Friday, May 10, 2013

Voice of America: Grandson of Malcolm X Killed in Mexico

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Grandson of Malcolm X Killed in Mexico
May 10th 2013, 23:57

Malcolm Shabazz, grandson of U.S. civil rights activist Malcolm X has died in a Mexico City hospital after an apparent beating. He was 28. Mexican authorities said Shabazz died after suffering multiple injuries following a fight Thursday in a bar near Plaza Garibaldi, home to Mariachi bands, strip clubs and bars. The U.S. Embassy in Mexico City declined to give information on the death at the request of his family. In June 1997, Malcolm Shabazz, then 12, set a fire at his grandmother Betty ...

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Voice of America: Guatemalan Dictator Guilty of Genocide

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Guatemalan Dictator Guilty of Genocide
May 10th 2013, 23:37

A Guatemalan court has found former dictator Efrain Rios Montt guilty of genocide and crimes against humanity. A judge in Guatemala City sentenced the 86-year-old to 80 years in prison -- 50 years for genocide and 30 years for crimes against humanity. Rios Montt was convicted of ordering the deaths of 1,771 people of the Ixil Maya ethnic group during his time in office in 1982 and 1983. The retired general had denied the charges, saying he neither knew of nor ordered the massacres while in ...

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Voice of America: Guatemalan Dictator Guilty of Genocide

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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
Guatemalan Dictator Guilty of Genocide
May 10th 2013, 23:37

A Guatemalan court has found former dictator Efrain Rios Montt guilty of genocide and crimes against humanity. A judge in Guatemala City sentenced the 86-year-old to 80 years in prison -- 50 years for genocide and 30 years for crimes against humanity. Rios Montt was convicted of ordering the deaths of 1,771 people of the Ixil Maya ethnic group during his time in office in 1982 and 1983. The retired general had denied the charges, saying he neither knew of nor ordered the massacres while in ...

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Voice of America: Report: Tax Havens Cost Africa $38 Billion a Year

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Report: Tax Havens Cost Africa $38 Billion a Year
May 10th 2013, 20:15

Campaigners are calling for the world's richest countries to bring an end to so-called tax havens, which allow companies to transfer profits between jurisdictions and reduce their bills.  An investigation headed by former U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan has concluded that the practice costs Africa $38 billion a year in lost revenue.  Campaigners claim multinational corporations are costing developing countries billions of dollars in lost revenue by transferring their profits to ...

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Voice of America: Grandson of Malcolm X Killed in Mexico

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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
Grandson of Malcolm X Killed in Mexico
May 10th 2013, 23:57

Malcolm Shabazz, grandson of U.S. civil rights activist Malcolm X has died in a Mexico City hospital after an apparent beating. He was 28. Mexican authorities said Shabazz died after suffering multiple injuries following a fight Thursday in a bar near Plaza Garibaldi, home to Mariachi bands, strip clubs and bars. The U.S. Embassy in Mexico City declined to give information on the death at the request of his family. In June 1997, Malcolm Shabazz, then 12, set a fire at his grandmother Betty ...

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Voice of America: Report: Tax Havens Cost Africa $38 Billion a Year

Voice of America
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
Report: Tax Havens Cost Africa $38 Billion a Year
May 10th 2013, 20:15

Campaigners are calling for the world's richest countries to bring an end to so-called tax havens, which allow companies to transfer profits between jurisdictions and reduce their bills.  An investigation headed by former U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan has concluded that the practice costs Africa $38 billion a year in lost revenue.  Campaigners claim multinational corporations are costing developing countries billions of dollars in lost revenue by transferring their profits to ...

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Voice of America: Guatemalan Dictator Guilty of Genocide

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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
Guatemalan Dictator Guilty of Genocide
May 10th 2013, 23:37

A Guatemalan court has found former dictator Efrain Rios Montt guilty of genocide and crimes against humanity. A judge in Guatemala City sentenced the 86-year-old to 80 years in prison -- 50 years for genocide and 30 years for crimes against humanity. Rios Montt was convicted of ordering the deaths of 1,771 people of the Ixil Maya ethnic group during his time in office in 1982 and 1983. The retired general had denied the charges, saying he neither knew of nor ordered the massacres while in ...

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Voice of America: Report: Tax Havens Cost Africa $38 Billion a Year

Voice of America
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Report: Tax Havens Cost Africa $38 Billion a Year
May 10th 2013, 20:15

Campaigners are calling for the world's richest countries to bring an end to so-called tax havens, which allow companies to transfer profits between jurisdictions and reduce their bills.  An investigation headed by former U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan has concluded that the practice costs Africa $38 billion a year in lost revenue.  Campaigners claim multinational corporations are costing developing countries billions of dollars in lost revenue by transferring their profits to ...

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Voice of America: Guatemalan Dictator Guilty of Genocide

Voice of America
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
Guatemalan Dictator Guilty of Genocide
May 10th 2013, 23:37

A Guatemalan court has found former dictator Efrain Rios Montt guilty of genocide and crimes against humanity. A judge in Guatemala City sentenced the 86-year-old to 80 years in prison -- 50 years for genocide and 30 years for crimes against humanity. Rios Montt was convicted of ordering the deaths of 1,771 people of the Ixil Maya ethnic group during his time in office in 1982 and 1983. The retired general had denied the charges, saying he neither knew of nor ordered the massacres while in ...

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Voice of America: US Working Mothers Struggle Daily to Balance Family, Career

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US Working Mothers Struggle Daily to Balance Family, Career
May 10th 2013, 22:25

A growing number of mothers in the United States are joining the workforce, from fewer than 50 percent in the 1970s to close to 75 percent today. And while U.S. labor policies in support of working mothers have come a long way, analysts say they have not caught up to the realities of women who struggle daily to balance family and career.   Alison Barnes is getting her kids fed and ready for school as she gets ready to leave for her job. This busy mother of three says she has been trying ...

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Voice of America: Some US Nurses Struggle to Find Work

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Some US Nurses Struggle to Find Work
May 10th 2013, 22:19

U.S. nurses are caught between a sour economy, a demographic bump and a flood of unemployed new graduates. After years of worry about a shortage of nurses, about one-third of new nursing graduates in the United States have been struggling to find work. Experts say there will be many job openings for nurses - eventually. "I've applied for 35 different jobs and, despite having a 4.0 GPA [very high grades], I have not received any jobs, so it's really concerning," said University of Maryland ...

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Voice of America: Report Claims Tax Havens Cost Africa $38 Billion a Year

Voice of America
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
Report Claims Tax Havens Cost Africa $38 Billion a Year
May 10th 2013, 20:15

Campaigners are calling for the world's richest countries to bring an end to so-called tax havens, which allow companies to transfer profits between jurisdictions and reduce their bills.  An investigation headed by former U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan has concluded that the practice costs Africa $38 billion a year in lost revenue.  Campaigners claim multinational corporations are costing developing countries billions of dollars in lost revenue by transferring their profits to ...

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Voice of America: Woman Rescued From Bangladesh Disaster Rubble

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Woman Rescued From Bangladesh Disaster Rubble
May 10th 2013, 22:43

Emergency workers in Bangladesh have rescued a woman who survived 17 days buried in the rubble of a collapsed garment factory complex, as the death toll from the disaster rose to more than 1,000. Pale, drawn but seemingly unhurt, Reshma Begum was cut from the ruins and hoisted onto a stretcher Friday to wild cheers from the crowds. She managed to survive by taking sips from bottles of water buried with her. Begum, 19, said from her hospital bed that she drank only a small quantity'' ...

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Voice of America: US Working Mothers Struggle Daily to Balance Family, Career

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US Working Mothers Struggle Daily to Balance Family, Career
May 10th 2013, 22:25

A growing number of mothers in the United States are joining the workforce, from fewer than 50 percent in the 1970s to close to 75 percent today. And while U.S. labor policies in support of working mothers have come a long way, analysts say they have not caught up to the realities of women who struggle daily to balance family and career.   Alison Barnes is getting her kids fed and ready for school as she gets ready to leave for her job. This busy mother of three says she has been trying ...

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Voice of America: Some US Nurses Struggle to Find Work

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Some US Nurses Struggle to Find Work
May 10th 2013, 22:19

U.S. nurses are caught between a sour economy, a demographic bump and a flood of unemployed new graduates. After years of worry about a shortage of nurses, about one-third of new nursing graduates in the United States have been struggling to find work. Experts say there will be many job openings for nurses - eventually. "I've applied for 35 different jobs and, despite having a 4.0 GPA [very high grades], I have not received any jobs, so it's really concerning," said University of Maryland ...

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Voice of America: Woman Rescued From Bangladesh Disaster Rubble

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Woman Rescued From Bangladesh Disaster Rubble
May 10th 2013, 22:43

Emergency workers in Bangladesh have rescued a woman who survived 17 days buried in the rubble of a collapsed garment factory complex, as the death toll from the disaster rose to more than 1,000. Pale, drawn but seemingly unhurt, Reshma Begum was cut from the ruins and hoisted onto a stretcher Friday to wild cheers from the crowds. She managed to survive by taking sips from bottles of water buried with her. Begum, 19, said from her hospital bed that she drank only a small quantity'' ...

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Voice of America: Some US Nurses Struggle to Find Work

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Some US Nurses Struggle to Find Work
May 10th 2013, 22:19

U.S. nurses are caught between a sour economy, a demographic bump and a flood of unemployed new graduates. After years of worry about a shortage of nurses, about one-third of new nursing graduates in the United States have been struggling to find work. Experts say there will be many job openings for nurses - eventually. "I've applied for 35 different jobs and, despite having a 4.0 GPA [very high grades], I have not received any jobs, so it's really concerning," said University of Maryland ...

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Voice of America: US Working Mothers Struggle Daily to Balance Family, Career

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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
US Working Mothers Struggle Daily to Balance Family, Career
May 10th 2013, 22:25

A growing number of mothers in the United States are joining the workforce, from fewer than 50 percent in the 1970s to close to 75 percent today. And while U.S. labor policies in support of working mothers have come a long way, analysts say they have not caught up to the realities of women who struggle daily to balance family and career.   Alison Barnes is getting her kids fed and ready for school as she gets ready to leave for her job. This busy mother of three says she has been trying ...

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Voice of America: New Memos Show US Toned Down Benghazi Talking Points

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New Memos Show US Toned Down Benghazi Talking Points
May 10th 2013, 21:59

Newly leaked memos from the Obama administration about last year's killing of the U.S. ambassador in Libya show they were edited to remove references about a possible al-Qaida link. Media outlets are reporting that e-mails between the State Department, White House and intelligence agencies went through multiple versions and extensive editing to create the so-called "talking point" memos that explained the attack. In one e-mail exchange, the State Department's top ...

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Voice of America: Woman Rescued From Bangladesh Disaster Rubble

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Woman Rescued From Bangladesh Disaster Rubble
May 10th 2013, 22:43

Emergency workers in Bangladesh have rescued a woman who survived 17 days buried in the rubble of a collapsed garment factory complex, as the death toll from the disaster rose to more than 1,000. Pale, drawn but seemingly unhurt, Reshma Begum was cut from the ruins and hoisted onto a stretcher Friday to wild cheers from the crowds. She managed to survive by taking sips from bottles of water buried with her. Begum, 19, said from her hospital bed that she drank only a small quantity'' ...

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