Voice of America: UN Peace Envoy Arrives in Syria

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UN Peace Envoy Arrives in Syria Sep 13th 2012, 10:32 The new United Nations-Arab League envoy for Syria is in Damascus for his first official visit to try to revive efforts to halt the country's persistent violence. A spokesman for Lakhdar Brahimi said the envoy arrived Thursday for meetings with government officials, members of the opposition and civil society. The statement did not specifically mention Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.  U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said earlier this week that Brahimi would meet with Assad ... Media files: 7D7D17FA-9673-4706-8209-B5A2A9E07446_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Voice of America: Pol Pot's Sister-in-Law Deemed Unfit for Trial

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Pol Pot's Sister-in-Law Deemed Unfit for Trial Sep 13th 2012, 10:50 Cambodia's United Nations-backed war crimes tribunal has ordered the release of Ieng Thirith, the aging sister-in-law of former Khmer Rouge leader Pol Pot. On Thursday, the court said the 80-year-old - once dubbed the "First Lady" of the Khmer Rouge - is unfit to stand trial for genocide because of a degenerative illness, likely Alzheimer's disease. The ruling, which upholds an earlier decision, found that all treatment options have been exhausted and that Thirith's ... Media files: 09220C23-A67D-4B6F-8CEB-2A030C7F3E90_cx0_cy6_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Voice of America: Late Monsoon Rains Ease India's Drought Fears

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Late Monsoon Rains Ease India's Drought Fears Sep 13th 2012, 10:52 In India, fears of drought and crop failures have eased following a revival in monsoon rains, which has raised expectations that India - one of the world's largest rice producers - will continue to export the food grain which is a a staple of the Asian diet.  Rivival of monsoon rains In June and July, Gurchuran Singh - a farmer in the northern Punjab state - despaired at the sight of sunny, cloudless skies. He used underground water to irrigate his parched fields, but feared that his ... Media files: 95096168-5FB9-41D1-B369-462059EF6444_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Voice of America: Murder Charges Filed After Pakistan Factory Fire

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Murder Charges Filed After Pakistan Factory Fire Sep 13th 2012, 11:02 Police in Pakistan have filed murder charges against the owners of a factory where nearly 300 people died in a fire. Pakistani Interior Minister Rehman Malik confirmed Thursday that 264 people were killed when a blaze ripped through a garment factory in the southern port city of Karachi.  Officials had earlier put the death toll from Tuesday's fire at 289.  Police say a murder case has been filed against the owners of the Ali Enterprises factory.  The cause of the fire is ... Media files: 7D4F256C-4F9F-4859-8210-09B48986D280_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Voice of America: Obama: Romney's Statements on Embassy Attacks 'Lack Judgment'

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Obama: Romney's Statements on Embassy Attacks 'Lack Judgment' Sep 13th 2012, 11:37 U.S. President Barack Obama says Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney's statements about the attacks on two U.S. diplomatic outposts in the Middle East demonstrates his opponent's lack of judgment. Romney issued a statement late Tuesday accusing the president of apologizing for the attack on the U.S. Embassy in Cairo, describing Obama's actions as "disgraceful.  He was referring to a statement issued by the embassy in Cairo earlier in the day condemning a ... Media files: 0E56827C-8EC6-43DE-B274-400C45A8BF45_cx0_cy4_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Voice of America: Protesters Storm US Embassy in Yemen

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Protesters Storm US Embassy in Yemen Sep 13th 2012, 10:32 Hundreds of Yemeni demonstrators angered over a film mocking Islam have stormed the grounds of the U.S. Embassy in Sana'a, continuing a wave of anti-American protests sweeping the region. The mob torched a number of diplomatic vehicles Thursday as security guards used water cannons and warning shots in a bid to drive them out of the heavily fortified compound. A number of people were reportedly injured. The U.S. ambassador to Libya and three of his staff were killed Tuesday after ... Media files: E5F324B4-48D6-4E98-B1ED-12F1CCF457C8_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Voice of America: Chinese State Media Mention Xi, Rumors Continue

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Chinese State Media Mention Xi, Rumors Continue Sep 13th 2012, 10:28 Chinese state media have mentioned leader-in-waiting Xi Jinping for the first time since he mysteriously disappeared from public life 12 days ago. The official Guangxi Daily said Wednesday that Xi, currently vice president, joined other top leaders in expressing condolences to the family of a Communist Party official who died last week. The article did not provide any photographs or direct quotations of Xi, but said the condolences were sent "through various means." Chinese ... Media files: EFBB5905-D217-44FA-BC01-3CF150518C10_cx0_cy2_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Voice of America: Peace Envoy to Make First Syria Visit

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Peace Envoy to Make First Syria Visit Sep 13th 2012, 10:32 The new United Nations-Arab League envoy for Syria travels to Damascus Thursday in his first official visit to try to revive efforts to halt the country's persistent violence.  Lakhdar Brahimi is expected to meet with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad during the trip.  On Wednesday, Brahimi was in Cairo for talks with Arab League officials about the situation in Syria, where 18 months of fighting between government forces and rebels opposed to Assad has left about 20,000 people ... Media files: 7D7D17FA-9673-4706-8209-B5A2A9E07446_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Voice of America: Chinese State Media Mention Xi, Rumors Continue

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Chinese State Media Mention Xi, Rumors Continue Sep 13th 2012, 10:28 Chinese state media have mentioned leader-in-waiting Xi Jinping for the first time since he mysteriously disappeared from public life 12 days ago. The official Guangxi Daily said Wednesday that Xi, currently vice president, joined other top leaders in expressing condolences to the family of a Communist Party official who died last week. The article did not provide any photographs or direct quotations of Xi, but said the condolences were sent "through various means." Chinese ... Media files: EFBB5905-D217-44FA-BC01-3CF150518C10_cx0_cy2_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Voice of America: Protesters Storm US Embassy in Yemen

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Protesters Storm US Embassy in Yemen Sep 13th 2012, 10:32 Hundreds of Yemeni demonstrators angered over a film mocking Islam have stormed the grounds of the U.S. Embassy in Sana'a, continuing a wave of anti-American protests sweeping the region. The mob torched a number of diplomatic vehicles Thursday as security guards used water cannons and warning shots in a bid to drive them out of the heavily fortified compound. A number of people were reportedly injured. The U.S. ambassador to Libya and three of his staff were killed Tuesday after ... Media files: E5F324B4-48D6-4E98-B1ED-12F1CCF457C8_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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