Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Voice of America: Zimbabwe HIV Activists Push for Government Accountability

Voice of America
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Zimbabwe HIV Activists Push for Government Accountability
Oct 10th 2012, 15:53

AIDS activists in Zimbabwe are demanding the government account for millions of dollars it is raising through an AIDS-related tax. The activists defied police orders and marched to a government agency they accuse of corruption. Hundreds of activists dressed in T-shirts with the words "HIV Positive" marched to the Harare offices of Zimbabwe's National AIDS Council, a government body managing the three-percent AIDS levy collected from all workers. An HIV-positive man in his 40s, Douglas ...

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Voice of America: Lebanese Soldiers Accused of Attacking Migrants

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Lebanese Soldiers Accused of Attacking Migrants
Oct 10th 2012, 15:32

Human Rights Watch said it is calling on Lebanese officials to investigate and prosecute Lebanese army and intelligence officials who were responsible for the beating and abuse of 72 male migrant workers on October 7, in the Beirut neighborhood of Geitawi.  The human rights group said 45 Syrians, 20 Egyptians and seven Sudanese migrant workers were apparently beaten by Lebanese soldiers after they barged into the rooms where the migrants lived. "This happened in the evening, after ...

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Voice of America: Polls Show Tightening US Presidential Race

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Polls Show Tightening US Presidential Race
Oct 10th 2012, 17:23

In the U.S. presidential race, the latest public opinion polls show Republican candidate Mitt Romney gaining after last week's debate with President Barack Obama.  National correspondent Jim Malone has the latest from Washington. That first presidential debate appears to have shifted the race back to a dead heat, according to several new national polls. The latest polls from Gallup and Pew Research show Romney pulling into a slight lead over President Obama with less than a month ...

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Voice of America: Zimbabwe HIV Activists Push for Government Accountability

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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
Zimbabwe HIV Activists Push for Government Accountability
Oct 10th 2012, 15:53

AIDS activists in Zimbabwe are demanding the government account for millions of dollars it is raising through an AIDS-related tax. The activists defied police orders and marched to a government agency they accuse of corruption. Hundreds of activists dressed in T-shirts with the words "HIV Positive" marched to the Harare offices of Zimbabwe's National AIDS Council, a government body managing the three-percent AIDS levy collected from all workers. An HIV-positive man in his 40s, Douglas ...

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Voice of America: Lebanese Soldiers Accused of Attacking Migrants

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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
Lebanese Soldiers Accused of Attacking Migrants
Oct 10th 2012, 15:32

Human Rights Watch said it is calling on Lebanese officials to investigate and prosecute Lebanese army and intelligence officials who were responsible for the beating and abuse of 72 male migrant workers on October 7, in the Beirut neighborhood of Geitawi.  The human rights group said 45 Syrians, 20 Egyptians and seven Sudanese migrant workers were apparently beaten by Lebanese soldiers after they barged into the rooms where the migrants lived. "This happened in the evening, after ...

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Voice of America: Polls Show Tightening US Presidential Race

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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
Polls Show Tightening US Presidential Race
Oct 10th 2012, 17:23

In the U.S. presidential race, the latest public opinion polls show Republican candidate Mitt Romney gaining after last week's debate with President Barack Obama.  National correspondent Jim Malone has the latest from Washington. That first presidential debate appears to have shifted the race back to a dead heat, according to several new national polls. The latest polls from Gallup and Pew Research show Romney pulling into a slight lead over President Obama with less than a month ...

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Voice of America: Lebanese Soldiers Accused of Attacking Migrants

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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
Lebanese Soldiers Accused of Attacking Migrants
Oct 10th 2012, 15:32

Human Rights Watch said it is calling on Lebanese officials to investigate and prosecute Lebanese army and intelligence officials who were responsible for the beating and abuse of 72 male migrant workers on October 7, in the Beirut neighborhood of Geitawi.  The human rights group said 45 Syrians, 20 Egyptians and seven Sudanese migrant workers were apparently beaten by Lebanese soldiers after they barged into the rooms where the migrants lived. "This happened in the evening, after ...

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Voice of America: Lebanese Soldiers Accused of Attacking Migrants

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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
Lebanese Soldiers Accused of Attacking Migrants
Oct 10th 2012, 15:32

Human Rights Watch said it is calling on Lebanese officials to investigate and prosecute Lebanese army and intelligence officials who were responsible for the beating and abuse of 72 male migrant workers on October 7, in the Beirut neighborhood of Geitawi.  The human rights group said 45 Syrians, 20 Egyptians and seven Sudanese migrant workers were apparently beaten by Lebanese soldiers after they barged into the rooms where the migrants lived. "This happened in the evening, after ...

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Voice of America: Farmers Cultivate Harvest-time Entertainments

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Farmers Cultivate Harvest-time Entertainments
Oct 10th 2012, 13:53

Growing food is the main job of agriculture. But in the United States, the increasing proximity of cities to farm operations offers growers the chance to cultivate another crop: harvest-time entertainment. That can range from pick-your-own pumpkin patches to haunted houses featuring the familiar zombies and ghosts of Halloween, the annual celebration of the macabre. However, among the most popular is the leafy labyrinth called the corn maze. More than 100,000 people pay to get lost at the ...

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Voice of America: France Calls for Death Penalty Moratorium

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France Calls for Death Penalty Moratorium
Oct 10th 2012, 15:54

Activists are marking the World Day Against the Death Penalty, and France has joined the movement. More than 50 countries continue to execute people, including the United States. Speaking this week from the French capital, Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius called for the international community to endorse a United Nations moratorium on the death penalty. Fabius says France joins nations like Benin, Switzerland and Norway in a coalition of more than 50 countries who share the initiative.  ...

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