Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Voice of America: Burma Admits Air Strikes Targeted Kachin Rebels

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Burma Admits Air Strikes Targeted Kachin Rebels
Jan 2nd 2013, 13:46

The Burmese government has confirmed that it carried out air strikes this week against ethnic rebels in northern Kachin state, raising fresh concerns about the country's reform and fragile peace processes. In an interview with VOA's Burmese Service on Wednesday, a government spokesperson acknowledged that "training jets" were used against Kachin rebels in response to attacks by the Kachin Independence Organization. Some government officials had at first denied carrying out ...

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Voice of America: Indian Minister Leads Delhi Rape Protest

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Indian Minister Leads Delhi Rape Protest
Jan 2nd 2013, 14:32

New Delhi residents braved wintery weather to march in protest of a gang rape that resulted in the death of a 23-year-old woman last week. The Wednesday march was called by the city's Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, who attended with members of her cabinet and continued to draw followers as they wound through the city. Dikshit -- and the central government -- have themselves been the target of protest over women's safety in the wake of the incident. Indians were shocked when news ...

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Voice of America: Indian Minister Leads Delhi Rape Protest

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Indian Minister Leads Delhi Rape Protest
Jan 2nd 2013, 14:32

New Delhi residents braved wintery weather to march in protest of a gang rape that resulted in the death of a 23-year-old woman last week. The Wednesday march was called by the city's Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, who attended with members of her cabinet and continued to draw followers as they wound through the city. Dikshit -- and the central government -- have themselves been the target of protest over women's safety in the wake of the incident. Indians were shocked when news ...

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Voice of America: Burma Admits Air Strikes Targeted Kachin Rebels

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Burma Admits Air Strikes Targeted Kachin Rebels
Jan 2nd 2013, 13:46

The Burmese government has confirmed that it carried out air strikes this week against ethnic rebels in northern Kachin state, raising fresh concerns about the country's reform and fragile peace processes. In an interview with VOA's Burmese Service on Wednesday, a government spokesperson acknowledged that "training jets" were used against Kachin rebels in response to attacks by the Kachin Independence Organization. Some government officials had at first denied carrying out ...

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Voice of America: China's Program To Re-Introduce Pandas Into the Wild Proving Difficult

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China's Program To Re-Introduce Pandas Into the Wild Proving Difficult
Jan 2nd 2013, 13:41

China's program to breed the endangered giant panda in captivity has been largely successful, with several pandas being kept in zoos outside China, including in the United States. An eminent U.S. ecologist and key supporter of panda conservation, says the program is failing to re-introduce the bears to the wild.  Efforts to save the giant panda strengthened in the 1980's with the founding of a research base for breeding the bears in Chengdu, in China's Sichuan province. The program ...

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Voice of America: Bozize Supporters Build Roadblocks in CAR Capital

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Bozize Supporters Build Roadblocks in CAR Capital
Jan 2nd 2013, 14:08

Supporters of Central African Republic President Francois Bozize have set up roadblocks in the capital, Bangui, saying they want to stop any rebel incursion. French media reports say young men describing themselves as "patriots" are manning checkpoints where they stop vehicles and question occupants in a search for rebel fighters. The rebel coalition known as Seleka has taken several major towns and cities, including one less than 200 kilometers from the capital. Reuters news ...

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Voice of America: Indian Minister Leads Delhi Rape Protest

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Indian Minister Leads Delhi Rape Protest
Jan 2nd 2013, 14:32

New Delhi residents braved wintery weather to march in protest of a gang rape that resulted in the death of a 23-year-old woman last week. The Wednesday march was called by the city's Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, who attended with members of her cabinet and continued to draw followers as they wound through the city. Dikshit -- and the central government -- have themselves been the target of protest over women's safety in the wake of the incident. Indians were shocked when news ...

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Voice of America: China's Program To Re-Introduce Pandas Into the Wild Proving Difficult

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China's Program To Re-Introduce Pandas Into the Wild Proving Difficult
Jan 2nd 2013, 13:41

China's program to breed the endangered giant panda in captivity has been largely successful, with several pandas being kept in zoos outside China, including in the United States. An eminent U.S. ecologist and key supporter of panda conservation, says the program is failing to re-introduce the bears to the wild.  Efforts to save the giant panda strengthened in the 1980's with the founding of a research base for breeding the bears in Chengdu, in China's Sichuan province. The program ...

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Voice of America: Bozize Supporters Build Roadblocks in CAR Capital

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Bozize Supporters Build Roadblocks in CAR Capital
Jan 2nd 2013, 14:08

Supporters of Central African Republic President Francois Bozize have set up roadblocks in the capital, Bangui, saying they want to stop any rebel incursion. French media reports say young men describing themselves as "patriots" are manning checkpoints where they stop vehicles and question occupants in a search for rebel fighters. The rebel coalition known as Seleka has taken several major towns and cities, including one less than 200 kilometers from the capital. Reuters news ...

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Voice of America: China's Program To Re-Introduce Pandas Into the Wild Proving Difficult

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China's Program To Re-Introduce Pandas Into the Wild Proving Difficult
Jan 2nd 2013, 13:41

China's program to breed the endangered giant panda in captivity has been largely successful, with several pandas being kept in zoos outside China, including in the United States. An eminent U.S. ecologist and key supporter of panda conservation, says the program is failing to re-introduce the bears to the wild.  Efforts to save the giant panda strengthened in the 1980's with the founding of a research base for breeding the bears in Chengdu, in China's Sichuan province. The program ...

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Voice of America: China's Program To Re-Introduce Pandas Into the Wild Proving Difficult

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China's Program To Re-Introduce Pandas Into the Wild Proving Difficult
Jan 2nd 2013, 13:41

China's program to breed the endangered giant panda in captivity has been largely successful, with several pandas being kept in zoos outside China, including in the United States. An eminent U.S. ecologist and key supporter of panda conservation, says the program is failing to re-introduce the bears to the wild.  Efforts to save the giant panda strengthened in the 1980's with the founding of a research base for breeding the bears in Chengdu, in China's Sichuan province. The program ...

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Voice of America: Bozize Supporters Build Roadblocks in CAR Capital

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Bozize Supporters Build Roadblocks in CAR Capital
Jan 2nd 2013, 14:08

Supporters of Central African Republic President Francois Bozize have set up roadblocks in the capital, Bangui, saying they want to stop any rebel incursion. French media reports say young men describing themselves as "patriots" are manning checkpoints where they stop vehicles and question occupants in a search for rebel fighters. The rebel coalition known as Seleka has taken several major towns and cities, including one less than 200 kilometers from the capital. Reuters news ...

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Voice of America: Bozize Supporters Build Roadblocks in CAR Capital

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Bozize Supporters Build Roadblocks in CAR Capital
Jan 2nd 2013, 14:08

Supporters of Central African Republic President Francois Bozize have set up roadblocks in the capital, Bangui, saying they want to stop any rebel incursion. French media reports say young men describing themselves as "patriots" are manning checkpoints where they stop vehicles and question occupants in a search for rebel fighters. The rebel coalition known as Seleka has taken several major towns and cities, including one less than 200 kilometers from the capital. Reuters news ...

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Voice of America: China's Program To Re-Introduce Pandas Into the Wild Proving Difficult

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China's Program To Re-Introduce Pandas Into the Wild Proving Difficult
Jan 2nd 2013, 13:41

China's program to breed the endangered giant panda in captivity has been largely successful, with several pandas being kept in zoos outside China, including in the United States. An eminent U.S. ecologist and key supporter of panda conservation, says the program is failing to re-introduce the bears to the wild.  Efforts to save the giant panda strengthened in the 1980's with the founding of a research base for breeding the bears in Chengdu, in China's Sichuan province. The program ...

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Voice of America: Bozize Supporters Build Roadblocks in CAR Capital

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Bozize Supporters Build Roadblocks in CAR Capital
Jan 2nd 2013, 14:08

Supporters of Central African Republic President Francois Bozize have set up roadblocks in the capital, Bangui, saying they want to stop any rebel incursion. French media reports say young men describing themselves as "patriots" are manning checkpoints where they stop vehicles and question occupants in a search for rebel fighters. The rebel coalition known as Seleka has taken several major towns and cities, including one less than 200 kilometers from the capital. Reuters news ...

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Voice of America: Obama Praises House Vote on Fiscal Cliff

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Obama Praises House Vote on Fiscal Cliff
Jan 2nd 2013, 11:07

President Barack Obama declared victory Tuesday night in what he called "the central promise" of his presidency -- changing a tax code skewed in favor of the wealthy.  Obama thanked leaders from both parties in both houses of Congress, and Vice President Joe Biden, for getting a bill passed to stop big tax increases and government spending cuts. "The sum total of all the budget agreements we have reached so far proves that there is a path forward -- that it is possible, if we ...

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Voice of America: Rebels in Syria Attack Northern Airport

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Rebels in Syria Attack Northern Airport
Jan 2nd 2013, 10:51

Opposition activists say Syrian government forces and rebels are waging a fierce battle near an airport in the northern Idlib province, on Wednesday, a day after similar clashes prompted officials to close the airport in Aleppo. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says rebels have launched an attack on a military airport near Taftanaz. The group says Islamist militant groups are involved in the fighting. There was no immediate confirmation from the government, which has ...

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Voice of America: Obama Praises House Vote on Fiscal Cliff

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Obama Praises House Vote on Fiscal Cliff
Jan 2nd 2013, 11:07

President Barack Obama declared victory Tuesday night in what he called "the central promise" of his presidency -- changing a tax code skewed in favor of the wealthy.  Obama thanked leaders from both parties in both houses of Congress, and Vice President Joe Biden, for getting a bill passed to stop big tax increases and government spending cuts. "The sum total of all the budget agreements we have reached so far proves that there is a path forward -- that it is possible, if we ...

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Voice of America: 'Super Storm' Aid in Limbo

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'Super Storm' Aid in Limbo
Jan 2nd 2013, 10:45

Members of the U.S. Congress have expressed anger and dismay over an apparent decision to end the session without approving disaster aid for victims of superstorm Sandy, which wreaked havoc along the U.S. East Coast in October, resulting in at least 125 deaths. The U.S. House of Representatives wrapped up its session, late Tuesday, with no vote on emergency funding. The move could jeopardize any decision on aid until after the new Congress is sworn in on Thursday. The Senate had approved a ...

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Voice of America: Rebels in Syria Attack Northern Airport

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Rebels in Syria Attack Northern Airport
Jan 2nd 2013, 10:51

Opposition activists say Syrian government forces and rebels are waging a fierce battle near an airport in the northern Idlib province, on Wednesday, a day after similar clashes prompted officials to close the airport in Aleppo. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says rebels have launched an attack on a military airport near Taftanaz. The group says Islamist militant groups are involved in the fighting. There was no immediate confirmation from the government, which has ...

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Voice of America: Obama Praises House Vote on Fiscal Cliff

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Obama Praises House Vote on Fiscal Cliff
Jan 2nd 2013, 11:07

President Barack Obama declared victory Tuesday night in what he called "the central promise" of his presidency -- changing a tax code skewed in favor of the wealthy.  Obama thanked leaders from both parties in both houses of Congress, and Vice President Joe Biden, for getting a bill passed to stop big tax increases and government spending cuts. "The sum total of all the budget agreements we have reached so far proves that there is a path forward -- that it is possible, if we ...

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Voice of America: 'Super Storm' Aid in Limbo

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'Super Storm' Aid in Limbo
Jan 2nd 2013, 10:45

Members of the U.S. Congress have expressed anger and dismay over an apparent decision to end the session without approving disaster aid for victims of superstorm Sandy, which wreaked havoc along the U.S. East Coast in October, resulting in at least 125 deaths. The U.S. House of Representatives wrapped up its session, late Tuesday, with no vote on emergency funding. The move could jeopardize any decision on aid until after the new Congress is sworn in on Thursday. The Senate had approved a ...

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Voice of America: Rebels in Syria Attack Northern Airport

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Rebels in Syria Attack Northern Airport
Jan 2nd 2013, 10:51

Opposition activists say Syrian government forces and rebels are waging a fierce battle near an airport in the northern Idlib province, on Wednesday, a day after similar clashes prompted officials to close the airport in Aleppo. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says rebels have launched an attack on a military airport near Taftanaz. The group says Islamist militant groups are involved in the fighting. There was no immediate confirmation from the government, which has ...

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Voice of America: Obama Praises House Vote on Fiscal Cliff

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Obama Praises House Vote on Fiscal Cliff
Jan 2nd 2013, 11:07

President Barack Obama declared victory Tuesday night in what he called "the central promise" of his presidency -- changing a tax code skewed in favor of the wealthy.  Obama thanked leaders from both parties in both houses of Congress, and Vice President Joe Biden, for getting a bill passed to stop big tax increases and government spending cuts. "The sum total of all the budget agreements we have reached so far proves that there is a path forward -- that it is possible, if we ...

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Voice of America: 'Super Storm' Aid in Limbo

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'Super Storm' Aid in Limbo
Jan 2nd 2013, 10:45

Members of the U.S. Congress have expressed anger and dismay over an apparent decision to end the session without approving disaster aid for victims of superstorm Sandy, which wreaked havoc along the U.S. East Coast in October, resulting in at least 125 deaths. The U.S. House of Representatives wrapped up its session, late Tuesday, with no vote on emergency funding. The move could jeopardize any decision on aid until after the new Congress is sworn in on Thursday. The Senate had approved a ...

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