Africa - Voice of America: Mbeki Expects Sudans to Resume Talks Soon

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Mbeki Expects Sudans to Resume Talks Soon May 21st 2012, 17:07 NAIROBI -- The head of the African Union panel mediating talks between Sudan and South Sudan says he expects the two countries to agree on a date to resume negotiations this week. Speaking to reporters in Juba Monday, former South African President Thabo Mbeki said there is an urgent need to settle outstanding issues that have brought the two sides to the brink of war. Following talks with South Sudan's President Salva Kiir and other officials, Mbeki said he believes the two ... Media files: 8A87F0D5-4C96-483B-812E-89EB3420CDF1_cx0_cy2_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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USA - Voice of America: Obama: World Has Vital Interest in Success of Afghanistan Mission

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Obama: World Has Vital Interest in Success of Afghanistan Mission May 21st 2012, 16:02 CHICAGO - President Barack Obama said the world has a vital interest in the long-term success of the NATO mission in Afghanistan.   Obama and NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen presided over discussions involving members of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF).  The session included nations whose logistical and financial support will be crucial to sustaining Afghanistan's military after the scheduled December 31st, 2014 target to withdraw all ... Media files: A658D789-8B0F-4758-8E45-6135DC22BDE9_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Economy - Voice of America: UN: Facing Eurozone Risks, Asia-Pacific Must Hasten Integration

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UN: Facing Eurozone Risks, Asia-Pacific Must Hasten Integration May 21st 2012, 16:38 BANGKOK -- A panel of the U.N. Economic Commission for Asia and Pacific says exports, which are historically the region's traditional growth driver, are slowing due to the Eurozone debt crisis and uncertainties in the United States. UNESCAP's panel has lowered the Asia-Pacific region's growth outlook to 6.5 percent in 2012, from last year's 7.0 percent, and the U.N. group's Executive Secretary Noeleen Heyzer said new economic drivers are needed in the increasingly uncertain ...

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Asia - Voice of America: NATO Leaders Focus on Afghanistan Transition Plan

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NATO Leaders Focus on Afghanistan Transition Plan May 21st 2012, 16:02 President Barack Obama expressed confidence in Afghanistan's ability to take "full lead" for its security by 2014, as NATO leaders met for the second and final day of the alliance's summit in Chicago. The president said the transition is "well underway."   But vowed that the international community would not abandon Afghanistan as it seeks to take control of its own security. "As Afghans stand up," Mr. Obama said, "they will not stand ... Media files: 253E1FBA-6F6A-4F32-8BCC-F592CCB72561_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Africa - Voice of America: Heavy Rains in Kenya Kill Dozens, Displace Tens of Thousands

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Heavy Rains in Kenya Kill Dozens, Displace Tens of Thousands May 21st 2012, 15:26 NAIROBI - Continually heavy rains have wreaked havoc across Kenya, claiming dozens of lives and displacing tens of thousands people. . The Kenya Red Cross Society reports that at least 65 people have died since March because of landslides, flash floods and other effects of the heavy rains that have been pounding the country. The rains have displaced more than 100,000 people - almost 15,000 households - whose homes were washed away. The most affected ... Media files: 33B61116-19F4-426E-A1E8-C601B9695759_cx4_cy0_cw93_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Africa - Voice of America: Ethiopian Government, Muslims Clash about Ideology

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Ethiopian Government, Muslims Clash about Ideology May 21st 2012, 15:18 ADDIS ABABA - Unofficial committees within Ethiopia's 30-million strong Muslim community are organizing demonstrations to protest what they say is government interference in Islamic affairs. Tensions are rising as the government tries to preempt what it sees as the rise of a hardline strain of Islam. Worshippers arriving for Friday prayers at Addis Ababa's Awalia mosque found a notice posted at the entrance, which read: "They managed to get in through the back door before. ... Media files: 8B9B9303-1572-47E5-8DA4-3696C1AE941E_cx0_cy4_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Economy - Voice of America: German, French Finance Chiefs Meeting Focuses on Eurozone Discord

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German, French Finance Chiefs Meeting Focuses on Eurozone Discord May 21st 2012, 14:49 The German and French finance chiefs are meeting Monday to discuss their competing views about how to boost economic growth in the 17-nation euro currency bloc and resolve its governmental debt crisis. Germany's finance minister, Wolfgang Schaeuble, is hosting his French counterpart, Pierre Moscovici, for talks in Berlin ahead of an informal summit of European Union leaders in Brussels on Wednesday. The meeting between the finance chiefs comes amid growing evidence that the German ... Media files: 08C79CF9-C565-4A6A-A9E1-120F804D1FE9_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Middle East - Voice of America: IAEA, Iran Discuss Inspection of Nuclear Sites

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IAEA, Iran Discuss Inspection of Nuclear Sites May 21st 2012, 14:23 The head of the U.N. nuclear agency is holding talks in Tehran with senior Iranian officials to try to reach an agreement on inspecting Iranian facilities suspected of being used for a covert nuclear weapons program. International Atomic Energy Agency chief Yukio Amano met the head of Iran's nuclear energy organization Fereydoon Abbasi-Davani on Monday, shortly after arriving in the Iranian capital for a one-day visit. Amano was due to meet the top Iranian nuclear negotiator Saeed ... Media files: FA4D2E52-CF0F-41FF-99F7-6DAFE8462636_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Africa - Voice of America: Election Surge by Egypt's Old Guard Frustrates Revolutionary Youth

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Election Surge by Egypt's Old Guard Frustrates Revolutionary Youth May 21st 2012, 13:43 CAIRO - Egyptian youth are expected to turn out in high numbers for their country's first presidential election since the ouster of Hosni Mubarak.  Many of the young activists who took part in last year's uprising say they feel they are not fully represented in the vote.   Egypt's revolution primarily was an uprising of the young -- a rejection of the old, stifling, decades-long government.  So it is particularly galling to many activists that two of the ... Media files: 2E9A72B8-5A47-4A68-A4FA-34F21BDE7383_cx0_cy5_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Europe - Voice of America: German, French Finance Chiefs Meeting Focuses on Eurozone Discord

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German, French Finance Chiefs Meeting Focuses on Eurozone Discord May 21st 2012, 14:49 The German and French finance chiefs are meeting Monday to discuss their competing views about how to boost economic growth in the 17-nation euro currency bloc and resolve its governmental debt crisis. Germany's finance minister, Wolfgang Schaeuble, is hosting his French counterpart, Pierre Moscovici, for talks in Berlin ahead of an informal summit of European Union leaders in Brussels on Wednesday. The meeting between the finance chiefs comes amid growing evidence that the German ... Media files: 08C79CF9-C565-4A6A-A9E1-120F804D1FE9_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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