Asia - Voice of America: Tibetan Exile Group Blasts Chinese Crackdown in Autonomous Region

Asia - Voice of America asia

Tibetan Exile Group Blasts Chinese Crackdown in Autonomous Region May 17th 2012, 17:42 A leading Tibetan exile group says a crackdown by Chinese authorities in the Tibetan Autonomous Region is turning Buddhist monasteries and nunneries from places of worship into facilities dominated by the study of Chinese state propaganda. Jamphel Monlam, a top official in the Tibetan Center for Human Rights and Democracy , said in an interview with VOA's Tibetan service that Beijing's most recent interference in monastic life includes the clandestine infiltration by security ... Media files: 0FE4A678-685A-49D3-9EE0-9D833800B241_cx0_cy7_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Asia - Voice of America: NATO Members to Discuss Burden Sharing

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NATO Members to Discuss Burden Sharing May 17th 2012, 17:53 WASHINGTON -- Leaders of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) nations meet in Chicago this weekend to address two major challenges -- how to dial down their involvement in Afghanistan and, perhaps more vexing, how to maintain military readiness in the face of sharp budget restrictions.   The heads of state and government from the 28 NATO nations want to make sure the alliance continues to develop and maintain military capabilities needed to fulfill all possible future ... Media files: 5310098B-4FA0-480B-835E-2C6B899BB975_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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USA - Voice of America: Clinton Meets with Burmese Counterpart

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Clinton Meets with Burmese Counterpart May 17th 2012, 15:07 U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Burma's top diplomat are meeting in Washington, amid signs the Obama administration may be preparing to suspend long-standing economic sanctions against the Southeast Asian nation. The chairman of a key Senate East Asian subcommittee, Jim Webb, called the visit by Foreign Minister Wunna Maung Lwin an "appropriate time" for Washington ease sanctions.  In a statement Tuesday, Webb said it is time for President Barack Obama to ... Media files: 19CFF93F-CBCA-403B-876E-0E44278893C6_cx0_cy8_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Middle East - Voice of America: Aboul Fotouh Courts Egypt's Broad Political Base

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Aboul Fotouh Courts Egypt's Broad Political Base May 17th 2012, 13:16 CAIRO - Islamist Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh is being touted as a frontrunner in next week's presidential election in Egypt.  It will be the first presidential vote since Hosni Mubarak was forced from office last year.  ​​ Aboul Fotouh was a longtime Muslim Brotherhood member who broke with the group to run his independent campaign. He has done what few Egyptians thought possible, by projecting a calm and unifying presence during a tense and polarized time.  A ...

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Africa - Voice of America: Aboul Fotouh Courts Egypt's Broad Political Base

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Aboul Fotouh Courts Egypt's Broad Political Base May 17th 2012, 13:16 CAIRO - Islamist Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh is being touted as a frontrunner in next week's presidential election in Egypt.  It will be the first presidential vote since Hosni Mubarak was forced from office last year.  ​​ Aboul Fotouh was a longtime Muslim Brotherhood member who broke with the group to run his independent campaign. He has done what few Egyptians thought possible, by projecting a calm and unifying presence during a tense and polarized time.  A ...

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Arts & Entertainment - Voice of America: Burmese Film Focuses on Plight of Migrant Workers

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Burmese Film Focuses on Plight of Migrant Workers May 17th 2012, 13:41 A new film, Father's House , sponsored by the Burmese comedian and political activist, Zarganar, hopes to raise the plight of Burmese migrant workers to a wider audience - especially to people back in Burma. The film's location highlights the often harsh realities many workers face employed in the fishing, construction and rubber plantation industries. Deep in a rubber plantation in southern Thailand's Phangnga province a Burmese migrant community gathers, drawn to the making of a ... Media files: 8BB6B4CD-92F9-47A6-91A6-FD618E256F43_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Asia - Voice of America: N. Korea Reportedly Resumes Work on Reactor

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N. Korea Reportedly Resumes Work on Reactor May 17th 2012, 14:12 New satellite images show North Korea has resumed construction on a new nuclear reactor, despite international criticism. The U.S.-Korea Institute, operated by Johns Hopkins University's Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), says images taken by a commercial satellite on April 30 show Pyongyang has made progress on a light water reactor at its main nuclear complex at Yongbyon. North Korea says the reactor is intended to generate electricity, but in a ... Media files: A1D922FC-FABC-44BA-8710-5624F13D1FFF_cx9_cy71_cw82_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Asia - Voice of America: Burmese Film Focuses on Plight of Migrant Workers

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Burmese Film Focuses on Plight of Migrant Workers May 17th 2012, 13:41 A new film, Father's House , sponsored by the Burmese comedian and political activist, Zarganar, hopes to raise the plight of Burmese migrant workers to a wider audience - especially to people back in Burma. The film's location highlights the often harsh realities many workers face employed in the fishing, construction and rubber plantation industries. Deep in a rubber plantation in southern Thailand's Phangnga province a Burmese migrant community gathers, drawn to the making of a ... Media files: 8BB6B4CD-92F9-47A6-91A6-FD618E256F43_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Asia - Voice of America: Clinton Meets with Burmese Counterpart

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Clinton Meets with Burmese Counterpart May 17th 2012, 15:07 U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Burma's top diplomat are meeting in Washington, amid signs the Obama administration may be preparing to suspend long-standing economic sanctions against the Southeast Asian nation. The chairman of a key Senate East Asian subcommittee, Jim Webb, called the visit by Foreign Minister Wunna Maung Lwin an "appropriate time" for Washington ease sanctions.  In a statement Tuesday, Webb said it is time for President Barack Obama to ... Media files: 19CFF93F-CBCA-403B-876E-0E44278893C6_cx0_cy8_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Africa - Voice of America: G8 Summit to Focus on Africa Food Security

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G8 Summit to Focus on Africa Food Security May 17th 2012, 14:08 STATE DEPARTMENT - As host of this week's summit of the world's Group of Eight leading industrial nations (G8), President Barack Obama has put African food security on the agenda. Food security remains a recurring problem across Africa, despite hundreds of millions of dollars in foreign aid each year. The Horn of Africa endured a severe drought last year that turned to famine in Somalia, and several countries in West Africa are now going through a food shortage that aid ... Media files: C3F1CCD8-016C-406D-8CE9-505C9FC021FF_cx0_cy5_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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