during the latest round of talks aimed at crafting a wide-ranging trade pact with eight other Pacific nations. The countries concluded their 13th round of negotiations on Tuesday in the western U.S. city of San Diego. U.S. trade officials said "particularly significant" progress was made on dealing with customs regulations, cross-border services, telecommunications and government purchases. The Trans-Pacific ... Media files: EE8ABE2A-39BE-45D4-93B5-1DB959562919_cx0_cy2_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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USA - Voice of America: US: 'Important Progress' at Pacific Trade Talks

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US: 'Important Progress' at Pacific Trade Talks Jul 11th 2012, 19:38 The U.S. says that "important progress" has been achieved during the latest round of talks aimed at crafting a wide-ranging trade pact with eight other Pacific nations. The countries concluded their 13th round of negotiations on Tuesday in the western U.S. city of San Diego. U.S. trade officials said "particularly significant" progress was made on dealing with customs regulations, cross-border services, telecommunications and government purchases. The Trans-Pacific ... Media files: EE8ABE2A-39BE-45D4-93B5-1DB959562919_cx0_cy2_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Africa - Voice of America: UN Reasserts Mission’s Mandate in DRC

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UN Reasserts Mission's Mandate in DRC Jul 11th 2012, 16:27 KINSHASA, DRC — The United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Congo, known as MONUSCO, is denying accusations that its forces have allowed rebels in eastern Congo to advance unopposed. The mission says it has resisted, and will continue to resist, all threats to the civilian population including those from the M23 rebel movement.  Following the capture by the M23 rebels of two strategic towns in eastern Congo in the past few days, the U.N. is under pressure to declare whether ... Media files: 22DBF5BC-FBFC-49A6-AA8A-A18358C62B84_cx0_cy2_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Africa - Voice of America: Morsi Says He Will Respect Egyptian Court Ruling

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Morsi Says He Will Respect Egyptian Court Ruling Jul 11th 2012, 18:20 Egypt's President Mohamed Morsi says he will respect a court ruling overturning his decision to recall parliament. In a statement Wednesday, the president says he will seek dialogue with political forces and judicial authorities in an effort to ease tensions over the dispute. Last week, Morsi ordered a recall of the Islamist-led parliament, which the nation's military leaders dissolved last month after the Supreme Constitutional Court found fault with the process by which lawmakers ... Media files: A9130F87-3D36-4B57-BC8A-FCEB5B462C7B_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Economy - Voice of America: Agricultural Forecast: Growing Demand, Slowing Production

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Agricultural Forecast: Growing Demand, Slowing Production Jul 11th 2012, 16:36 GENEVA — High food prices and slowing production - that's what we can expect for agricultural production over the next 10 years. Released by the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, a study also shows farmers in poorer countries will be leading efforts to feed nine billion people by 2050. The good news is that food prices that have spiraled upward over the past few years are leveling off. The bad news is they will ... Media files: 186B478D-D562-4FC3-AF19-B0881ACB8C92_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Economy - Voice of America: British Banking Scandal Likely to Spread

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British Banking Scandal Likely to Spread Jul 11th 2012, 16:20 A scandal over a major British bank unfairly manipulating interest rates threatens to engulf more major banks around the world.  The case has already seen Barclays Bank pay a huge fine, sparked a flurry of investigations and hearings, and might result in changes in laws that govern financial firms.   Impact Barclays is one of 18 banks that help set a daily benchmark for many interest rates around the world by reporting what they expect to pay to borrow money.  The result ... Media files: 39F0B700-3E57-45E2-8214-B86A33EFEAE3_cx0_cy8_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Economy - Voice of America: Rising Youth Unemployment Endangers Africa's Stability

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Rising Youth Unemployment Endangers Africa's Stability Jul 11th 2012, 14:17 DAKAR — Economists say job creation is not keeping pace with rapid population growth in African countries - posing a serious threat to future stability. Unemployment, particularly among young men, is a key driver of civil unrest, political violence, criminality and armed rebellion. One example is Ahmet Toure of Senegal who has never had a job. Toure makes his living buying second-hand jeans from flea markets around Dakar. Toure repairs and retailors them to sell them for a profit, usually ... Media files: 0B42BD83-EB08-45CD-8F9A-A6BCD790CEC5_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Africa - Voice of America: Rising Youth Unemployment Endangers Africa's Stability

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Rising Youth Unemployment Endangers Africa's Stability Jul 11th 2012, 14:17 DAKAR — Economists say job creation is not keeping pace with rapid population growth in African countries - posing a serious threat to future stability. Unemployment, particularly among young men, is a key driver of civil unrest, political violence, criminality and armed rebellion. One example is Ahmet Toure of Senegal who has never had a job. Toure makes his living buying second-hand jeans from flea markets around Dakar. Toure repairs and retailors them to sell them for a profit, usually ... Media files: 0B42BD83-EB08-45CD-8F9A-A6BCD790CEC5_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Africa - Voice of America: Charcoal Ban in Somalia Impacts Struggling Local Economies

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Charcoal Ban in Somalia Impacts Struggling Local Economies Jul 11th 2012, 14:54 BUR GABO, Somalia - A February United Nations resolution banned charcoal exports from Somalia, claiming the trade provides revenue to the al-Qaida-linked-al-Shabab militants and contributes to deforestation.  However in parts of the lower Juba region now under the control of the Kenyan military and Ras Kamboni militia, the embargo has depressed local economies and no alternative livelihoods have emerged.  In Bur Gabo, Somalia, a city of charcoal sits by the sea, waiting for boats ... Media files: 539110F4-6CF5-49FA-ABC5-07101A2CB6E5_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Africa - Voice of America: In Uganda, HIV Prevention No Longer Just ABC

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In Uganda, HIV Prevention No Longer Just ABC Jul 11th 2012, 16:41 KAMPALA — Uganda enjoyed tremendous success reducing its AIDS prevalence rate in the 1990s through a campaign based on the ABCs: Abstain, Be Faithful or Use a Condom.  Now new infections are on the rise again.  As health workers struggle to keep HIV in check, the country is moving beyond its celebrated ABC message to new prevention strategies.  By 1986 - four years after the first AIDS patient was diagnosed in Uganda - the country was in the middle of an epidemic.  Some ... Media files: 935621FA-EF03-4BD3-B824-D29206E0A87C_cx0_cy3_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Economy - Voice of America: Charcoal Ban in Somalia Impacts Struggling Local Economies

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Charcoal Ban in Somalia Impacts Struggling Local Economies Jul 11th 2012, 14:54 BUR GABO, Somalia - A February United Nations resolution banned charcoal exports from Somalia, claiming the trade provides revenue to the al-Qaida-linked-al-Shabab militants and contributes to deforestation.  However in parts of the lower Juba region now under the control of the Kenyan military and Ras Kamboni militia, the embargo has depressed local economies and no alternative livelihoods have emerged.  In Bur Gabo, Somalia, a city of charcoal sits by the sea, waiting for boats ... Media files: 539110F4-6CF5-49FA-ABC5-07101A2CB6E5_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Africa - Voice of America: Kenya Marks Progress on Birth-Rate Management

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Kenya Marks Progress on Birth-Rate Management Jul 11th 2012, 15:24 NAIROBI -- In the last 40 years, Nairobi has made great strides in reducing its national fertility rate -- the average number of children a Kenyan woman bears in her lifetime -- from about eight children per woman to just under five, according to World Bank and Kenyan government statistics. The country now has the second-lowest fertility rate in East Africa, behind Burundi, while neighboring Somalia and Uganda average around six children per woman. Although the demographic change is part of ... Media files: C4F49DBA-BA44-4E89-B58B-A5951F65A127_cx2_cy3_cw97_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Africa - Voice of America: Kenyan Hip Hop Artists Praise Inspirational Town

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Kenyan Hip Hop Artists Praise Inspirational Town Jul 11th 2012, 13:19 NAIROBI – Kenyan hip hop took off in the mid-1990s, when the group Kalamashaka started rapping in informal Swahili, instead of English. The musicians were from the low-income suburb, Dandora, which is now widely considered the birthplace and center of hip hop in the country. Kalamashaka started the Ukoo Flani Mau Mau movement, which has helped many other hip hop artists practice and perfect their craft in Dandora. In gratitude, many of them even rap "Dandora" in their lyrics, regardless of ... Media files: F4459274-09A9-4577-A78A-64CC495CF57C_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Asia - Voice of America: Singapore to Relax Mandatory Death Penalty Law

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Singapore to Relax Mandatory Death Penalty Law Jul 11th 2012, 12:30 JAKARTA — The island state Singapore has taken steps to relax its strict death penalty laws following discussion in the country's parliament this week. Human Rights groups have welcomed the move and are hopeful the proposed changes will encourage neighboring countries, such as Malaysia and Indonesia, to revise their mandatory death penalty laws too. There is no denying that Singapore has impressively low crime rates, is incredibly efficient and is immaculately clean.  But it has also ... Media files: 4FE353CE-37A3-41E4-8862-1E41E3BFA621_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Asia - Voice of America: Burma Port Project on Schedule but Hurdles Remain

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Burma Port Project on Schedule but Hurdles Remain Jul 11th 2012, 12:48 BANGKOK, Thailand - An $8.6 billion port development project in eastern Burma, led by Thai investors, will be a key item in talks when Burma's President Thein Sein visits Thailand later in July. But, the development company is seeking financing, environmentalists urge caution amid concerns about Burma's fragile political landscape and need for environmental and social impact assessments. The Dawei port and industrial zone is being seen as key to building closer ties between Burma and Thailand ... Media files: DAE2AA7A-4412-41AE-9422-AA0091C630C7_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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USA - Voice of America: Romney to Speak at NAACP Convention

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Romney to Speak at NAACP Convention Jul 11th 2012, 12:37 Mitt Romney, the presumptive U.S. Republican presidential nominee, will address the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Wednesday at its annual convention in Houston, Texas.  Romney's speech before the nation's oldest civil rights group is aimed at drawing support from African American voters, who, in polls, overwhelmingly favor incumbent President Barack Obama, the first black U.S. president.  Observers say it is important for Romney to reach ... Media files: 62D65AC1-2457-4B8A-823D-6AF26408CBCB_cx0_cy6_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Asia - Voice of America: China Reaches Settlement in Forced Abortion Case

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China Reaches Settlement in Forced Abortion Case Jul 11th 2012, 10:40 The Chinese government has reached a cash settlement with the family of a woman forced by local officials to abort her baby. But activists say the case is only the beginning of a long battle to reverse China's decades-long one-child policy. Authorities in China's northern Shaanxi province abducted Feng Jianmei last month and forced her to have an abortion, seven months into her pregnancy, after she failed to pay a $6,300 fine for being pregnant with a second child. After pictures ... Media files: 0B73F321-61A3-4924-924C-F14267C8D8F5_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Asia - Voice of America: Delays, Disputes Beset ASEAN Resolution of South China Seas

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Delays, Disputes Beset ASEAN Resolution of South China Seas Jul 11th 2012, 12:27 PHNOM PENH — Senior ministers from Southeast Asia continue to push forward on delicate negotiations on the South China Sea during this week's high-level regional meetings in Cambodia. But delegates to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) ministers' meetings on Wednesday appeared to reach a stumbling block.  Delegates have publicly downplayed tensions about the South China Sea dispute. But officials acknowledged Wednesday there was disagreement from some members over ... Media files: D4ECC35B-E2DC-4434-B4DD-EBC0F4D2A065_cx0_cy2_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Asia - Voice of America: Afghan Activists Protest Woman's Public Execution

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Afghan Activists Protest Woman's Public Execution Jul 11th 2012, 13:26 Some 150 people took to the streets of Kabul on Wednesday to protest the apparent public execution of a woman that was captured on video. The footage, which was obtained by news outlets and circulated on the Internet, shows a woman in Parwan province being shot dead at close range as male spectators cheer.  Local officials say the Taliban accused the woman of committing adultery and executed her last month. Afghan President Hamid Karzai, the United States and the commander of U.S. and ... Media files: 092E9B0C-D7A8-4B27-83E4-A3AFA4986C1D_cx0_cy4_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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USA - Voice of America: In Death, Who Owns Your Online Afterlife?

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In Death, Who Owns Your Online Afterlife? Jul 11th 2012, 12:48 NEW YORK — Along with the explosive growth of email, social media and other online accounts opened around the world in recent years, is a trove of personal digital data most Internet users find easier to leave dangling in cyberspace than to manage carefully and securely. But what happens to our digital data - and who controls our personal online legacies - when we die? It's a question that raises both legal and ethical concerns, which can leave families and friends frustrated when trying ... Media files: F1D5364B-A39E-40E9-9A9F-559A856A59FC_cx0_cy18_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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