Saturday, September 22, 2012

Voice of America: Somali MP Gunned Down in Mogadishu

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Somali MP Gunned Down in Mogadishu
Sep 22nd 2012, 22:27

Authorities in Mogadishu say unidentified gunmen fatally shot a Somali lawmaker Saturday as he left a mosque in the capital. Colleagues and witnesses say Mustafa Mohamed Abdullahi was shot several times and died en route to a local hospital. The gunmen escaped. There has been no claim of responsibility. The lawmaker was identified as the father-in-law of former President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, who left office earlier this month. His successor, incoming President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, escaped ...

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Voice of America: Somali MP Gunned Down in Mogadishu

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Somali MP Gunned Down in Mogadishu
Sep 22nd 2012, 22:27

Authorities in Mogadishu say unidentified gunmen fatally shot a Somali lawmaker Saturday as he left a mosque in the capital. Colleagues and witnesses say Mustafa Mohamed Abdullahi was shot several times and died en route to a local hospital. The gunmen escaped. There has been no claim of responsibility. The lawmaker was identified as the father-in-law of former President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, who left office earlier this month. His successor, incoming President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, escaped ...

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Voice of America: Somali MP Gunned Down in Mogadishu

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Somali MP Gunned Down in Mogadishu
Sep 22nd 2012, 22:27

Authorities in Mogadishu say unidentified gunmen fatally shot a Somali lawmaker Saturday as he left a mosque in the capital. Colleagues and witnesses say Mustafa Mohamed Abdullahi was shot several times and died en route to a local hospital. The gunmen escaped. There has been no claim of responsibility. The lawmaker was identified as the father-in-law of former President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, who left office earlier this month. His successor, incoming President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, escaped ...

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Voice of America: Iran Urged to Ease Education Restrictions on Women

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Iran Urged to Ease Education Restrictions on Women
Sep 22nd 2012, 19:44

A leading U.S.-based rights group is urging Iran to ease restrictions on women in higher education as the country begins its new academic year. Human Rights Watch said Saturday that Iran has limited the number of college courses available to women. The group's women's rights director, Liesl Gerntholtz, cited a recent report from Iran's Mehr news agency that said women had been barred from 77 fields. "Our concerns are that, in some respects, the choices that have been ...

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Voice of America: Iran Urged to Ease Education Restrictions on Women

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Iran Urged to Ease Education Restrictions on Women
Sep 22nd 2012, 19:44

A leading U.S.-based rights group is urging Iran to ease restrictions on women in higher education as the country begins its new academic year. Human Rights Watch said Saturday that Iran has limited the number of college courses available to women. The group's women's rights director, Liesl Gerntholtz, cited a recent report from Iran's Mehr news agency that said women had been barred from 77 fields. "Our concerns are that, in some respects, the choices that have been ...

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Voice of America: Iran Urged to Ease Education Restrictions on Women

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Iran Urged to Ease Education Restrictions on Women
Sep 22nd 2012, 19:44

A leading U.S.-based rights group is urging Iran to ease restrictions on women in higher education as the country begins its new academic year. Human Rights Watch said Saturday that Iran has limited the number of college courses available to women. The group's women's rights director, Liesl Gerntholtz, cited a recent report from Iran's Mehr news agency that said women had been barred from 77 fields. "Our concerns are that, in some respects, the choices that have been ...

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Voice of America: Iran Urged to Ease Education Restrictions on Women

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Iran Urged to Ease Education Restrictions on Women
Sep 22nd 2012, 19:44

A leading U.S.-based rights group is urging Iran to ease restrictions on women in higher education as the country begins its new academic year. Human Rights Watch said Saturday that Iran has limited the number of college courses available to women. The group's women's rights director, Liesl Gerntholtz, cited a recent report from Iran's Mehr news agency that said women had been barred from 77 fields. "Our concerns are that, in some respects, the choices that have been ...

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Voice of America: Iran Urged to Ease Education Restrictions on Women

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Iran Urged to Ease Education Restrictions on Women
Sep 22nd 2012, 19:44

A leading U.S.-based rights group is urging Iran to ease restrictions on women in higher education as the country begins its new academic year. Human Rights Watch said Saturday that Iran has limited the number of college courses available to women. The group's women's rights director, Liesl Gerntholtz, cited a recent report from Iran's Mehr news agency that said women had been barred from 77 fields. "Our concerns are that, in some respects, the choices that have been ...

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Voice of America: US Broadcaster to Cease Some Moscow Radio Services

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US Broadcaster to Cease Some Moscow Radio Services
Sep 22nd 2012, 16:55

U.S.-funded media outlet Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty says it will stop medium-wave radio broadcasting while continuing its online service later this year, to comply with a new Russian law. Senior official Julia Ragona said Saturday that the organization is making the change November 10, when a new Russian law takes effect. The new law will ban radio broadcasting in Russia by companies that are more than 48 percent owned by foreign individuals or legal entities. Ragona said RFE/RL is ...

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Voice of America: US Names 55 Guantanamo Detainees Cleared for Release

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US Names 55 Guantanamo Detainees Cleared for Release
Sep 22nd 2012, 17:48

The list represents about a third of the 167 terrorist suspects still in detention at Guantanamo more than 11 years after the 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States. Many of the men are from Yemen, where President Barack Obama suspended repatriations in 2010 because of U.S. concerns that prisoners could become involved with al-Qaida militants based there. Friday's release marks a reversal of the Obama administration's 2009 decision to keep the names of cleared detainees ...

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Voice of America: US Broadcaster to Cease Some Moscow Radio Services

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US Broadcaster to Cease Some Moscow Radio Services
Sep 22nd 2012, 16:55

U.S.-funded media outlet Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty says it will stop medium-wave radio broadcasting while continuing its online service later this year, to comply with a new Russian law. Senior official Julia Ragona said Saturday that the organization is making the change November 10, when a new Russian law takes effect. The new law will ban radio broadcasting in Russia by companies that are more than 48 percent owned by foreign individuals or legal entities. Ragona said RFE/RL is ...

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Voice of America: US Names 55 Guantanamo Detainees Cleared for Release

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US Names 55 Guantanamo Detainees Cleared for Release
Sep 22nd 2012, 17:48

The list represents about a third of the 167 terrorist suspects still in detention at Guantanamo more than 11 years after the 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States. Many of the men are from Yemen, where President Barack Obama suspended repatriations in 2010 because of U.S. concerns that prisoners could become involved with al-Qaida militants based there. Friday's release marks a reversal of the Obama administration's 2009 decision to keep the names of cleared detainees ...

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Voice of America: US Broadcaster to Cease Some Moscow Radio Services

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US Broadcaster to Cease Some Moscow Radio Services
Sep 22nd 2012, 16:55

U.S.-funded media outlet Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty says it will stop medium-wave radio broadcasting while continuing its online service later this year, to comply with a new Russian law. Senior official Julia Ragona said Saturday that the organization is making the change November 10, when a new Russian law takes effect. The new law will ban radio broadcasting in Russia by companies that are more than 48 percent owned by foreign individuals or legal entities. Ragona said RFE/RL is ...

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Voice of America: US Names 55 Guantanamo Detainees Cleared for Release

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US Names 55 Guantanamo Detainees Cleared for Release
Sep 22nd 2012, 17:48

The list represents about a third of the 167 terrorist suspects still in detention at Guantanamo more than 11 years after the 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States. Many of the men are from Yemen, where President Barack Obama suspended repatriations in 2010 because of U.S. concerns that prisoners could become involved with al-Qaida militants based there. Friday's release marks a reversal of the Obama administration's 2009 decision to keep the names of cleared detainees ...

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Voice of America: US Broadcaster to Cease Some Moscow Radio Services

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US Broadcaster to Cease Some Moscow Radio Services
Sep 22nd 2012, 16:55

U.S.-funded media outlet Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty says it will stop medium-wave radio broadcasting while continuing its online service later this year, to comply with a new Russian law. Senior official Julia Ragona said Saturday that the organization is making the change November 10, when a new Russian law takes effect. The new law will ban radio broadcasting in Russia by companies that are more than 48 percent owned by foreign individuals or legal entities. Ragona said RFE/RL is ...

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Voice of America: US Names 55 Guantanamo Detainees Cleared for Release

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US Names 55 Guantanamo Detainees Cleared for Release
Sep 22nd 2012, 17:48

The list represents about a third of the 167 terrorist suspects still in detention at Guantanamo more than 11 years after the 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States. Many of the men are from Yemen, where President Barack Obama suspended repatriations in 2010 because of U.S. concerns that prisoners could become involved with al-Qaida militants based there. Friday's release marks a reversal of the Obama administration's 2009 decision to keep the names of cleared detainees ...

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Voice of America: US Broadcaster to Cease Some Moscow Radio Services

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US Broadcaster to Cease Some Moscow Radio Services
Sep 22nd 2012, 16:55

U.S.-funded media outlet Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty says it will stop medium-wave radio broadcasting while continuing its online service later this year, to comply with a new Russian law. Senior official Julia Ragona said Saturday that the organization is making the change November 10, when a new Russian law takes effect. The new law will ban radio broadcasting in Russia by companies that are more than 48 percent owned by foreign individuals or legal entities. Ragona said RFE/RL is ...

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Voice of America: US Names 55 Guantanamo Detainees Cleared for Release

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Voice of America is an international news and broadcast organization serving Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, the Middle East and Balkan countries
US Names 55 Guantanamo Detainees Cleared for Release
Sep 22nd 2012, 17:48

The list represents about a third of the 167 terrorist suspects still in detention at Guantanamo more than 11 years after the 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States. Many of the men are from Yemen, where President Barack Obama suspended repatriations in 2010 because of U.S. concerns that prisoners could become involved with al-Qaida militants based there. Friday's release marks a reversal of the Obama administration's 2009 decision to keep the names of cleared detainees ...

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Voice of America: Romney Paid 14.1 Percent Tax Rate in 2011

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Romney Paid 14.1 Percent Tax Rate in 2011
Sep 22nd 2012, 14:59

Tax returns for U.S. Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney and his wife Ann show the couple had $13.7 million in income last year. The returns, released by his campaign Friday, showed they paid more than $1.9 million in federal taxes, an effective tax rate of 14.1 percent. That is a lower rate than many Americans pay. But most of the Romneys' income was earned through investments, which in the U.S. are taxed at a lower rate than the wages of workers. Earlier in the year, the ...

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Voice of America: Romney Paid 14.1 Percent Tax Rate in 2011

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Romney Paid 14.1 Percent Tax Rate in 2011
Sep 22nd 2012, 14:59

Tax returns for U.S. Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney and his wife Ann show the couple had $13.7 million in income last year. The returns, released by his campaign Friday, showed they paid more than $1.9 million in federal taxes, an effective tax rate of 14.1 percent. That is a lower rate than many Americans pay. But most of the Romneys' income was earned through investments, which in the U.S. are taxed at a lower rate than the wages of workers. Earlier in the year, the ...

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Voice of America: Romney Paid 14.1 Percent Tax Rate in 2011

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Romney Paid 14.1 Percent Tax Rate in 2011
Sep 22nd 2012, 14:59

Tax returns for U.S. Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney and his wife Ann show the couple had $13.7 million in income last year. The returns, released by his campaign Friday, showed they paid more than $1.9 million in federal taxes, an effective tax rate of 14.1 percent. That is a lower rate than many Americans pay. But most of the Romneys' income was earned through investments, which in the U.S. are taxed at a lower rate than the wages of workers. Earlier in the year, the ...

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Voice of America: Romney Paid 14.1 Percent Tax Rate in 2011

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Romney Paid 14.1 Percent Tax Rate in 2011
Sep 22nd 2012, 14:59

Tax returns for U.S. Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney and his wife Ann show the couple had $13.7 million in income last year. The returns, released by his campaign Friday, showed they paid more than $1.9 million in federal taxes, an effective tax rate of 14.1 percent. That is a lower rate than many Americans pay. But most of the Romneys' income was earned through investments, which in the U.S. are taxed at a lower rate than the wages of workers. Earlier in the year, the ...

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Voice of America: Romney Paid 14.1 Percent Tax Rate in 2011

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Romney Paid 14.1 Percent Tax Rate in 2011
Sep 22nd 2012, 14:59

Tax returns for U.S. Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney and his wife Ann show the couple had $13.7 million in income last year. The returns, released by his campaign Friday, showed they paid more than $1.9 million in federal taxes, an effective tax rate of 14.1 percent. That is a lower rate than many Americans pay. But most of the Romneys' income was earned through investments, which in the U.S. are taxed at a lower rate than the wages of workers. Earlier in the year, the ...

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Voice of America: Protesters, Police Clash in Bangladesh Over Video

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Protesters, Police Clash in Bangladesh Over Video
Sep 22nd 2012, 13:49

Police and protesters clashed Saturday in Bangladesh during fresh demonstrations sparked by an Internet video that mocks the Prophet Muhammad. Security forces fired tear gas in the capital, Dhaka, to disperse hundreds of stone-throwing protesters who are part of an alliance of about a dozen Islamic groups. Witnesses say the protesters burned vehicles, including a police van.  Some demonstrators were arrested. Authorities had banned all protests in the area starting late Friday. The ...

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Voice of America: Protesters, Police Clash in Bangladesh Over Video

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Protesters, Police Clash in Bangladesh Over Video
Sep 22nd 2012, 13:49

Police and protesters clashed Saturday in Bangladesh during fresh demonstrations sparked by an Internet video that mocks the Prophet Muhammad. Security forces fired tear gas in the capital, Dhaka, to disperse hundreds of stone-throwing protesters who are part of an alliance of about a dozen Islamic groups. Witnesses say the protesters burned vehicles, including a police van.  Some demonstrators were arrested. Authorities had banned all protests in the area starting late Friday. The ...

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