Arts & Entertainment - Voice of America: Lady Gaga's Indonesian Concert Cancelled

Arts & Entertainment - Voice of America arts-and-entertainment

Lady Gaga's Indonesian Concert Cancelled May 27th 2012, 11:12 Promoters for American pop singer Lady Gaga said Sunday that her June 3 show in Indonesia has been cancelled after Islamic hard-liners threatened violence if she performs. Concert promotion lawyer Minola Sebayang said that the cancellation was not only about Lady Gaga's security, but the safety of those who would be watching her. Indonesian police had refused to issue the necessary permits unless she agreed to tone things down.  The Islamic Defender's Front, or FPI, had ... Media files: 7C4EF3F1-3718-49F8-88A8-94B260547D05_cx0_cy6_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Middle East - Voice of America: Syrian Officials Deny Responsibility for Houla Massacre

Middle East - Voice of America middle-east

Syrian Officials Deny Responsibility for Houla Massacre May 27th 2012, 11:13 Syrian officials say Damascus is not responsible for the massacre in a village that killed at least 92 people, including dozens of children. A Foreign Ministry spokesman, Jihad Makdissi, told reporters in Damascus Sunday that anti-government gunmen carried out Friday's attack.  He says the government condemns what he called the "terrorist" attack, and is opening an investigation into the incident, with results expected within days.  The spokesman also said U.N. ... Media files: 0133D7A8-991D-4028-8D1D-F64E5379906E_cx0_cy35_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Asia - Voice of America: 8 Afghan Civilians Killed in Airstrike

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8 Afghan Civilians Killed in Airstrike May 27th 2012, 10:34 Officials in eastern Afghanistan say a NATO air strike has killed a family of eight. A provincial government spokesman says a man, his wife, and six children were killed Saturday night in a coalition airstrike in the Gerda Serai district of Paktia province. NATO says it is aware of reports of the incident and is investigating. Civilian casualties have been a major source of friction between President Hamid Karzai's government and the U.S.-led NATO forces in Afghanistan. ...

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Arts & Entertainment - Voice of America: Jagger to Model Madonna's Teen Line; McGraw Signs New Deal

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Jagger to Model Madonna's Teen Line; McGraw Signs New Deal May 27th 2012, 00:52 Madonna has signed Mick Jagger's daughter, Georgia May, to appear in the latest marketing campaign for Material Girl.  Madonna launched the teen clothing line with her daughter Lourdes (a.k.a. Lola) in 2010.  "To be handpicked by Madonna and Lola as the new face of Material Girl is truly amazing,"  Georgia said, responding to the announcement. "I've always admired Madonna's style and I'm thrilled to be working with them."  Previous Material Girl advertising ... Media files: 4A02DE97-FD9B-4A8D-B1E6-308E6BB1DCC2_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Middle East - Voice of America: Top Egyptian Vote-Winners Stress Cooperation

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Top Egyptian Vote-Winners Stress Cooperation May 26th 2012, 22:22 CAIRO - The two top vote-winners in this past week's Egyptian presidential election, due to face each other in a run-off on June 16 and 17 should preliminary results be confirmed, described their visions of building a new Egypt if elected. Both candidates described their visions for a new Egypt, and both spoke of cooperating with their adversaries and rivals. But Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohamed Morsi dismissed his opponent, former Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq, as a symbol of the ... Media files: 658E7F31-F125-4A7A-8FF4-E80E39A38DE1_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Africa - Voice of America: Top Egyptian Vote-Winners Stress Cooperation

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Top Egyptian Vote-Winners Stress Cooperation May 26th 2012, 22:22 CAIRO - The two top vote-winners in this past week's Egyptian presidential election, due to face each other in a run-off on June 16 and 17 should preliminary results be confirmed, described their visions of building a new Egypt if elected. Both candidates described their visions for a new Egypt, and both spoke of cooperating with their adversaries and rivals. But Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohamed Morsi dismissed his opponent, former Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq, as a symbol of the ... Media files: 658E7F31-F125-4A7A-8FF4-E80E39A38DE1_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Americas - Voice of America: Weakened 'Bud' Pounds Mexico with Wind, Rain

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Weakened 'Bud' Pounds Mexico with Wind, Rain May 26th 2012, 21:56 What had once been Hurricane Bud, the first Pacific Hurricane of the season, has weakened to a tropical depression  but not before it pounded the southwestern coast of Mexico with wind and rain. Officials in Mexico's Jalisco state reported heavy downpours of rain with as much as 15 to 25 centimeters expected in some areas. The state had been placed on high alert, with schools closed in 11 communities that had been in the path of the storm.  Heavy waves pounded beaches ... Media files: 48A58016-E9C5-46A4-965B-5EB2CA3ABF77_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Africa - Voice of America: Lesotho Votes in General Election

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Lesotho Votes in General Election May 26th 2012, 20:25 Voters in the tiny mountainous nation of Lesotho, in southern Africa, are casting ballots in a general election Saturday. The vote features rivals from three political parties, including Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili of the new Democratic Congress. His closest challenger is Mothejoa Metsing, who reportedly led the movement to remove Mosisili as leader of the Lesotho Congress for Democracy. The third candidate seeking to replace Mosisili is Tom Thabane of the All Basotho ... Media files: DB12E06E-DF68-4B40-934E-5A0DD6585581_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Africa - Voice of America: Ethiopian Diaspora Media Compete Over Message

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Ethiopian Diaspora Media Compete Over Message May 26th 2012, 19:42 SILVER SPRING, Maryland - As African media ventures have grown quickly in recent years, members of the diaspora in the United States are contributing to the surge of production. Within one of these communities, there is fierce competition over the messages that are being broadcast.   At a recent anti-Ethiopian government rally in the city of Thurmont, Maryland, many of the journalists and citizen journalists recording material were from the Ethiopian diaspora. Photos and videos ... Media files: C31C786C-D25F-4FCC-BCCB-7C5DECADB3E4_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Europe - Voice of America: Vatican Confirms Pope's Butler's Arrest

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Vatican Confirms Pope's Butler's Arrest May 26th 2012, 19:47 The Vatican confirmed Saturday that Pope Benedict XVI's butler has been arrested on suspicion of leaking confidential documents and letters from the pontiff's private quarters. Vatican spokesman Federico Lombardi said Paolo Gabriele, 46, was arrested Wednesday after secret documents were found in his Vatican City home. Gabriele had been the pope's personal butler since 2006, one of the few members of the papal household, which includes a few nuns and secretaries. The ... Media files: 90A46642-9637-42EB-9128-53D2F6B32A15_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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