Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Asia - Voice of America: N. Koreans Wonder Who's That Girl with Kim Jong Un?

Asia - Voice of America
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N. Koreans Wonder Who's That Girl with Kim Jong Un?
Jul 10th 2012, 11:09

SEOUL – Newly televised images from North Korea showing a young woman accompanying the country's new leader are getting the attention of analysts and intelligence officials, who are trying to figure out her identity. Is she Kim Jong Un's girlfriend, wife or younger sister? One published report in a South Korean newspaper even speculated the mystery woman might have been a lover of the new leader's late father, Kim Jong Il. North Korea has not said whether the current leader has ...

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Asia - Voice of America: Clinton Urges Vietnam to Protect Human Rights

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Clinton Urges Vietnam to Protect Human Rights
Jul 10th 2012, 11:22

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has stressed the need for Vietnam to protect human rights. Clinton said Tuesday after meeting with Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh in Hanoi that she was particularly concerned about the jailing of activists, lawyers and bloggers for peaceful expression. New York-based Human Rights Watch had urged Clinton to raise the issue with Vietnamese officials, saying restrictions on Internet freedom were a major problem. Clinton was also scheduled to hold ...

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USA - Voice of America: Clinton Urges Vietnam to Protect Human Rights

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Clinton Urges Vietnam to Protect Human Rights
Jul 10th 2012, 11:22

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has stressed the need for Vietnam to protect human rights. Clinton said Tuesday after meeting with Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh in Hanoi that she was particularly concerned about the jailing of activists, lawyers and bloggers for peaceful expression. New York-based Human Rights Watch had urged Clinton to raise the issue with Vietnamese officials, saying restrictions on Internet freedom were a major problem. Clinton was also scheduled to hold ...

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Africa - Voice of America: PEPFAR Goes Beyond HIV

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PEPFAR Goes Beyond HIV
Jul 10th 2012, 10:54

U.S. efforts to help those infected with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa have saved millions of lives. But they've had another benefit as well – better care for pregnant women who are not HIV positive. There's been a great deal of concern and debate over the years about whether spending a lot of money to fight HIV/AIDS would divert attention from other health problems. So much so, that the Office of the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator and the Centers for Disease Control wanted a definite answer. ...

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Africa - Voice of America: Congolese Warlord Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison

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Congolese Warlord Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison
Jul 10th 2012, 10:36

The International Criminal Court has sentenced Congolese warlord Thomas Lubanga to 14 years in prison for using child soldiers. The court in the Hague announced the penalty Tuesday, saying he is an educated individual who would have understood the "seriousness of the crimes." Lubanga was found guilty of war crimes in March for recruiting and using child soldiers during fighting in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in 2002 and 2003. Lubanga is the first person convicted by ...

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Economy - Voice of America: EU Agrees to $37 Billion Bailout for Spanish Banks

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EU Agrees to $37 Billion Bailout for Spanish Banks
Jul 10th 2012, 10:43

Eurozone finance ministers have agreed to a $37 billion bailout for Spain's ailing banks. Eurogroup President Jean-Claude Juncker said Tuesday the money should be available by the end of the month pending final approval of the deal. Spain has asked for $125 billion in aid as its borrowing costs have soared.  Officials said Tuesday the total amount of the bailout could reach that level, but that the loan agreement requires Spain to implement banking sector reforms. The ministers ...

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Economy - Voice of America: Economic Issues Dominate Clinton's Asia Tour

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Economic Issues Dominate Clinton's Asia Tour
Jul 10th 2012, 09:42

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is expected to focus more on economic than military concerns as she tours Southeast Asia this week. Clinton, who arrived in Vietnam Tuesday, is scheduled to announce a series of proposals aimed at expanding U.S. investment and exports in a region that boasts some of the world's fastest growing economies. But increased U.S. economic activity in Southeast Asia is likely to be viewed as a challenge by China, which has already voiced opposition to the ...

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Asia - Voice of America: Economic Issues Dominate Clinton's Asia Tour

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Economic Issues Dominate Clinton's Asia Tour
Jul 10th 2012, 09:42

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is expected to focus more on economic than military concerns as she tours Southeast Asia this week. Clinton, who arrived in Vietnam Tuesday, is scheduled to announce a series of proposals aimed at expanding U.S. investment and exports in a region that boasts some of the world's fastest growing economies. But increased U.S. economic activity in Southeast Asia is likely to be viewed as a challenge by China, which has already voiced opposition to the ...

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USA - Voice of America: Economic Issues Dominate Clinton's Asia Tour

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Economic Issues Dominate Clinton's Asia Tour
Jul 10th 2012, 09:42

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is expected to focus more on economic than military concerns as she tours Southeast Asia this week. Clinton, who arrived in Vietnam Tuesday, is scheduled to announce a series of proposals aimed at expanding U.S. investment and exports in a region that boasts some of the world's fastest growing economies. But increased U.S. economic activity in Southeast Asia is likely to be viewed as a challenge by China, which has already voiced opposition to the ...

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Africa - Voice of America: Egyptian Lawmakers Meet in Defiance of Military

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Egyptian Lawmakers Meet in Defiance of Military
Jul 10th 2012, 09:12

Egypt's Islamist-led parliament has reconvened in defiance of orders by the country's military and Supreme Court. The lower house of parliament met Tuesday, days after President Mohamed Morsi issued a decree reinstating the body. Egypt's supreme military council dissolved the parliament last month because of election irregularities in a move upheld by the Supreme Court. The speaker of the lower house, Saad el-Katatni, said lawmakers were meeting to find a way to implement the ...

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