USA - Voice of America: Comedienne Pyllis Diller Dies

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Comedienne Pyllis Diller Dies Aug 21st 2012, 11:59 Phyllis Diller, one of America's first female stand-up comedy stars, has died at age 95. Diller began her show-business career in the 1950s when women stand-up comics were rare.  She created an indelible persona with her distinctive laugh, a cigarette holder, teased hair, outlandish costumes and a fictional husband she called "Fang." Her first national exposure came as a contestant on a television game show hosted by legendary comedian Groucho Marx.  Diller went on ... Media files: F25C6235-0507-4FA9-8C7C-FD6C14E7006A_cx0_cy33_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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USA - Voice of America: Afghan Rockets Damage US Military Chief's Plane

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Afghan Rockets Damage US Military Chief's Plane Aug 21st 2012, 11:46 NATO officials say Afghan militants fired rockets on a U.S. airbase in Afghanistan, damaging a plane used by America's top military officer. A spokeswoman tells VOA U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman General Martin Dempsey was in his room and "nowhere near" the aircraft when two rockets landed near it early Tuesday at Bagram Airbase.  He later left the base in another plane. Shrapnel from the attack slightly wounded two ground staff members and also damaged a ... Media files: 0D1D12F7-4691-4224-BAE1-98050F2E5544_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Asia - Voice of America: Afghan Rockets Damage US Military Chief's Plane

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Afghan Rockets Damage US Military Chief's Plane Aug 21st 2012, 11:46 NATO officials say Afghan militants fired rockets on a U.S. airbase in Afghanistan, damaging a plane used by America's top military officer. A spokeswoman tells VOA U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman General Martin Dempsey was in his room and "nowhere near" the aircraft when two rockets landed near it early Tuesday at Bagram Airbase.  He later left the base in another plane. Shrapnel from the attack slightly wounded two ground staff members and also damaged a ... Media files: 0D1D12F7-4691-4224-BAE1-98050F2E5544_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Asia - Voice of America: Japanese Journalist Killed in Syrian Violence

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Japanese Journalist Killed in Syrian Violence Aug 21st 2012, 11:48 Japan's Foreign Ministry says a Japanese journalist has died in Syria after being caught in gunfire while traveling with the rebel Free Syrian Army. The ministry said Tuesday that Mika Yamamoto, 45, was shot in the northern city of Aleppo. She worked for the Tokyo-based Japan Press, where she previously covered wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Fighting continues across Syria, where opposition activists say the violence killed at least 140 people Monday. The Local Coordination Committees ... Media files: D3B7975D-3ED2-4B81-8DB9-5FD16ED3352D_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Africa - Voice of America: Ethiopia Mourns PM Meles Zenawi's Death

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Ethiopia Mourns PM Meles Zenawi's Death Aug 21st 2012, 12:05 ADDIS ABABA –  Ethiopia is mourning the death of Prime Minister Meles Zenawi at the age of 57.  Meles died late Monday of an unspecified infection while seeking treatment outside the country.    Speaking at a news conference in Addis Ababa Tuesday, government spokesman Bereket Simon gave few details about Prime Minister Meles Zenawi's illness or where he was seeking treatment.  But he said Meles had been struggling with his health for the last year and that ... Media files: 17A87057-6F25-4D22-BAC6-DB2D6FB4D78E_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Asia - Voice of America: Japan, S. Korea Disputed Island Spat Heats Up

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Japan, S. Korea Disputed Island Spat Heats Up Aug 21st 2012, 10:34 SEOUL – Japan delivered a diplomatic document to South Korea Tuesday proposing that the two countries should take their territorial dispute over a group of small islets to the primary judicial entity of the United Nations. The Japanese request is receiving a chilly reception from South Korean officials.   South Korea is responding bluntly and unequivocally to the latest in a series of heated words exchanged between Seoul and Tokyo.   A Japanese envoy in Seoul turned up at the ... Media files: 68343E16-9240-4794-9963-6C53776500DC_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Asia - Voice of America: Press Groups Say China Targets Foreign Journalists

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Press Groups Say China Targets Foreign Journalists Aug 21st 2012, 10:58 A group of foreign press associations is complaining about a recent series of threats, harassment and beatings against international news reporters working in China. In a statement Tuesday, the Foreign Correspondents' Club of China (FCCC) says it is alarmed by the nature and frequency of the incidents, some of which are reported to have involved state security forces. Several international journalists are said to have been assaulted, had equipment confiscated and been forcibly detained ... Media files: D7C34EB0-13C0-41C3-A1FE-D2135FEC5C17_cx0_cy4_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Africa - Voice of America: Meles Zenawi Leaves Mixed Legacy After 20 Years in Power

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Meles Zenawi Leaves Mixed Legacy After 20 Years in Power Aug 21st 2012, 10:36 NAIROBI — Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi has died at the age of 57 after months of speculation about his health. State television announced his death Tuesday, saying he had been recovering overseas.  Meles leaves a mixed legacy after more than 20 years in power, having guided rapid development with one hand, while silencing all forms of dissent with the other.  Rise to power Meles came to power in a 1991 coup, as the head of an alliance of rebel groups called the EPRDF ... Media files: A143557C-4FD4-4512-956E-0B8184132BF2_cx0_cy2_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Africa - Voice of America: Islamists Excluded from New Malian Unity Government

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Islamists Excluded from New Malian Unity Government Aug 21st 2012, 06:54 An official of Mali's interim government said radical Islamists who are in control of the country's north have no place in a new national unity government.  The government, announced Monday, comprises 31 ministers, including five believed to be supporters of former coup leader Captain Amadou Sanogo. It replaces a transitional government created in April that was plagued by infighting. Hamadoune Toure, Mali's Minister for Communication and government spokesman, said all ministers of the ... Media files: 80BA7D76-4DC2-4815-84FF-5DFBAF431810_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Africa - Voice of America: Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi dies

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Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi dies Aug 21st 2012, 04:48 Meles had been suffering from an undisclosed illness Media files: 2D455F67-049D-42C4-B943-A283C857AA3B_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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