Monday, October 1, 2012

Voice of America: Moscow Court Postpones Jail Sentence Appeal by Punk-Rock Band

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
Moscow Court Postpones Jail Sentence Appeal by Punk-Rock Band
Oct 1st 2012, 13:38

An appeal by three punk-rock musicians convicted of hooliganism for protesting the rule of Russian President Vladimir Putin has been postponed by a Moscow court. The members of the Pussy Riot band are appealing their two-year jail term. A Moscow court judge said the appeal is being postponed until October 10th, after band-member Yekaterina Samutsevich said she fired her lawyers due to an unspecified disagreement. The prosecution says Samutsevich is merely trying to delay the appeal. In ...

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Voice of America: Somali Troops Enter al-Shabab's Final Stronghold

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Somali Troops Enter al-Shabab's Final Stronghold
Oct 1st 2012, 13:09

Somali government forces have entered Kismayo, two days after militant group al-Shabab abandoned the strategic coastal city. Witnesses confirm to VOA's Somali Service that government troops entered Kismayo on Monday and are taking control of former al-Shabab bases.  Residents appeared to welcome the troops. Some looting was reported after al-Shabab pulled out its remaining fighters on Saturday. The Islamist militant group withdrew from Kismayo, its last major stronghold in ...

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Voice of America: Moscow Court Postpones Jail Sentence Appeal by Punk-Rock Band

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
Moscow Court Postpones Jail Sentence Appeal by Punk-Rock Band
Oct 1st 2012, 13:38

An appeal by three punk-rock musicians convicted of hooliganism for protesting the rule of Russian President Vladimir Putin has been postponed by a Moscow court. The members of the Pussy Riot band are appealing their two-year jail term. A Moscow court judge said the appeal is being postponed until October 10th, after band-member Yekaterina Samutsevich said she fired her lawyers due to an unspecified disagreement. The prosecution says Samutsevich is merely trying to delay the appeal. In ...

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Voice of America: Somali Troops Enter al-Shabab's Final Stronghold

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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
Somali Troops Enter al-Shabab's Final Stronghold
Oct 1st 2012, 13:09

Somali government forces have entered Kismayo, two days after militant group al-Shabab abandoned the strategic coastal city. Witnesses confirm to VOA's Somali Service that government troops entered Kismayo on Monday and are taking control of former al-Shabab bases.  Residents appeared to welcome the troops. Some looting was reported after al-Shabab pulled out its remaining fighters on Saturday. The Islamist militant group withdrew from Kismayo, its last major stronghold in ...

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Voice of America: Moscow Court Postpones Jail Sentence Appeal by Punk-Rock Band

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
Moscow Court Postpones Jail Sentence Appeal by Punk-Rock Band
Oct 1st 2012, 13:38

An appeal by three punk-rock musicians convicted of hooliganism for protesting the rule of Russian President Vladimir Putin has been postponed by a Moscow court. The members of the Pussy Riot band are appealing their two-year jail term. A Moscow court judge said the appeal is being postponed until October 10th, after band-member Yekaterina Samutsevich said she fired her lawyers due to an unspecified disagreement. The prosecution says Samutsevich is merely trying to delay the appeal. In ...

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Voice of America: Somali Troops Enter al-Shabab's Final Stronghold

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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
Somali Troops Enter al-Shabab's Final Stronghold
Oct 1st 2012, 13:09

Somali government forces have entered Kismayo, two days after militant group al-Shabab abandoned the strategic coastal city. Witnesses confirm to VOA's Somali Service that government troops entered Kismayo on Monday and are taking control of former al-Shabab bases.  Residents appeared to welcome the troops. Some looting was reported after al-Shabab pulled out its remaining fighters on Saturday. The Islamist militant group withdrew from Kismayo, its last major stronghold in ...

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Voice of America: Moscow Court Postpones Jail Sentence Appeal by Punk-Rock Band

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
Moscow Court Postpones Jail Sentence Appeal by Punk-Rock Band
Oct 1st 2012, 13:38

An appeal by three punk-rock musicians convicted of hooliganism for protesting the rule of Russian President Vladimir Putin has been postponed by a Moscow court. The members of the Pussy Riot band are appealing their two-year jail term. A Moscow court judge said the appeal is being postponed until October 10th, after band-member Yekaterina Samutsevich said she fired her lawyers due to an unspecified disagreement. The prosecution says Samutsevich is merely trying to delay the appeal. In ...

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Voice of America: Somali Troops Enter al-Shabab's Final Stronghold

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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
Somali Troops Enter al-Shabab's Final Stronghold
Oct 1st 2012, 13:09

Somali government forces have entered Kismayo, two days after militant group al-Shabab abandoned the strategic coastal city. Witnesses confirm to VOA's Somali Service that government troops entered Kismayo on Monday and are taking control of former al-Shabab bases.  Residents appeared to welcome the troops. Some looting was reported after al-Shabab pulled out its remaining fighters on Saturday. The Islamist militant group withdrew from Kismayo, its last major stronghold in ...

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Voice of America: Georgia Casts Ballots in Test of Democracy

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Georgia Casts Ballots in Test of Democracy
Oct 1st 2012, 12:25

Georgians voted under sunny skies Monday in a parliamentary election seen as a political crossroads, for this former Soviet republic, a rare democracy in the region. The hotly contested vote is the biggest challenge yet for the eight-year rule of Mikheil Saakashvili, a close ally of Europe and the United States. Saakashvili's term expires early next year, and  the winning group in today's elections will win the right to appoint a prime minister under a new system in which the nation's ...

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Voice of America: Somali Troops Enter al-Shabab's Final Stronghold

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
Somali Troops Enter al-Shabab's Final Stronghold
Oct 1st 2012, 13:09

Somali government forces have entered Kismayo, two days after militant group al-Shabab abandoned the strategic coastal city. Witnesses confirm to VOA's Somali Service that government troops entered Kismayo on Monday and are taking control of former al-Shabab bases.  Residents appeared to welcome the troops. Some looting was reported after al-Shabab pulled out its remaining fighters on Saturday. The Islamist militant group withdrew from Kismayo, its last major stronghold in ...

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