USA - Voice of America: Clinton Urges African Leaders to Embrace Democracy

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Clinton Urges African Leaders to Embrace Democracy Aug 1st 2012, 14:17 U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has warned African leaders they must respect their people's rights or be destined to lose power. Clinton spoke Wednesday at a university in Senegal's capital, Dakar, her first stop on a 11-day African tour that will take her to at least six countries. The secretary noted Africans are demanding change in nations where a small elite prospers while most of the population is stuck in poverty. She said leaders who suppress dissent, refuse to give ... Media files: 5412016D-8B16-4A95-A81F-464AB163085E_cx0_cy6_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Africa - Voice of America: Clinton Urges African Leaders to Embrace Democracy

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Clinton Urges African Leaders to Embrace Democracy Aug 1st 2012, 14:17 U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has warned African leaders they must respect their people's rights or be destined to lose power. Clinton spoke Wednesday at a university in Senegal's capital, Dakar, her first stop on a 11-day African tour that will take her to at least six countries. The secretary noted Africans are demanding change in nations where a small elite prospers while most of the population is stuck in poverty. She said leaders who suppress dissent, refuse to give ... Media files: 5412016D-8B16-4A95-A81F-464AB163085E_cx0_cy6_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Asia - Voice of America: Rights Group Slams Burmese Military on Rohingya Violence

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Rights Group Slams Burmese Military on Rohingya Violence Aug 1st 2012, 12:20 BANGKOK — A new report on the sectarian violence in Burma's Western Rakhin State is accusing Burma's military of participating in attacks on ethnic Rohingya and doing little to stop violence that killed at least 78 people and displaced tens of thousands. The Human Rights Watch report comes as the U.N. human rights envoy travels to the affected region. The report released Wednesday by Human Rights Watch says hundreds of Muslim Rohingya men and boys have been detained in mass arrests since ... Media files: AEC7AA1A-5F59-4220-9852-8317DA62ABC5_cx0_cy8_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Asia - Voice of America: At 71, Oldest Olympian Shows No Sign of Stopping

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At 71, Oldest Olympian Shows No Sign of Stopping Aug 1st 2012, 13:52 At age 71, most athletes have long since retired, but not Japanese equestrian Hiroshi Hoketsu. Instead of watching the London Olympics as a spectator, he'll be competing as the oldest Olympian in 92 years. Hoketsu started riding at summer camp when he was 12. He said he once grabbed a tree branch and used it as a riding crop. The horse picked up speed. It was a thrill that would affect the rest of Hoketsu's life. "That was the first time I was on a horse when it cantered," he said. "It was ... Media files: EB6E96B3-D089-4E9A-8A8A-CFB40F878E9C_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Africa - Voice of America: Somali Leaders Approve New Constitution

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Somali Leaders Approve New Constitution Aug 1st 2012, 13:35 NAIROBI, Kenya — Somalia's National Constituent Assembly has overwhelmingly approved a new draft constitution, in a critical step toward ending the country's long political transition. The vote followed days of debate on some controversial aspects of the charter.   The constituent assembly passed the new constitution Wednesday in Mogadishu with a vote of 621 in favor, 13 against, and 11 abstaining.   The constituent assembly met under tight security at a former police ... Media files: 3EA33D76-CDA5-4156-9D58-74B74EB916B2_cx0_cy7_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Asia - Voice of America: Olympic Asian Badminton Teams Accused of Playing to Lose

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Olympic Asian Badminton Teams Accused of Playing to Lose Aug 1st 2012, 12:14 The fifth day of competition at the 2012 London Olympics began with controversy as the World Badminton Federation held a disciplinary hearing Wednesday for eight female players charged with misconduct for "not using one's best efforts to win a match."  Spectators at the Wembley Arena badminton venue booed Tuesday when doubles players from China, Indonesia and South Korea appeared to lose on purpose to secure a better draw in the later rounds. The doubles players from China ... Media files: F1F96040-5B35-40CC-B04D-6A3B261C93DA_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Asia - Voice of America: India to Give Free Medicines to Nations Poor

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India to Give Free Medicines to Nations Poor Aug 1st 2012, 12:15 NEW DELHI — India plans to provide free medicines to the nation's poor, marking a major step forward in improving access to life sustaining drugs. India's public healthcare system is unable to cope with the needs of the country's vast population.      Sixty-eight-year-old Bharat Tiwari is despondent because doctors at a government funded hospital in New Delhi have deferred surgery needed to treat his heart ailment. Such deferments are not unusual at the ... Media files: 5D254027-C911-44C5-99C3-66529FE62C23_cx0_cy2_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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USA - Voice of America: Celebrated Literary Figure Gore Vidal Dies

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Celebrated Literary Figure Gore Vidal Dies Aug 1st 2012, 10:55 American writer Gore Vidal, who chronicled the political and cultural landscape of the United States in historical and contemporary novels, essays and plays, has died at the age of 86.  Vidal's nephew says the writer passed away at his Los Angeles home Tuesday due to complications from pneumonia. ​​Vidal was born in 1925 in West Point, New York, where his father taught aviation at the U.S. Military Academy and eventually became director of air commerce under President Franklin D. ... Media files: 77DC0E13-17DC-428B-B039-0610859DE3A3_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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USA - Voice of America: Panetta Touts US-Israeli Defense Ties

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Panetta Touts US-Israeli Defense Ties Aug 1st 2012, 10:15 JERUSALEM – U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says the United States and Israel are doing everything they can to have the "strongest defense" and protect both countries, as he opened a day of meetings with Israeli leaders. Panetta met Wednesday with his Israeli counterpart Ehud Barak in Tel Aviv and said the two countries have a "very close friendship." Barak echoed those comments. "The defense ties between Israel and the United States are stronger and tighter ... Media files: D287AD45-0186-426A-87C4-E30E7BCFE0FF_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Asia - Voice of America: South Korea Rejects North's Terrorism Allegations

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South Korea Rejects North's Terrorism Allegations Aug 1st 2012, 10:22 South Korea is calling "ridiculous" a North Korean claim that activists based in Seoul are behind alleged acts of sabotage in the North. South Korea's Unification Ministry says police and the National Intelligence Service are taking necessary measures to protect four people, including a freshman lawmaker, threatened by Pyongyang. In an unusual announcement Tuesday, North Korea accused the four people of plotting to blow up statues and commit other acts of attempted terrorism.  It ...

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