Middle East - Voice of America: NGO Dispute Means Fewer Monitors for Egypt Vote

Middle East - Voice of America middle-east

NGO Dispute Means Fewer Monitors for Egypt Vote May 21st 2012, 17:13 ​​STATE DEPARTMENT - Egyptians go to the polls this week to choose their first democratically-elected president. A continuing legal dispute over the role of U.S. civil society groups means there will be fewer monitors to observe that vote. Egypt's historic presidential campaign comes to a close with the first round of voting to choose a new civilian leader. The Elections Commission says there will be monitors from the Arab League, the African Union, and the European Commission. ...

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Middle East - Voice of America: Egypt Elections: Amr Moussa Makes His Case

Middle East - Voice of America middle-east

Egypt Elections: Amr Moussa Makes His Case May 21st 2012, 17:13 Amr Mohamed Moussa is an Egyptian politician and diplomat who served as Secretary-General of the Arab League from 2001 until 2011. Prior to that, he served ten years as Egypt's minister of foreign affairs. He is viewed as a top contender for the presidency in Egyptian elections later this month; his prior experience under Hosni Mubarak is seen as both a strength and a political liability. (You can listen to the full podcast in Arabic here .) Elshinnawi: If you are elected ... Media files: 0FB5E4D9-0D5B-49C1-9479-EEB7DE9A8607_cx0_cy5_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Middle East - Voice of America: Al-Qaida Says Yemen Suicide Bombing Was 'Revenge'

Middle East - Voice of America middle-east

Al-Qaida Says Yemen Suicide Bombing Was 'Revenge' May 21st 2012, 18:47 Al-Qaida says a suicide bomber's attack in Yemen that killed at least 96 troops and wounded more than 200 on Monday was revenge for what it called a U.S.-backed war on its followers. Yemeni officials say a suspected rogue soldier detonated the explosives as hundreds of fellow troops were lining up for a military parade rehearsal in the capital Sana'a.  The soldiers were preparing for a parade on Tuesday to mark the unification of Yemen's north and south. ... Media files: 243DAFC0-D8B6-4D6F-B58F-DEFA6106AA77_cx0_cy6_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Africa - Voice of America: Hundreds of Malians Protest Extension of Interim Government

Africa - Voice of America africa

Hundreds of Malians Protest Extension of Interim Government May 21st 2012, 18:33 BAMAKO - Hundreds of Malians took to the streets Monday to protest an agreement just signed between West African mediators and the leader of this March's military coup that keeps an interim civilian president in place for one year, to organize elections.  A mob forced its way into the presidential palace and attacked the interim president, who is being treated for injuries.  Hundreds of protestors forced their way into the office of Mali's interim president, Dioncounda ... Media files: 742555C7-2538-46D0-8815-E6B719A3B4F6_cx0_cy3_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Africa - Voice of America: NGO Dispute Means Fewer Monitors for Egypt Vote

Africa - Voice of America africa

NGO Dispute Means Fewer Monitors for Egypt Vote May 21st 2012, 17:13 ​​STATE DEPARTMENT - Egyptians go to the polls this week to choose their first democratically-elected president. A continuing legal dispute over the role of U.S. civil society groups means there will be fewer monitors to observe that vote. Egypt's historic presidential campaign comes to a close with the first round of voting to choose a new civilian leader. The Elections Commission says there will be monitors from the Arab League, the African Union, and the European Commission. ...

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USA - Voice of America: Facebook Stock Plunges in Second-Day Trading

USA - Voice of America usa

Facebook Stock Plunges in Second-Day Trading May 21st 2012, 19:17 The price of shares of social-media giant Facebook plunged on its second day of stockmarket trading. Investors quickly started selling the stock on the Nasdaq exchange Monday, sending the price of Facebook shares down 13 percent in the first hour. It later regained some strength, but still was down more than 10 percent in midafternoon trading at below $35 a share. Facebook shares traded publicly for the first time on Friday, when they edged up to $38.23, 23 cents above the initial ... Media files: 403400A9-5057-4FDC-B071-14437BA2A8B4_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Europe - Voice of America: Putin Announces New Russian Cabinet

Europe - Voice of America europe

Putin Announces New Russian Cabinet May 21st 2012, 19:00 MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin has appointed a new government and many of the leaders are Putin loyalists. Putin unveiled his new government, tightening his grip on the economy and his political control. Analysts say it will limit Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev's ability to implement his reform agenda, which includes launching pro-growth policies and a privatization bid to wean Russia off its dependence on oil. Despite this, Putin announced that he and Medvedev agreed on ... Media files: 58AEB296-8D0C-4022-B060-4E4023381F52_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Africa - Voice of America: Mali Interim President Attacked, Taken to Hospital

Africa - Voice of America africa

Mali Interim President Attacked, Taken to Hospital May 21st 2012, 17:33 Mali's interim president has been rushed to a hospital after being beaten by protesters who broke into the presidential palace. VOA correspondent Anne Look in the capital, Bamako, reports that interim president Dioncounda Traore was taken away in an ambulance after Monday's attack. She spoke to the president's chief of staff, Souleymane Niafo, who said Traore's life is not in danger, but that he is being treated for injuries.  The full extent of Mr. Traore's ... Media files: D275FD25-6C9E-4FBE-BFE6-7C5CFF5E6C70_cx0_cy14_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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

Asia - Voice of America asia

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: State Media Blames Kachin Rebels for Electricity Shortage in Burma

Asia - Voice of America asia

State Media Blames Kachin Rebels for Electricity Shortage in Burma May 21st 2012, 17:09 BANGKOK - Rare street protests of months of electricity cuts are being held in Burma's second-largest city, Mandalay. Burma's state media blames attacks by ethnic-Kachin rebels for worsening chronic power shortages.   Protesters gathered late Sunday in Mandalay, upset with power cuts that have left them with only several hours of electricity a day.  Hundreds of people held a peaceful candle-lit walk through the streets and outside the local electric authority, demanding regular ... Media files: 4D4D2C22-55E3-4953-9EF3-B38D82BA4F0A_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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