Sunday, August 19, 2012

Asia - Voice of America: Insurgents Kill 3 NATO Troops, 2 Civilians in Afghanistan

Asia - Voice of America
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Insurgents Kill 3 NATO Troops, 2 Civilians in Afghanistan
Aug 19th 2012, 18:09

Insurgents in Afghanistan have killed three NATO troops and two Afghan civilians in separate attacks, while a NATO airstrike killed dozens of Taliban militants in the country's east.  NATO said the three coalition troops were killed Sunday in a bomb attack in eastern Afghanistan. It did not provide further details.   In another attack, insurgents opened fire on members of an Afghan family at a cemetery in the southern town of Lashkar Gah, killing two and wounding seven, ...

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USA - Voice of America: Assange Calls for US to End 'Witch-Hunt'

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Assange Calls for US to End 'Witch-Hunt'
Aug 19th 2012, 14:32

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange accused the United States of conducting a "witch-hunt" during his first public appearance in two months on Sunday. The activist - whose organization released hundreds of thousands of classified U.S. cables - spoke from the balcony of the Ecuadoran Embassy in London, where he has taken refuge. Assange is wanted in Sweden for questioning on sexual misconduct allegations. The activist has said he fears Sweden will allow the United States to extradite ...

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Asia - Voice of America: 7 Killed in US Drone Strike in Pakistan

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7 Killed in US Drone Strike in Pakistan
Aug 19th 2012, 11:47

Pakistani security officials say a U.S. drone strike in a restive Pakistani tribal region near the Afghan border has killed seven militants. Authorities say the U.S. fired four missiles on two militant vehicles Sunday in the Shawal district of North Waziristan, a region considered a stronghold of Taliban and al-Qaida insurgents. Four militants were killed Saturday in a drone strike in the same region. Drone strikes are a contentious issue between Washington and Islamabad.  Pakistan ...

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Africa - Voice of America: 31 Killed in Sudan Plane Crash

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31 Killed in Sudan Plane Crash
Aug 19th 2012, 11:32

Sudanese aviation officials say a plane traveling to the border state of South Kordofan has crashed, killing up to 31 people. Authorities say the plane went down Sunday near the town of Tolodi where a festival was being held to mark the end of Ramadan. The official SUNA news agency said several government ministers were aboard the plane.

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Asia - Voice of America: Japanese Activists Land on Disputed Islands

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Japanese Activists Land on Disputed Islands
Aug 19th 2012, 10:47

A group of Japanese activists on Sunday swam ashore on an island claimed by both Japan and China, just days after nationalists from Hong Kong staged the same type of protest. About 10 activists out of a group of more than 100 who came on boats made an unauthorized landing on the deserted island and unfurled Japanese flags before swimming back to their boats. China's official Xinhua news agency reported Sunday that Beijing has filed a strong protest against Japan and urged Tokyo to stop ...

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Africa - Voice of America: Twin Blasts Rock Libyan Capital

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Twin Blasts Rock Libyan Capital
Aug 19th 2012, 10:27

Libyan officials say twin car bombings early Sunday in the capital, Tripoli, have killed at least two people and wounded several others. One of the blasts went off near the Interior Ministry.  The other occurred near a security training facility.  There has been no claim of responsibility for the explosions. The deadly incident in the north African country is one of the worst since the overthrow of Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi last year.

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Saturday, August 18, 2012

USA - Voice of America: Dallas Continues Spraying in Fight Against West Nile Fever

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Dallas Continues Spraying in Fight Against West Nile Fever
Aug 19th 2012, 01:03

DALLAS — Officials in Dallas, Texas and the surrounding county of the same name are continuing to spray by land and air in an effort to suppress mosquitoes that spread the West Nile virus. Health officials have reported more than 200 cases of fever caused by the virus in the Texas city, several times more than have been reported anywhere else in the country.  The illness has also caused 10 deaths. Many people in Dallas continue to work and play outdoors, but they are heeding warnings ...

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Africa - Voice of America: Sierra Leone in Paralympics for First Time

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Sierra Leone in Paralympics for First Time
Aug 18th 2012, 20:14

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone — For the first time in history an athlete from Sierra Leone is competing in the Paralympic games which take place in London at the end of August.   Mohamed Kamara's coach shouts commands at his young athlete who bolts across an empty football (soccer) field in Freetown,  the capital city of Sierra Leone.   Sweat drips down Kamara's face as he makes his own record time of 11.45 seconds covering 100 meters.    The 22-year-old is doing ...

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USA - Voice of America: Obama, Romney Camps Focus on Economy

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Obama, Romney Camps Focus on Economy
Aug 18th 2012, 17:26

The campaigns of presumptive U.S. Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney and U.S. President Barack Obama are both focusing on economic issues during political stumps on Saturday. Romney's running mate, Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan, said Republicans would protect older Americans from cuts in Medicare, the government health care program for senior citizens. He told a crowd of mostly older Americans at a retirement community in the southern state of Florida that both his ...

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Economy - Voice of America: Obama, Romney Camps Focus on Economy

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Obama, Romney Camps Focus on Economy
Aug 18th 2012, 17:26

The campaigns of presumptive U.S. Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney and U.S. President Barack Obama are both focusing on economic issues during political stumps on Saturday. Romney's running mate, Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan, said Republicans would protect older Americans from cuts in Medicare, the government health care program for senior citizens. He told a crowd of mostly older Americans at a retirement community in the southern state of Florida that both his ...

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