Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Voice of America: Clinton Holds Final, Virtual Town Hall Meeting

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Clinton Holds Final, Virtual Town Hall Meeting
Jan 29th 2013, 16:23

Outgoing Secretary of State Hillary Clinton took questions via Twitter and Facebook from around the world as part of a moderated "Global Townterview" held Tuesday at the Newseum, in Washington, D.C.   Clinton, who steps down Friday, answered questions from participants in Australia, Britain, Colombia, Japan, India, and Nigeria, and discussed topics ranging from women rights to international relations during her final question and answer session as the top U.S. ...

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Voice of America: Ukraine Jails Ex-Official for Journalist Death

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Ukraine Jails Ex-Official for Journalist Death
Jan 29th 2013, 16:06

A Ukrainian court has sentenced a former interior ministry official to life in prison for the 2000 murder of an investigative journalist.   Olexiy Pukach, a former top surveillance official, was convicted Tuesday of the strangling death of Georgiy Gongadze.   Gongadze was the founder of the Ukrainska Pravda news site, and had been investigating alleged corruption in the government of then-president Leonid Kuchma. His headless body was found in a forest outside the Ukrainian capital, ...

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Voice of America: Al-Shabab Claims Responsibility for Mogadishu Bombing

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Al-Shabab Claims Responsibility for Mogadishu Bombing
Jan 29th 2013, 16:41

Somali militant group al-Shabab has claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing in Mogadishu Tuesday that killed at least two people, including the bomber. The bomber set off his explosives on a street that is near the presidential palace, the prime minister's residence and Somalia's National Security Agency. A statement on al-Shabab's website says the blast killed seven security agents.  Somali officials say the bomber killed himself and one soldier, and that three other ...

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Voice of America: Ukraine Jails Ex-Official for Journalist Death

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Ukraine Jails Ex-Official for Journalist Death
Jan 29th 2013, 16:06

A Ukrainian court has sentenced a former interior ministry official to life in prison for the 2000 murder of an investigative journalist.   Olexiy Pukach, a former top surveillance official, was convicted Tuesday of the strangling death of Georgiy Gongadze.   Gongadze was the founder of the Ukrainska Pravda news site, and had been investigating alleged corruption in the government of then-president Leonid Kuchma. His headless body was found in a forest outside the Ukrainian capital, ...

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Voice of America: Clinton Holds Final, Virtual Town Hall Meeting

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Clinton Holds Final, Virtual Town Hall Meeting
Jan 29th 2013, 16:23

Outgoing Secretary of State Hillary Clinton took questions via Twitter and Facebook from around the world as part of a moderated "Global Townterview" held Tuesday at the Newseum, in Washington, D.C.   Clinton, who steps down Friday, answered questions from participants in Australia, Britain, Colombia, Japan, India, and Nigeria, and discussed topics ranging from women rights to international relations during her final question and answer session as the top U.S. ...

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Voice of America: Senate Panel Approves Kerry Nomination for Secretary of State

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Senate Panel Approves Kerry Nomination for Secretary of State
Jan 29th 2013, 16:54

A U.S. Senate committee has approved the nomination of Senator John Kerry to be the next secretary of state, with the full Senate to vote possibly later Tuesday. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved the nomination of the Massachusetts Democrat on a voice vote. U.S. President Barack Obama nominated Kerry, who is the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, last month, to succeed Hillary Clinton as the top U.S. diplomat. In his confirmation hearing last week, Kerry said ...

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Voice of America: Clinton Holds Final, Virtual Town Hall Meeting

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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
Clinton Holds Final, Virtual Town Hall Meeting
Jan 29th 2013, 16:23

Outgoing Secretary of State Hillary Clinton took questions via Twitter and Facebook from around the world as part of a moderated "Global Townterview" held Tuesday at the Newseum, in Washington, D.C.   Clinton, who steps down Friday, answered questions from participants in Australia, Britain, Colombia, Japan, India, and Nigeria, and discussed topics ranging from women rights to international relations during her final question and answer session as the top U.S. ...

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Voice of America: Ukraine Jails Ex-Official for Journalist Death

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Ukraine Jails Ex-Official for Journalist Death
Jan 29th 2013, 16:06

A Ukrainian court has sentenced a former interior ministry official to life in prison for the 2000 murder of an investigative journalist.   Olexiy Pukach, a former top surveillance official, was convicted Tuesday of the strangling death of Georgiy Gongadze.   Gongadze was the founder of the Ukrainska Pravda news site, and had been investigating alleged corruption in the government of then-president Leonid Kuchma. His headless body was found in a forest outside the Ukrainian capital, ...

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Voice of America: Donors Pledge $455 Million for Mali Force

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Donors Pledge $455 Million for Mali Force
Jan 29th 2013, 15:52

African nations and members of the wider international community pledged more than $455 million Tuesday to assist an African-led military intervention in Mali.  Donations pledged at the conference at African Union (AU) headquarters nearly meet the target of $460 million the AU says is needed for the African-led international support mission in Mali, known as AFISMA. The force will support Mali's army in its fight against al-Qaida-linked militants who seized control of northern Mali ...

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Voice of America: Al-Shabab Claims Responsibility for Mogadishu Bombing

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Al-Shabab Claims Responsibility for Mogadishu Bombing
Jan 29th 2013, 16:41

Somali militant group al-Shabab has claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing in Mogadishu Tuesday that killed at least two people, including the bomber. The bomber set off his explosives on a street that is near the presidential palace, the prime minister's residence and Somalia's National Security Agency. A statement on al-Shabab's website says the blast killed seven security agents.  Somali officials say the bomber killed himself and one soldier, and that three other ...

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Voice of America: Senate Panel Approves Kerry Nomination for Secretary of State

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Senate Panel Approves Kerry Nomination for Secretary of State
Jan 29th 2013, 16:54

A U.S. Senate committee has approved the nomination of Senator John Kerry to be the next secretary of state, with the full Senate to vote possibly later Tuesday. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved the nomination of the Massachusetts Democrat on a voice vote. U.S. President Barack Obama nominated Kerry, who is the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, last month, to succeed Hillary Clinton as the top U.S. diplomat. In his confirmation hearing last week, Kerry said ...

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Voice of America: Donors Pledge $455 Million for Mali Force

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Donors Pledge $455 Million for Mali Force
Jan 29th 2013, 15:52

African nations and members of the wider international community pledged more than $455 million Tuesday to assist an African-led military intervention in Mali.  Donations pledged at the conference at African Union (AU) headquarters nearly meet the target of $460 million the AU says is needed for the African-led international support mission in Mali, known as AFISMA. The force will support Mali's army in its fight against al-Qaida-linked militants who seized control of northern Mali ...

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Voice of America: Nigeria’s Boko Haram Militants Announce Cease-Fire

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Nigeria's Boko Haram Militants Announce Cease-Fire
Jan 29th 2013, 14:51

A man who claims to be a commander from the Islamist militant group known as Boko Haram declared a unilateral cease-fire Monday in Maiduguri in northern Nigeria.  It is not clear if Sheik Abu Mohammed Ibn Abdulazeez is speaking for all of Boko Haram, but officials say they will consider terms laid out by the group. This is the first time a person has physically appeared at a press conference claiming to be a Boko Haram leader.  Usually they call from blocked lines, post You Tube ...

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Voice of America: Virginia Auto Shop Helps Repair Cars and Lives

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Virginia Auto Shop Helps Repair Cars and Lives
Jan 29th 2013, 15:10

When Sharon and Gene Ward's van started making strange noises, the Virginia couple panicked. "Our car started to sound like a million crickets chirping," Sharon says. "We had taken it to a place down in Manassas and we told the person we are on a limited income. He told us it was going to be over $300 to fix it." That presented a major problem for the couple since they use the vehicle for more than transportation; it is also their home. Because they're too sick to work, the ...

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Voice of America: South China Sea Dispute Poses Challenge for US

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South China Sea Dispute Poses Challenge for US
Jan 29th 2013, 14:44

President Barack Obama begins his second term facing fresh tensions in the South China Sea as the Philippines takes its maritime dispute with China to the United Nations. China's navy patrols the disputed waters. The Philippines rejects Chinese authority over the area. "We want the arbitral tribunal to establish the rights of the Philippines to exclusively exploit the resources in our continental shelf in the West Philippine Sea," Philippine Assistant Foreign Affairs Secretary ...

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Voice of America: Ukraine Jails Ex-Official for Journalist Death

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Ukraine Jails Ex-Official for Journalist Death
Jan 29th 2013, 16:06

A Ukrainian court has sentenced a former interior ministry official to life in prison for the 2000 murder of an investigative journalist.   Olexiy Pukach, a former top surveillance official, was convicted Tuesday of the strangling death of Georgiy Gongadze.   Gongadze was the founder of the Ukrainska Pravda news site, and had been investigating alleged corruption in the government of then-president Leonid Kuchma. His headless body was found in a forest outside the Ukrainian capital, ...

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Voice of America: Nigeria’s Boko Haram Militants Announce Cease-Fire

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Nigeria's Boko Haram Militants Announce Cease-Fire
Jan 29th 2013, 14:51

A man who claims to be a commander from the Islamist militant group known as Boko Haram declared a unilateral cease-fire Monday in Maiduguri in northern Nigeria.  It is not clear if Sheik Abu Mohammed Ibn Abdulazeez is speaking for all of Boko Haram, but officials say they will consider terms laid out by the group. This is the first time a person has physically appeared at a press conference claiming to be a Boko Haram leader.  Usually they call from blocked lines, post You Tube ...

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Voice of America: Virginia Auto Shop Helps Repair Cars and Lives

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Virginia Auto Shop Helps Repair Cars and Lives
Jan 29th 2013, 15:10

When Sharon and Gene Ward's van started making strange noises, the Virginia couple panicked. "Our car started to sound like a million crickets chirping," Sharon says. "We had taken it to a place down in Manassas and we told the person we are on a limited income. He told us it was going to be over $300 to fix it." That presented a major problem for the couple since they use the vehicle for more than transportation; it is also their home. Because they're too sick to work, the ...

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Voice of America: South China Sea Dispute Poses Challenge for US

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South China Sea Dispute Poses Challenge for US
Jan 29th 2013, 14:44

President Barack Obama begins his second term facing fresh tensions in the South China Sea as the Philippines takes its maritime dispute with China to the United Nations. China's navy patrols the disputed waters. The Philippines rejects Chinese authority over the area. "We want the arbitral tribunal to establish the rights of the Philippines to exclusively exploit the resources in our continental shelf in the West Philippine Sea," Philippine Assistant Foreign Affairs Secretary ...

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Voice of America: Donors Pledge $455 Million for Mali Force

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Donors Pledge $455 Million for Mali Force
Jan 29th 2013, 15:52

African nations and members of the wider international community pledged more than $455 million Tuesday to assist an African-led military intervention in Mali.  Donations pledged at the conference at African Union (AU) headquarters nearly meet the target of $460 million the AU says is needed for the African-led international support mission in Mali, known as AFISMA. The force will support Mali's army in its fight against al-Qaida-linked militants who seized control of northern Mali ...

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Voice of America: Nigeria’s Boko Haram Militants Announce Cease-Fire

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Nigeria's Boko Haram Militants Announce Cease-Fire
Jan 29th 2013, 14:51

A man who claims to be a commander from the Islamist militant group known as Boko Haram declared a unilateral cease-fire Monday in Maiduguri in northern Nigeria.  It is not clear if Sheik Abu Mohammed Ibn Abdulazeez is speaking for all of Boko Haram, but officials say they will consider terms laid out by the group. This is the first time a person has physically appeared at a press conference claiming to be a Boko Haram leader.  Usually they call from blocked lines, post You Tube ...

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Voice of America: Rebels Torch Mali Library of Historic Manuscripts

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Rebels Torch Mali Library of Historic Manuscripts
Jan 29th 2013, 14:58

Mayor Halley Ousmane of Mali's fabled city of Timbuktu says Islamist militants torched a library containing thousands of ancient Arab manuscripts, as they retreated from the city this week.   Investigators are uncertain of the extent of damage at the Ahmed Baba Institute. But they fear many priceless documents have been destroyed.   The institute is one of several libraries in Timbuktu. It contains about 30,000 manuscripts, many of them collected from private family libraries ...

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Voice of America: Ukraine Jails Ex-Official for Journalist Death

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Ukraine Jails Ex-Official for Journalist Death
Jan 29th 2013, 15:21

A Ukrainian court has sentenced a former interior ministry official to life in prison for the 2000 murder of an investigative journalist. Olexiy Pukach, a former top surveillance official, was convicted Tuesday of the strangling death of Georgiy Gongadze. Gongadze was the founder of the Ukrainska Pravda news site, and had been investigating alleged corruption in the government of then-president Leonid Kuchma. His headless body was found in a forest outside the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv. A ...

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Voice of America: South China Sea Dispute Poses Challenge for US

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South China Sea Dispute Poses Challenge for US
Jan 29th 2013, 14:44

President Barack Obama begins his second term facing fresh tensions in the South China Sea as the Philippines takes its maritime dispute with China to the United Nations. China's navy patrols the disputed waters. The Philippines rejects Chinese authority over the area. "We want the arbitral tribunal to establish the rights of the Philippines to exclusively exploit the resources in our continental shelf in the West Philippine Sea," Philippine Assistant Foreign Affairs Secretary ...

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Voice of America: Obama Focuses on US Immigration Reform

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Obama Focuses on US Immigration Reform
Jan 29th 2013, 14:45

President Barack Obama is to highlight immigration proposals Tuesday, after a bipartisan group of U.S. senators unveiled an immigration reform plan Monday that includes a path to citizenship for those in the country illegally. Obama will speak in Nevada, a state among the most-affected by immigration. Senior administration officials say the president will not introduce new legislation because he wants to give Congress time to act on its own proposals.  Latino activists have ...

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