Voice of America: New Criminal Charges in Widening US Navy Corruption Probe

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New Criminal Charges in Widening US Navy Corruption Probe Nov 7th 2013, 01:26 U.S. prosecutors have accused a third senior U.S. Navy official in a widening bribery probe involving millions of dollars in excess charges for refueling and supplying U.S. fleet ships in Asian ports. A Justice Department statement said Navy Commander Jose Luis Sanchez was arrested early Wednesday in Florida. He was charged with accepting prostitutes, luxury travel and $100,000 from a foreign defense contractor in exchange for classified and internal Navy information. This arrest is the ...

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Voice of America: Obama Congratulates Christie, Reelected Governor of New Jersey

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Obama Congratulates Christie, Reelected Governor of New Jersey Nov 7th 2013, 00:38 U.S. President Barack Obama has telephoned congratulations to Republican Chris Christie, who was reelected governor of the northeastern state of New Jersey by a landslide on Tuesday. Christie won support from both liberals and conservatives, leaving some political observers to tout him as an ideal Republican presidential candidate in 2016. Christie became a national figure when Superstorm Sandy devastated his state last year. He pleased liberals but angered some conservatives when he became ...

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Voice of America: VOA Exclusive: US Official Says Vietnam Must Progress on Rights to Deepen US Ties

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VOA Exclusive: US Official Says Vietnam Must Progress on Rights to Deepen US Ties Nov 7th 2013, 01:06 A senior U.S. diplomat says Vietnam must make "demonstrable progress" on human rights in the coming months, if it wants to deepen its relationship with the United States, a former wartime foe. In an exclusive interview with VOA, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Scott Busby said he stressed the importance of human rights to Vietnamese officials on a trip to Vietnam last week. Busby visited the country from October 29 to November 2, traveling ...

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Voice of America: Obama Congratulates Christie, Reelected Governor of New Jersey

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Obama Congratulates Christie, Reelected Governor of New Jersey Nov 7th 2013, 00:38 U.S. President Barack Obama has telephoned congratulations to Republican Chris Christie, who was reelected governor of the northeastern state of New Jersey by a landslide on Tuesday. Christie won support from both liberals and conservatives, leaving some political observers to tout him as an ideal Republican presidential candidate in 2016. Christie became a national figure when Superstorm Sandy devastated his state last year. He pleased liberals but angered some conservatives when he became ...

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Voice of America: Obama Congratulates Christie, Reelected Governor of New Jersey

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Obama Congratulates Christie, Reelected Governor of New Jersey Nov 7th 2013, 00:38 U.S. President Barack Obama has telephoned congratulations to Republican Chris Christie, who was reelected governor of the northeastern state of New Jersey by a landslide on Tuesday. Christie won support from both liberals and conservatives, leaving some political observers to tout him as an ideal Republican presidential candidate in 2016. Christie became a national figure when Superstorm Sandy devastated his state last year. He pleased liberals but angered some conservatives when he became ...

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Voice of America: Obama Congratulates Christie, Reelected Governor of New Jersey

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Obama Congratulates Christie, Reelected Governor of New Jersey Nov 7th 2013, 00:38 U.S. President Barack Obama has telephoned congratulations to Republican Chris Christie, who was reelected governor of the northeastern state of New Jersey by a landslide on Tuesday. Christie won support from both liberals and conservatives, leaving some political observers to tout him as an ideal Republican presidential candidate in 2016. Christie became a national figure when Superstorm Sandy devastated his state last year. He pleased liberals but angered some conservatives when he became ...

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Voice of America: Elite Thai Rangers Conduct First Operation to Nab Poachers

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Elite Thai Rangers Conduct First Operation to Nab Poachers Nov 6th 2013, 23:12, by webdesk@voanews.com (Steve Herman) Thailand is stepping up efforts to combat poaching and smuggling protected animals and plants. At the Pangsida National Park, a new team of specially trained rangers embarked on its first field operation. A suspected timber poacher is nabbed inside a national park in Thailand, but six accomplices manage to vanish back into the tropical forest. Apprehending this one Cambodian hardly impacts the critical loss of Thailand's flora and fauna from poachers.   It is a historic success for ... Media files: A1A5BBA7-DEBC-44E9-BA5E-E2C4694AE1B0_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Voice of America: Tests Show Arafat May Have Been Poisoned

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Tests Show Arafat May Have Been Poisoned Nov 6th 2013, 23:43 Swiss forensic scientists say samples taken from the exhumed corpse of the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat show unexpectedly high levels of the lethal radioactive isotope polonium-210. The findings from specialists at the University of Lausanne were released Wednesday in a 108-page report and posted online by the pan-Arabic television network al-Jazeera. The probe was commissioned jointly by Arafat's widow, Suha, and the network. Forensic experts from France and Russia also took ...

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Voice of America: Obama Congratulates Christie, Reelected Governor of New Jersey

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Obama Congratulates Christie, Reelected Governor of New Jersey Nov 7th 2013, 00:38 U.S. President Barack Obama has telephoned congratulations to Republican Chris Christie, who was reelected governor of the northeastern state of New Jersey by a landslide on Tuesday. Christie won support from both liberals and conservatives, leaving some political observers to tout him as an ideal Republican presidential candidate in 2016. Christie became a national figure when Superstorm Sandy devastated his state last year. He pleased liberals but angered some conservatives when he became ...

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Voice of America: Tests Show Arafat May Have Been Poisoned

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Tests Show Arafat May Have Been Poisoned Nov 6th 2013, 23:30 Swiss forensic scientists say samples taken from the exhumed corpse of the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat show unexpectedly high levels of the lethal radioactive isotope polonium-210. The findings from specialists at the University of Lausanne were released Wednesday in a 108-page report and posted online by the pan-Arabic television network al-Jazeera. The probe was commissioned jointly by Arafat's widow, Suha, and the network. Forensic experts from France and Russia also took ...

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Voice of America: Elite Thai Rangers Conduct First Operation to Nab Poachers

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Elite Thai Rangers Conduct First Operation to Nab Poachers Nov 6th 2013, 23:12, by webdesk@voanews.com (Steve Herman) Thailand is stepping up efforts to combat poaching and smuggling protected animals and plants. At the Pangsida National Park, a new team of specially trained rangers embarked on its first field operation. A suspected timber poacher is nabbed inside a national park in Thailand, but six accomplices manage to vanish back into the tropical forest. Apprehending this one Cambodian hardly impacts the critical loss of Thailand's flora and fauna from poachers.   It is a historic success for ... Media files: A1A5BBA7-DEBC-44E9-BA5E-E2C4694AE1B0_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Voice of America: Tests Show Arafat May Have Been Poisoned

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Tests Show Arafat May Have Been Poisoned Nov 6th 2013, 23:43 Swiss forensic scientists say samples taken from the exhumed corpse of the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat show unexpectedly high levels of the lethal radioactive isotope polonium-210. The findings from specialists at the University of Lausanne were released Wednesday in a 108-page report and posted online by the pan-Arabic television network al-Jazeera. The probe was commissioned jointly by Arafat's widow, Suha, and the network. Forensic experts from France and Russia also took ...

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Voice of America: Tests Show Arafat May Have Been Poisoned

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Tests Show Arafat May Have Been Poisoned Nov 6th 2013, 23:30 Swiss forensic scientists say samples taken from the exhumed corpse of the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat show unexpectedly high levels of the lethal radioactive isotope polonium-210. The findings from specialists at the University of Lausanne were released Wednesday in a 108-page report and posted online by the pan-Arabic television network al-Jazeera. The probe was commissioned jointly by Arafat's widow, Suha, and the network. Forensic experts from France and Russia also took ...

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Voice of America: Russia’s Nationalists March to an Anti-Immigrant Drum

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Russia's Nationalists March to an Anti-Immigrant Drum Nov 6th 2013, 22:44, by webdesk@voanews.com (James Brooke) After the United States, Russia has the world's second largest number of immigrant workers - 12 million. With 10 percent of all workers in Russia now coming from Central Asia, stresses increase between Russia's historically Slavic population and the newcomers. The holiday was National Unity Day. But, instead of calls for unity among Russia's diverse religions and peoples,demonstrators chanted: "Soon, soon, Moscow will be a white city." One banner warned: "A Mosque today - Jihad ... Media files: 45B9BD81-42D1-4241-8BB3-F1C39C196F6F_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Voice of America: Elite Thai Rangers Conduct First Operation to Nab Poachers

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Elite Thai Rangers Conduct First Operation to Nab Poachers Nov 6th 2013, 23:12, by webdesk@voanews.com (Steve Herman) Thailand is stepping up efforts to combat poaching and smuggling protected animals and plants. At the Pangsida National Park, a new team of specially trained rangers embarked on its first field operation. A suspected timber poacher is nabbed inside a national park in Thailand, but six accomplices manage to vanish back into the tropical forest. Apprehending this one Cambodian hardly impacts the critical loss of Thailand's flora and fauna from poachers.   It is a historic success for ... Media files: A1A5BBA7-DEBC-44E9-BA5E-E2C4694AE1B0_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Voice of America: Tests Show Arafat May Have Been Poisoned

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Tests Show Arafat May Have Been Poisoned Nov 6th 2013, 23:43 Swiss forensic scientists say samples taken from the exhumed corpse of the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat show unexpectedly high levels of the lethal radioactive isotope polonium-210. The findings from specialists at the University of Lausanne were released Wednesday in a 108-page report and posted online by the pan-Arabic television network al-Jazeera. The probe was commissioned jointly by Arafat's widow, Suha, and the network. Forensic experts from France and Russia also took ...

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Voice of America: Russia’s Nationalists March to an Anti-Immigrant Drum

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Russia's Nationalists March to an Anti-Immigrant Drum Nov 6th 2013, 22:44, by webdesk@voanews.com (James Brooke) After the United States, Russia has the world's second largest number of immigrant workers - 12 million. With 10 percent of all workers in Russia now coming from Central Asia, stresses increase between Russia's historically Slavic population and the newcomers. The holiday was National Unity Day. But, instead of calls for unity among Russia's diverse religions and peoples,demonstrators chanted: "Soon, soon, Moscow will be a white city." One banner warned: "A Mosque today - Jihad ... Media files: 45B9BD81-42D1-4241-8BB3-F1C39C196F6F_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Voice of America: Tests Show Arafat May Have Been Poisoned

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Tests Show Arafat May Have Been Poisoned Nov 6th 2013, 23:30 Swiss forensic scientists say samples taken from the exhumed corpse of the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat show unexpectedly high levels of the lethal radioactive isotope polonium-210. The findings from specialists at the University of Lausanne were released Wednesday in a 108-page report and posted online by the pan-Arabic television network al-Jazeera. The probe was commissioned jointly by Arafat's widow, Suha, and the network. Forensic experts from France and Russia also took ...

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Voice of America: Elite Thai Rangers Conduct First Operation to Nab Poachers

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Elite Thai Rangers Conduct First Operation to Nab Poachers Nov 6th 2013, 23:12, by webdesk@voanews.com (Steve Herman) Thailand is stepping up efforts to combat poaching and smuggling protected animals and plants. At the Pangsida National Park, a new team of specially trained rangers embarked on its first field operation. A suspected timber poacher is nabbed inside a national park in Thailand, but six accomplices manage to vanish back into the tropical forest. Apprehending this one Cambodian hardly impacts the critical loss of Thailand's flora and fauna from poachers.   It is a historic success for ... Media files: A1A5BBA7-DEBC-44E9-BA5E-E2C4694AE1B0_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Voice of America: Tests Show Arafat May Have Been Poisoned

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Tests Show Arafat May Have Been Poisoned Nov 6th 2013, 23:43 Swiss forensic scientists say samples taken from the exhumed corpse of the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat show unexpectedly high levels of the lethal radioactive isotope polonium-210. The findings from specialists at the University of Lausanne were released Wednesday in a 108-page report and posted online by the pan-Arabic television network al-Jazeera. The probe was commissioned jointly by Arafat's widow, Suha, and the network. Forensic experts from France and Russia also took ...

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Voice of America: Oops: China State Media Website Plays Banned Tibetan National Anthem

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Oops: China State Media Website Plays Banned Tibetan National Anthem Nov 6th 2013, 17:04 China's state-controlled television and radio in Tibet is surprising visitors to a newly launched website with a music video of the banned Tibetan national anthem. The song, called Gyalu' in Tibetan, is sung by exile Tibetans across the world but has been banned in Tibet for more than 50 years. The national anthem video, which starts with a chorus of children singing the song, plays on the app download page of the state broadcaster's website. The launch of the new app late last ...

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Voice of America: Fugitive US Air Hijacker Returning After 30 Years in Cuba

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Fugitive US Air Hijacker Returning After 30 Years in Cuba Nov 6th 2013, 17:10, by webdesk@voanews.com (VOA News) A one-time U.S. militant who hijacked an airliner to Cuba nearly 30 years ago is returning to his homeland, with the hope of resolving criminal charges that he still faces in the United States.   William Potts was a member of a black nationalist group called the Black Panthers when he commandeered a plane with 56 passengers on it at gunpoint in 1984 and ordered the pilot to fly to Havana. It was an era when airline security was lax and U.S. hijackers frequently sought passage to communist ... Media files: B84CD6A7-2D6D-46BB-9F19-2D6F99507C7E_cx0_cy10_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Voice of America: Negotiators Pressed for Time Ahead of Iran Nuclear Talks

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Negotiators Pressed for Time Ahead of Iran Nuclear Talks Nov 6th 2013, 17:11, by webdesk@voanews.com (Al Pessin) Iranian negotiators sit down with the United Nations contact group Thursday to start the second round of talks on Iran's nuclear program since President Hassan Rouhani took office in July. It is only the second round but there is already time pressure. The first round of talks, just three weeks ago, was praised by both sides for having a new atmosphere and for a potentially useful new Iranian proposal. With a total of seven nations and the European Union sending delegations to the talks, ... Media files: 377AE187-76C7-49B0-8A27-FEEFBDED6B1A_cx0_cy8_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Voice of America: M23 Rebels in DRC Surrender Weapons

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M23 Rebels in DRC Surrender Weapons Nov 6th 2013, 17:18 A rebel group in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo began surrendering its weapons Wednesday, a day after the group said it was giving up its fight. Video shot by VOA shows soldiers taking control of artillery and ammunition in the Congolese district of Rutshuru as fighters from rebel group M23 sit idly by in street clothes. A U.N. representative to Congo, Martin Kobler, declared the end of M23 and said about 15,000 people displaced by recent fighting in the area were on their way ...

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Voice of America: Kosovo to Repeat Vote in Serb-Populated Town

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Kosovo to Repeat Vote in Serb-Populated Town Nov 6th 2013, 17:36 Election officials in Kosovo have ordered a repeat of voting in parts of the country's Serb-dominated north that were violently disrupted by Serbian hardliners opposed to the poll. Sunday's election for local councilors and mayors was the first Belgrade-backed vote to be held in Kosovo since it seceded from Serbia in 2008. Voting was halted in north Mitrovica after a group of masked men broke into several of the municipality's schools that were being used as polling stations, ...

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