Thursday, February 21, 2013

Voice of America: HRW Accuses Malian Soldiers of Targeting Civilian Ethnic Groups

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HRW Accuses Malian Soldiers of Targeting Civilian Ethnic Groups
Feb 21st 2013, 19:30

Human Rights Watch (HRW) is calling on Mali's government to put a stop to alleged torture, execution and the disappearance of suspected Islamist rebels by the country's armed forces.  In a statement Thursday, HRW said there is evidence Malian soldiers have been acting outside the law and that they appear to be targeting members of specific ethnic groups.  Mali's Defense Ministry denies the accusations. As the hunt for Islamist militants in northern Mali continues, an ...

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Voice of America: UN: Iran Installing Advanced Enrichment Centrifuges

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UN: Iran Installing Advanced Enrichment Centrifuges
Feb 21st 2013, 20:45

The United Nations nuclear agency says Iran has begun installing advanced centrifuges at its main uranium enrichment site. The report by the International Atomic Energy Agency said Iran has started installing the new centrifuges at its Natanz plant south of Tehran. The IAEA believes at least 100 of these centrifuges have been mounted inside the plant. If operated successfully, the advanced centrifuges could speed the enrichment of uranium to a level the West fears could be used to produce an ...

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Voice of America: HRW Accuses Malian Soldiers of Targeting Civilian Ethnic Groups

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HRW Accuses Malian Soldiers of Targeting Civilian Ethnic Groups
Feb 21st 2013, 19:30

Human Rights Watch (HRW) is calling on Mali's government to put a stop to alleged torture, execution and the disappearance of suspected Islamist rebels by the country's armed forces.  In a statement Thursday, HRW said there is evidence Malian soldiers have been acting outside the law and that they appear to be targeting members of specific ethnic groups.  Mali's Defense Ministry denies the accusations. As the hunt for Islamist militants in northern Mali continues, an ...

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Voice of America: UN: Iran Installing Advanced Enrichment Centrifuges

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UN: Iran Installing Advanced Enrichment Centrifuges
Feb 21st 2013, 20:45

The United Nations nuclear agency says Iran has begun installing advanced centrifuges at its main uranium enrichment site. The report by the International Atomic Energy Agency said Iran has started installing the new centrifuges at its Natanz plant south of Tehran. The IAEA believes at least 100 of these centrifuges have been mounted inside the plant. If operated successfully, the advanced centrifuges could speed the enrichment of uranium to a level the West fears could be used to produce an ...

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Voice of America: Biden: 'Unacceptable' to Not Take Action on US Gun Violence

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Biden: 'Unacceptable' to Not Take Action on US Gun Violence
Feb 21st 2013, 20:03

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden said it is "unacceptable" not to do something about gun violence in America. Biden spoke at a conference on gun violence just a few kilometers from the scene of the December shooting in Newtown, Connecticut - where a gunman killed 20 children and six adults in an elementary school. Biden praised officials working to tackle gun crime.  But he added America will be "judged as a society" if no action is taken to keep citizens safe from gun ...

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Voice of America: Amnesty Accuses South Sudan of Unlawful Detentions

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Amnesty Accuses South Sudan of Unlawful Detentions
Feb 21st 2013, 16:48

Global rights group Amnesty International has accused South Sudan of violating human rights by holding dozens of people without trial since a deadly crackdown last year on protests in Bahr el Ghazal state, and called for a full investigation. "There are currently over 10 MPs and civil servants being detained in Wau prison... over 20 police officers and four prison guards... in police custody, as well as members of the fire brigade who were arrested on 12th February," Khairunissa ...

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Voice of America: HRW Accuses Malian Soldiers of Targeting Civilian Ethnic Groups

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HRW Accuses Malian Soldiers of Targeting Civilian Ethnic Groups
Feb 21st 2013, 19:30

Human Rights Watch (HRW) is calling on Mali's government to put a stop to alleged torture, execution and the disappearance of suspected Islamist rebels by the country's armed forces.  In a statement Thursday, HRW said there is evidence Malian soldiers have been acting outside the law and that they appear to be targeting members of specific ethnic groups.  Mali's Defense Ministry denies the accusations. As the hunt for Islamist militants in northern Mali continues, an ...

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Voice of America: UN: Iran Installing Advanced Enrichment Centrifuges

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UN: Iran Installing Advanced Enrichment Centrifuges
Feb 21st 2013, 20:45

The United Nations nuclear agency says Iran has begun installing advanced centrifuges at its main uranium enrichment site. The report by the International Atomic Energy Agency said Iran has started installing the new centrifuges at its Natanz plant south of Tehran. The IAEA believes at least 100 of these centrifuges have been mounted inside the plant. If operated successfully, the advanced centrifuges could speed the enrichment of uranium to a level the West fears could be used to produce an ...

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Voice of America: HRW Accuses Malian Soldiers of Targeting Civilian Ethnic Groups

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HRW Accuses Malian Soldiers of Targeting Civilian Ethnic Groups
Feb 21st 2013, 19:30

Human Rights Watch (HRW) is calling on Mali's government to put a stop to alleged torture, execution and the disappearance of suspected Islamist rebels by the country's armed forces.  In a statement Thursday, HRW said there is evidence Malian soldiers have been acting outside the law and that they appear to be targeting members of specific ethnic groups.  Mali's Defense Ministry denies the accusations. As the hunt for Islamist militants in northern Mali continues, an ...

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Voice of America: Biden: 'Unacceptable' to Not Take Action on US Gun Violence

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Biden: 'Unacceptable' to Not Take Action on US Gun Violence
Feb 21st 2013, 20:03

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden said it is "unacceptable" not to do something about gun violence in America. Biden spoke at a conference on gun violence just a few kilometers from the scene of the December shooting in Newtown, Connecticut - where a gunman killed 20 children and six adults in an elementary school. Biden praised officials working to tackle gun crime.  But he added America will be "judged as a society" if no action is taken to keep citizens safe from gun ...

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Voice of America: UN: Iran Installing Advanced Enrichment Centrifuges

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UN: Iran Installing Advanced Enrichment Centrifuges
Feb 21st 2013, 20:45

The United Nations nuclear agency says Iran has begun installing advanced centrifuges at its main uranium enrichment site. The report by the International Atomic Energy Agency said Iran has started installing the new centrifuges at its Natanz plant south of Tehran. The IAEA believes at least 100 of these centrifuges have been mounted inside the plant. If operated successfully, the advanced centrifuges could speed the enrichment of uranium to a level the West fears could be used to produce an ...

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Voice of America: India to Launch Mission to Mars This Year, says President

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India to Launch Mission to Mars This Year, says President
Feb 21st 2013, 17:46

India will launch its first mission to Mars this year, President Pranab Mukherjee said on Thursday, as the emerging Asian nation looks to play catch up in the global space race alongside the United States, Russia and its giant neighbor China. "Several space missions are planned for 2013, including India's first mission to Mars and the launch of our first navigational satellite,'' Mukherjee told parliament. India will send a satellite in October via an unmanned spacecraft to ...

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Voice of America: Sri Lanka Bans Land Sales to Foreigners

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Sri Lanka Bans Land Sales to Foreigners
Feb 21st 2013, 19:02

Sri Lanka has decided to ban land sales to foreigners after finding that some offshore investors did not use land and property purchases to benefit the nation's economy, the government spokesman said on Thursday.   The decision comes as its $59 billion economy struggles to boost foreign direct investment (FDI) despite gradually stabilizing macroeconomic economic conditions since the end of a three-decade war.   ​​The Cabinet has decided to prohibit foreigners from purchasing ...

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Voice of America: Pistorius Bail Hearing Takes Bizarre Turn

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Pistorius Bail Hearing Takes Bizarre Turn
Feb 21st 2013, 19:21

Court proceedings have adjourned until Friday in the case of South African athlete Oscar Pistorius, who faces murder charges in the death of his girlfriend, model Reeva Steenkamp. The bail hearing took a twist Thursday when it was revealed the lead investigator is facing attempted murder charges in an unrelatred 2011 incident.   South African police later said they are assigning a new investigator to the case.  Before Thursday's proceedings began, a local radio station ...

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Voice of America: Australia Boosts Burma Aid, Presses for Sectarian Resolution

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Australia Boosts Burma Aid, Presses for Sectarian Resolution
Feb 21st 2013, 18:18

Australian Foreign Minister Bob Carr is calling on Burmese authorities to resolve sectarian tensions between Rakhine state Muslim and Buddhist communities, and to support local development in that region.   Carr, who spoke to reporters Thursday after talks with his Thai counterpart, Surapong Tovichakchaikul, said solutions to the ongoing conflict between ethnic Rakhine Buddhists and Rohingya Muslims had to be addressed at the local level, and that non-Burmese authorities can't resolve ...

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Voice of America: Sri Lanka Bans Land Sales to Foreigners

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Sri Lanka Bans Land Sales to Foreigners
Feb 21st 2013, 19:02

Sri Lanka has decided to ban land sales to foreigners after finding that some offshore investors did not use land and property purchases to benefit the nation's economy, the government spokesman said on Thursday.   The decision comes as its $59 billion economy struggles to boost foreign direct investment (FDI) despite gradually stabilizing macroeconomic economic conditions since the end of a three-decade war.   ​​The Cabinet has decided to prohibit foreigners from purchasing ...

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Voice of America: India to Launch Mission to Mars This Year, says President

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India to Launch Mission to Mars This Year, says President
Feb 21st 2013, 17:46

India will launch its first mission to Mars this year, President Pranab Mukherjee said on Thursday, as the emerging Asian nation looks to play catch up in the global space race alongside the United States, Russia and its giant neighbor China. "Several space missions are planned for 2013, including India's first mission to Mars and the launch of our first navigational satellite,'' Mukherjee told parliament. India will send a satellite in October via an unmanned spacecraft to ...

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Voice of America: Australia Boosts Burma Aid, Presses for Sectarian Resolution

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Australia Boosts Burma Aid, Presses for Sectarian Resolution
Feb 21st 2013, 18:18

Australian Foreign Minister Bob Carr is calling on Burmese authorities to resolve sectarian tensions between Rakhine state Muslim and Buddhist communities, and to support local development in that region.   Carr, who spoke to reporters Thursday after talks with his Thai counterpart, Surapong Tovichakchaikul, said solutions to the ongoing conflict between ethnic Rakhine Buddhists and Rohingya Muslims had to be addressed at the local level, and that non-Burmese authorities can't resolve ...

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Voice of America: Egypt Tries to Lure Back Exiled Businessmen

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Egypt Tries to Lure Back Exiled Businessmen
Feb 21st 2013, 18:43

Egypt's government on Wednesday allowed convicted businessmen who fled the country since a popular uprising to negotiate an end to corruption charges from abroad, an attempt to lure them home to help revive a stricken economy. Numerous wealthy businessmen have left Egypt since President Hosni Mubarak was overthrown in 2011 to avoid being jailed for corrupt dealings during the veteran leader's three decades in power. With them went large sums of money that the government now needs ...

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Voice of America: Pistorius Bail Hearing Takes Bizarre Turn

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Pistorius Bail Hearing Takes Bizarre Turn
Feb 21st 2013, 19:21

Court proceedings have adjourned until Friday in the case of South African athlete Oscar Pistorius, who faces murder charges in the death of his girlfriend, model Reeva Steenkamp. The bail hearing took a twist Thursday when it was revealed the lead investigator is facing attempted murder charges in an unrelatred 2011 incident.   South African police later said they are assigning a new investigator to the case.  Before Thursday's proceedings began, a local radio station ...

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Voice of America: India to Launch Mission to Mars This Year, says President

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India to Launch Mission to Mars This Year, says President
Feb 21st 2013, 17:46

India will launch its first mission to Mars this year, President Pranab Mukherjee said on Thursday, as the emerging Asian nation looks to play catch up in the global space race alongside the United States, Russia and its giant neighbor China. "Several space missions are planned for 2013, including India's first mission to Mars and the launch of our first navigational satellite,'' Mukherjee told parliament. India will send a satellite in October via an unmanned spacecraft to ...

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Voice of America: Egypt Tries to Lure Back Exiled Businessmen

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Egypt Tries to Lure Back Exiled Businessmen
Feb 21st 2013, 18:43

Egypt's government on Wednesday allowed convicted businessmen who fled the country since a popular uprising to negotiate an end to corruption charges from abroad, an attempt to lure them home to help revive a stricken economy. Numerous wealthy businessmen have left Egypt since President Hosni Mubarak was overthrown in 2011 to avoid being jailed for corrupt dealings during the veteran leader's three decades in power. With them went large sums of money that the government now needs ...

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Voice of America: Sri Lanka Bans Land Sales to Foreigners

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Sri Lanka Bans Land Sales to Foreigners
Feb 21st 2013, 19:02

Sri Lanka has decided to ban land sales to foreigners after finding that some offshore investors did not use land and property purchases to benefit the nation's economy, the government spokesman said on Thursday.   The decision comes as its $59 billion economy struggles to boost foreign direct investment (FDI) despite gradually stabilizing macroeconomic economic conditions since the end of a three-decade war.   ​​The Cabinet has decided to prohibit foreigners from purchasing ...

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Voice of America: Pistorius Bail Hearing Takes Bizarre Turn

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Pistorius Bail Hearing Takes Bizarre Turn
Feb 21st 2013, 19:21

Court proceedings have adjourned until Friday in the case of South African athlete Oscar Pistorius, who faces murder charges in the death of his girlfriend, model Reeva Steenkamp. The bail hearing took a twist Thursday when it was revealed the lead investigator is facing attempted murder charges in an unrelatred 2011 incident.   South African police later said they are assigning a new investigator to the case.  Before Thursday's proceedings began, a local radio station ...

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Voice of America: Egypt Tries to Lure Back Exiled Businessmen

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Egypt Tries to Lure Back Exiled Businessmen
Feb 21st 2013, 18:43

Egypt's government on Wednesday allowed convicted businessmen who fled the country since a popular uprising to negotiate an end to corruption charges from abroad, an attempt to lure them home to help revive a stricken economy. Numerous wealthy businessmen have left Egypt since President Hosni Mubarak was overthrown in 2011 to avoid being jailed for corrupt dealings during the veteran leader's three decades in power. With them went large sums of money that the government now needs ...

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