Voice of America: Mali Islamist Group Splits, Seeks Negotiated Solution to Conflict

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Mali Islamist Group Splits, Seeks Negotiated Solution to Conflict Jan 24th 2013, 15:19 A faction of one of the armed Islamist groups occupying the north of the Mali has split off from its al Qaeda allies and says it is willing to hold talks with the government, the leader of the new group said on Thursday. Alghabass Ag Intallah, a senior member of the Tuareg-led Ansar Dine group which helped seize northern Mali last year from government forces, said he had created a new organization, the Islamic Movement of Azawad (MIA), and was ready to seek a negotiated solution to Mali's ... Media files: C287784B-7890-4408-9378-DFAFFC31EFDC_cx0_cy11_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Voice of America: Report Condemns Cameroon's Intolerance of Homosexuality

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Report Condemns Cameroon's Intolerance of Homosexuality Jan 24th 2013, 12:25 A new report from Amnesty International is accusing Cameroon's government of fostering a climate of abuse and intolerance for the country's gay and lesbian citizens. In addition to arrest and prosecution, the report says Cameroonians accused of violating the country's law prohibiting gay sex acts are routinely subjected to beatings and even torture.  Improper use of Article 347 In 2011, 14 Cameroonians were brought to trial for violating a provision in the penal code outlawing ... Media files: 544162DB-A56A-455C-A619-6285E6A6E576_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Voice of America: Pentagon Lifts Ban on Combat Duty for Women

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Pentagon Lifts Ban on Combat Duty for Women Jan 24th 2013, 16:09 U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says the Pentagon has dropped its ban on women in combat positions. Panetta says allowing women to serve in combat will strengthen the U.S. military's ability to win wars. He said they have "proven their ability to serve in an expanding number of roles." Speaking at a Pentagon ceremony in remembrance of Martin Luther King Jr., Panetta said the military is more capable, and more powerful "when we use all of the great diverse strengths of ...

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Voice of America: Pentagon to Lift Ban on Combat Duty for Women

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Pentagon to Lift Ban on Combat Duty for Women Jan 24th 2013, 15:32 A top Pentagon official says U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is lifting the ban that keeps women from combat duty in the military. The official says Panetta will make a formal announcement later Thursday, adding that this is something Panetta has wanted to do since becoming defense chief in 2011. He already has opened 50,000 military jobs to women in the last two years. The official says Panetta is giving military chiefs until May to draw up plans for implementing the new policy, which ...

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Voice of America: Report Condemns Cameroon's Intolerance of Homosexuality

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Report Condemns Cameroon's Intolerance of Homosexuality Jan 24th 2013, 12:25 A new report from Amnesty International is accusing Cameroon's government of fostering a climate of abuse and intolerance for the country's gay and lesbian citizens. In addition to arrest and prosecution, the report says Cameroonians accused of violating the country's law prohibiting gay sex acts are routinely subjected to beatings and even torture.  Improper use of Article 347 In 2011, 14 Cameroonians were brought to trial for violating a provision in the penal code outlawing ... Media files: 544162DB-A56A-455C-A619-6285E6A6E576_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Voice of America: Mali Islamist Group Splits, Seeks Negotiated Solution to Conflict

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Mali Islamist Group Splits, Seeks Negotiated Solution to Conflict Jan 24th 2013, 15:19 A faction of one of the armed Islamist groups occupying the north of the Mali has split off from its al Qaeda allies and says it is willing to hold talks with the government, the leader of the new group said on Thursday. Alghabass Ag Intallah, a senior member of the Tuareg-led Ansar Dine group which helped seize northern Mali last year from government forces, said he had created a new organization, the Islamic Movement of Azawad (MIA), and was ready to seek a negotiated solution to Mali's ... Media files: C287784B-7890-4408-9378-DFAFFC31EFDC_cx0_cy11_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Voice of America: Kerry Appears at Senate Confirmation Hearing

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Kerry Appears at Senate Confirmation Hearing Jan 24th 2013, 15:26 Kerry, the wealthiest U.S. senator, has promised to divest his expansive holdings in companies that could prove a conflict of interest to the nation's top diplomat. Those holdings include companies that do business with the U.S. government and others that could be affected by diplomatic decisions. Kerry was seen as a possibility for Secretary of State when President Barack Obama first took office, but he was passed over for Hillary Clinton, who has served four years and is expected to step ...

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Voice of America: Pentagon Lifts Ban on Combat Duty for Women

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Pentagon Lifts Ban on Combat Duty for Women Jan 24th 2013, 16:09 U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says the Pentagon has dropped its ban on women in combat positions. Panetta says allowing women to serve in combat will strengthen the U.S. military's ability to win wars. He said they have "proven their ability to serve in an expanding number of roles." Speaking at a Pentagon ceremony in remembrance of Martin Luther King Jr., Panetta said the military is more capable, and more powerful "when we use all of the great diverse strengths of ...

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Voice of America: Kerry Appears at Senate Confirmation Hearing

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Kerry Appears at Senate Confirmation Hearing Jan 24th 2013, 15:26 Kerry, the wealthiest U.S. senator, has promised to divest his expansive holdings in companies that could prove a conflict of interest to the nation's top diplomat. Those holdings include companies that do business with the U.S. government and others that could be affected by diplomatic decisions. Kerry was seen as a possibility for Secretary of State when President Barack Obama first took office, but he was passed over for Hillary Clinton, who has served four years and is expected to step ...

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Voice of America: Mali Islamist Group Splits, Seeks Negotiated Solution to Conflict

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Mali Islamist Group Splits, Seeks Negotiated Solution to Conflict Jan 24th 2013, 15:19 A faction of one of the armed Islamist groups occupying the north of the Mali has split off from its al Qaeda allies and says it is willing to hold talks with the government, the leader of the new group said on Thursday. Alghabass Ag Intallah, a senior member of the Tuareg-led Ansar Dine group which helped seize northern Mali last year from government forces, said he had created a new organization, the Islamic Movement of Azawad (MIA), and was ready to seek a negotiated solution to Mali's ... Media files: C287784B-7890-4408-9378-DFAFFC31EFDC_cx0_cy11_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Voice of America: Pentagon to Lift Ban on Combat Duty for Women

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Pentagon to Lift Ban on Combat Duty for Women Jan 24th 2013, 15:32 A top Pentagon official says U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is lifting the ban that keeps women from combat duty in the military. The official says Panetta will make a formal announcement later Thursday, adding that this is something Panetta has wanted to do since becoming defense chief in 2011. He already has opened 50,000 military jobs to women in the last two years. The official says Panetta is giving military chiefs until May to draw up plans for implementing the new policy, which ...

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Voice of America: Report Condemns Cameroon's Intolerance of Homosexuality

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Report Condemns Cameroon's Intolerance of Homosexuality Jan 24th 2013, 12:25 A new report from Amnesty International is accusing Cameroon's government of fostering a climate of abuse and intolerance for the country's gay and lesbian citizens. In addition to arrest and prosecution, the report says Cameroonians accused of violating the country's law prohibiting gay sex acts are routinely subjected to beatings and even torture.  Improper use of Article 347 In 2011, 14 Cameroonians were brought to trial for violating a provision in the penal code outlawing ... Media files: 544162DB-A56A-455C-A619-6285E6A6E576_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Voice of America: Pentagon Lifts Ban on Combat Duty for Women

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Pentagon Lifts Ban on Combat Duty for Women Jan 24th 2013, 16:09 U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says the Pentagon has dropped its ban on women in combat positions. Panetta says allowing women to serve in combat will strengthen the U.S. military's ability to win wars. He said they have "proven their ability to serve in an expanding number of roles." Speaking at a Pentagon ceremony in remembrance of Martin Luther King Jr., Panetta said the military is more capable, and more powerful "when we use all of the great diverse strengths of ...

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Voice of America: Kerry Appears at Senate Confirmation Hearing

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Kerry Appears at Senate Confirmation Hearing Jan 24th 2013, 15:26 Kerry, the wealthiest U.S. senator, has promised to divest his expansive holdings in companies that could prove a conflict of interest to the nation's top diplomat. Those holdings include companies that do business with the U.S. government and others that could be affected by diplomatic decisions. Kerry was seen as a possibility for Secretary of State when President Barack Obama first took office, but he was passed over for Hillary Clinton, who has served four years and is expected to step ...

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Voice of America: Mali Islamist Group Splits, Seeks Negotiated Solution to Conflict

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Mali Islamist Group Splits, Seeks Negotiated Solution to Conflict Jan 24th 2013, 15:19 A faction of one of the armed Islamist groups occupying the north of the Mali has split off from its al Qaeda allies and says it is willing to hold talks with the government, the leader of the new group said on Thursday. Alghabass Ag Intallah, a senior member of the Tuareg-led Ansar Dine group which helped seize northern Mali last year from government forces, said he had created a new organization, the Islamic Movement of Azawad (MIA), and was ready to seek a negotiated solution to Mali's ... Media files: C287784B-7890-4408-9378-DFAFFC31EFDC_cx0_cy11_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Voice of America: Report Condemns Cameroon's Intolerance of Homosexuality

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Report Condemns Cameroon's Intolerance of Homosexuality Jan 24th 2013, 12:25 A new report from Amnesty International is accusing Cameroon's government of fostering a climate of abuse and intolerance for the country's gay and lesbian citizens. In addition to arrest and prosecution, the report says Cameroonians accused of violating the country's law prohibiting gay sex acts are routinely subjected to beatings and even torture.  Improper use of Article 347 In 2011, 14 Cameroonians were brought to trial for violating a provision in the penal code outlawing ... Media files: 544162DB-A56A-455C-A619-6285E6A6E576_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Voice of America: Pentagon to Lift Ban on Combat Duty for Women

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Pentagon to Lift Ban on Combat Duty for Women Jan 24th 2013, 15:32 A top Pentagon official says U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is lifting the ban that keeps women from combat duty in the military. The official says Panetta will make a formal announcement later Thursday, adding that this is something Panetta has wanted to do since becoming defense chief in 2011. He already has opened 50,000 military jobs to women in the last two years. The official says Panetta is giving military chiefs until May to draw up plans for implementing the new policy, which ...

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Voice of America: Mali Islamist Group Splits, Seeks Negotiated Solution to Conflict

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Mali Islamist Group Splits, Seeks Negotiated Solution to Conflict Jan 24th 2013, 15:19 A faction of one of the armed Islamist groups occupying the north of the Mali has split off from its al Qaeda allies and says it is willing to hold talks with the government, the leader of the new group said on Thursday. Alghabass Ag Intallah, a senior member of the Tuareg-led Ansar Dine group which helped seize northern Mali last year from government forces, said he had created a new organization, the Islamic Movement of Azawad (MIA), and was ready to seek a negotiated solution to Mali's ... Media files: C287784B-7890-4408-9378-DFAFFC31EFDC_cx0_cy11_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Voice of America: Report Condemns Cameroon's Intolerance of Homosexuality

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Report Condemns Cameroon's Intolerance of Homosexuality Jan 24th 2013, 12:25 A new report from Amnesty International is accusing Cameroon's government of fostering a climate of abuse and intolerance for the country's gay and lesbian citizens. In addition to arrest and prosecution, the report says Cameroonians accused of violating the country's law prohibiting gay sex acts are routinely subjected to beatings and even torture.  Improper use of Article 347 In 2011, 14 Cameroonians were brought to trial for violating a provision in the penal code outlawing ... Media files: 544162DB-A56A-455C-A619-6285E6A6E576_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Voice of America: Pentagon to Lift Ban on Combat Duty for Women

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Pentagon to Lift Ban on Combat Duty for Women Jan 24th 2013, 15:32 A top Pentagon official says U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is lifting the ban that keeps women from combat duty in the military. The official says Panetta will make a formal announcement later Thursday, adding that this is something Panetta has wanted to do since becoming defense chief in 2011. He already has opened 50,000 military jobs to women in the last two years. The official says Panetta is giving military chiefs until May to draw up plans for implementing the new policy, which ...

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Voice of America: Kerry Appears at Senate Confirmation Hearing

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Kerry Appears at Senate Confirmation Hearing Jan 24th 2013, 15:26 Kerry, the wealthiest U.S. senator, has promised to divest his expansive holdings in companies that could prove a conflict of interest to the nation's top diplomat. Those holdings include companies that do business with the U.S. government and others that could be affected by diplomatic decisions. Kerry was seen as a possibility for Secretary of State when President Barack Obama first took office, but he was passed over for Hillary Clinton, who has served four years and is expected to step ...

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Voice of America: Syrian State TV Shows Assad at Mosque

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Syrian State TV Shows Assad at Mosque Jan 24th 2013, 14:46 Syrian state television has shown President Bashar al-Assad attending prayers at a mosque in a district of northern Damascus to mark the Prophet Muhammad's birthday. It was the first time since early January that state media have shown the president in a public setting. The broadcast showed Mr. Assad kneeling in the Al-Afram mosque flanked by Syria's Grand Mufti Ahmad Hassoun. The state TV said the broadcast was live. Earlier, Syria's minister of religious endowments, Mohammed ...

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Voice of America: Al-Shabab Threatens to Kill Kenyan Prisoners

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Al-Shabab Threatens to Kill Kenyan Prisoners Jan 24th 2013, 14:24 Somali militants are threatening to execute a group of Kenyan hostages unless the Kenyan government frees Muslims arrested on terrorism charges. Militant group Al-Shabab released a video late Wednesday that shows a total of six Kenyans purportedly in its custody. One man, identified as Mule Yesse Edwards, appealed to Kenyan officials and presidential candidates to secure the hostages' release. In a series of Twitter messages, al-Shabab said Kenya must respond to its demands by February ... Media files: BBA1B8AC-C2EB-4964-9EA6-E8ABFB6C0B0C_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.png?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Voice of America: Kerry Appears at Senate Confirmation Hearing

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Kerry Appears at Senate Confirmation Hearing Jan 24th 2013, 15:26 Kerry, the wealthiest U.S. senator, has promised to divest his expansive holdings in companies that could prove a conflict of interest to the nation's top diplomat. Those holdings include companies that do business with the U.S. government and others that could be affected by diplomatic decisions. Kerry was seen as a possibility for Secretary of State when President Barack Obama first took office, but he was passed over for Hillary Clinton, who has served four years and is expected to step ...

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Voice of America: Pentagon to Lift Ban on Combat Duty for Women

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Pentagon to Lift Ban on Combat Duty for Women Jan 24th 2013, 15:32 A top Pentagon official says U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is lifting the ban that keeps women from combat duty in the military. The official says Panetta will make a formal announcement later Thursday, adding that this is something Panetta has wanted to do since becoming defense chief in 2011. He already has opened 50,000 military jobs to women in the last two years. The official says Panetta is giving military chiefs until May to draw up plans for implementing the new policy, which ...

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Voice of America: British Nationals Urged to Leave Benghazi

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British Nationals Urged to Leave Benghazi Jan 24th 2013, 14:22 Britain has warned of a "specific and imminent" threat against Westerners in the Libyan city of Benghazi and urged British nationals there to leave immediately. In a statement Thursday, Britain's Foreign Office said there was a high threat of terrorism in the city adding that attacks could be indiscriminate and target places frequented by foreigners. The foreign office did not give details on the nature of the threat in Benghazi. A general advisory that has been in effect ...

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