Friday, May 25, 2012

USA - Voice of America: SpaceX Capsule Closing in on ISS - Watch Docking Live

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SpaceX Capsule Closing in on ISS - Watch Docking Live
May 25th 2012, 12:51

The privately-built and owned SpaceX Dragon spacecraft is heading to the International Space Station for Friday's historic docking with the orbital outpost. Ground controllers fired the engines on the unmanned cargo ship early Friday morning to place it on a course towards the ISS.  Once it is in position, two of the space ship crew members will use the station's robotic arm to capture the Dragon and attach it to a docking port.   Ground controllers with the ...

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USA - Voice of America: Jailed Doctor Case Strains US- Pakistan Ties

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Jailed Doctor Case Strains US- Pakistan Ties
May 25th 2012, 12:36

ISLAMABAD - This week's sentencing of Shakil Afridi, a Paksitani doctor who helped the CIA hunt down Osama bin Laden, to 33 years in prison for alleged treason has added new strains to Pakistan's already problematic relationship with the United States.    The reaction among top U.S. leaders was outrage. They demanded Pakistan immediately release the doctor.  Officials in Islamabad, however, insist Dr. Afridi's case was decided in accordance with the country's justice ...

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Economy - Voice of America: Critics Warn of ‘Oil Curse’ for Uganda

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Critics Warn of 'Oil Curse' for Uganda
May 25th 2012, 12:26

The discovery of oil offers tremendous opportunities for Uganda. It also poses several risks if the country succumbs to what some analysts call the oil curse – or the diversion of revenues for development through mismanagement and corruption. Many are concerned about the way the government has handled the Production Sharing Agreements (PSAs), or contracts with the oil companies. "The details of the PSAs have not been made public," said Joel Barkan, a professor emeritus of political ...

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Middle East - Voice of America: Protests Erupt in Syria, More Government Attacks Reported

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Protests Erupt in Syria, More Government Attacks Reported
May 25th 2012, 11:39

Syrian protesters launched anti-government rallies on Friday as activists blamed security forces for at least five deaths in attacks that have continued to erode a shaky cease-fire. Although hundreds of United Nations observers are in the country, there appears to be little signs that violence between rebels and government forces is subsiding. The opposition Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that government forces shot and killed four people in the flashpoint Hama region and ...

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Asia - Voice of America: Pilot Program Helps Philippines Bridge Education Gap

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Pilot Program Helps Philippines Bridge Education Gap
May 25th 2012, 10:42

MANILA - In the Philippines, the new school year begins in June and a few dropouts in the Manila area are hoping to be back in a regular classroom by then.  Right now, a pilot program of the national education system is helping them catch up at "pushcart classrooms."  These mobile classrooms travel to street corners in six of the most impoverished neighborhoods of the metro area, complete with books, supplies, a meal and throngs of volunteers.    On a street corner in ...

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Africa - Voice of America: Critics Warn of ‘Oil Curse’ for Uganda

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Critics Warn of 'Oil Curse' for Uganda
May 25th 2012, 12:26

The discovery of oil offers tremendous opportunities for Uganda. It also poses several risks if the country succumbs to what some analysts call the oil curse – or the diversion of revenues for development through mismanagement and corruption. Many are concerned about the way the government has handled the Production Sharing Agreements (PSAs), or contracts with the oil companies. "The details of the PSAs have not been made public," said Joel Barkan, a professor emeritus of political ...

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USA - Voice of America: US Soldier Convicted of Bomb Plot Against Fellow Soldiers

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US Soldier Convicted of Bomb Plot Against Fellow Soldiers
May 25th 2012, 10:27

A U.S. soldier has been convicted in a civilian federal court in connection with a failed plot to attack a Texas restaurant popular with troops from a U.S. Army post. Private First Class Naser Jason Abdo was convicted Thursday of attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction, attempted murder of U.S. military officers or employees, and possessing a weapon to commit violence. The 22-year-old Abdo was arrested last July after he bought smokeless gunpowder and other weapons.  The ...

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USA - Voice of America: nasatest

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May 25th 2012, 12:33

NASA TV

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Americas - Voice of America: Hurricane Bud Loses Strength, But Still Powerful

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Hurricane Bud Loses Strength, But Still Powerful
May 25th 2012, 10:29

Hurricane Bud has slightly weakened as it continues on a path across the Pacific Ocean toward the southwestern coast of Mexico. The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami says the storm is carrying maximum sustained winds of 175 kilometers an hour, making it a Category Two storm on the five level scale that measures a storm's potential destructive power. Hurricane and tropical storm warnings are in effect for Manzanillo north to Cabo Corrientes and the surrounding areas. ...

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Europe - Voice of America: City Not Yet Bursting with Excitement

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City Not Yet Bursting with Excitement
May 25th 2012, 10:53

LONDON - The Summer Olympics start in London in about two months, on July 27, and while interest has started to build a little, the city is not overflowing with excitement. At Trafalgar Square, in the heart of the city, the official Olympic countdown clock gets a steady stream of people posing for pictures.  But most of them are foreign tourists. Many Londoners appear indifferent, worried or actually hostile toward the Games.   "I think it is a waste of ...

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