Thursday, February 7, 2013

Voice of America: South Africa Gang Rape Death Shocks Nation

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South Africa Gang Rape Death Shocks Nation
Feb 7th 2013, 17:12

The brutal gang rape and subsequent death of a South African teenager has shocked the nation. South Africa's incidence of sexual assault is very high, with no relief in sight. But top officials say this latest assault may be a wake-up call, much like the gang rape of a New Delhi woman in December has been for India.   Even in a nation considered the rape capital of the world, Anene Booysen's story is shocking. The 17-year-old was found at a construction site in the Western Cape on ...

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Voice of America: South Sudan Women Think Outside the Box

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South Sudan Women Think Outside the Box
Feb 7th 2013, 16:20

South Sudan is one of the worst places on the planet to be a woman.  With the highest maternal mortality rate in the world -- often due to forced or early marriage -- and the total lack of basic services in a country devastated by war, women have never had identity papers and control over their fate.  Slowly, aid agencies like the International Rescue Committee are trying to get women on the first rung of the ladder of independence through a unique banking system born out of a simple ...

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Voice of America: Get Tough with Sudan, US Expert Urges

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Get Tough with Sudan, US Expert Urges
Feb 7th 2013, 18:35

The head of a U.S.-based Sudan advocacy group called on the international community to get tough with Khartoum, which she accused of masquerading as a peacemaker while it obstructs peace and stability in South Sudan and Darfur. "Whether or not the government of Sudan says they're peacemakers, all evidence points to the contrary," Anne Bartlett, a professor of international studies at the University of San Francisco and the executive director of the Darfur Reconciliation and ...

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Voice of America: South Africa Gang Rape Death Shocks Nation

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South Africa Gang Rape Death Shocks Nation
Feb 7th 2013, 17:12

The brutal gang rape and subsequent death of a South African teenager has shocked the nation. South Africa's incidence of sexual assault is very high, with no relief in sight. But top officials say this latest assault may be a wake-up call, much like the gang rape of a New Delhi woman in December has been for India.   Even in a nation considered the rape capital of the world, Anene Booysen's story is shocking. The 17-year-old was found at a construction site in the Western Cape on ...

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Voice of America: South Sudan Women Think Outside the Box

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South Sudan Women Think Outside the Box
Feb 7th 2013, 16:20

South Sudan is one of the worst places on the planet to be a woman.  With the highest maternal mortality rate in the world -- often due to forced or early marriage -- and the total lack of basic services in a country devastated by war, women have never had identity papers and control over their fate.  Slowly, aid agencies like the International Rescue Committee are trying to get women on the first rung of the ladder of independence through a unique banking system born out of a simple ...

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Voice of America: Get Tough with Sudan, US Expert Urges

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Get Tough with Sudan, US Expert Urges
Feb 7th 2013, 18:35

The head of a U.S.-based Sudan advocacy group called on the international community to get tough with Khartoum, which she accused of masquerading as a peacemaker while it obstructs peace and stability in South Sudan and Darfur. "Whether or not the government of Sudan says they're peacemakers, all evidence points to the contrary," Anne Bartlett, a professor of international studies at the University of San Francisco and the executive director of the Darfur Reconciliation and ...

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Voice of America: Islamic Summit Focuses on End to Syria's Bloodshed

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Islamic Summit Focuses on End to Syria's Bloodshed
Feb 7th 2013, 18:38

Leaders of Muslim nations meeting in Cairo called Thursday for greater effort to bring the war in Syria to a negotiated end. The two-day summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation wrapped up as Islamic leaders backed a plan by Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi for dialogue among Syrians to end the brutal civil war. They urged opponents of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to meet with "untainted" government officials. Mr. Morsi said everyone at the summit agreed on the need to ...

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Voice of America: Get Tough with Sudan, US Expert Urges

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Get Tough with Sudan, US Expert Urges
Feb 7th 2013, 18:35

The head of a U.S.-based Sudan advocacy group called on the international community to get tough with Khartoum, which she accused of masquerading as a peacemaker while it obstructs peace and stability in South Sudan and Darfur. "Whether or not the government of Sudan says they're peacemakers, all evidence points to the contrary," Anne Bartlett, a professor of international studies at the University of San Francisco and the executive director of the Darfur Reconciliation and ...

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Voice of America: South Africa Gang Rape Death Shocks Nation

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South Africa Gang Rape Death Shocks Nation
Feb 7th 2013, 17:12

The brutal gang rape and subsequent death of a South African teenager has shocked the nation. South Africa's incidence of sexual assault is very high, with no relief in sight. But top officials say this latest assault may be a wake-up call, much like the gang rape of a New Delhi woman in December has been for India.   Even in a nation considered the rape capital of the world, Anene Booysen's story is shocking. The 17-year-old was found at a construction site in the Western Cape on ...

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Voice of America: Islamic Summit Focuses on End to Syria's Bloodshed

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Islamic Summit Focuses on End to Syria's Bloodshed
Feb 7th 2013, 18:38

Leaders of Muslim nations meeting in Cairo called Thursday for greater effort to bring the war in Syria to a negotiated end. The two-day summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation wrapped up as Islamic leaders backed a plan by Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi for dialogue among Syrians to end the brutal civil war. They urged opponents of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to meet with "untainted" government officials. Mr. Morsi said everyone at the summit agreed on the need to ...

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Voice of America: Islamic Summit Focuses on End to Syria's Bloodshed

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Islamic Summit Focuses on End to Syria's Bloodshed
Feb 7th 2013, 18:38

Leaders of Muslim nations meeting in Cairo called Thursday for greater effort to bring the war in Syria to a negotiated end. The two-day summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation wrapped up as Islamic leaders backed a plan by Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi for dialogue among Syrians to end the brutal civil war. They urged opponents of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to meet with "untainted" government officials. Mr. Morsi said everyone at the summit agreed on the need to ...

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Voice of America: Islamic Summit Focuses on End to Syria's Bloodshed

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Islamic Summit Focuses on End to Syria's Bloodshed
Feb 7th 2013, 18:38

Leaders of Muslim nations meeting in Cairo called Thursday for greater effort to bring the war in Syria to a negotiated end. The two-day summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation wrapped up as Islamic leaders backed a plan by Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi for dialogue among Syrians to end the brutal civil war. They urged opponents of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to meet with "untainted" government officials. Mr. Morsi said everyone at the summit agreed on the need to ...

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Voice of America: Islamic Summit Focuses on End to Syria's Bloodshed

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Islamic Summit Focuses on End to Syria's Bloodshed
Feb 7th 2013, 18:38

Leaders of Muslim nations meeting in Cairo called Thursday for greater effort to bring the war in Syria to a negotiated end. The two-day summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation wrapped up as Islamic leaders backed a plan by Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi for dialogue among Syrians to end the brutal civil war. They urged opponents of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to meet with "untainted" government officials. Mr. Morsi said everyone at the summit agreed on the need to ...

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Voice of America: UN: Afghanistan Bribes Totaled Nearly $4 Billion

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UN: Afghanistan Bribes Totaled Nearly $4 Billion
Feb 7th 2013, 16:38

According to the United Nations, bribes paid in Afghanistan in 2012 totaled almost a quarter of the entire amount of aid the international community has pledged to the war-ravaged country. Although Kabul appears to have made some progress towards reducing graft - a key condition for receiving international aid - the total cost of corruption has increased to almost $4 billion. The latest survey by the United Nations found that half of Afghanistan's adult population had to pay at least one ...

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Voice of America: UN: Afghanistan Bribes Totaled Nearly $4 Billion

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UN: Afghanistan Bribes Totaled Nearly $4 Billion
Feb 7th 2013, 16:38

According to the United Nations, bribes paid in Afghanistan in 2012 totaled almost a quarter of the entire amount of aid the international community has pledged to the war-ravaged country. Although Kabul appears to have made some progress towards reducing graft - a key condition for receiving international aid - the total cost of corruption has increased to almost $4 billion. The latest survey by the United Nations found that half of Afghanistan's adult population had to pay at least one ...

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Voice of America: Federal Reserve's Internal Site Hacked

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Federal Reserve's Internal Site Hacked
Feb 7th 2013, 16:48

The Federal Reserve said on Tuesday that one of its internal websites had been briefly breached by hackers, though no critical functions of the U.S. central bank were affected by the intrusion.   The admission, which raises questions about cyber security at the Fed, follows a claim that hackers linked to the activist group Anonymous had struck the Fed on Sunday, accessing personal information of more than 4,000 U.S. bank executives, which it published on the Web.   "The Federal ...

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Voice of America: UN: Afghanistan Bribes Totaled Nearly $4 Billion

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UN: Afghanistan Bribes Totaled Nearly $4 Billion
Feb 7th 2013, 16:38

According to the United Nations, bribes paid in Afghanistan in 2012 totaled almost a quarter of the entire amount of aid the international community has pledged to the war-ravaged country. Although Kabul appears to have made some progress towards reducing graft - a key condition for receiving international aid - the total cost of corruption has increased to almost $4 billion. The latest survey by the United Nations found that half of Afghanistan's adult population had to pay at least one ...

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Voice of America: CIA Nominee Faces Questions on Drone Policy

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CIA Nominee Faces Questions on Drone Policy
Feb 7th 2013, 17:16

President Barack Obama's choice to head the CIA faces a confirmation hearing Thursday that will include questions about a policy allowing drone strikes on U.S. citizens allegedly involved in terrorism overseas White House anti-terror adviser John Brennan is appearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee. He is a strong supporter of the administration's anti-terror policies. On Wednesday, an administration official said President Obama has ordered the Justice Department to give ...

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Voice of America: NASA Captures First Images of ISON Comet

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NASA Captures First Images of ISON Comet
Feb 7th 2013, 16:37

NASA has captured the first images of a distant comet, which may give us a spectacular light show later this fall. The images of comet C/2012 S1 (ISON), were taken by NASA's Deep Impact spacecraft from January 17 and 18 when the comet was 493 million miles away. "This is the fourth comet on which we have performed science observations and the farthest point from Earth from which we've tried to transmit data on a comet," said Tim Larson, project manager for the Deep Impact ...

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Voice of America: UN: Afghanistan Bribes Totaled Nearly $4 Billion

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UN: Afghanistan Bribes Totaled Nearly $4 Billion
Feb 7th 2013, 16:38

According to the United Nations, bribes paid in Afghanistan in 2012 totaled almost a quarter of the entire amount of aid the international community has pledged to the war-ravaged country. Although Kabul appears to have made some progress towards reducing graft - a key condition for receiving international aid - the total cost of corruption has increased to almost $4 billion. The latest survey by the United Nations found that half of Afghanistan's adult population had to pay at least one ...

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Voice of America: Russia's Putin Sacks Olympic Official Over Delays

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Russia's Putin Sacks Olympic Official Over Delays
Feb 7th 2013, 15:51

Vladimir Putin fired a top Russian Olympic official on Thursday after publicly ridiculing him on a visit to half-finished sports complexes planned for a winter Olympics dogged by reports of corruption and construction delays.   The humiliation of Akhmed Bilalov, 42, stamped President Putin's authority over the 2014 Sochi Games and underlined the importance he attaches to a global event he hopes will show how far Russia has come since the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991.   In a ...

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Voice of America: Obama Celebrates Faith at National Prayer Breakfast

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Obama Celebrates Faith at National Prayer Breakfast
Feb 7th 2013, 16:30

President Barack Obama has addressed the annual National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, saying Americans are "joined together in a common purpose, believing in something bigger than ourselves." "We come together because we are a people of faith. Faith is something that must be cultivated. Faith is not a possession, faith is a process," said Obama. Vice President Joe Biden and First Lady Michelle Obama also attended the event to honor their Christian faith. Republican ...

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Voice of America: Nigeria Opposition Merge to Challenge President's Party

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Nigeria Opposition Merge to Challenge President's Party
Feb 7th 2013, 15:57

Nigeria's four main opposition movements announced a merger, posing the stearnest threat in years to President Goodluck Jonathan's ruling party ahead of elections in 2015.      Supporters said the new All Progressive Congress (APC) - made up of four regional parties - was the most significant effort to date to form a national opposition group in a country driven by geographic rivalries and an Islamist insurgency.      Past, smaller, attempts at ...

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Voice of America: NASA Captures First Images of ISON Comet

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NASA Captures First Images of ISON Comet
Feb 7th 2013, 16:37

NASA has captured the first images of a distant comet, which may give us a spectacular light show later this fall. The images of comet C/2012 S1 (ISON), were taken by NASA's Deep Impact spacecraft from January 17 and 18 when the comet was 493 million miles away. "This is the fourth comet on which we have performed science observations and the farthest point from Earth from which we've tried to transmit data on a comet," said Tim Larson, project manager for the Deep Impact ...

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Voice of America: Federal Reserve's Internal Site Hacked

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Federal Reserve's Internal Site Hacked
Feb 7th 2013, 16:48

The Federal Reserve said on Tuesday that one of its internal websites had been briefly breached by hackers, though no critical functions of the U.S. central bank were affected by the intrusion.   The admission, which raises questions about cyber security at the Fed, follows a claim that hackers linked to the activist group Anonymous had struck the Fed on Sunday, accessing personal information of more than 4,000 U.S. bank executives, which it published on the Web.   "The Federal ...

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Voice of America: CIA Nominee Faces Questions on Drone Policy

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CIA Nominee Faces Questions on Drone Policy
Feb 7th 2013, 17:16

President Barack Obama's choice to head the CIA faces a confirmation hearing Thursday that will include questions about a policy allowing drone strikes on U.S. citizens allegedly involved in terrorism overseas White House anti-terror adviser John Brennan is appearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee. He is a strong supporter of the administration's anti-terror policies. On Wednesday, an administration official said President Obama has ordered the Justice Department to give ...

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