Sunday, September 16, 2012

Voice of America: Angola Still Riddled With Landmines, Despite Efforts

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Voice of America is an international news and broadcast organization serving Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, the Middle East and Balkan countries
Angola Still Riddled With Landmines, Despite Efforts
Sep 16th 2012, 16:23

MALANGE, Angola – Ten years after the end of the civil war in Angola, the country still remains, despite its best efforts, one of the most unexploded mine-affected countries in the world. The African nation was due to finish the demining by 2013, but the Angolan government is requesting a five-year extension to complete the task. Cautiously, meter after meter, a deminer checks if the ground is clear of mines and unexploded devices. He is working on a demining zone operated by the NGO ...

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Voice of America: Angola Still Riddled With Landmines, Despite Efforts

Voice of America
Voice of America is an international news and broadcast organization serving Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, the Middle East and Balkan countries
Angola Still Riddled With Landmines, Despite Efforts
Sep 16th 2012, 16:23

MALANGE, Angola – Ten years after the end of the civil war in Angola, the country still remains, despite its best efforts, one of the most unexploded mine-affected countries in the world. The African nation was due to finish the demining by 2013, but the Angolan government is requesting a five-year extension to complete the task. Cautiously, meter after meter, a deminer checks if the ground is clear of mines and unexploded devices. He is working on a demining zone operated by the NGO ...

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Voice of America: New Somali President Inaugurated, al-Shabab Leaves Port City

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New Somali President Inaugurated, al-Shabab Leaves Port City
Sep 16th 2012, 19:08

Witnesses say al-Shabab fighters are pulling out of the southern Somali port of Kismayo, the largest city that was still in insurgent hands.  Residents tell VOA that al-Shabab leaders already had fled and that their fighters started leaving Sunday after heavy fighting with Somali and Kenyan troops. Dozens were reported killed and the commander of the Somali forces says al-Shabab has been defeated.  It is not clear where the al-Shabab fighters were heading.  News of ...

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Voice of America: New Somali President Inaugurated, al-Shabab Leaves Port City

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Voice of America is an international news and broadcast organization serving Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, the Middle East and Balkan countries
New Somali President Inaugurated, al-Shabab Leaves Port City
Sep 16th 2012, 19:08

Witnesses say al-Shabab fighters are pulling out of the southern Somali port of Kismayo, the largest city that was still in insurgent hands.  Residents tell VOA that al-Shabab leaders already had fled and that their fighters started leaving Sunday after heavy fighting with Somali and Kenyan troops. Dozens were reported killed and the commander of the Somali forces says al-Shabab has been defeated.  It is not clear where the al-Shabab fighters were heading.  News of ...

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Voice of America: New Somali President Inaugurated, al-Shabab Leaves Port City

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Voice of America is an international news and broadcast organization serving Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, the Middle East and Balkan countries
New Somali President Inaugurated, al-Shabab Leaves Port City
Sep 16th 2012, 19:08

Witnesses say al-Shabab fighters are pulling out of the southern Somali port of Kismayo, the largest city that was still in insurgent hands.  Residents tell VOA that al-Shabab leaders already had fled and that their fighters started leaving Sunday after heavy fighting with Somali and Kenyan troops. Dozens were reported killed and the commander of the Somali forces says al-Shabab has been defeated.  It is not clear where the al-Shabab fighters were heading.  News of ...

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Voice of America: New Somali President Inaugurated

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New Somali President Inaugurated
Sep 16th 2012, 19:08

Somalia's new president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has formally taken office, two decades after the country plunged into chaos and conflict. Regional leaders and other dignitaries attended Mohamud's inauguration ceremony in the capital, Mogadishu on Sunday. President Mohamud listed security as his top priority. And he vowed to bring reconciliation to the fractured nation. "I will not advance a [policy] or try to bring unity by military force or through diplomatic pressure. I ...

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Voice of America: New Somali President Inaugurated

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New Somali President Inaugurated
Sep 16th 2012, 19:08

Somalia's new president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has formally taken office, two decades after the country plunged into chaos and conflict. Regional leaders and other dignitaries attended Mohamud's inauguration ceremony in the capital, Mogadishu on Sunday. President Mohamud listed security as his top priority. And he vowed to bring reconciliation to the fractured nation. "I will not advance a [policy] or try to bring unity by military force or through diplomatic pressure. I ...

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Voice of America: Israeli PM: Iran Just Months From Nuclear Capability, Must Be Stopped

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Israeli PM: Iran Just Months From Nuclear Capability, Must Be Stopped
Sep 16th 2012, 17:32

WASHINGTON – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Iran is just months away from a nuclear-bomb capability, and preemptive military action is preferable to a nuclear-armed Tehran. Meanwhile, U.S. officials continue to insist that existing sanctions may yet convince Iran to change course.   Netanyahu told an American television audience Iran is in a final sprint to nuclear-weapons capability.   "They are very close. They are six months away from being about 90 percent of ...

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Voice of America: Israeli PM: Iran Just Months From Nuclear Capability, Must Be Stopped

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Voice of America is an international news and broadcast organization serving Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, the Middle East and Balkan countries
Israeli PM: Iran Just Months From Nuclear Capability, Must Be Stopped
Sep 16th 2012, 17:32

WASHINGTON – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Iran is just months away from a nuclear-bomb capability, and preemptive military action is preferable to a nuclear-armed Tehran. Meanwhile, U.S. officials continue to insist that existing sanctions may yet convince Iran to change course.   Netanyahu told an American television audience Iran is in a final sprint to nuclear-weapons capability.   "They are very close. They are six months away from being about 90 percent of ...

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Voice of America: Israeli PM: Iran Just Months From Nuclear Capability, Must Be Stopped

Voice of America
Voice of America is an international news and broadcast organization serving Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, the Middle East and Balkan countries
Israeli PM: Iran Just Months From Nuclear Capability, Must Be Stopped
Sep 16th 2012, 17:32

WASHINGTON – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Iran is just months away from a nuclear-bomb capability, and preemptive military action is preferable to a nuclear-armed Tehran. Meanwhile, U.S. officials continue to insist that existing sanctions may yet convince Iran to change course.   Netanyahu told an American television audience Iran is in a final sprint to nuclear-weapons capability.   "They are very close. They are six months away from being about 90 percent of ...

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