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Libyan rogue general wants Washington backing
On 16 May, Libya's rogue general Khalifa Haftar staged several bloody attacks against other Libyan militias in the name of eradicating terrorism by leading a paramilitary force evasively named the ...
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Chinese Tech Firms Gain from Cyber Barbs Snowden Revelations
SHANGHAI/BEIJING ?? Chinese software companies such as Neusoft Corp and China National Software amp; Service Co Ltd (ChinaSoft) are picking up sales and expanding their marketing as China trades ...
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Gunmen Kidnap 2 Traditional Rulers in Northern Nigeria
MAIDUGURI ?? Gunmen suspected to be from the Boko Haram Islamist militant group kidnapped two traditional Muslim rulers from northeast Nigeria on Friday, two official sources said. The ...
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Turkish Police Fire Teargas to Remove Kurdish Roadblocks
DIYARBAKIR ?? Turkish paramilitary forces fired teargas and water cannons on Friday to try to reopen a highway blocked for almost a week by militants in the predominantly Kurdish southeast, ...
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John Kerry host of counterparts call Sushma Swaraj to congratulate
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has received congratulatory calls from U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and her other counterparts from Australia, Canada, Israel, UAE, UK, South Africa and ...
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Ex-Proteas Test skipper Smiths career might end due to fractured knee
Former South Africa Test captain Graeme Smith's fractured knee reportedly might end his cricketing career. Smith, who retired from international cricket in March this year, had been expected to ...
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Apple Chases Music Streaming Revenue With $3B Beats Purchase
Apple is striking a new chord with a $3 billion acquisition of Beats Electronics, a headphone and music streaming specialist, that Apple is hoping will help it catch up in the fast-growing music ...
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Sierra Leone Changes Strategy to Fight Ebola Outbreak
Health officials in Sierra Leone have revised their strategy for dealing with an Ebola outbreak that has left two people dead and sickened at least six others. In a VOA interview, Dr. Amara ...
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New York Citys Harlem Mourns and Cherishes Maya Angelou
NEW YORK ?? Poet, author and human rights activist Maya Angelou, who died Wednesday at the age of 86, was considered by many a literary giant. But to residents of Harlem, a largely African ...
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Tea Party Movement Maintains its Influence in Texas
HOUSTON ?? While some Tea Party-backed candidates have lost recent primaries in other states, the movement continues to dominate Republican Party politics in Texas. Voters who identify with the ...
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US House Passes Sanctions on Venezuelan Officials
The U.S. House of Representatives voted Wednesday to impose sanctions on Venezuelan officials guilty of human rights violations in suppressing anti-government protests. The bill would deny ...
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US Some Military Veterans Waited 115 Days for Health Appointments
A new U.S. investigation has confirmed allegations of widespread shortcomings in the medical treatment the country provides for its military veterans, with some patients forced to wait an average of ...
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Vietnam and China at Odds Over Territorial Note
WASHINGTON ?? As the showdown over a controversial oil rig continues in the South China Sea, an old letter has emerged as a focal point in the war of words between Vietnam and China over the ...
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Hong Kong Democracy Activists Challenge Beijing with Referendum Plan
WASHINGTON ?? appears to be heading toward more political confrontation in the coming weeks, as pro-democracy activists prepare to hold an unofficial referendum to pressure the territory's ...
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NHRC notice to Delhi Govt to show cause why no monetary relief should be given to 12 racially harassed African women
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued a notice to the Government of National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, through its Chief Secretary, to show cause why monetary relief under ...
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Cambodia Court Convicts Releases Labor Activists
PHNOM PENH ?? A Cambodian court on Friday convicted 23 garment workers and unionists who were arrested during violent protests in January - and then suspended their sentences and released them. The ...
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Peacekeepers Protesters Clash in CAR
At least two people have been killed during protests in the capital of the Central African Republic (C.A.R.), where there has been an upsurge in unrest in recent days. The two were killed ...
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Israel Says It Prevented Palestinian Suicide Bomb Attack
JERUSALEM ?? Israeli security forces in the occupied West Bank caught a Palestinian wearing an explosive belt on Friday, police and military said, preventing what could have been the first suicide ...
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UN Security Council renews mission in Somalia
The UN Security Council Thursday extended a UN mission in Somalia for one more year to continue providing "good offices" in the country's peace and reconciliation process. In an unanimously adopted ...
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New ISS Crew Arrives Safely to Begin Six-Month Mission
A Russian Soyuz rocket carrying a three-man multinational crew has arrived at the International Space Station. American astronaut Reid Wiseman, Russian cosmonaut Max Surayev and German ...
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Zebras make longest trek in Africa research says
In this undated handout photo supplied by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), zebra run on a plain in northern Botswana. Thousands of zebra were monitored during a 500 kilometers (300 miles) roundtrip ...
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Obama Accepts Veterans Affairs Chiefs Resignation
Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki is seated before speaking at a meeting of the National Coalition for Homeless Veterans, May 30, 2014, in ...
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Thousands Flee Bangui After Church Attack
GENEVA -- The United Nations refugee agency reports thousands of people have fled a church in the Central African Republic capital in the aftermath of a lethal attack Wednesday. UNHCR officials ...
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American Suicide Bomber Linked to Al-Qaida in Syria
U.S. officials say an American citizen carried out a suicide bombing in Syria this week on behalf of an al-Qaida-liked militant group. U.S. news reports quote official sources who confirm the ...
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Scientists in Alaska Work to Save Polar Bears
For decades, humans and global climate change have been threatening the existence of polar bears. Scientists in Alaska are working hard to save as many of them as possible. VOA's George Putic ...