Voice of America: East Africa Group Calls For Stepped Up Kenya Security

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

East Africa Group Calls For Stepped Up Kenya Security Feb 28th 2013, 21:53 The president of the East Africa Law Society has called on Kenya's security agencies to step up efforts to improve security before the nation's elections on Monday.  James Mwamu says the security agencies would have to be proactive and vigilant to prevent a repeat of the 2007-2008 post-election violence. "We are asking the security agents to ensure that the citizens of Kenya are properly protected so that they would then be able to exercise their rights to vote in a free and fair ... Media files: A5BD3386-B814-4FAC-AB30-81E946601FA4_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Voice of America: Ex-Yugoslav Army Leader Acquitted of War Crimes

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Ex-Yugoslav Army Leader Acquitted of War Crimes Feb 28th 2013, 21:44 The former head of the Yugoslav army was acquitted on Thursday of charges of aiding and abetting atrocities committed in Bosnia and Croatia during the 1990s, in a ruling that was condemned by victims but welcomed by Serb officials.   United Nations war crimes judges said Momcilo Perisic had provided legitimate military support to the ethnic Serb Army of Republika Srpska (VRS) forces in Bosnia, but ruled he had not ordered them to commit war crimes.   "While Mr. Perisic may have ... Media files: 34C56DCA-4BEE-47DE-8D09-8978EE674073_cx0_cy5_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Voice of America: How Kerry Can Achieve Peace in Middle East

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How Kerry Can Achieve Peace in Middle East Feb 28th 2013, 21:20 The U.S. secretary of state is currently travelling in the Middle East and the president will be travelling there next month. But this time, neither John Kerry nor Barack Obama will focusing primarily on Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations as secretaries of state and presidents have done so often in the past. This time, Obama and Kerry will be dealing mainly with the more pressing issues of an ongoing and bloody civil war in Syria and a suspected nuclear weapons program in Iran. That ... Media files: 017860D6-BC70-41B6-B9F1-901A42A93A0A_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Voice of America: Automatic US Budget Cuts to Begin Friday

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Automatic US Budget Cuts to Begin Friday Feb 28th 2013, 21:57 Eighty-five billion dollars in automatic government spending cuts appear inevitable after the Senate defeated competing bills seen as alternatives to the painful cuts. Democrats voted down a Republican proposal Thursday that would have given the president more flexibility in deciding where to reduce spending. Republicans rejected a Democratic measure to replace the cuts with tax hikes on the wealthy and scrapping some farm subsidies. The automatic budget cuts, known as the sequester, take ...

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Voice of America: Aid to Syrian Opposition Falls Short of Expectations

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Aid to Syrian Opposition Falls Short of Expectations Feb 28th 2013, 21:39 The additional $60 million in U.S. civilian aid for the Syrian Opposition - announced Thursday by Secretary of State John Kerry, along with an unspecified amount of non-lethal aid to some of its military forces - falls far short of what the Syrian activists wanted. The opposition met with Kerry and dozens of other foreign supporters. The continuing death and destruction in Syria have intensified international concern, but have not changed the strategic situation: The West and key Arab ... Media files: B3FE9520-49F1-4E58-8920-9C127987A82D_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Voice of America: Online Universities Offer Free Classes to Millions

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Online Universities Offer Free Classes to Millions Feb 28th 2013, 22:11 The academic world took notice in 2011 when a Stanford University professor offered an online course on artificial intelligence for free, and more than 160,000 students from around the world registered for it. Stanford's success prompted other major universities such as Harvard and MIT to follow suit and that brought increased attention and funding to organizations developing free Internet-based education programs.  An engineering class at Stanford University is being recorded as an ... Media files: 683D0CD5-4091-4712-920F-076D2F426287_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Voice of America: African Union Expects Peaceful Kenya Vote Monday

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African Union Expects Peaceful Kenya Vote Monday Feb 28th 2013, 22:28 The deputy chairman of the African Union says the organization expects Kenya's election scheduled for Monday to be credible and peaceful. "The first expectation is that the election will be peaceful and that Kenyans will have an opportunity to freely elect leaders of their choice, and that the country can consolidate the gains that have been achieved over the last few years following the last election that ended up with failures and post-election violence," said deputy chairman Erastus ... Media files: 149FB667-43FA-41A8-BE87-F1872B114F24_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Voice of America: Online Universities Offer Free Classes to Millions

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

Online Universities Offer Free Classes to Millions Feb 28th 2013, 22:11 The academic world took notice in 2011 when a Stanford University professor offered an online course on artificial intelligence for free, and more than 160,000 students from around the world registered for it. Stanford's success prompted other major universities such as Harvard and MIT to follow suit and that brought increased attention and funding to organizations developing free Internet-based education programs.  An engineering class at Stanford University is being recorded as an ... Media files: 683D0CD5-4091-4712-920F-076D2F426287_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Voice of America: Aid to Syrian Opposition Falls Short of Expectations

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Aid to Syrian Opposition Falls Short of Expectations Feb 28th 2013, 21:39 The additional $60 million in U.S. civilian aid for the Syrian Opposition - announced Thursday by Secretary of State John Kerry, along with an unspecified amount of non-lethal aid to some of its military forces - falls far short of what the Syrian activists wanted. The opposition met with Kerry and dozens of other foreign supporters. The continuing death and destruction in Syria have intensified international concern, but have not changed the strategic situation: The West and key Arab ... Media files: B3FE9520-49F1-4E58-8920-9C127987A82D_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Voice of America: Automatic US Budget Cuts to Begin Friday

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Automatic US Budget Cuts to Begin Friday Feb 28th 2013, 21:57 Eighty-five billion dollars in automatic government spending cuts appear inevitable after the Senate defeated competing bills seen as alternatives to the painful cuts. Democrats voted down a Republican proposal Thursday that would have given the president more flexibility in deciding where to reduce spending. Republicans rejected a Democratic measure to replace the cuts with tax hikes on the wealthy and scrapping some farm subsidies. The automatic budget cuts, known as the sequester, take ...

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