USA - Voice of America: Panetta: US to Put More Warships in Asia

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Panetta: US to Put More Warships in Asia Jun 2nd 2012, 15:19 U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says the United States will shift the bulk of its warships to the Asia-Pacific region in the coming years as part of a new military rebalancing to guarantee a strong and continued U.S. presence in the region.   U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Saturday the United States will move 60 percent of its naval fleet to the Asia-Pacific by 2020.  Currently, its fleet of 285 cruisers, destroyers, littoral combat ships and submarines is evenly ... Media files: FF035F8C-CE84-410B-9B64-61E1CCAF211B_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Asia - Voice of America: Panetta: US to Put More Warships in Asia

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Panetta: US to Put More Warships in Asia Jun 2nd 2012, 15:19 U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says the United States will shift the bulk of its warships to the Asia-Pacific region in the coming years as part of a new military rebalancing to guarantee a strong and continued U.S. presence in the region.   U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Saturday the United States will move 60 percent of its naval fleet to the Asia-Pacific by 2020.  Currently, its fleet of 285 cruisers, destroyers, littoral combat ships and submarines is evenly ... Media files: FF035F8C-CE84-410B-9B64-61E1CCAF211B_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Asia - Voice of America: Suu Kyi Visits Karen Refugees in Thailand

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Suu Kyi Visits Karen Refugees in Thailand Jun 2nd 2012, 14:23 MAE SOT, Thailand - Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi's historical trip to Thailand concluded Saturday with a visit to a Karen refugee camp, but the democracy icon was not able to address refugees as planned.   Suu Kyi visited Mae La refugee camp in Thailand's Mae Sot province Saturday morning to conclude her first foreign visit since 1988 when she returned to Burma to care for her ailing mother.   The highly anticipated visit was disappointing for the 50,000 ... Media files: E12798D7-A42F-4B8E-BF6E-1ADC1B8915BE_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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USA - Voice of America: Obama Urges Congress to Take Action on His Jobs Bill

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Obama Urges Congress to Take Action on His Jobs Bill Jun 2nd 2012, 12:17 U.S. President Barack Obama is stepping up his campaign to urge businesses to hire 100,000 more military veterans and their spouses by the end of next year. During his weekly address Saturday, Obama spoke from a manufacturing plant in the state of Minnesota about his proposal to make it easier to employ veterans. Obama says Congress needs to pass sections of his job bill that could put veterans and public service workers back to work. He said now is not the time for ...

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Asia - Voice of America: 4 Kidnapped Aid Workers Freed in Afghanistan

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4 Kidnapped Aid Workers Freed in Afghanistan Jun 2nd 2012, 12:29 NATO coalition forces have staged a daring nighttime raid, swooping in with helicopters, to free four humanitarian aid workers who were being held in a cave in a remote Afghan province. Five kidnappers were killed in the operation early Saturday.   The aid workers were kidnapped May 22 while traveling by horseback to treat villagers suffering from malnutrition in Badakhshan. They work for Medair - a Swiss-based humanitarian non-governmental organization.   Medair identified ... Media files: 2BD5D85C-85DC-4795-B81D-B339C3D66E6A_cx0_cy13_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Middle East - Voice of America: 1 Dead in Lebanon Clashes

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1 Dead in Lebanon Clashes Jun 2nd 2012, 12:06 Officials in Lebanon say clashes between supporters and opponents of a popular uprising against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad have erupted in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli, leaving one person dead and at least five wounded.   Officials say gunfire broke out early Saturday.   Gunmen from the Jabal Mohsen district, home to Alawites in Lebanon who support the Syrian president, have fought skirmishes over the past few weeks with Sunni Muslim residents of Bab al-Tabbaneh ... Media files: 9B31DBAE-A9C9-43C0-AB10-BF0B9D797F89_cx0_cy6_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Middle East - Voice of America: Egypt's Mubarak Gets Life Imprisonment in Historic Trial

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Egypt's Mubarak Gets Life Imprisonment in Historic Trial Jun 2nd 2012, 09:47 Ousted Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak has received a sentence of life in prison for complicity in the killing of hundreds of anti-government protesters during last year's 18-day uprising that forced him to resign on February 11. Mubarak's interior minister Habib El Adly received similar sentence. The verdict was given in a makeshift court, a lecture hall once named after Mubarak in the police academy in Cairo, amid unprecedented security. Crowds outside the court shouted as they ... Media files: 03345297-83AD-4893-BF26-0B08A2EA2897_cx0_cy2_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Africa - Voice of America: Egypt's Mubarak Gets Life Imprisonment in Historic Trial

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Egypt's Mubarak Gets Life Imprisonment in Historic Trial Jun 2nd 2012, 09:47 Ousted Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak has received a sentence of life in prison for complicity in the killing of hundreds of anti-government protesters during last year's 18-day uprising that forced him to resign on February 11. Mubarak's interior minister Habib El Adly received similar sentence. The verdict was given in a makeshift court, a lecture hall once named after Mubarak in the police academy in Cairo, amid unprecedented security. Crowds outside the court shouted as they ... Media files: 03345297-83AD-4893-BF26-0B08A2EA2897_cx0_cy2_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Middle East - Voice of America: Mubarak Had Been Egypt's Symbol of Stability For Years

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Mubarak Had Been Egypt's Symbol of Stability For Years Jun 1st 2012, 20:41 For decades, Egypt's former president Hosni Mubarak had been a symbol of stability in the Middle East, but an iron ruler at home.   Mubarak, 84, held power for nearly 30 years, and like many Arab leaders of his time, placed friends and family in positions of power. He appeared to be grooming his son, Gamal, to succeed him until 18 days of protests in early 2011 drove Mubarak from power. It was an almost unthinkable political end to the man who was the only president many ...

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Africa - Voice of America: Mubarak Had Been Egypt's Symbol of Stability For Years

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Mubarak Had Been Egypt's Symbol of Stability For Years Jun 1st 2012, 20:41 For decades, Egypt's former president Hosni Mubarak had been a symbol of stability in the Middle East, but an iron ruler at home.   Mubarak, 84, held power for nearly 30 years, and like many Arab leaders of his time, placed friends and family in positions of power. He appeared to be grooming his son, Gamal, to succeed him until 18 days of protests in early 2011 drove Mubarak from power. It was an almost unthinkable political end to the man who was the only president many ...

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