Asia - Voice of America: Burma’s Spreading Protests Test Reformist Government

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Burma's Spreading Protests Test Reformist Government May 22nd 2012, 13:19 BANGKOK - Authorities in Burma have detained at least 10 people for supporting or taking part in the street protests against electricity cuts that began Sunday in Mandalay, the country's second-largest city. Hundreds of protesters have marched every night, peacefully holding candles in a symbolic gesture against the recently announced cuts. VOA's Burmese Service confirmed most of those taken into custody were questioned for several hours and then released. They included local ... Media files: 4D7BEA14-D49D-4924-A5A7-5CC48E5D71C0_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Africa - Voice of America: AU, Somali Forces Move on al-Shabab Stronghold

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AU, Somali Forces Move on al-Shabab Stronghold May 22nd 2012, 13:47 African Union and Somali government forces are attempting to seize a militant stronghold outside Mogadishu. The operation launched Tuesday near Somali capital targets the al-Shabab-controlled town of Afgoye, site of a massive camp for internally displaced Somalis. Witnesses reported heavy fighting between the two sides. An African Union statement described the offensive as a "carefully planned operation" to bring security and stability to people in the Afogye corridor. ... Media files: 3F31E2B0-01DF-41DE-B7F2-0EF67EA8B33E_cx0_cy13_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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USA - Voice of America: Obama Addresses Graduates from Storm-Wrecked Town

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Obama Addresses Graduates from Storm-Wrecked Town May 22nd 2012, 13:28 U.S. President Barack Obama urged a group of high school graduates to retain "the power of community" that is helping their small town recover from a deadly storm that struck exactly one year ago.   Obama traveled to Joplin, Missouri Monday, the day before the one year anniversary of the tornado that devastated the town of 50,000 people and killed 161 residents, including two Joplin High School students.   Repeating the constant theme "you are from ... Media files: 8CFCE918-845F-43CE-8878-74F8DBBC7CFF_cx0_cy14_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Arts & Entertainment - Voice of America: 'Last Call' Sounds Water Alarm in Dry World

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'Last Call' Sounds Water Alarm in Dry World May 22nd 2012, 13:23 Environmental activist Erin Brockovich sounds the alarm on the world's water crisis in the documentary "Last Call at the Oasis," by Oscar-winning director Jessica Yu. The film highlights water pollution, depletion and potential wars over vanishing water resources. "You don't have to be a scientist to understand if you take more water out of the bathtub than you put into the bathtub, the bathtub will eventually go empty," marine biologist Tim Barnett says in the film. The ... Media files: DCCD308C-FE75-42A9-AB0D-3BD62CDF34B5_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Asia - Voice of America: No US-Pakistan Breakthrough at NATO Summit

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No US-Pakistan Breakthrough at NATO Summit May 22nd 2012, 10:33 CHICAGO - Despite the participation of Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari at the NATO summit in Chicago, neither the U.S. nor Pakistan announced steps to improve relations or to reopen key NATO supply routes to to Afghanistan. Pakistan closed the lines in November following a U.S. airstrike that killed two 24 Pakistani soldiers.  Zardari and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton appeared cordial at their brief meeting at the NATO summit in Chicago. But relations between the two ... Media files: 461DD04B-7DE4-4948-B7BA-23B592B5AF11_cx0_cy2_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Asia - Voice of America: Aung San Suu Kyi to Give Speech in Geneva

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Aung San Suu Kyi to Give Speech in Geneva May 22nd 2012, 12:22 United Nations officials say Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi will deliver a speech to a labor conference in Geneva next month. International Labor Organization Director-General Juan Somavia said Tuesday that Aung San Suu Kyi will address the annual ILO conference on June 14. The long-time pro-democracy activist will be making her first trip outside Burma in 24 years, after spending much of the past two decades under house arrest. She will also travel to Norway to give ... Media files: D0EEBD94-0742-4EBA-A74E-E7F2157DFDA0_cx0_cy20_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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USA - Voice of America: SpaceX Rocket Begins History-Making Journey

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SpaceX Rocket Begins History-Making Journey May 22nd 2012, 11:55 A rocket designed and built by a privately-owned company has successfully blasted off on a historic mission to deliver a supply capsule to the International Space Station. Television cameras captured the apparently flawless launch of the Dragon space capsule atop Space X's Falcon-9 rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida Tuesday morning in the pre-dawn hours. "T-minus 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, zero.  And launch of the Space X Falcon 9 rocket as NASA turns to the private ... Media files: 22A603B7-2140-433C-9FC2-E8319DBC34CD_cx0_cy8_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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USA - Voice of America: No US-Pakistan Breakthrough at NATO Summit

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No US-Pakistan Breakthrough at NATO Summit May 22nd 2012, 10:33 CHICAGO - Despite the participation of Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari at the NATO summit in Chicago, neither the U.S. nor Pakistan announced steps to improve relations or to reopen key NATO supply routes to to Afghanistan. Pakistan closed the lines in November following a U.S. airstrike that killed two 24 Pakistani soldiers.  Zardari and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton appeared cordial at their brief meeting at the NATO summit in Chicago. But relations between the two ... Media files: 461DD04B-7DE4-4948-B7BA-23B592B5AF11_cx0_cy2_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Middle East - Voice of America: IAEA: Deal Reached with Iran

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IAEA: Deal Reached with Iran May 22nd 2012, 11:35 The head of the U.N. nuclear agency says he expects Iran to sign a deal with the International Atomic Energy Agency "quite soon." But IAEA chief Yukio Amano said Tuesday in Vienna there are still some differences to be sorted out.  Amano has just returned from Tehran, where he met with Iran's top nuclear negotiator, Saeed Jalili, and the Iranian nuclear energy organization chief, Fereydoon Abbasi-Davani. Amano's trip was his first to Iran since taking office at ... Media files: 95413833-E3AF-40F6-A5C3-5692003A2B56_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Middle East - Voice of America: Egyptian Women Contemplate Future Under New Leaders

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Egyptian Women Contemplate Future Under New Leaders May 22nd 2012, 11:24 CAIRO - Egypt's new political era is inspiring some women to become more assertive of their rights, even as others worry a possible Islamist victory in this week's presidential election might lead to those rights being curtailed.  Women's rights conference A recent women's rights conference in Cairo attracted a cross section of Egyptians -- Muslims, Christians, leftists and conservatives. Organizers of the new "An Egyptian Woman" campaign say they are ... Media files: 6B0209AB-855D-40D3-B680-EA4FA65E20B8_cx0_cy6_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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