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• Tribal Leaders Unveil ‘Save Libya’ Plan
• Cambodia Frees Russian Businessman Wanted by Moscow in Alleged Scam
• US, Russia Split Over Inviting Iran to Syria Talks
• Obama Urges Iran to Seize ‘Door of Opportunity’ in Nuclear Talks
• CAR Humanitarian Crisis Deepens
• US Congress to Examine Prisoner of Conscience Cases
• Target Confirms Point-of-Sale Attacks
• Young Captured Afghan Suicide Bomber Hopes to Go to School
• Pakistan Honors Youth Who Died Saving Students
• Thai Political Turmoil Hits Burmese Medical Tourists
• Gaza Militants Fire Rockets After Sharon Burial
• Nigerian President Signs Anti-gay Bill Into Law
• CAR Interim Leader Vows to Restore Security in Bangui
• UN Chief ‘Worried’ About Deteriorating Iraqi Security
• It’s Happened Again: Jet Lands at Wrong US Airport
• S. Sudan Peace Talks Continue Amid Ongoing Fighting
• Report: US Phone Data Collection Didn’t Prevent Terrorism
• Iraq’s Maliki to Revive Sunni Militia Role Against al-Qaida
• Iran’s Participation in Syria Talks Uncertain
• Rodman Apologizes for Not Helping U.S. Missionary Imprisoned in North Korea

Tribal Leaders Unveil ‘Save Libya’ Plan Posted: 13 Jan 2014 05:03 PM PST LONDON — The slaying of a Libyan government minister – the first killing of a top official since the ouster two years ago of dictator Moammar Gadhafi—is adding to alarms about Libya's future. Three days of ethnic clashes in the south of the country and a prolonged standoff between Libya's parliament and Prime Minister have […]

Cambodia Frees Russian Businessman Wanted by Moscow in Alleged Scam Posted: 13 Jan 2014 05:02 PM PST A Cambodian court has freed a Russian businessman wanted by Moscow on accusations of stealing tens of millions of dollars. The court also suspended extradition proceedings against him. The court in Sihanoukville released Sergei Polonsky on Monday, saying he could not be extradited because he faces trial in Cambodia on charges of attacking the crew […]

US, Russia Split Over Inviting Iran to Syria Talks Posted: 13 Jan 2014 05:01 PM PST PARIS — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met Monday in Paris to plan for Syrian peace talks later this month. The men could not agree on inviting Iran to join those talks. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has no bigger ally than Iran. So his government says it expects […]

Obama Urges Iran to Seize ‘Door of Opportunity’ in Nuclear Talks Posted: 13 Jan 2014 05:00 PM PST WHITE HOUSE — President Barack Obama says Iran should seize a “door of opportunity” to achieve a final comprehensive nuclear deal with the international community, and he has appealed again to lawmakers not to pass legislation imposing new sanctions. President Obama spoke after talks with the visiting president of Spain, Mariano Rajoy Brey, covering bilateral […]

CAR Humanitarian Crisis Deepens Posted: 13 Jan 2014 04:57 PM PST The number of people displaced in the troubled Central African Republic has topped 1 million, as the country’s humanitarian crisis grows deeper. The United Nations refugee agency said Monday that more than 950,000 people were displaced within the CAR, while another 86,000 have fled to neighboring countries. VOA reporter Nick Long is in the CAR […]

US Congress to Examine Prisoner of Conscience Cases Posted: 13 Jan 2014 04:55 PM PST The mother of a jailed Vietnamese labor activist and the wife of a imprisoned Chinese human rights lawyer are expected to be among those testifying this week before a U.S. Congressional commission. Thursday’s hearing of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission will address the plight of prisoners of conscience around the world, including Vietnam and […]

Target Confirms Point-of-Sale Attacks Posted: 13 Jan 2014 04:55 PM PST U.S. retail giant Target, whose stores were hit in a cyber attack in December, now says that the malicious software used for the theft of millions of credit card data was copying it from the company’s sale registers. Target Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Gregg Steinhafel, said in a recent interview that officials detected the […]

Young Captured Afghan Suicide Bomber Hopes to Go to School Posted: 13 Jan 2014 04:54 PM PST A young Afghan girl detained while allegedly wearing a suicide bomber’s vest says she does not want to return home. She is asking the Afghan government for protection. Police in Helmand province detained 10-year-old Spozhmai last week. She says her brother, a Taliban commander, forced her to attempt a suicide attack on a police checkpoint. […]

Pakistan Honors Youth Who Died Saving Students Posted: 13 Jan 2014 04:53 PM PST A Pakistani schoolboy who sacrificed his own life to save hundreds of his schoolmates by stopping a suicide bomber will have his school and a stadium named after him, officials of Khyber Pakhtunkhawa province said Monday. Provincial Governor Shaukatullah Khan visited the student’s home and announced an award of five million Pakistani rupees ($47,000) as […]

Thai Political Turmoil Hits Burmese Medical Tourists Posted: 13 Jan 2014 04:53 PM PST The political turmoil in Thailand is affecting medical tourists in Burma, also known as Myanmar. Some Burmese who traveled to Bangkok for advanced medical treatment have returned home, while others have canceled planned trips. Ma Thandar is the relative of an ailing Burmese citizen who returned home this week. She told VOA’s Burmese service that […]

Gaza Militants Fire Rockets After Sharon Burial Posted: 13 Jan 2014 04:52 PM PST Former Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon was buried at his family farm Monday, while Gaza militants fired two rockets that hit an area close to the ranch. The burial of the 85-year-old leader, who died Saturday after years in a coma, took place Monday, just 10 kilometers from the Gaza Strip. Hundreds of onlookers braved […]

Nigerian President Signs Anti-gay Bill Into Law Posted: 13 Jan 2014 04:52 PM PST Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has signed into law a measure that bans same-sex marriage and membership in gay organizations. The law says anyone who participates in gay clubs or “makes public show of a same-sex amorous relationship in Nigeria” commits an offense and faces up to 10 years in prison. Anyone who enters a same-sex […]

CAR Interim Leader Vows to Restore Security in Bangui Posted: 13 Jan 2014 04:51 PM PST The Central African Republic’s new interim president says he is taking steps to restore security in the capital, Bangui. That city has been terrorized by six weeks of political and ethnic violence that has displaced nearly 500,000 residents. In an interview with VOA French to Africa, Alexandre Nguendet said he met Sunday with local militias […]

UN Chief ‘Worried’ About Deteriorating Iraqi Security Posted: 13 Jan 2014 04:50 PM PST United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is urging Iraqi leaders to address the root causes for a surge of bloodshed in the country. Al-Qaida-linked militants have seized control of two key cities while violence between minority Sunnis and the Shi’ite-led government has killed thousands over the last nine months. Ban made an unannounced visit to Baghdad […]

It’s Happened Again: Jet Lands at Wrong US Airport Posted: 13 Jan 2014 04:50 PM PST For the second time in less than two months, a large jet has landed at the wrong airport in the United States. A Southwest Airlines jet carrying 124 passengers and five crew members was headed Sunday night from Chicago to an airport at the small city of Branson, Missouri. But pilots landed it 11 kilometers […]

S. Sudan Peace Talks Continue Amid Ongoing Fighting Posted: 13 Jan 2014 04:48 PM PST The warring sides in South Sudan’s conflict held more peace talks Monday, as the rebels reported heavy fighting with government forces. Journalist Marthe van der Wolf, who is at the site of the peace talks in Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa, reports that the government and rebel delegations have been given an updated cease-fire proposal to […]

Report: US Phone Data Collection Didn’t Prevent Terrorism Posted: 13 Jan 2014 04:48 PM PST A new study has concluded that the massive collection of phone data by the clandestine U.S. National Security Agency “has had no discernible impact” on preventing terrorism. A Washington research group, the New America Foundation, said Monday it studied the investigations of 225 people linked in some way to terrorism in the United States since […]

Iraq’s Maliki to Revive Sunni Militia Role Against al-Qaida Posted: 13 Jan 2014 04:47 PM PST BAGHDAD — Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, in a striking change of course, is embracing the Sunni Muslim tribal fighters whose role in combating al-Qaida he had allowed to wither after U.S. troops left two years ago. Al-Qaida-linked militants, feeding off widespread Sunni resentment at perceived mistreatment by his Shi’ite-led government, swept into the cities […]

Iran’s Participation in Syria Talks Uncertain Posted: 13 Jan 2014 04:46 PM PST U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov are meeting in Paris to plan for Syrian peace talks later this month, but they have not been able to agree on whether to invite Iran to the talks. International mediator Lakhdar Brahimi said Monday he supports having Iran, Syria’s biggest ally, at […]

Rodman Apologizes for Not Helping U.S. Missionary Imprisoned in North Korea Posted: 13 Jan 2014 04:44 PM PST Former U.S. basketball star Dennis Rodman has arrived in Beijing after a trip to North Korea to play an exhibition game last Wednesday for the birthday of leader Kim Jong Un. Rodman told reporters at the Beijing airport on Monday that he was sorry he could not do anything to help free imprisoned American missionary […]

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