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• India’s new anti-graft party plans to contest national polls
• Bomb blast in Kabul near NATO base, embassies
• SW Pakistan blasts kill one, injure 11
• 13 die in Goa in collapse of building under construction
• Egypt Summons Qatari Envoy After Criticisms of Crackdown
• Syrian Rebel Alliance Battles al-Qaida-linked Fighters
• Returning US Lawmakers Face Debt Ceiling, Immigration Challenges
• Obama: Congress Should Extend Unemployment Insurance
• India Building Collapse Kills at Least 14
• Bangladesh Nationalist Party Calls For Strike Ahead of Elections
• Putin Eases Olympic Protest Ban
• Official: Violence against Afghan Women more Frequent, Brutal in 2013
• Turkish Court Orders Release of Kurdish Lawmakers Accused of Militant Links
• Kerry: Progress in Mideast Peace Talks
• Nuns Miss Pope’s New Year’s Phone Call
• Iraqi City in Hands of Al-Qaida-Linked Militants
• US Singer Phil Everly of Rock Duo The Everly Brothers Dead at 74
• South Sudan’s Peace Talks Set for Sunday
• Kerry Meets Palestinian President for Peace Talks
• South Sudan’s Peace Talks Open

India’s new anti-graft party plans to contest national polls Posted: 04 Jan 2014 03:54 PM PST New Delhi  – India’s new anti-graft party announced Saturday it would contest most of the seats in upcoming general elections after its stunning poll showing in the nation’s capital last month. One of the Aam Aadmi (“common man”) Party’s top leaders, Prashant Bhushan, announced the decision after the first day of a two-day meeting of […] This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Bomb blast in Kabul near NATO base, embassies Posted: 04 Jan 2014 03:49 PM PST Kabul – A bomb exploded in central Kabul on Saturday evening in a district housing several embassies and NATO’s military headquarters, but no casualties were immediately reported, officials said. The apparent insurgent strike was the second of the day in Afghanistan after a NATO soldier was killed when six Taliban suicide attackers tried to storm […] This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

SW Pakistan blasts kill one, injure 11 Posted: 04 Jan 2014 03:46 PM PST Quetta (Pakistan)  – Back-to-back blasts on Saturday killed one and injured 11 others, including a senior politician, in the southwestern Pakistani province of Baluchistan, which borders Afghanistan and Iran, officials said. In first attack, an explosives-packed motorcycle detonated at a taxi stand in the Sibi district of Baluchistan, killing one person and injuring nine others. […] This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

13 die in Goa in collapse of building under construction Posted: 04 Jan 2014 03:40 PM PST Panaji (India)) – Thirteen bodies were pulled from the wreckage of a building under construction that collapsed “like a house of cards” in a coastal village in the Indian tourist state of Goa on Saturday, authorities said. The residential building caved in around mid-afternoon, when some 50 daily wage labourers, were working on the site, […] This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Egypt Summons Qatari Envoy After Criticisms of Crackdown Posted: 04 Jan 2014 03:38 PM PST CAIRO — Egypt’s foreign ministry summoned Qatar’s ambassador on Saturday to complain about interference in its internal affairs after Doha criticized Cairo’s crackdown on the Islamist Muslim Brotherhood. The formerly close Qatari-Egyptian relationship has soured since the Egyptian army ousted democratically-elected President Mohamed Morsi, who had been firmly supported by Doha, last July following mass […]

Syrian Rebel Alliance Battles al-Qaida-linked Fighters Posted: 04 Jan 2014 03:32 PM PST BEIRUT — An alliance of Islamist and other rebel factions battled fighters from the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) across north-western Syria on Saturday in apparently coordinated strikes against the powerful al-Qaida-linked group. Activists said dozens of fighters had been killed in the clashes, which started on Friday and may have been […]

Returning US Lawmakers Face Debt Ceiling, Immigration Challenges Posted: 04 Jan 2014 03:25 PM PST WASHINGTON, DC — Statistics show that last year's session of Congress was the least productive in history, with the Democratic-led Senate and the Republican-led House of Representatives far apart on most critical issues. Now, lawmakers are heading back to Capitol Hill for a fresh start in 2014, with plenty of unfinished business to take care […]

Obama: Congress Should Extend Unemployment Insurance Posted: 04 Jan 2014 03:24 PM PST The U.S. president is urging Congress to restore what he said is a “vital economic lifeline” for more than one million Americans – the extension of emergency unemployment insurance. Barack Obama admonished Republicans in Congress for taking their holiday without extending the benefits to their constituents. Obama said he would sign a three-month extension of […]

India Building Collapse Kills at Least 14 Posted: 04 Jan 2014 03:07 PM PST Rescue workers rushed to Canacona in India’s western Goa province after a three-story building, still under construction, collapsed on Saturday. At least 14 people were killed and several others injured in the collapse. The reason behind the collapse is not yet known, and chief minister of Goa, Manohar Parrikar, assessed the site along with other […]

Bangladesh Nationalist Party Calls For Strike Ahead of Elections Posted: 04 Jan 2014 02:30 PM PST The opposition in Bangladesh called for a 48-hour general strike Saturday, the eve of national elections. The Bangladesh Nationalist Party – BNP – has said it will boycott Sunday’s poll, a move that undermines the legitimacy of the election. The ruling Awami League is a sure winner at the polls without BNP’s participation. Awami League […]

Putin Eases Olympic Protest Ban Posted: 04 Jan 2014 02:29 PM PST Russian President Vladimir Putin has eased a ban on demonstrations in and around the upcoming Winter Olympics and Paralympics in Sochi. A decree published by the Kremlin Saturday allows demonstrations and marches in areas along routes that still must be approved by various Russian officials.  The demonstrations do not have to be connected to the […]

Official: Violence against Afghan Women more Frequent, Brutal in 2013 Posted: 04 Jan 2014 02:29 PM PST KABUL — Violent crime against women in Afghanistan hit record levels and became increasingly brutal in2013, the head of its human rights commission said on Saturday, a sign that hard won rights are being rolled back as foreign troops prepare to withdraw. Restoring fundamental women’s rights after the Taliban were ousted by a U.S.-led coalition […]

Turkish Court Orders Release of Kurdish Lawmakers Accused of Militant Links Posted: 04 Jan 2014 02:27 PM PST A Turkish court ordered the release from jail on Saturday of three Kurdish lawmakers, in addition to two freed on Friday, who are being tried for links to militants in a potential fillip to a fragile peace process. The court rulings go some way to addressing criticism from the European Union and rights groups over […]

Kerry: Progress in Mideast Peace Talks Posted: 04 Jan 2014 02:20 PM PST U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says he is making progress on the Middle East peace process, but more work is still needed. Kerry spoke after meeting Saturday with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas for the second time in two days in the West Bank city of Ramallah. He hopes Israeli and Palestinian leaders can soon […]

Nuns Miss Pope’s New Year’s Phone Call Posted: 04 Jan 2014 02:18 PM PST A group of nuns in Spain got quite the New Year’s surprise when they checked their answering machine and realized they had missed a call from the pope. Leaving a message for them in Spanish, Pope Francis asked jokingly, “What are the nuns doing that they can’t answer the phone?” The recording was obtained by […]

Iraqi City in Hands of Al-Qaida-Linked Militants Posted: 04 Jan 2014 02:17 PM PST Rebels and Iraqi police in the volatile Anbar province say the Iraqi government has lost control of the city of Fallujah to al-Qaida militants after days of fighting. The al-Qaida-linked Islamic State in Iraq and Levant, which is active in Iraq and Syria, has pushed police out of the city center. Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri […]

US Singer Phil Everly of Rock Duo The Everly Brothers Dead at 74 Posted: 04 Jan 2014 02:17 PM PST Phil Everly — half of the U.S. rock duo The Everly Brothers, whose smooth harmonies inspired countless singers — has died. The 74-year-old Everly died Friday at a hospital in southern California. The Los Angeles Times cites Everly’s wife as saying the cause was chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, stemming from a lifetime of smoking. Phil […]

South Sudan’s Peace Talks Set for Sunday Posted: 04 Jan 2014 02:11 PM PST South Sudan’s warring factions are set to begin direct negotiations, in a bid to end a spiraling conflict that has left more than 1,000 people dead. Ethiopian Foreign Ministry spokesman Dina Mufti told VOA on Saturday that the two sides would begin face-to-face talks on Sunday. The anticipated talks between representatives for President Salva Kiir […]

Kerry Meets Palestinian President for Peace Talks Posted: 04 Jan 2014 02:11 PM PST U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas for the second time in two days Saturday, in hopes that Israeli and Palestinian leaders can soon agree on a framework peace deal. The two met in the West Bank city of Ramallah. Ahead of their Friday meeting, several hundred protesters marched through the […]

South Sudan’s Peace Talks Open Posted: 04 Jan 2014 02:09 PM PST South Sudan’s warring factions have opened peace talks in Ethiopia, as violence continues in at least two regions of South Sudan, with government troops advancing on Bor, the rebel-held capital of Jonglei state. Representatives for President Salva Kiir and ex-vice president Riek Machar took part in opening ceremonies for talks on Saturday. Ethiopian Foreign Ministry […]

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