Thursday, February 14, 2013

Voice of America: Libyan Cities Struggle to Contain Crime Wave

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Libyan Cities Struggle to Contain Crime Wave
Feb 14th 2013, 19:58

Assailants recently invaded Ashraf Abdul Wahab's house while he was away and at gunpoint evicted his wife, two young sons, and 70-year-old mother. The seventh such house in this Tripoli district to have been taken over by petty criminals and drug-dealers, prosecutors say Wahab's is one of more than 100 similar home invasions citywide.   "I feel that Libya gets crushed in a wall because there is no security at the moment," says Wahab, explaining that he has nowhere to ...

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Voice of America: Syria’s Civil War Could Drag On Much Longer

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Syria's Civil War Could Drag On Much Longer
Feb 14th 2013, 17:37

Predictions of President Bashar al-Assad's imminent downfall may be premature as Syria's civil war and he maintains crucial outside support.

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Voice of America: Libyan Cities Struggle to Contain Crime Wave

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Libyan Cities Struggle to Contain Crime Wave
Feb 14th 2013, 19:58

Assailants recently invaded Ashraf Abdul Wahab's house while he was away and at gunpoint evicted his wife, two young sons, and 70-year-old mother. The seventh such house in this Tripoli district to have been taken over by petty criminals and drug-dealers, prosecutors say Wahab's is one of more than 100 similar home invasions citywide.   "I feel that Libya gets crushed in a wall because there is no security at the moment," says Wahab, explaining that he has nowhere to ...

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Voice of America: Syria’s Civil War Could Drag On Much Longer

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Syria's Civil War Could Drag On Much Longer
Feb 14th 2013, 17:37

Predictions of President Bashar al-Assad's imminent downfall may be premature as Syria's civil war and he maintains crucial outside support.

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Voice of America: Libyan Cities Struggle to Contain Crime Wave

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Libyan Cities Struggle to Contain Crime Wave
Feb 14th 2013, 19:58

Assailants recently invaded Ashraf Abdul Wahab's house while he was away and at gunpoint evicted his wife, two young sons, and 70-year-old mother. The seventh such house in this Tripoli district to have been taken over by petty criminals and drug-dealers, prosecutors say Wahab's is one of more than 100 similar home invasions citywide.   "I feel that Libya gets crushed in a wall because there is no security at the moment," says Wahab, explaining that he has nowhere to ...

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Voice of America: Syria’s Civil War Could Drag On Much Longer

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Syria's Civil War Could Drag On Much Longer
Feb 14th 2013, 17:37

Predictions of President Bashar al-Assad's imminent downfall may be premature as Syria's civil war and he maintains crucial outside support.

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Voice of America: Iran Mourns Senior Commander Killed in Syria

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Iran Mourns Senior Commander Killed in Syria
Feb 14th 2013, 19:19

A senior Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander killed inside Syria was buried Thursday in Tehran. Several high-ranking officials, including Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi and Revolutionary Guards chief general Mohammad Ali Jafari, as well as senior clerics, attended the funeral for General Hassan Shateri. Iranian officials said Shateri was shot and killed Tuesday while traveling from Damascus to Beirut. A spokesman for the Revolutionary Guards blamed the attack on ...

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Voice of America: Kenyan Presidential Candidate Seeks Delay In ICC Trial

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Kenyan Presidential Candidate Seeks Delay In ICC Trial
Feb 14th 2013, 19:10

Kenyan presidential candidate Uhuru Kenyatta is seeking a delay in his trial on charges of crimes against humanity. He is one of four Kenyans accused of organizing deadly ethnic violence that followed Kenya's disputed 2007 election. His trial at the International Criminal Court (ICC) is due to begin April 11, five weeks after Kenyans cast votes for a new president and parliament. In a pretrial hearing at the Hague on Thursday, Mr. Kenyatta's lawyer Steven Kay said the defense needed ...

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Voice of America: Syria’s Civil War Could Drag On Much Longer

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Syria's Civil War Could Drag On Much Longer
Feb 14th 2013, 17:37

Predictions of President Bashar al-Assad's imminent downfall may be premature as Syria's civil war and he maintains crucial outside support.

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Voice of America: Iran Mourns Senior Commander Killed in Syria

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Iran Mourns Senior Commander Killed in Syria
Feb 14th 2013, 19:19

A senior Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander killed inside Syria was buried Thursday in Tehran. Several high-ranking officials, including Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi and Revolutionary Guards chief general Mohammad Ali Jafari, as well as senior clerics, attended the funeral for General Hassan Shateri. Iranian officials said Shateri was shot and killed Tuesday while traveling from Damascus to Beirut. A spokesman for the Revolutionary Guards blamed the attack on ...

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Voice of America: Kenyan Presidential Candidate Seeks Delay In ICC Trial

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Kenyan Presidential Candidate Seeks Delay In ICC Trial
Feb 14th 2013, 19:10

Kenyan presidential candidate Uhuru Kenyatta is seeking a delay in his trial on charges of crimes against humanity. He is one of four Kenyans accused of organizing deadly ethnic violence that followed Kenya's disputed 2007 election. His trial at the International Criminal Court (ICC) is due to begin April 11, five weeks after Kenyans cast votes for a new president and parliament. In a pretrial hearing at the Hague on Thursday, Mr. Kenyatta's lawyer Steven Kay said the defense needed ...

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Voice of America: South Africa Cable Theft Hampers Economy

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South Africa Cable Theft Hampers Economy
Feb 14th 2013, 16:01

South African investigators say cable theft caused January's passenger train derailment near the capital, Pretoria - injuring about 200 people.  About 50 meters of electrical cables were stolen, shutting down the railway's automated signal system. Cable theft is estimated to cost more than a half billion dollars, to the South African economy every year. Each electrical, telecommunications or transport cable stolen can shut down economic activity in a vast area.  Eunice ...

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Voice of America: UK: Horse Drug May Have Entered Food Chain

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UK: Horse Drug May Have Entered Food Chain
Feb 14th 2013, 18:09

Europe's crisis over horsemeat-tainted food products deepened Thursday when British officials said tests showed small quantities of a powerful equine painkiller may have been sold to consumers in France.  The British Food Standards Agency said eight of 206 horses it checked had tested positive for phenylbutazone, commonly known as bute. It said six of the eight, all processed by a southwest English slaughterhouse, were sent to France and "may have entered the food ...

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Voice of America: Kenyan Presidential Candidate Seeks Delay In ICC Trial

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Kenyan Presidential Candidate Seeks Delay In ICC Trial
Feb 14th 2013, 19:10

Kenyan presidential candidate Uhuru Kenyatta is seeking a delay in his trial on charges of crimes against humanity. He is one of four Kenyans accused of organizing deadly ethnic violence that followed Kenya's disputed 2007 election. His trial at the International Criminal Court (ICC) is due to begin April 11, five weeks after Kenyans cast votes for a new president and parliament. In a pretrial hearing at the Hague on Thursday, Mr. Kenyatta's lawyer Steven Kay said the defense needed ...

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Voice of America: Iran Mourns Senior Commander Killed in Syria

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Iran Mourns Senior Commander Killed in Syria
Feb 14th 2013, 19:19

A senior Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander killed inside Syria was buried Thursday in Tehran. Several high-ranking officials, including Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi and Revolutionary Guards chief general Mohammad Ali Jafari, as well as senior clerics, attended the funeral for General Hassan Shateri. Iranian officials said Shateri was shot and killed Tuesday while traveling from Damascus to Beirut. A spokesman for the Revolutionary Guards blamed the attack on ...

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Voice of America: Kenyan Presidential Candidate Seeks Delay In ICC Trial

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Kenyan Presidential Candidate Seeks Delay In ICC Trial
Feb 14th 2013, 19:10

Kenyan presidential candidate Uhuru Kenyatta is seeking a delay in his trial on charges of crimes against humanity. He is one of four Kenyans accused of organizing deadly ethnic violence that followed Kenya's disputed 2007 election. His trial at the International Criminal Court (ICC) is due to begin April 11, five weeks after Kenyans cast votes for a new president and parliament. In a pretrial hearing at the Hague on Thursday, Mr. Kenyatta's lawyer Steven Kay said the defense needed ...

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Voice of America: India's Youth Keep Spotlight on Violence Against Women

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India's Youth Keep Spotlight on Violence Against Women
Feb 14th 2013, 17:05

Demonstrations against women's violence have not quelled in India since the brutal gang-rape of a woman in the capital, New Delhi, nearly two months ago. Throughout India, thousands of young people are taking part in mass dance protests this Valentine's Day as part of a global campaign. Nearly a hundred strangers from all over the city have come together here with one message:  "Wake up New Delhi and rise up against violence," chant the protesters.   This flash mob is ...

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Voice of America: South Africa Cable Theft Hampers Economy

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South Africa Cable Theft Hampers Economy
Feb 14th 2013, 16:01

South African investigators say cable theft caused January's passenger train derailment near the capital, Pretoria - injuring about 200 people.  About 50 meters of electrical cables were stolen, shutting down the railway's automated signal system. Cable theft is estimated to cost more than a half billion dollars, to the South African economy every year. Each electrical, telecommunications or transport cable stolen can shut down economic activity in a vast area.  Eunice ...

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Voice of America: UK: Horse Drug May Have Entered Food Chain

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UK: Horse Drug May Have Entered Food Chain
Feb 14th 2013, 18:09

Europe's crisis over horsemeat-tainted food products deepened Thursday when British officials said tests showed small quantities of a powerful equine painkiller may have been sold to consumers in France.  The British Food Standards Agency said eight of 206 horses it checked had tested positive for phenylbutazone, commonly known as bute. It said six of the eight, all processed by a southwest English slaughterhouse, were sent to France and "may have entered the food ...

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Voice of America: Iran Mourns Senior Commander Killed in Syria

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Iran Mourns Senior Commander Killed in Syria
Feb 14th 2013, 19:19

A senior Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander killed inside Syria was buried Thursday in Tehran. Several high-ranking officials, including Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi and Revolutionary Guards chief general Mohammad Ali Jafari, as well as senior clerics, attended the funeral for General Hassan Shateri. Iranian officials said Shateri was shot and killed Tuesday while traveling from Damascus to Beirut. A spokesman for the Revolutionary Guards blamed the attack on ...

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Voice of America: UK: Horse Drug May Have Entered Food Chain

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UK: Horse Drug May Have Entered Food Chain
Feb 14th 2013, 18:09

Europe's crisis over horsemeat-tainted food products deepened Thursday when British officials said tests showed small quantities of a powerful equine painkiller may have been sold to consumers in France.  The British Food Standards Agency said eight of 206 horses it checked had tested positive for phenylbutazone, commonly known as bute. It said six of the eight, all processed by a southwest English slaughterhouse, were sent to France and "may have entered the food ...

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Voice of America: South Africa Cable Theft Hampers Economy

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South Africa Cable Theft Hampers Economy
Feb 14th 2013, 16:01

South African investigators say cable theft caused January's passenger train derailment near the capital, Pretoria - injuring about 200 people.  About 50 meters of electrical cables were stolen, shutting down the railway's automated signal system. Cable theft is estimated to cost more than a half billion dollars, to the South African economy every year. Each electrical, telecommunications or transport cable stolen can shut down economic activity in a vast area.  Eunice ...

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Voice of America: India's Youth Keep Spotlight on Violence Against Women

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India's Youth Keep Spotlight on Violence Against Women
Feb 14th 2013, 17:05

Demonstrations against women's violence have not quelled in India since the brutal gang-rape of a woman in the capital, New Delhi, nearly two months ago. Throughout India, thousands of young people are taking part in mass dance protests this Valentine's Day as part of a global campaign. Nearly a hundred strangers from all over the city have come together here with one message:  "Wake up New Delhi and rise up against violence," chant the protesters.   This flash mob is ...

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Voice of America: Heart to Heart: 3 Stories of Love, Loss and Life

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Heart to Heart: 3 Stories of Love, Loss and Life
Feb 14th 2013, 16:24

This Valentine's Day, we pay tribute to the power of love with oral stories by three women from Cambodia, the United States and Afghanistan.

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Voice of America: Kenyan Presidential Candidate Seeks Delay In ICC Trial

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Kenyan Presidential Candidate Seeks Delay In ICC Trial
Feb 14th 2013, 19:10

Kenyan presidential candidate Uhuru Kenyatta is seeking a delay in his trial on charges of crimes against humanity. He is one of four Kenyans accused of organizing deadly ethnic violence that followed Kenya's disputed 2007 election. His trial at the International Criminal Court (ICC) is due to begin April 11, five weeks after Kenyans cast votes for a new president and parliament. In a pretrial hearing at the Hague on Thursday, Mr. Kenyatta's lawyer Steven Kay said the defense needed ...

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Voice of America: Egyptians Reeling from Post-Revolution Economic Woes

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Egyptians Reeling from Post-Revolution Economic Woes
Feb 14th 2013, 16:48

Egypt's economy continues its downward spiral, with political divisions and sporadic unrest hampering a change for the better. The government has come up with a package of reforms to help secure a much-needed loan from the International Monetary Fund. Long lines of cars outside gas stations in Cairo signal the latest shortage to hit post-revolution Egypt: diesel fuel. One driver says he has spent the past two days looking to fill up his car. Whether it's a lack of basic ...

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