USA - Voice of America: FBI Heads Investigation into Wisconsin Shooting

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FBI Heads Investigation into Wisconsin Shooting Aug 7th 2012, 02:14 MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN —Law Enforcement officials are beginning to learn more about 40-year-old Wade Michael Page, the man who allegedly killed six worshipers and injured three others at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin.  As the investigation continues, the Sikh community in Oak Creek, Wisconsin is mourning those who died, including the Temple's president. "Prakash Singh, 39-years-old, male."   A member of the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin read the names of those who lost their lives ...

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USA - Voice of America: Phelps Wants to Enjoy Life After Olympic Glory

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Phelps Wants to Enjoy Life After Olympic Glory Aug 6th 2012, 17:53 LONDON — U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympian ever, said Monday that he has accomplished all his goals and dreams in competitive swimming and now he wants to enjoy life. Phelps now has three Olympic records - for winning the most overall medals with 22, for winning the most gold medals with 18, and for the most gold medals in a single Olympics with eight, which he won in Beijing in 2008. When asked at a news conference in London which medal meant the most to him, Phelps ... Media files: AA0D7598-BB99-4757-8FA4-08266DF7C998_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Africa - Voice of America: Sudan, South Sudan Set To Resume Negotiations In Late August

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Sudan, South Sudan Set To Resume Negotiations In Late August Aug 6th 2012, 23:40 A spokesman for the African Union Peace and Security Commission says the group is hopeful South Sudan and Sudan can resolve all outstanding disagreements before a September 22nd deadline. El-Ghassim Wane said the AU has established a mediation panel to help the two neighboring countries achieve full agreement. "A number of steps are [being] contemplated. One, of course, is the resumption of talks between the parties, including a summit between President [Omar] Al-Bashir and President Salva ... Media files: 2FEB9F01-D69A-439E-B55D-43BB90F09EDE_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Africa - Voice of America: Malian Journalist Beaten After Reporting on Protest

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Malian Journalist Beaten After Reporting on Protest Aug 6th 2012, 23:30 A journalist in Mali has been badly beaten by Islamists occupying the north of the country, after reporting on the Islamists' failed plans to amputate a thief's hand. Malick Aliou reported on a demonstration by hundreds of protesters who came to the town square in Gao Sunday to try to prevent the Islamists from carrying out the amputation. He is a local radio reporter and also contributes stories to the Voice of America. VOA's French to Africa service says Aliou has regained ...

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USA - Voice of America: Washington Co-op Capitalizes on Low Solar Costs

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Washington Co-op Capitalizes on Low Solar Costs Aug 6th 2012, 20:26 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Greg Watson has promoted solar power around the world for years. "I work in green [technology] for an international development bank, [and] I'm always saying, 'Look, the costs are down, there are all these incentives, really it makes economic sense for you,'" he says, describing how he convinces others to go solar. But this year the Washington, D.C., resident decided to take his own advice. "It's nice to be able to see that actually happening for me, too, ...

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Economy - Voice of America: Washington Co-op Capitalizes on Low Solar Costs

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Washington Co-op Capitalizes on Low Solar Costs Aug 6th 2012, 20:26 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Greg Watson has promoted solar power around the world for years. "I work in green [technology] for an international development bank, [and] I'm always saying, 'Look, the costs are down, there are all these incentives, really it makes economic sense for you,'" he says, describing how he convinces others to go solar. But this year the Washington, D.C., resident decided to take his own advice. "It's nice to be able to see that actually happening for me, too, ...

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Asia - Voice of America: Putin Praises NATO in Afghanistan, but Prepares Fallback Plan

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Putin Praises NATO in Afghanistan, but Prepares Fallback Plan Aug 6th 2012, 20:40 MOSCOW — After years of complaining about American troops in Afghanistan, Russian President Vladimir Putin is now urging them to stay. At the same time, however, he is preparing a fallback plan. Russia's elite parachutist soldiers welcomed Putin on a visit last week to Ulyanovsk, an air base city on the flight path between Moscow and Afghanistan. During the 1980s, Ulyanovsk was a major staging area for Soviet troops fighting in Afghanistan. This month, it became a staging area for NATO ... Media files: A090632E-AF0B-49EB-9752-3FDBA5F1D3CD_cx0_cy7_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Africa - Voice of America: African Leaders Discuss Sending Troops Into DRC

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African Leaders Discuss Sending Troops Into DRC Aug 6th 2012, 18:23 KAMPALA — Leaders of Africa's Great Lakes region are meeting in the Ugandan capital to discuss sending an international force into the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.   The leaders of the eleven countries that make up the African Great Lakes region gathered in Kampala, Uganda today to address the latest crisis in eastern Congo, where the government has been battling rebel groups for years. During the meeting, the leaders discussed sending a neutral, international force ... Media files: 68A9B29C-5488-47F3-A8FC-F19646AE8037_cx0_cy6_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Africa - Voice of America: UN Humanitarian Chief Seeks First-Hand Look at Congo Crisis

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UN Humanitarian Chief Seeks First-Hand Look at Congo Crisis Aug 6th 2012, 19:35 KINSHASA—The United Nations' top official for humanitarian affairs, Valerie Amos, is in the Democratic Republic of Congo for a three-day tour. She says she wants to see for herself how aid workers are coping with a growing humanitarian crisis in eastern provinces.  Amos spent much of Monday talking to government officials in Kinshasa.  Tuesday, she flies to North Kivu province where fighting in the past three months has increased the already-large number of displaced people. A ... Media files: CF389EB4-DC1F-4966-8DF7-9E66329EEC54_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Economy - Voice of America: Salvage Firm Reclaims Past, Builds Futures

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Salvage Firm Reclaims Past, Builds Futures Jul 24th 2012, 14:01 A deconstruction crew is removing all of the usable material from a  two-story log cabin which is scheduled to be torn down. The men work for a nonprofit organization in Baltimore, Maryland, which specializes in salvaging windows, appliances and people's lives. Second Chance, Inc. resells materials from buildings which are slated to be demolished. The company hires and trains the most disadvantaged members of the community to do the work, giving both the workers, and the material, a ... Media files: FCDE79BB-6913-42A7-895E-5835E5D4A4BB_cx0_cy10_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Economy - Voice of America: Clinton Promotes US Investment in Africa

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Clinton Promotes US Investment in Africa Aug 6th 2012, 13:35 JOHANNESBURG — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is in South Africa as part of her 10-day tour of the continent. She met with former president Nelson Mandela in his Qunu home Monday before taking part in high-level meetings aimed at promoting U.S. investment and trade -- which has been a key focus of the secretary's sweep of the continent.  The U.S.-South Africa Business Summit kicked off Monday in Johannesburg. It brings together 200 top business executives and ... Media files: CA2760BD-430C-4DD7-A31D-D13730EB82FA_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Economy - Voice of America: France's New Passion: All Things Chinese

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France's New Passion: All Things Chinese Aug 6th 2012, 17:42 PARIS — Not so long ago, Americans and Japanese tourists were the biggest spenders in France. During these summer months, France's tourism industry now is courting additional clients with major purchasing power: the Chinese. For some French, that means going back to the classroom to study Mandarin. Teacher Meifen Chen swears it is easy to learn Mandarin, the official language of the Chinese mainland. Maybe she is right, though it is daunting to watch her jot down the characters on a flip ... Media files: 2143E130-A2A4-4424-8466-6FBF9665AAC5_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Asia - Voice of America: France's New Passion: All Things Chinese

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France's New Passion: All Things Chinese Aug 6th 2012, 17:42 PARIS — Not so long ago, Americans and Japanese tourists were the big spenders in France. No longer. During these summer months, France's tourism industry is courting new clients with major purchasing power: the Chinese. For some French, that means going back to the classroom to study Mandarin. Teacher Meifen Chen swears it is easy to learn Mandarin, the official language of the Chinese mainland. Maybe she is right, though it is daunting to watch her jot down the characters on a flip ... Media files: 2143E130-A2A4-4424-8466-6FBF9665AAC5_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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USA - Voice of America: Wisconsin Community Mourns Victims of Sikh Temple Shooting

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Wisconsin Community Mourns Victims of Sikh Temple Shooting Aug 6th 2012, 15:37 MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin — U.S. authorities have identified the gunman who opened fire during Sunday services at a Sikh temple in suburban Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He has been identified as a former American soldier, Wade Michael Page, a 40-year-old man who served in the U.S. Army for about six years in the 1990s before being dismissed with less than an honorable discharge. Six people died in the attack and three more were seriously injured, including the police officer who killed the gunman. The ... Media files: 588EF0ED-EBF6-4AC6-A333-F22CE0E0C295_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Asia - Voice of America: Olympic Sprinter Hopes to Pave the Way for Afghan Women

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Olympic Sprinter Hopes to Pave the Way for Afghan Women Aug 6th 2012, 16:33 When Tahmina Kohistani crossed the finish line during last week's Olympic women's 100-meters preliminary round, she had tears in her eyes. Kohistani was emotional not because of her last-place finish in Friday's heat, but because she competed as the only woman from her native country of Afghanistan. The 23-year-old told VOA on Monday that she has faced numerous challenges on the road to London. She said she endured heckling from onlookers as she trained at the stadium in the ... Media files: D4CBF184-84CB-4EED-82E2-03CF0463FF8E_cx0_cy4_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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USA - Voice of America: US Farmers Work to Curb Lake Erie Pollution

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US Farmers Work to Curb Lake Erie Pollution Aug 6th 2012, 16:36 Ohio — Lake Erie, the smallest of North America's five Great Lakes, supplies fresh drinking water to an estimated 11 million people in Ohio, Michigan and southern Ontario province, Canada. Yet sometimes pollution, both from industrial waste and farm-chemical runoff, leaves large areas of the lake covered in half-meter-thick layers of green slime. Scientists blame the excess phosphorus and nitrates entering the water, which act like fertilizer, for Lake Erie's algal blooms. Source of the ... Media files: C49CCA28-F26A-42EF-9634-8902AD36245B_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Africa - Voice of America: New Dysentery Threat Emerges

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New Dysentery Threat Emerges Aug 6th 2012, 16:32 It's known that clean water and sanitation can bring a sharp decline in dysentery cases in developing countries. But it's not enough to stop the spread of the disease in countries undergoing rapid development and industrialization. Dysentery, a diarrheal disease, is primarily associated with developing countries where it kills more than one million people a year. Most of them are young children. The bacterium that generally causes this type of dysentery is known as Shigella flexneri. As ... Media files: 6F59219C-D643-433C-A12D-E64886EF10ED_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Africa - Voice of America: Sudans Ink Oil Deal; More Needed

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Sudans Ink Oil Deal; More Needed Aug 6th 2012, 16:06 ​​NAIROBI — Sudan and South Sudan's new agreement on oil transit fees appears to resolve one of the most costly and bitter disputes between the two nations. It may be some time before oil production actually resumes. South Sudan said it reached the agreement with Sudan during African-Union mediated talks in Addis Ababa. The South Sudan government said the deal, reached Saturday, calls for the South to pay an average of $9.48 a barrel to transport oil through northern pipelines.  The ... Media files: 4ADB06D1-B229-4B34-8092-E85BF490BE63_cx0_cy10_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Economy - Voice of America: Sudans Ink Oil Deal; More Needed

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Sudans Ink Oil Deal; More Needed Aug 6th 2012, 16:06 ​​NAIROBI — Sudan and South Sudan's new agreement on oil transit fees appears to resolve one of the most costly and bitter disputes between the two nations. It may be some time before oil production actually resumes. South Sudan said it reached the agreement with Sudan during African-Union mediated talks in Addis Ababa. The South Sudan government said the deal, reached Saturday, calls for the South to pay an average of $9.48 a barrel to transport oil through northern pipelines.  The ... Media files: 4ADB06D1-B229-4B34-8092-E85BF490BE63_cx0_cy10_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Economy - Voice of America: Syrian Refugees Seek Out Smugglers

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Syrian Refugees Seek Out Smugglers Aug 6th 2012, 15:45 TRIPOLI, Lebanon — The United Nations says more than 30,000 Syrians have sought refuge from their country's conflict in neighboring Lebanon. Many of those refugees have sought out smugglers to spirit them to safety. Umm Shaker used to work at the Syrian Army base in Baba Amr in Homs. She said she saw how the army began to kill people protesting against the government after Friday prayers. "We used to see the killing in front of us. We saw how they used to shoot randomly on ... Media files: BD7F119F-AE44-418F-9018-1F832C148E35_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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USA - Voice of America: Arts Help Students Keep Learning Over the Summer

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Arts Help Students Keep Learning Over the Summer Aug 6th 2012, 14:09 DALLAS, Texas — June, July and August are vacation months for most American schoolchildren. But education research shows some young students pay a high price for that long summer break in the academic year. They forget so much of what they learned that by the time they start the next grade, they're way behind.             Summer school At summer school, Bushman Elementary, in Dallas, more than 400 students attend - hundreds more are ... Media files: 33FC5AA5-3D71-456E-A1C4-7BCEF3D8E15E_cx0_cy17_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Africa - Voice of America: Israeli Leaders Urge Greater Security Following Sinai Attack

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Israeli Leaders Urge Greater Security Following Sinai Attack Aug 6th 2012, 10:25 JERUSALEM — Senior Israeli leaders are calling on Egypt's new government to strengthen security along their common border hours after alleged Islamist militants killed 16 Egyptian soldiers and tried to force their way into Israel.   Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Monday visited the border area and praised Israeli forces for foiling what he said was an attempt to stage a major terrorist attack against Israeli civilians.   He expressed regret over the killing of the ... Media files: 54014E32-628D-4CEF-9346-CA695805A4EC_cx0_cy5_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Asia - Voice of America: Former US Soldier Identified as Sikh Temple Gunman

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Former US Soldier Identified as Sikh Temple Gunman Aug 6th 2012, 14:47 U.S. authorities have identified the gunman who shot six worshippers to death at a Sikh temple in the northern U.S. state of Wisconsin as a former American soldier. Investigators on Monday said the shooter was Wade Michael Page, 40, who served in the U.S. Army for about six years in the 1990s before being dismissed with less than an honorable discharge. They said he had numerous tattoos on his body, including one that said "9-11," the date of the terrorist attack in the U.S. that ... Media files: 293294C0-500C-467C-82BB-9018445ED50B_cx0_cy10_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Asia - Voice of America: Pakistan, Afghanistan Tensions Flare Cross-Border Attacks

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Pakistan, Afghanistan Tensions Flare Cross-Border Attacks Aug 6th 2012, 14:56 ISLAMABAD — Tensions are rising between Pakistan and Afghanistan over deadly cross-border attacks on both sides of the porous border. Each country accuses the other of harboring militant groups that easily cross the border and launch deadly attacks. Kabul says the Pakistan military has been shelling areas inside Afghanistan, displacing and killing civilians. Islamabad says it is defending itself from militants who are crossing the border from Afghanistan and killing Pakistani soldiers and ... Media files: C4CB3995-9FA2-4C2A-91CE-BC5EE7B90214_cx0_cy10_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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USA - Voice of America: Former US Soldier Identified as Sikh Temple Gunman

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Former US Soldier Identified as Sikh Temple Gunman Aug 6th 2012, 14:47 U.S. authorities have identified the gunman who shot six worshippers to death at a Sikh temple in the northern U.S. state of Wisconsin as a former American soldier. Investigators on Monday said the shooter was Wade Michael Page, 40, who served in the U.S. Army for about six years in the 1990s before being dismissed with less than an honorable discharge. They said he had numerous tattoos on his body, including one that said "9-11," the date of the terrorist attack in the U.S. that ... Media files: 293294C0-500C-467C-82BB-9018445ED50B_cx0_cy10_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Asia - Voice of America: Indian Sikhs Shocked About US Shooting

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Indian Sikhs Shocked About US Shooting Aug 6th 2012, 13:29 India's Sikh community has expressed shock and called for more security at Sikh temples in the United States, following the killing of seven people by a gunman in Wisconsin. From religious and political leaders in the Sikh community to Sikh protestors, expressions of dismay and anger poured in as news of the shooting reached India. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who is also a Sikh, said in a statement that it was particularly painful that this "senseless act of violence should be targeted ... Media files: F2462314-5D17-4F63-8E32-2D75E59B50FA_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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USA - Voice of America: Indian Sikhs Shocked About US Shooting

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Indian Sikhs Shocked About US Shooting Aug 6th 2012, 13:29 India's Sikh community has expressed shock and called for more security at Sikh temples in the United States, following the killing of seven people by a gunman in Wisconsin. From religious and political leaders in the Sikh community to Sikh protestors, expressions of dismay and anger poured in as news of the shooting reached India. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who is also a Sikh, said in a statement that it was particularly painful that this "senseless act of violence should be targeted ... Media files: F2462314-5D17-4F63-8E32-2D75E59B50FA_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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