USA - Voice of America: Ecuador's President Defends Asylum Grant for Assange

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Ecuador's President Defends Asylum Grant for Assange Aug 18th 2012, 03:31 teaser: Correa says he fears that Assange would face possible death penalty if he were prosecuted and convicted in US Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa says the main reason his country has granted asylum to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is that no one could guarantee that Assange would not be extradited to a "third country." Assange has been sheltered in the Ecuadorean embassy in London since June. The Australian took refuge there after losing a legal battle to fight ... Media files: A46CC57B-D629-4A4F-9B56-870CFC60A1B8_cx0_cy3_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Americas - Voice of America: Ecuador's President Defends Asylum Grant for Assange

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Ecuador's President Defends Asylum Grant for Assange Aug 18th 2012, 03:31 teaser: Correa says he fears that Assange would face possible death penalty if he were prosecuted and convicted in US Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa says the main reason his country has granted asylum to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is that no one could guarantee that Assange would not be extradited to a "third country." Assange has been sheltered in the Ecuadorean embassy in London since June. The Australian took refuge there after losing a legal battle to fight ... Media files: A46CC57B-D629-4A4F-9B56-870CFC60A1B8_cx0_cy3_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Economy - Voice of America: South African President Orders Probe Into Mine Shootings

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South African President Orders Probe Into Mine Shootings Aug 17th 2012, 09:11 JOHANNESBURG — South African President Jacob Zuma has ordered an official inquiry into the police killing of 34 striking miners, the deadliest security operation in the country since the end of apartheid. Zuma said he was "shocked and dismayed" at what he called "senseless violence."  The president cut short a visit Friday to a regional summit in Mozambique and traveled to the mine in Marikana, northwest of Johannesburg. Zuma stopped short of saying who was ... Media files: F4C995E1-A9C0-4C89-B77B-AEAA3885F4F0_cx0_cy5_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Africa - Voice of America: Some African Olympians Choose to Defect After Games

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Some African Olympians Choose to Defect After Games Aug 17th 2012, 21:57 JOHANNESBURG — The 2012 Olympics ended recently but some of the athletes have stayed behind in Britain. About a dozen African competitors have chosen to defect, including the man who carried the flag for Eritrea.  Uganda's gold medal-winning marathoner returned home this week to a parade, a presidential welcome and a check for $80,000. Not all of Africa's Olympians have been welcomed home like Uganda's Stephen Kiprotich. In fact, at least a dozen appear to have left the Olympic ... Media files: 9112BC76-6FEC-4488-8575-FEEF05F77FDC_cx0_cy7_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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USA - Voice of America: Facebook Stock Hits New Low

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Facebook Stock Hits New Low Aug 17th 2012, 22:37 Facebook stock has fallen below $20 per share -- nearly half the stock's initial selling price after its much-hyped public debut in May.  The sell-off came Thursday after the expiration of a 90-day ban that prevented early investors from selling shares of Facebook for quick profit. Despite the stock's poor performance so far, some say it's too early to give up on Facebook. It was easily the most anticipated, most watched public offering of 2012, but just three months later, ...

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Economy - Voice of America: Facebook Stock Hits New Low

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Facebook Stock Hits New Low Aug 17th 2012, 22:37 Facebook stock has fallen below $20 per share -- nearly half the stock's initial selling price after its much-hyped public debut in May.  The sell-off came Thursday after the expiration of a 90-day ban that prevented early investors from selling shares of Facebook for quick profit. Despite the stock's poor performance so far, some say it's too early to give up on Facebook. It was easily the most anticipated, most watched public offering of 2012, but just three months later, ...

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USA - Voice of America: Coney Island Amusement Park Still Up and Spinning

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Coney Island Amusement Park Still Up and Spinning Aug 17th 2012, 19:07 NEW YORK — For over a century, tourists and New York natives have flocked to Coney Island, a peninsula on the Atlantic Ocean in southern Brooklyn. It's best known for its amusement parks and exciting rides but also features cool sea breezes and world famous hotdogs. Coney Island is only half a kilometer wide, but this "playground by the sea" has been offering giant-sized fun ever since the early 19th century. It's been a "Big Apple" summertime destination, beginning with ... Media files: 8EF399F1-F742-455D-9C70-AA56D029385D_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Africa - Voice of America: Zimbabwe's Political Impasse High on SADC Agenda

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Zimbabwe's Political Impasse High on SADC Agenda Aug 17th 2012, 18:44 MAPUTO — The 15-member regional bloc known as the Southern African Development Community, or SADC, began meeting in the Mozambican capital, Maputo on Friday.  During the two-day meeting, heads of state will address several regional issues including Zimbabwe's ongoing political impasse.  SADC leaders are pressing Zimbabwe's leaders to agree on a draft constitution amid signs that President Robert Mugabe is unhappy with it.  The sudden departure of South Africa's ... Media files: 23B6DEE1-AD5D-4A28-A03F-D71B3538CCDF_cx0_cy6_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Africa - Voice of America: South Sudanese Scholar Returns Home

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South Sudanese Scholar Returns Home Aug 16th 2012, 17:18 Sitting in a friend's cluttered university office and drinking a cup of instant coffee, Makwei Deng insisted he has not been in the United States for a full four years. "Thirteen days before it becomes four years," he said, laughing. During the time he has been in the United States, Deng has earned a college degree in economics and philosophy at George Washington University (GW) in Washington, DC. That course of study was not exactly what Deng had in mind when he applied for a Banaa ... Media files: 808E62CE-F940-4267-80E1-E66FF6D87584_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Africa - Voice of America: Northern Mali Militants Recruiting Children

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Northern Mali Militants Recruiting Children Aug 17th 2012, 19:10 DAKAR — A recent investigation by the Malian Coalition for Rights of the Child found that militant groups in control of northern Mali are using hundreds of children, aged 9 to 17, not just as combatants but also as scouts, couriers, minesweepers, cooks and servants.   But Amadou Bocar Tekete, the coalition's vice-president, says militants aren't using force to swell their ranks.  "They are seducing youth, giving them money and food," he said, explaining that ... Media files: 4EC568E7-CCEE-4B59-BD86-5D537E11B133_cx0_cy10_cw99_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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