Tuesday, October 8, 2013

Voice of America: Congressmen Among 200 Arrested at Immigration Rally

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Congressmen Among 200 Arrested at Immigration Rally
Oct 8th 2013, 23:45

Thousands of people have marched on the National Mall in Washington D.C. to demand that Congress pass a measure that would overhaul the U.S. immigration system, and in particular, provide a path to legal status for undocumented immigrants. Capitol police on Tuesday arrested nearly 200 people, including eight members of Congress, who allegedly engaged in acts of civil disobedience as part of the rally. Those arrested included Democratic congressmen John Lewis, Luis Gutiérrez, Raúl ...

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Voice of America: Turkey Lifts Longtime Ban on Head Scarves

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Turkey Lifts Longtime Ban on Head Scarves
Oct 8th 2013, 23:23, by webdesk@voanews.com (VOA News)

Turkey has lifted a decades-old ban on head scarves for female workers in state offices, ending a longstanding restriction that has polarized Turkish society. The change went into effect Tuesday.  However, the ban remains in place for judges, prosecutors, police and military personnel. The ban, which dates back almost 90 years to the early days of the Turkish Republic, has been one of the most emotionally charged issues in Turkey.  It has long divided the country, pitting a rising ...

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Voice of America: Turkey Lifts Longtime Ban on Head Scarves

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Turkey Lifts Longtime Ban on Head Scarves
Oct 8th 2013, 23:23

Turkey has lifted a decades-old ban on head scarves for female workers in state offices, ending a longstanding restriction that has polarized Turkish society. The change went into effect Tuesday. However, the ban remains in place for judges, prosecutors, police and military personnel. The ban, which dates back almost 90 years to the early days of the Turkish Republic, has been one of the most emotionally charged issues in Turkey. It has long divided the country, pitting a rising group of ...

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Voice of America: Turkey Lifts Longtime Ban on Head Scarves

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Turkey Lifts Longtime Ban on Head Scarves
Oct 8th 2013, 23:23

Turkey has lifted a decades-old ban on head scarves for female workers in state offices, ending a longstanding restriction that has polarized Turkish society. The change went into effect Tuesday. However, the ban remains in place for judges, prosecutors, police and military personnel. The ban, which dates back almost 90 years to the early days of the Turkish Republic, has been one of the most emotionally charged issues in Turkey. It has long divided the country, pitting a rising group of ...

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Monday, October 7, 2013

Voice of America: Government Targets Hit in Egypt

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Government Targets Hit in Egypt
Oct 7th 2013, 23:39

Suspected militants in Egypt have killed nine security personnel and attacked the country's main satellite communications system. The attacks mark an escalation of targets by suspected militants, and they come a day after heavy clashes between Islamists and police left dozens dead. In one attack Monday, masked gunmen opened fire on an army patrol at a checkpoint near the city of Ismailia, killing six soldiers. The incident occurred shortly after a car bomb hit a security headquarters in ...

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Voice of America: Greece Expects Economic Growth in 2014

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Greece Expects Economic Growth in 2014
Oct 7th 2013, 23:32

Greece's government says it expects its economy to grow next year, after a six-year recession that brought the country to the edge of bankruptcy. Deputy Finance Minister Christos Staikouras predicted Monday a 0.6 (six-tenths of one percent) economic growth in 2014, along with a slight drop in unemployment. He said the sacrifices made by the Greek people are starting to show some results. Greece was especially hard-hit by the global recession in 2008, when its public debt was discovered ...

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Voice of America: Syrian Kurdish Refugees Fear Harsh Winter in Northern Iraq

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Syrian Kurdish Refugees Fear Harsh Winter in Northern Iraq
Oct 7th 2013, 22:14, by webdesk@voanews.com (Sebastian Meyer)

Hundreds of thousands of Syrians, mostly Kurds, have fled into northern Iraq, many living in abandoned houses in the region's capital. They are now facing the prospect of battling harsh winter conditions. It's morning on the outskirts of Erbil, the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan. Aisha, a refugee from Syria, is cooking food for the four families that are squatting together in a half-built house. The house has no kitchen, so she cooks in a neighboring construction site, burning discarded wood to ...

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Voice of America: Argentina's President to Have Surgery for Blood on Her Brain

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Argentina's President to Have Surgery for Blood on Her Brain
Oct 7th 2013, 23:26

Argentina's Vice President Amado Boudou assumed control of the country Monday, as President Cristina Fernandez was admitted to a hospital to undergo surgery to remove blood from inside her skull and to relieve pressure on her brain. Her operation is scheduled to take place Tuesday in Buenos Aires. On Saturday, President Fernandez's doctors discovered a subdural hematoma, which is blood that collected between her brain and skull. They ordered the 60-year-old president to take a ...

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Voice of America: Government Targets Hit in Egypt

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Government Targets Hit in Egypt
Oct 7th 2013, 23:39

Suspected militants in Egypt have killed nine security personnel and attacked the country's main satellite communications system. The attacks mark an escalation of targets by suspected militants, and they come a day after heavy clashes between Islamists and police left dozens dead. In one attack Monday, masked gunmen opened fire on an army patrol at a checkpoint near the city of Ismailia, killing six soldiers. The incident occurred shortly after a car bomb hit a security headquarters in ...

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Voice of America: Argentina's President to Have Surgery for Blood on Her Brain

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Argentina's President to Have Surgery for Blood on Her Brain
Oct 7th 2013, 23:26

Argentina's Vice President Amado Boudou assumed control of the country Monday, as President Cristina Fernandez was admitted to a hospital to undergo surgery to remove blood from inside her skull and to relieve pressure on her brain. Her operation is scheduled to take place Tuesday in Buenos Aires. On Saturday, President Fernandez's doctors discovered a subdural hematoma, which is blood that collected between her brain and skull. They ordered the 60-year-old president to take a ...

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