Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Voice of America: ASEAN Secretary-General Defends Bloc, Despite Maritime Dispute

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
ASEAN Secretary-General Defends Bloc, Despite Maritime Dispute
Nov 21st 2012, 12:37

In Cambodia's capital this week, the summit of leaders from Southeast Asian nations made limited progress on the South China Sea dispute. And, a resolution on human rights was criticized as not meeting international standards. But ASEAN Secretary-General Surin Pitsuwan is defending the bloc's importance, saying there is evidence of progress. When Thailand's Surin Pitsuwan began his term as ASEAN's chief diplomat in 2008, a brief document that was supposed to be a road map to peace in the ...

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Voice of America: China to Host Palestinian Envoy, Urges Restraint in Gaza

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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
China to Host Palestinian Envoy, Urges Restraint in Gaza
Nov 21st 2012, 12:32

China says it will host an envoy of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas this week to discuss the conflict in Gaza. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying announced the visit Wednesday while calling for all sides in the conflict to exercise restraint. "We urge relevant parties, in particular the Israeli side, to exercise maximum restraint, realize immediate ceasefire and avoid escalation of tension.  China supports the international community, including the U.N. Security ...

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Voice of America: Benghazi Security Chief Assassinated

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Benghazi Security Chief Assassinated
Nov 21st 2012, 13:29

Libyan officials say gunmen have assassinated the security chief of the eastern city of Benghazi. Officials said Wednesday Farag al-Dersi was shot dead overnight while returning home from work.   No one has claimed responsibility for the attack.   Benghazi has witnessed many assassinations and car bombs over the past months that mainly have targeted security officials who worked during the reign of ousted dictator Moammar Gadhafi.   The city is also where U.S. Ambassador ...

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Voice of America: ASEAN Secretary-General Defends Bloc, Despite Maritime Dispute

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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
ASEAN Secretary-General Defends Bloc, Despite Maritime Dispute
Nov 21st 2012, 12:37

In Cambodia's capital this week, the summit of leaders from Southeast Asian nations made limited progress on the South China Sea dispute. And, a resolution on human rights was criticized as not meeting international standards. But ASEAN Secretary-General Surin Pitsuwan is defending the bloc's importance, saying there is evidence of progress. When Thailand's Surin Pitsuwan began his term as ASEAN's chief diplomat in 2008, a brief document that was supposed to be a road map to peace in the ...

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Voice of America: China to Host Palestinian Envoy, Urges Restraint in Gaza

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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
China to Host Palestinian Envoy, Urges Restraint in Gaza
Nov 21st 2012, 12:32

China says it will host an envoy of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas this week to discuss the conflict in Gaza. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying announced the visit Wednesday while calling for all sides in the conflict to exercise restraint. "We urge relevant parties, in particular the Israeli side, to exercise maximum restraint, realize immediate ceasefire and avoid escalation of tension.  China supports the international community, including the U.N. Security ...

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Voice of America: Benghazi Security Chief Assassinated

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Benghazi Security Chief Assassinated
Nov 21st 2012, 13:29

Libyan officials say gunmen have assassinated the security chief of the eastern city of Benghazi. Officials said Wednesday Farag al-Dersi was shot dead overnight while returning home from work.   No one has claimed responsibility for the attack.   Benghazi has witnessed many assassinations and car bombs over the past months that mainly have targeted security officials who worked during the reign of ousted dictator Moammar Gadhafi.   The city is also where U.S. Ambassador ...

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Voice of America: Benghazi Security Chief Assassinated

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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
Benghazi Security Chief Assassinated
Nov 21st 2012, 13:29

Libyan officials say gunmen have assassinated the security chief of the eastern city of Benghazi. Officials said Wednesday Farag al-Dersi was shot dead overnight while returning home from work.   No one has claimed responsibility for the attack.   Benghazi has witnessed many assassinations and car bombs over the past months that mainly have targeted security officials who worked during the reign of ousted dictator Moammar Gadhafi.   The city is also where U.S. Ambassador ...

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Voice of America: China to Host Palestinian Envoy, Urges Restraint in Gaza

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
China to Host Palestinian Envoy, Urges Restraint in Gaza
Nov 21st 2012, 12:32

China says it will host an envoy of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas this week to discuss the conflict in Gaza. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying announced the visit Wednesday while calling for all sides in the conflict to exercise restraint. "We urge relevant parties, in particular the Israeli side, to exercise maximum restraint, realize immediate ceasefire and avoid escalation of tension.  China supports the international community, including the U.N. Security ...

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Voice of America: ASEAN Secretary-General Defends Bloc, Despite Maritime Dispute

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
ASEAN Secretary-General Defends Bloc, Despite Maritime Dispute
Nov 21st 2012, 12:37

In Cambodia's capital this week, the summit of leaders from Southeast Asian nations made limited progress on the South China Sea dispute. And, a resolution on human rights was criticized as not meeting international standards. But ASEAN Secretary-General Surin Pitsuwan is defending the bloc's importance, saying there is evidence of progress. When Thailand's Surin Pitsuwan began his term as ASEAN's chief diplomat in 2008, a brief document that was supposed to be a road map to peace in the ...

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Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Voice of America: Scientists Discover 'Super Jupiter'

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Scientists Discover 'Super Jupiter'
Nov 20th 2012, 15:53

Astronomers have discovered what they're calling a "super Jupiter" orbiting a star 170 light years away from earth. According to astronomers at the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy in Heidelberg, Germany, the newly discovered gas giant planet has 13 times the mass of Jupiter and orbits the star Kappa Andromedae, which has a mass 2.5 times larger than our Sun. Most exoplanets are discovered through indirect detection such as the so-called transit method, in which a small change in the ...

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