Voice of America: OIC Considers Burma's Office Denial a Setback

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OIC Considers Burma's Office Denial a Setback Oct 16th 2012, 17:18 The Organization of Islamic Cooperation says Burma's decision to deny it an office in the country is a setback that appears to contradict an earlier agreement the group struck with Burmese officials. This week, thousands of Burmese monks and others protested against the opening of the office for the 57-nation group that has been investigating communal violence in Rakhine state. An OIC representative visited Burma last month after violence broke out in Rakhine state between ethnic Rohingyas, ... Media files: 6CE2B481-E6F2-4525-A857-975D78BD27D4_cx0_cy8_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Voice of America: Citigroup CEO Vikram Pandit Resigns

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Citigroup CEO Vikram Pandit Resigns Oct 16th 2012, 16:47 The chief executive of Citigroup, one of the world's largest financial institutions, has unexpectedly resigned. Vikram Pandit, 55, who led the New York-based bank for the past five years, stepped down a day after Citigroup reported stronger-than-expected profits for the July-to-September period. Citigroup named Michael Corbat, who has overseen the bank's operations in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, as its new chief executive officer. Pandit, an immigrant from India who was paid ... Media files: 63C45747-9D39-47CB-8C98-64223DDEB828_cx0_cy3_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Voice of America: OIC Considers Burma's Office Denial a Setback

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OIC Considers Burma's Office Denial a Setback Oct 16th 2012, 17:18 The Organization of Islamic Cooperation says Burma's decision to deny it an office in the country is a setback that appears to contradict an earlier agreement the group struck with Burmese officials. This week, thousands of Burmese monks and others protested against the opening of the office for the 57-nation group that has been investigating communal violence in Rakhine state. An OIC representative visited Burma last month after violence broke out in Rakhine state between ethnic Rohingyas, ... Media files: 6CE2B481-E6F2-4525-A857-975D78BD27D4_cx0_cy8_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Voice of America: Domestically Trafficked Ugandan Children Rescued

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Domestically Trafficked Ugandan Children Rescued Oct 16th 2012, 15:08 Domestic trafficking of children continues to be an ongoing problem in Uganda, and aid agencies are working to return victims to their homes. The International Organization of Migration, or IOM, in partnership with Uganda Women's Effort to Save Orphans and with Dwelling Places, said it recently returned 51 trafficked children to their extended families in the Karamoja sub-region in northern Uganda.  IOM said the region is known as one of the poorest regions in the country, with extreme ... Media files: 5E28A9C0-9D92-40DA-896E-5EA386B516E8_cx0_cy6_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Voice of America: Ivory Coast Tightens Security After Overnight Attacks

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Ivory Coast Tightens Security After Overnight Attacks Oct 16th 2012, 16:55 Ivory Coast's government said it is reinforcing security after thwarting what authorities said appeared to have been coordinated attacks, Sunday night and early Monday, on military and police installations and a power plant in and around the commercial capital, Abidjan. Unidentified gunmen clashed with Ivorian security forces late Sunday night in the southeastern town of Bouana, just 60 kilometers outside Abidjan, as they tried to steal weapons from police and military stations. A few ... Media files: 941CDB48-1980-40F2-8184-BF2A0B1C810B_cx0_cy3_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Voice of America: African Governance Index Shows Decline

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African Governance Index Shows Decline Oct 16th 2012, 17:04 The Mo Ibrahim Foundation has released its 2012 African Governance index, an annual study that this year showed worrying slides among Africa's economic powerhouses and in Zimbabwe. The foundation was also due to announce which former African leader won the coveted $5 million African good governance award. On that front, the foundation had a surprise.   No winner? And the world's largest prize for excellence in African governance goes to … no one. It's not the first time this has ... Media files: 3922BB8B-CBC2-4C55-81F6-0A6016F7B81B_cx0_cy8_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Voice of America: Monitoring Group: Sudan Forces Burn, Loot Village

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Monitoring Group: Sudan Forces Burn, Loot Village Oct 16th 2012, 16:59 A U.S.-based watchdog group that tracks atrocities in Sudan says it has evidence Sudanese security forces burned and looted a village in the war-torn state of Southern Kordofan. The Satellite Sentinel Project, or SSP, has released satellite images, cell phone video and witness accounts that it says support its claim.  The group says Sudanese police, soldiers and a militia razed the village of Gardud al Badry in May of this year, then returned to bombard it with artillery in late ... Media files: D7CED78A-2ABE-412B-A26A-8D394E86F7C2_cx0_cy3_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Voice of America: Domestically Trafficked Ugandan Children Rescued

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Domestically Trafficked Ugandan Children Rescued Oct 16th 2012, 15:08 Domestic trafficking of children continues to be an ongoing problem in Uganda, and aid agencies are working to return victims to their homes. The International Organization of Migration, or IOM, in partnership with Uganda Women's Effort to Save Orphans and with Dwelling Places, said it recently returned 51 trafficked children to their extended families in the Karamoja sub-region in northern Uganda.  IOM said the region is known as one of the poorest regions in the country, with extreme ... Media files: 5E28A9C0-9D92-40DA-896E-5EA386B516E8_cx0_cy6_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Voice of America: Citigroup CEO Vikram Pandit Resigns

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Citigroup CEO Vikram Pandit Resigns Oct 16th 2012, 16:47 The chief executive of Citigroup, one of the world's largest financial institutions, has unexpectedly resigned. Vikram Pandit, 55, who led the New York-based bank for the past five years, stepped down a day after Citigroup reported stronger-than-expected profits for the July-to-September period. Citigroup named Michael Corbat, who has overseen the bank's operations in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, as its new chief executive officer. Pandit, an immigrant from India who was paid ... Media files: 63C45747-9D39-47CB-8C98-64223DDEB828_cx0_cy3_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Voice of America: African Governance Index Shows Decline

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African Governance Index Shows Decline Oct 16th 2012, 17:04 The Mo Ibrahim Foundation has released its 2012 African Governance index, an annual study that this year showed worrying slides among Africa's economic powerhouses and in Zimbabwe. The foundation was also due to announce which former African leader won the coveted $5 million African good governance award. On that front, the foundation had a surprise.   No winner? And the world's largest prize for excellence in African governance goes to … no one. It's not the first time this has ... Media files: 3922BB8B-CBC2-4C55-81F6-0A6016F7B81B_cx0_cy8_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Voice of America: Ivory Coast Tightens Security After Overnight Attacks

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Ivory Coast Tightens Security After Overnight Attacks Oct 16th 2012, 16:55 Ivory Coast's government said it is reinforcing security after thwarting what authorities said appeared to have been coordinated attacks, Sunday night and early Monday, on military and police installations and a power plant in and around the commercial capital, Abidjan. Unidentified gunmen clashed with Ivorian security forces late Sunday night in the southeastern town of Bouana, just 60 kilometers outside Abidjan, as they tried to steal weapons from police and military stations. A few ... Media files: 941CDB48-1980-40F2-8184-BF2A0B1C810B_cx0_cy3_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Voice of America: OIC Considers Burma's Office Denial a Setback

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OIC Considers Burma's Office Denial a Setback Oct 16th 2012, 17:18 The Organization of Islamic Cooperation says Burma's decision to deny it an office in the country is a setback that appears to contradict an earlier agreement the group struck with Burmese officials. This week, thousands of Burmese monks and others protested against the opening of the office for the 57-nation group that has been investigating communal violence in Rakhine state. An OIC representative visited Burma last month after violence broke out in Rakhine state between ethnic Rohingyas, ... Media files: 6CE2B481-E6F2-4525-A857-975D78BD27D4_cx0_cy8_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Voice of America: Citigroup CEO Vikram Pandit Resigns

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Citigroup CEO Vikram Pandit Resigns Oct 16th 2012, 16:47 The chief executive of Citigroup, one of the world's largest financial institutions, has unexpectedly resigned. Vikram Pandit, 55, who led the New York-based bank for the past five years, stepped down a day after Citigroup reported stronger-than-expected profits for the July-to-September period. Citigroup named Michael Corbat, who has overseen the bank's operations in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, as its new chief executive officer. Pandit, an immigrant from India who was paid ... Media files: 63C45747-9D39-47CB-8C98-64223DDEB828_cx0_cy3_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Voice of America: African Governance Index Shows Decline

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African Governance Index Shows Decline Oct 16th 2012, 17:04 The Mo Ibrahim Foundation has released its 2012 African Governance index, an annual study that this year showed worrying slides among Africa's economic powerhouses and in Zimbabwe. The foundation was also due to announce which former African leader won the coveted $5 million African good governance award. On that front, the foundation had a surprise.   No winner? And the world's largest prize for excellence in African governance goes to … no one. It's not the first time this has ... Media files: 3922BB8B-CBC2-4C55-81F6-0A6016F7B81B_cx0_cy8_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Voice of America: Drought, Wildfires Have Beef Farmers Looking for Cheaper Feed

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Drought, Wildfires Have Beef Farmers Looking for Cheaper Feed Oct 16th 2012, 15:35 The people who raise the cattle destined to become steak or hamburger on Americas' dinner plates are feeling a serious financial pinch. Recent wildfires scorched more than a million hectares of North American rangeland. In addition, a continuing drought in the American heartland is driving up the cost of hay, grains and other basic livestock feed. Now, ranches and feedlots are looking to cut their feed costs in the short term while working to make the cattle more efficient in the long ... Media files: 7956BD59-B80F-420D-A785-95F76A498C8F_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Voice of America: Domestically Trafficked Ugandan Children Rescued

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Domestically Trafficked Ugandan Children Rescued Oct 16th 2012, 15:08 Domestic trafficking of children continues to be an ongoing problem in Uganda, and aid agencies are working to return victims to their homes. The International Organization of Migration, or IOM, in partnership with Uganda Women's Effort to Save Orphans and with Dwelling Places, said it recently returned 51 trafficked children to their extended families in the Karamoja sub-region in northern Uganda.  IOM said the region is known as one of the poorest regions in the country, with extreme ... Media files: 5E28A9C0-9D92-40DA-896E-5EA386B516E8_cx0_cy6_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Voice of America: US Court Overturns Conviction for Bin Laden's Driver

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US Court Overturns Conviction for Bin Laden's Driver Oct 16th 2012, 16:46 A U.S. federal appeals court has overturned the terrorism conviction of Salim Ahmed Hamdan, a former driver for Osama Bin Laden. In Tuesday's unanimous ruling, the three-judge panel said material support for terrorism was not a crime under international law at the time of Hamdan's conviction. Hamdan was convicted by an a military tribunal at the U.S. military base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and sentenced to 5 1/2 years in prison in connection to the September 11, 2001 attacks on the ... Media files: 1977CEA3-DC4B-4A03-A05C-FC85E9743D1D_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Voice of America: Ivory Coast Tightens Security After Overnight Attacks

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Ivory Coast Tightens Security After Overnight Attacks Oct 16th 2012, 16:55 Ivory Coast's government said it is reinforcing security after thwarting what authorities said appeared to have been coordinated attacks, Sunday night and early Monday, on military and police installations and a power plant in and around the commercial capital, Abidjan. Unidentified gunmen clashed with Ivorian security forces late Sunday night in the southeastern town of Bouana, just 60 kilometers outside Abidjan, as they tried to steal weapons from police and military stations. A few ... Media files: 941CDB48-1980-40F2-8184-BF2A0B1C810B_cx0_cy3_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Voice of America: Monitoring Group: Sudan Forces Burn, Loot Village

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Monitoring Group: Sudan Forces Burn, Loot Village Oct 16th 2012, 16:59 A U.S.-based watchdog group that tracks atrocities in Sudan says it has evidence Sudanese security forces burned and looted a village in the war-torn state of Southern Kordofan. The Satellite Sentinel Project, or SSP, has released satellite images, cell phone video and witness accounts that it says support its claim.  The group says Sudanese police, soldiers and a militia razed the village of Gardud al Badry in May of this year, then returned to bombard it with artillery in late ... Media files: D7CED78A-2ABE-412B-A26A-8D394E86F7C2_cx0_cy3_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Voice of America: OIC Considers Burma's Office Denial a Setback

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OIC Considers Burma's Office Denial a Setback Oct 16th 2012, 17:18 The Organization of Islamic Cooperation says Burma's decision to deny it an office in the country is a setback that appears to contradict an earlier agreement the group struck with Burmese officials. This week, thousands of Burmese monks and others protested against the opening of the office for the 57-nation group that has been investigating communal violence in Rakhine state. An OIC representative visited Burma last month after violence broke out in Rakhine state between ethnic Rohingyas, ... Media files: 6CE2B481-E6F2-4525-A857-975D78BD27D4_cx0_cy8_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Voice of America: US Court Overturns Conviction for Bin Laden's Driver

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US Court Overturns Conviction for Bin Laden's Driver Oct 16th 2012, 16:46 A U.S. federal appeals court has overturned the terrorism conviction of Salim Ahmed Hamdan, a former driver for Osama Bin Laden. In Tuesday's unanimous ruling, the three-judge panel said material support for terrorism was not a crime under international law at the time of Hamdan's conviction. Hamdan was convicted by an a military tribunal at the U.S. military base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and sentenced to 5 1/2 years in prison in connection to the September 11, 2001 attacks on the ... Media files: 1977CEA3-DC4B-4A03-A05C-FC85E9743D1D_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Voice of America: Domestically Trafficked Ugandan Children Rescued

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Domestically Trafficked Ugandan Children Rescued Oct 16th 2012, 15:08 Domestic trafficking of children continues to be an ongoing problem in Uganda, and aid agencies are working to return victims to their homes. The International Organization of Migration, or IOM, in partnership with Uganda Women's Effort to Save Orphans and with Dwelling Places, said it recently returned 51 trafficked children to their extended families in the Karamoja sub-region in northern Uganda.  IOM said the region is known as one of the poorest regions in the country, with extreme ... Media files: 5E28A9C0-9D92-40DA-896E-5EA386B516E8_cx0_cy6_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Voice of America: Ivory Coast Tightens Security After Overnight Attacks

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Ivory Coast Tightens Security After Overnight Attacks Oct 16th 2012, 16:55 Ivory Coast's government said it is reinforcing security after thwarting what authorities said appeared to have been coordinated attacks, Sunday night and early Monday, on military and police installations and a power plant in and around the commercial capital, Abidjan. Unidentified gunmen clashed with Ivorian security forces late Sunday night in the southeastern town of Bouana, just 60 kilometers outside Abidjan, as they tried to steal weapons from police and military stations. A few ... Media files: 941CDB48-1980-40F2-8184-BF2A0B1C810B_cx0_cy3_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Voice of America: Drought, Wildfires Have Beef Farmers Looking for Cheaper Feed

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Drought, Wildfires Have Beef Farmers Looking for Cheaper Feed Oct 16th 2012, 15:35 The people who raise the cattle destined to become steak or hamburger on Americas' dinner plates are feeling a serious financial pinch. Recent wildfires scorched more than a million hectares of North American rangeland. In addition, a continuing drought in the American heartland is driving up the cost of hay, grains and other basic livestock feed. Now, ranches and feedlots are looking to cut their feed costs in the short term while working to make the cattle more efficient in the long ... Media files: 7956BD59-B80F-420D-A785-95F76A498C8F_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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