Asia - Voice of America: US, S. Korea Launch Live-Fire Military Drills

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US, S. Korea Launch Live-Fire Military Drills Jun 22nd 2012, 13:36 South Korean and U.S. warplanes fired rockets and dropped bombs on mock targets near the North Korean border Friday, in some of the largest live-fire maneuvers since the end of the Korean War. U.S. tanks and Apache helicopters pounded targets at Pocheon, as some 2,000 U.S. paratroopers and South Korean combat troops maneuvered nearby. The two allies will launch a separate three-day naval exercise in the Yellow Sea Saturday.  The carrier USS George Washington strike group is set ... Media files: E57416E0-A263-449B-8906-C93D0AB95E70_cx0_cy3_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Asia - Voice of America: Amid Burma Reforms, Steps to Resettle Those Displaced by Conflict

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Amid Burma Reforms, Steps to Resettle Those Displaced by Conflict Jun 22nd 2012, 12:22 BANGKOK, Thailand - Burma is developing plans, backed by the United Nations, to resettle hundreds of thousands of refugees, many of them internally displaced or living in camps in Thailand. While Thai officials are welcoming the action, U.N. agencies and rights groups say Thailand itself must address issues of greater protection to refugees and trafficked persons. There are more than 450,000 internally displaced people inside Burma, also known as Myanmar. They are mostly in the ... Media files: E58F3E17-97B1-4534-8913-AF589D7D897E_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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USA - Voice of America: Global Foods Vie for US Market

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Global Foods Vie for US Market Jun 22nd 2012, 11:26 Many international food vendors are trying to make an impact in the U.S. market. The National Association for Specialty Foods says the fastest emerging cuisine is Latin, followed by Indian and Eastern European. The recent Summer Fancy Food Show in Washington is the largest of its kind in North America. Mame Diene remembers the ancient baobab tree in the courtyard of her family home. As a child, she was not allowed to climb it or cut its branches.  Now, she honors these trees of ... Media files: D7253996-B7DF-429C-9973-94C7D5477E87_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Asia - Voice of America: Taliban Siege of Afghan Hotel Ends; 18 Killed

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Taliban Siege of Afghan Hotel Ends; 18 Killed Jun 22nd 2012, 09:20 Afghan officials say the militant siege of a lakeside hotel outside the capital has ended, with at least 18 people killed. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the nearly 12-hour attack on the Spozhmai Hotel outside Kabul that ended early Friday. Authorities say at least 14 civilians, three hotel guards and one police officer were killed. Five militants armed with rocket-propelled grenades and suicide vests stormed the hotel late Thursday, killing the security guards and then firing ... Media files: 000D3F6E-2D9F-4B33-BAC1-52987EB9FF5E_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Asia - Voice of America: Pakistan Announces New PM Nominee

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Pakistan Announces New PM Nominee Jun 22nd 2012, 10:46 Pakistan's ruling party has nominated another controversial figure to replace ousted Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, as the country copes with a political crisis. The Pakistan People's Party selected former water and power minister Raja Pervez Ashraf, who has been hit with corruption allegations and is partly blamed for the electricity crisis in the country. Parliament will meet on Friday to elect the new prime minister.  Ashraf is expected to be approved because the ... Media files: B1F2FF04-FB80-4D4E-A70B-0D395E3D761B_cx0_cy29_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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USA - Voice of America: Miami Heat Win 2012 NBA Finals

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Miami Heat Win 2012 NBA Finals Jun 22nd 2012, 10:56 The Miami Heat defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder 121-106 Thursday to claim the National Basketball Association championship, the first in the LeBron James era. James finished with 26 points, 13 assists and 11 rebounds and was named the most valuable player of the NBA finals.  Two of James's fellow "Big Three" players also finished in double digits -- Chris Bosh with 23 points, and Dwayne Wade scored 20 points.  The Heat got a stellar performance from Mike Miller, ... Media files: 0DB3DBBF-4A91-4BCE-89C6-CEABAEDAD934_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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USA - Voice of America: At 75, New Deal's 'Green Towns' Endure

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At 75, New Deal's 'Green Towns' Endure Jun 22nd 2012, 10:00 In an effort to pull the United States out of the Great Depression of the 1930s, President Franklin Roosevelt's so-called "New Deal" administration created a bevy of government agencies designed to help Americans regain and maintain their economic footing. The New Deal produced the social-security system, farm subsidies and jobs for struggling workers, who cleared forests, built highways, wrote guidebooks to the states, photographed rural families and dust-blown towns, and created public ... Media files: B47E77BE-802C-49BD-86D3-09BC6E1D05B2_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Asia - Voice of America: Afghan Hotel Attack Kills 16

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Afghan Hotel Attack Kills 16 Jun 22nd 2012, 09:20 Afghan officials say a Taliban attack on a hotel outside of Kabul has killed at least 16 people. Authorities say 12 civilians, three hotel guards and a police officer were killed in the 12-hour siege on the Spozhmai Hotel that began late Thursday and ended early Friday.   Taliban suicide bombers and gunmen seized civilian hostages, including women and children.   Afghan security forces freed at least 35 hostages from the militants before the siege ended. The French ... Media files: 000D3F6E-2D9F-4B33-BAC1-52987EB9FF5E_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Africa - Voice of America: Egypt Braces for Protests, Awaits Election Results

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Egypt Braces for Protests, Awaits Election Results Jun 22nd 2012, 08:05 Several Islamist groups are calling for mass protests in Egypt on Friday, as the country nervously awaits the official results of its first freely-contested presidential elections. Thousands of protesters camped out overnight in Cairo's iconic Tahrir Square to denounce what they see as a power grab by Egypt's interim military rulers and to call on officials to release the delayed results of last week's runoff. Egypt's election commission has postponed the results, ... Media files: 57A0FEAE-88D2-4884-BAF5-ABAE6F098D89_cx0_cy2_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Africa - Voice of America: Somali President Wants Another Tenure

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Somali President Wants Another Tenure Jun 22nd 2012, 06:14 A US-based Somali analyst says Somali President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed will have stiff competition in his bid for a second term. The Somali president reportedly told the French News Agency Thursday in Nairobi that he is available for another term if Somalis trust him with the job.  According to a calendar backed by the international community, Somalia's fragile transitional institutions will have to be renewed in the next two months, and a new president elected by August 20. ... Media files: 302B4F01-BEE7-4E84-8603-03E3F5C10B62_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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