Monday, March 11, 2013

Voice of America: Report: Burma Police Used Phosphorus in Mine Protest Crackdown

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Report: Burma Police Used Phosphorus in Mine Protest Crackdown
Mar 12th 2013, 05:00

A Burmese parliamentary investigation has confirmed that police used phosphorus smoke bombs during clashes with protesters last year outside a controversial China-backed copper mine. Dozens of protesters were burned, some severely, by an incendiary crowd-control device described at the time as "fire balls" that were launched during the November demonstration against the military-operated Letpedaung copper mine. The report Tuesday acknowledged "unnecessary" burns were ...

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Voice of America: Report: Burma Police Used Phosphorus in Mine Protest Crackdown

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Report: Burma Police Used Phosphorus in Mine Protest Crackdown
Mar 12th 2013, 05:00

A Burmese parliamentary investigation has confirmed that police used phosphorus smoke bombs during clashes with protesters last year outside a controversial China-backed copper mine. Dozens of protesters were burned, some severely, by an incendiary crowd-control device described at the time as "fire balls" that were launched during the November demonstration against the military-operated Letpedaung copper mine. The report Tuesday acknowledged "unnecessary" burns were ...

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Voice of America: Report: Burma Police Used Phosphorus in Mine Protest Crackdown

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Report: Burma Police Used Phosphorus in Mine Protest Crackdown
Mar 12th 2013, 05:00

A Burmese parliamentary investigation has confirmed that police used phosphorus smoke bombs during clashes with protesters last year outside a controversial China-backed copper mine. Dozens of protesters were burned, some severely, by an incendiary crowd-control device described at the time as "fire balls" that were launched during the November demonstration against the military-operated Letpedaung copper mine. The report Tuesday acknowledged "unnecessary" burns were ...

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Voice of America: Two US Soldiers Killed in Afghan 'Insider Attack'

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Two US Soldiers Killed in Afghan 'Insider Attack'
Mar 12th 2013, 00:21

NATO officials in Afghanistan say two U.S. soldiers were killed and seven others wounded in an apparent insider attack in the eastern part of the country. Authorities say a shooter dressed in either an Afghan military or police uniform opened fire in Wardak province, killing the Americans as well as several Afghan soldiers. Also Monday, NATO officials said five members of the NATO-led coalition force died when their helicopter crashed in southern Afghanistan. The cause of the crash is being ...

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Voice of America: American Muslim Report Condemns NYPD Surveillance

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American Muslim Report Condemns NYPD Surveillance
Mar 11th 2013, 23:50

A coalition of American Muslims delivered  to New York City police headquarters Monday a report that alleges widespread ethnic profiling by the city police department's counter-terrorism and surveillance programs. The report calls for enhanced legislative and judicial protection from what Nuslims allege is unconstitutional spying. A group of about 40 Muslim Americans representing The Muslim American Civil Liberties Coalition and other advocacy organizations gathered in downtown Manhattan ...

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Voice of America: Two US Soldiers Killed in Afghan 'Insider Attack'

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Two US Soldiers Killed in Afghan 'Insider Attack'
Mar 12th 2013, 00:21

NATO officials in Afghanistan say two U.S. soldiers were killed and seven others wounded in an apparent insider attack in the eastern part of the country. Authorities say a shooter dressed in either an Afghan military or police uniform opened fire in Wardak province, killing the Americans as well as several Afghan soldiers. Also Monday, NATO officials said five members of the NATO-led coalition force died when their helicopter crashed in southern Afghanistan. The cause of the crash is being ...

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Voice of America: American Muslim Report Condemns NYPD Surveillance

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American Muslim Report Condemns NYPD Surveillance
Mar 11th 2013, 23:50

A coalition of American Muslims delivered  to New York City police headquarters Monday a report that alleges widespread ethnic profiling by the city police department's counter-terrorism and surveillance programs. The report calls for enhanced legislative and judicial protection from what Nuslims allege is unconstitutional spying. A group of about 40 Muslim Americans representing The Muslim American Civil Liberties Coalition and other advocacy organizations gathered in downtown Manhattan ...

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Voice of America: Two US Soldiers Killed in Afghan 'Insider Attack'

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Two US Soldiers Killed in Afghan 'Insider Attack'
Mar 12th 2013, 00:21

NATO officials in Afghanistan say two U.S. soldiers were killed and seven others wounded in an apparent insider attack in the eastern part of the country. Authorities say a shooter dressed in either an Afghan military or police uniform opened fire in Wardak province, killing the Americans as well as several Afghan soldiers. Also Monday, NATO officials said five members of the NATO-led coalition force died when their helicopter crashed in southern Afghanistan. The cause of the crash is being ...

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Voice of America: US, China Facing Increasingly Belligerent North Korea

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US, China Facing Increasingly Belligerent North Korea
Mar 11th 2013, 23:29

With an increasingly belligerent North Korea threatening hostilities against the U.S. and South Korea, the Obama administration is looking to China to help resolve the standoff over North Korea's nuclear program. With North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un threatening a pre-emptive nuclear strike to stop what Pyongyang says are plans for a U.S. and South Korean attack, Washington is again calling on Beijing to help check North Korean hostility. "We believe that no country, including ...

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Voice of America: American Muslim Report Condemns NYPD Surveillance

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American Muslim Report Condemns NYPD Surveillance
Mar 11th 2013, 23:50

A coalition of American Muslims delivered  to New York City police headquarters Monday a report that alleges widespread ethnic profiling by the city police department's counter-terrorism and surveillance programs. The report calls for enhanced legislative and judicial protection from what Nuslims allege is unconstitutional spying. A group of about 40 Muslim Americans representing The Muslim American Civil Liberties Coalition and other advocacy organizations gathered in downtown Manhattan ...

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Voice of America: Some Abuse Victims Skeptical about a New Pope

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Some Abuse Victims Skeptical about a New Pope
Mar 11th 2013, 21:27

Roman Catholic cardinals on Tuesday begin a conclave at the Vatican. One of the issues as they cast ballots for the next pope will be the ongoing controversy over clerical sex abuse.  Some victims of that abuse say the church has tried to avoid responsibility, and they're skeptical that the next pope will make major changes.  "This is a picture of me, right before my abuse. I was around eignt or nine when the abuse started," says Becky Ianni, who remembers herself as a normal, ...

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Voice of America: Two US Soldiers Killed in Afghan 'Insider Attack'

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Two US Soldiers Killed in Afghan 'Insider Attack'
Mar 12th 2013, 00:21

NATO officials in Afghanistan say two U.S. soldiers were killed and seven others wounded in an apparent insider attack in the eastern part of the country. Authorities say a shooter dressed in either an Afghan military or police uniform opened fire in Wardak province, killing the Americans as well as several Afghan soldiers. Also Monday, NATO officials said five members of the NATO-led coalition force died when their helicopter crashed in southern Afghanistan. The cause of the crash is being ...

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Voice of America: American Muslim Report Condemns NYPD Surveillance

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American Muslim Report Condemns NYPD Surveillance
Mar 11th 2013, 23:50

A coalition of American Muslims delivered  to New York City police headquarters Monday a report that alleges widespread ethnic profiling by the city police department's counter-terrorism and surveillance programs. The report calls for enhanced legislative and judicial protection from what Nuslims allege is unconstitutional spying. A group of about 40 Muslim Americans representing The Muslim American Civil Liberties Coalition and other advocacy organizations gathered in downtown Manhattan ...

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Voice of America: Some Abuse Victims Skeptical about a New Pope

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Some Abuse Victims Skeptical about a New Pope
Mar 11th 2013, 21:27

Roman Catholic cardinals on Tuesday begin a conclave at the Vatican. One of the issues as they cast ballots for the next pope will be the ongoing controversy over clerical sex abuse.  Some victims of that abuse say the church has tried to avoid responsibility, and they're skeptical that the next pope will make major changes.  "This is a picture of me, right before my abuse. I was around eignt or nine when the abuse started," says Becky Ianni, who remembers herself as a normal, ...

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Voice of America: US, China Facing Increasingly Belligerent North Korea

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US, China Facing Increasingly Belligerent North Korea
Mar 11th 2013, 23:29

With an increasingly belligerent North Korea threatening hostilities against the U.S. and South Korea, the Obama administration is looking to China to help resolve the standoff over North Korea's nuclear program. With North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un threatening a pre-emptive nuclear strike to stop what Pyongyang says are plans for a U.S. and South Korean attack, Washington is again calling on Beijing to help check North Korean hostility. "We believe that no country, including ...

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Voice of America: Two US Soldiers Killed in Afghan 'Insider Attack'

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Two US Soldiers Killed in Afghan 'Insider Attack'
Mar 12th 2013, 00:21

NATO officials in Afghanistan say two U.S. soldiers were killed and seven others wounded in an apparent insider attack in the eastern part of the country. Authorities say a shooter dressed in either an Afghan military or police uniform opened fire in Wardak province, killing the Americans as well as several Afghan soldiers. Also Monday, NATO officials said five members of the NATO-led coalition force died when their helicopter crashed in southern Afghanistan. The cause of the crash is being ...

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Voice of America: Cardinals Ready to Choose New Pope

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Cardinals Ready to Choose New Pope
Mar 11th 2013, 23:40

The eyes of the world's Catholics are turned toward the Vatican, where 115 cardinals begin choosing a new pope Tuesday. The College of Cardinals will seclude themselves in the Sistine Chapel and not come out until a new pope is elected. There is no telling how long it will take. But the world will know when the church has a new leader when white smoke billows from a special chimney installed on the chapel roof. Their selection must receive at least 77 votes -- a two-thirds majority. There ...

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Voice of America: Rethinking Objects, Form Key to 3D Printing Revolution

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Rethinking Objects, Form Key to 3D Printing Revolution
Mar 11th 2013, 20:18

3D printing has already changed the game for manufacturing specialized products such as medical devices but the real revolution will come when designers start to rethink the shapes of objects. 3D printing removes the limitations of the manufacturing process from the equation, which means whatever can be designed on a computer can be turned into an object, specialists say. To really start using the technology to its full potential, designers and engineers need to imagine new products. ...

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Voice of America: Some Abuse Victims Skeptical about a New Pope

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Some Abuse Victims Skeptical about a New Pope
Mar 11th 2013, 21:27

Roman Catholic cardinals on Tuesday begin a conclave at the Vatican. One of the issues as they cast ballots for the next pope will be the ongoing controversy over clerical sex abuse.  Some victims of that abuse say the church has tried to avoid responsibility, and they're skeptical that the next pope will make major changes.  "This is a picture of me, right before my abuse. I was around eignt or nine when the abuse started," says Becky Ianni, who remembers herself as a normal, ...

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Voice of America: US, China Facing Increasingly Belligerent North Korea

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US, China Facing Increasingly Belligerent North Korea
Mar 11th 2013, 23:29

With an increasingly belligerent North Korea threatening hostilities against the U.S. and South Korea, the Obama administration is looking to China to help resolve the standoff over North Korea's nuclear program. With North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un threatening a pre-emptive nuclear strike to stop what Pyongyang says are plans for a U.S. and South Korean attack, Washington is again calling on Beijing to help check North Korean hostility. "We believe that no country, including ...

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Voice of America: American Muslim Report Condemns NYPD Surveillance

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American Muslim Report Condemns NYPD Surveillance
Mar 11th 2013, 23:50

A coalition of American Muslims delivered  to New York City police headquarters Monday a report that alleges widespread ethnic profiling by the city police department's counter-terrorism and surveillance programs. The report calls for enhanced legislative and judicial protection from what Nuslims allege is unconstitutional spying. A group of about 40 Muslim Americans representing The Muslim American Civil Liberties Coalition and other advocacy organizations gathered in downtown Manhattan ...

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Voice of America: US, China Facing Increasingly Belligerent North Korea

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US, China Facing Increasingly Belligerent North Korea
Mar 11th 2013, 23:29

With an increasingly belligerent North Korea threatening hostilities against the U.S. and South Korea, the Obama administration is looking to China to help resolve the standoff over North Korea's nuclear program. With North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un threatening a pre-emptive nuclear strike to stop what Pyongyang says are plans for a U.S. and South Korean attack, Washington is again calling on Beijing to help check North Korean hostility. "We believe that no country, including ...

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Voice of America: Some Abuse Victims Skeptical about a New Pope

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Some Abuse Victims Skeptical about a New Pope
Mar 11th 2013, 21:27

Roman Catholic cardinals on Tuesday begin a conclave at the Vatican. One of the issues as they cast ballots for the next pope will be the ongoing controversy over clerical sex abuse.  Some victims of that abuse say the church has tried to avoid responsibility, and they're skeptical that the next pope will make major changes.  "This is a picture of me, right before my abuse. I was around eignt or nine when the abuse started," says Becky Ianni, who remembers herself as a normal, ...

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Voice of America: Rethinking Objects, Form Key to 3D Printing Revolution

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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
Rethinking Objects, Form Key to 3D Printing Revolution
Mar 11th 2013, 20:18

3D printing has already changed the game for manufacturing specialized products such as medical devices but the real revolution will come when designers start to rethink the shapes of objects. 3D printing removes the limitations of the manufacturing process from the equation, which means whatever can be designed on a computer can be turned into an object, specialists say. To really start using the technology to its full potential, designers and engineers need to imagine new products. ...

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Voice of America: Cardinals Ready to Choose New Pope

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Cardinals Ready to Choose New Pope
Mar 11th 2013, 23:40

The eyes of the world's Catholics are turned toward the Vatican, where 115 cardinals begin choosing a new pope Tuesday. The College of Cardinals will seclude themselves in the Sistine Chapel and not come out until a new pope is elected. There is no telling how long it will take. But the world will know when the church has a new leader when white smoke billows from a special chimney installed on the chapel roof. Their selection must receive at least 77 votes -- a two-thirds majority. There ...

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