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• Wanted Sri Lankan ‘terrorist’ walks into French police station
• US returns missing sculptures to India
• Indian solar ambitions take shape as costs tumble
• Fire breaks out at Musharraf hospital in Pakistan
• 61% of Pakistanis say women should dress as they wish: Poll
• Pakistan tops list of countries suffering most from religious hostilities
• Amid Hype Over Constitution, Egypt’s Police Brace for Worst
• IAEA: Iran Asks for Nuclear Talks Postponement
• UN Reports Grave Human Rights Violations in CAR
• South Sudanese Take Dangerous Journey Out of Battle-Ridden Bor
• US Congress Agrees on 2014 Spending Bill
• Mexican Troops Move In on Anti-Drug Gang Vigilantes
• Russia Bars Entry to American Journalist
• Afghan Women Work, Learn and Make Gains in Former Taliban Base
• CAR Begins Search for New Interim Leader
• U.N. Chief Visits Syrian Refugee Camp in Iraq
• Former Serbian Spies Held Over Journalist Death
• 17 Killed in Nigeria Car Bombing
• Iran, IAEA Postpone Nuclear Talks Until February
• Deadly Explosion in Northern Nigeria

Wanted Sri Lankan ‘terrorist’ walks into French police station Posted: 15 Jan 2014 03:12 AM PST Bobigny (France):  A Sri Lankan man wanted on an international arrest warrant for terrorism, was discovered in France by accident, after he walked into a police station to complain about poor working conditions. Jeyanthan Tharmalingam, 35, went last Thursday to give a statement in a case about illegal employment in which he was a victim, […] This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

US returns missing sculptures to India Posted: 15 Jan 2014 03:11 AM PST New York : The United States returned to India Tuesday three ancient sculptures that had fallen into the hands of traffickers, following a month of tense ties triggered by the arrest of an Indian diplomat in New York. Relations between India and the United States were strained last month after authorities arrested Devyani Khobragade, a […] This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Indian solar ambitions take shape as costs tumble Posted: 15 Jan 2014 03:10 AM PST New Delhi :  Electricity-hungry India is flipping the switch on huge new solar energy projects to fuel its growing economy, using cheap — mainly Chinese — foreign technology to reduce once sky-high generation costs to competitive levels. Since 2010, India has hiked installed solar power capacity from a meagre 17.8 megawatts to more than 2,000MW, […] This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Fire breaks out at Musharraf hospital in Pakistan Posted: 15 Jan 2014 03:08 AM PST Islamabad :  A fire broke out early Wednesday at the Pakistani hospital where former military ruler Pervez Musharraf was admitted for a heart condition, officials said. “There was a small fire incident at the hospital, but it was extinguished immediately,” a source at Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology in Rawalpindi told AFP. Another source confirmed […] This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

61% of Pakistanis say women should dress as they wish: Poll Posted: 15 Jan 2014 03:07 AM PST Islamabad :  Presenting a contrasting picture to earlier data, around 61 percent of Pakistanis have reportedly voted in favour of women dressing as they wish, a new survey has revealed. Earlier this month, a poll conducted by University of Michigan”s Population Studies Center had found that a meager 22 percent of Pakistanis voted that women […]

Pakistan tops list of countries suffering most from religious hostilities Posted: 15 Jan 2014 03:06 AM PST Islamabad :  Pakistan has surpassed 198 countries to occupy the top spot in a list of countries suffering the most from social hostilities involving religion, the Pew Research Center's report showed. Based on 2007-2012 statistics, the report issued two indices namely the Government Restrictions Index (GRI) and the Social Hostilities Index (SHI). While the former […]

Amid Hype Over Constitution, Egypt’s Police Brace for Worst Posted: 14 Jan 2014 02:57 PM PST MANSOURA, EGYPT — As Egyptians vote in a constitutional referendum meant to help bring stability, policemen such as Brigadier-General Sayed Emara have good reason to dig in for more bloodshed. He lost colleagues and friends last month, when a suicide bomber in a car ripped open a five-story building where security officials in the Nile […]

IAEA: Iran Asks for Nuclear Talks Postponement Posted: 14 Jan 2014 02:56 PM PST VIENNA —The U.N. nuclear agency says talks with Iran on Tehran’s nuclear program have been postponed until February 8. The International Atomic Energy Agency says the delay was granted at Tehran’s request, but the agency did not say what motivated the request. Talks were originally scheduled for January 21, a day after Iran and world […]

UN Reports Grave Human Rights Violations in CAR Posted: 14 Jan 2014 02:55 PM PST GENEVA — A new United Nations report presents an appalling picture of human rights violations in the Central African Republic, including killings, kidnappings, torture, and rape.  The report by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights describes events since the explosion of violence in the capital, Bangui and the northern town of Bossangoa […]

South Sudanese Take Dangerous Journey Out of Battle-Ridden Bor Posted: 14 Jan 2014 02:54 PM PST MINGKAMEN, SOUTH SUDAN — As South Sudan's military advances on the rebel-held city of Bor, citizens are fleeing in enormous numbers, taking refuge across the river in the small village of Mingkamen. Reverend Daniel Garang wears a priest's collar around his neck, and a Kalishnikov rifle on his back. "I am carrying the bullets, but […]

US Congress Agrees on 2014 Spending Bill Posted: 14 Jan 2014 02:52 PM PST Negotiators in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate have reached an agreement on a trillion-dollar budget that would fund the federal government though September, a deal that potentially avoids another government shutdown. President Barack Obama said Tuesday he is “very pleased” at the accord and urged Congress to quickly pass the compromise. The deal […]

Mexican Troops Move In on Anti-Drug Gang Vigilantes Posted: 14 Jan 2014 02:46 PM PST A federal takeover is under way in an area of western Mexico known as Tierra Caliente, or Hot Land, where heavily armed vigilantes have taken up a fight against a local drug cartel. Mexico’s interior minister Miguel Angel Osorio Chong said Monday that government troops would take over security in the region with support from […]

Russia Bars Entry to American Journalist Posted: 14 Jan 2014 02:45 PM PST In a move redolent of the Cold War, Russia has barred entry to an American journalist who had been living and working in Moscow. David Satter, a veteran foreign correspondent working for U.S.-funded Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), says he was notified in December that his request for a Russian visa had been approved. […]

Afghan Women Work, Learn and Make Gains in Former Taliban Base Posted: 14 Jan 2014 02:43 PM PST Despite widespread security risks, the number of women working in southern Afghanistan’s Kandahar Province has increased markedly during the past year. More than 1,150 women are employed by the provincial government, most of them as teachers.  A Kandahar governor spokesman, Jawaid Faisal, told VOA’s Afghan service this is up from about 900 female teachers in […]

CAR Begins Search for New Interim Leader Posted: 14 Jan 2014 02:42 PM PST Political leaders in the Central African Republic have begun a search for a new president, four days after interim leader Michel Djotodia was forced to resign. The country’s transition national council opened a special session on Tuesday to begin the process of electing a new interim president. The council has two weeks to make its […]

U.N. Chief Visits Syrian Refugee Camp in Iraq Posted: 14 Jan 2014 02:42 PM PST United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has pledged to bring humanitarian aid to Syrian refugees, saying what he has seen at a refugee camp in a Kurdish region of Iraq is “heartbreaking.” Mr. Ban made the comments during a visit Tuesday to Kawrgosik Camp near Erbil, in the Kurdistan region of Iraq, where the local government […]

Former Serbian Spies Held Over Journalist Death Posted: 14 Jan 2014 02:39 PM PST Police in Serbia say they have arrested two former state security agents suspected in the killing of a prominent Serb journalist during the rule of strongman Slobodan Milosevic. Officials say former State Security Service officers Ratko Romic and Milan Radonjic were arrested Tuesday on suspicion of orchestrating the murder of Slavko Curuvija. He was shot […]

17 Killed in Nigeria Car Bombing Posted: 14 Jan 2014 02:35 PM PST Police say a car bomb explosion in northern Nigeria has killed at least 17 people. The blast took place Tuesday in a busy area of Maiduguri, the capital of Borno state. State police chief Lawan Tanko says casualty totals could rise because officers are still trying to locate blast victims who were taken to a […]

Iran, IAEA Postpone Nuclear Talks Until February Posted: 14 Jan 2014 02:35 PM PST The U.N. nuclear agency says talks with Iran on Tehran’s nuclear program have been postponed until February 8. The talks were originally scheduled for January 21 — a day after Iran and world powers are set to begin implementation of an interim nuclear pact reached in November. That deal calls for Iran to limit its […]

Deadly Explosion in Northern Nigeria Posted: 14 Jan 2014 02:32 PM PST A car bomb has exploded in northern Nigeria, and initial reports say there could be many casualties. Tuesday’s blast took place in a busy area of Maiduguri, the capital of Borno state. A witness told Reuters news the blast left at least seven people dead. There were no immediate initial claims of responsibility. Maiduguri is […]

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