Voice of America: Sri Lanka Allows Mosque Expansion Despite Buddhist Objections

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Sri Lanka Allows Mosque Expansion Despite Buddhist Objections Aug 13th 2013, 21:57, by webdesk@voanews.com (Reuters) Sri Lanka's government said on Tuesday it would give the go-ahead to plans to develop a mosque in central Colombo, despite objections from Buddhist hardliners who have targeted members of the minority Muslim community in a spate of recent attacks.   Requests to expand the mosque had been repeatedly rejected, Muslim clerics said, because the building work would mean having to cut down parts of a large bo-tree, considered sacred by Buddhists.   A three-story mosque was built in ... Media files: AFD484B6-ED68-4934-8080-A579A2B9A0E9_cx0_cy20_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Voice of America: UN: Thousands Fleeing Unrest in Central African Republic

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UN: Thousands Fleeing Unrest in Central African Republic Aug 13th 2013, 22:52 The U.N. refugee agency says nearly 63,000 people have fled the Central African Republic to neighboring countries since the start of the latest violence there late last year. A statement from the agency Tuesday said most of the refugees have fled to the Democratic Republic of Congo, while others have gone to Chad, the Republic of Congo and Cameroon. UNHCR spokesman Adrian Edwards said another 206,000 people have been internally displaced. He told VOA his agency is very concerned about the ...

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Voice of America: UN Envoy Meets With Displaced Rohingya in Burma

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UN Envoy Meets With Displaced Rohingya in Burma Aug 13th 2013, 16:37, by webdesk@voanews.com (VOA News) A U.N. human rights envoy has toured Burma's Rakhine state following another round of violence in the area. During a tour of camps for displaced Rohingya Muslims, Tomas Ojea Quintana called for the residents to organize to help find a peaceful solution to the violence. "You, [the] Muslim community, you also have a responsibility. You have to organize yourself to pursue peace," he said. "I really hope that the situation will improve.  I know it is very ... Media files: F4C1961C-3712-44B2-8815-8AA7A6CAC408_cx0_cy7_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Voice of America: Kerry in Brazil as NSA Spying Controversy Lingers

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Kerry in Brazil as NSA Spying Controversy Lingers Aug 13th 2013, 16:59 U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is in Brazil, where he is addressing concerns about Washington's controversial surveillance program. New worries are circulating after Brazil's O Globo newspaper recently reported the U.S. National Security Agency included Colombia and Brazil in its tracking of telephone and Internet communications. Kerry is speaking Tuesday with Brazilian Foreign Minister Antono Patriota and Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff. He visited Colombia on Monday. In ...

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Voice of America: S. Africa Police Conclude Pistorius Probe

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S. Africa Police Conclude Pistorius Probe Aug 13th 2013, 17:02, by webdesk@voanews.com (Reuters) South African police have completed their murder investigation into global track and field star Oscar Pistorius, who will appear in court next week to receive detailed charges for the Valentine's Day shooting of his girlfriend.   The double-amputee, known as "Blade Runner" for the prostheses he wears in competition, is due in court on Aug. 19 for a hearing that will likely be brief and procedural. He was released on bail in February after being charged with murder.   Police said ... Media files: EE204F23-67F8-4B70-9927-E32141F54410_cx0_cy5_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Voice of America: UN Envoy Meets With Displaced Rohingya in Burma

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UN Envoy Meets With Displaced Rohingya in Burma Aug 13th 2013, 16:37, by webdesk@voanews.com (VOA News) A U.N. human rights envoy has toured Burma's Rakhine state following another round of violence in the area. During a tour of camps for displaced Rohingya Muslims, Tomas Ojea Quintana called for the residents to organize to help find a peaceful solution to the violence. "You, [the] Muslim community, you also have a responsibility. You have to organize yourself to pursue peace," he said. "I really hope that the situation will improve.  I know it is very ... Media files: F4C1961C-3712-44B2-8815-8AA7A6CAC408_cx0_cy7_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Voice of America: Thousands Flee Lawless Central African Republic

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Thousands Flee Lawless Central African Republic Aug 13th 2013, 14:48, by webdesk@voanews.com (Lisa Schlein) The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) estimates 206,000 people now are displaced inside the Central African Republic (CAR), while another 63,000 CAR nationals are refugees in four neighboring countries. This includes more than 4,000 refugees who have fled to southern Chad since mid-July.    UNHCR spokesman Adrian Edwards said his agency is very concerned about the insecurity in the CAR.   "We have reports on a routine basis of human rights violations of a very serious ... Media files: 0F13A2D4-8B7F-4EFF-88F8-96FDD9397015_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Voice of America: Zimbabwe's Mugabe Plans 'Final Phase' of Black Ownership Plan

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Zimbabwe's Mugabe Plans 'Final Phase' of Black Ownership Plan Aug 13th 2013, 15:36, by webdesk@voanews.com (Reuters) Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe said on Tuesday he saw his victory in last month's election as a mandate for "total" application of policies forcing foreign-owned firms to sell majority stakes to local investors. Addressing a Defense Forces Day rally, Africa's oldest leader at 89, maintained a belligerent defense of his re-election on July 31, which is being challenged in court as fraudulent by his main political rival, Morgan Tsvangirai. Rejecting this challenge along with ... Media files: 06A14EB0-2D5C-48A4-BEE0-007C3F0661E0_cx0_cy4_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Voice of America: Israel Poised to Halt EU Science Collaboration

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Israel Poised to Halt EU Science Collaboration Aug 13th 2013, 14:49, by webdesk@voanews.com (Cecily Hilleary) This week, Israel's prime minister has an important decision to make:  Should Israel participate in a lucrative, seven-year scientific research program with the European Union? Or should it decline and lose out on potentially millions of dollars in grants for its academic and industrial researchers?  The EU and Israel have collaborated in academic and industrial research for years.  Israel has been the only non-European member of the EU Research and Technological Development ... Media files: BBA9D39F-79C1-4511-89FC-3D5F977BF6E5_cx0_cy8_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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Voice of America: Remembering When Right Was Right and Left Was Wrong

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Remembering When Right Was Right and Left Was Wrong Aug 13th 2013, 15:41, by webdesk@voanews.com (Daisy Sindelar /RFE/RL) Growing up in the southern Kazakh village of Temirlan, Dina got used to a series of daily corrections. She'd pick up a fork with her left hand. Someone would move it to her right. At school, she'd work on a lesson holding a pencil in her left hand. Her teachers, worried, would urge her to switch to the "normal" side. "I was also trying to write with my right hand, but it didn't work," she says. "I was the only one in my school who was left-handed. So it ... Media files: B4FD9459-F70A-4459-A50B-0677961E04D6_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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