Voice of America: N. Korea Tensions Prompt Change in US Air Force Radar Plans

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N. Korea Tensions Prompt Change in US Air Force Radar Plans Apr 9th 2013, 21:58 The U.S. Air Force has reversed budget-driven plans to reduce use of a missile-warning radar on the Aleutian Islands in light of heightened tensions with North Korea, the general in charge of space and cyberspace operations said on Tuesday. Struggling to find $508 million in savings for fiscal 2013, Air Force officials initially decided to scale back use of the radar to quarter power for the rest of the year. The move would have saved about $5 million. "With the situation in North ... Media files: 160D6402-55E2-406B-B9D5-AB5246674127_cx0_cy9_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Voice of America: Venezuelan Students Stage Hunger Strike for Election Reform

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Venezuelan Students Stage Hunger Strike for Election Reform Apr 9th 2013, 22:08 A group of students in Caracas has gone on a hunger strike to protest what they say is an unfair election process currently underway in Venezuela.  About 25 university students have set up camp in downtown Caracas and have have vowed not to eat for the ten days leading up to Sunday's presidential election. Tugomir Yepez says they are there to protest what they say is the ruling Socialist party's unfair advantages over the opposition Unity party in the campaign and election. "To ... Media files: 6AE4BA36-B597-4DCB-9D3B-A8D1F5624049_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Voice of America: Libyan Parliament Outlaws Kidnapping and Torture

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Libyan Parliament Outlaws Kidnapping and Torture Apr 9th 2013, 22:06 Libya's parliament has passed a series of laws formally outlawing kidnapping and torture. The measures are aimed at reining in armed militias that frequently arrest and sometimes torture citizens. The laws say anyone complicit in such crimes also will be punished. They specifically mention politicians, bureaucrats, police and the military. Prime Minister Ali Zidan's office said his chief of staff was freed Monday, a week after he was kidnapped. No other details were given. The new ...

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Voice of America: N. Korea Tensions Prompt Change in US Air Force Radar Plans

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N. Korea Tensions Prompt Change in US Air Force Radar Plans Apr 9th 2013, 21:58 The U.S. Air Force has reversed budget-driven plans to reduce use of a missile-warning radar on the Aleutian Islands in light of heightened tensions with North Korea, the general in charge of space and cyberspace operations said on Tuesday. Struggling to find $508 million in savings for fiscal 2013, Air Force officials initially decided to scale back use of the radar to quarter power for the rest of the year. The move would have saved about $5 million. "With the situation in North ... Media files: 160D6402-55E2-406B-B9D5-AB5246674127_cx0_cy9_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Voice of America: Venezuelan Students Stage Hunger Strike for Election Reform

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Venezuelan Students Stage Hunger Strike for Election Reform Apr 9th 2013, 22:08 A group of students in Caracas has gone on a hunger strike to protest what they say is an unfair election process currently underway in Venezuela.  About 25 university students have set up camp in downtown Caracas and have have vowed not to eat for the ten days leading up to Sunday's presidential election. Tugomir Yepez says they are there to protest what they say is the ruling Socialist party's unfair advantages over the opposition Unity party in the campaign and election. "To ... Media files: 6AE4BA36-B597-4DCB-9D3B-A8D1F5624049_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Voice of America: N. Korean Threats Cause Worry on S. Korean Island

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N. Korean Threats Cause Worry on S. Korean Island Apr 8th 2013, 23:59 The Yellow Sea is a military flashpoint between North and South Korea. Naval skirmishes between the two nations have erupted over the years and in 2010 Pyongyang attacked one of the South's islands there. In recent weeks, tensions have risen on the Korean Peninsula as North Korea has responded to new sanctions on its nuclear program with increasing threats. Residents of another island say they are worried about what could happen.   Fisherman Lee Hwan-sun has lived all his life on ... Media files: C73C0C0D-2685-481D-8878-B75B5711F511_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Voice of America: Obama Invokes Memory of Gun Massacre Victims in Push for New Laws

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Obama Invokes Memory of Gun Massacre Victims in Push for New Laws Apr 8th 2013, 23:57 President Barack Obama on Monday returned to the northeastern state of Connecticut, where one of the nation's worst shooting massacres took place, intensifying his push for votes in Congress on stricter federal gun control laws. The massacre in December of 20 children and six adults in a Newtown, Connecticut school injected new urgency into Obama's efforts to strengthen America's gun control laws. But momentum has been blunted by intense lobbying on Capitol Hill by the National ... Media files: 4207C57C-60EE-4CBD-8890-CE19AE78203D_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Voice of America: Bin Laden Son-in-Law Back in Court

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Bin Laden Son-in-Law Back in Court Apr 8th 2013, 23:48 A federal court hearing was held in New York for alleged terrorist Sulaiman Abu Ghaith, Osama Bin Laden's son-in-law. His trial date may be pushed well into the future because of federal budget problems. Monday's court session was a preliminary hearing on setting a date for a terrorism trial for Osama bin Laden's son-in-law, Sualaiman Abu Gaith. He is accused of conspiring to kill Americans in his alleged role as al-Qaida's top propagandist after the September 11, 2001 terrorist ... Media files: E6DCAD6C-FE03-4F09-8215-EBB6193AF406_cx0_cy17_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Voice of America: Obama Pushes For Gun Control Legislation

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Obama Pushes For Gun Control Legislation Apr 9th 2013, 00:10 U.S. President Barack Obama has again urged Americans to press Congress to pass new gun control legislation. During a speech Monday at the University of Hartford in (the northeastern state of) Connecticut, Mr. Obama called on citizens to get engaged and get involved in an effort to stem what he called the "misinformation" that is threatening efforts to debate the legislation. Mr. Obama appeared at the university with Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy, who last week signed sweeping ...

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Voice of America: N. Korean Threats Cause Worry on S. Korean Island

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N. Korean Threats Cause Worry on S. Korean Island Apr 8th 2013, 23:59 The Yellow Sea is a military flashpoint between North and South Korea. Naval skirmishes between the two nations have erupted over the years and in 2010 Pyongyang attacked one of the South's islands there. In recent weeks, tensions have risen on the Korean Peninsula as North Korea has responded to new sanctions on its nuclear program with increasing threats. Residents of another island say they are worried about what could happen.   Fisherman Lee Hwan-sun has lived all his life on ... Media files: C73C0C0D-2685-481D-8878-B75B5711F511_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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