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• Wikileaks Scandal Soldier Gets New Name
• Jailed American Aims to Leave Cuba ‘Dead or Alive’
• Rights Group Urges Nigeria’s Government to Rescue Captured Girls
• Rival Palestinian Groups Announce Unity Deal
• Oldest Living Pro Ballplayer Dead at 102
• Over 60 Killed in DRC Train Derailment
• Kosovo Parliament Approves War Crimes Court
• Wikileaks Scandal Soldier Gets New Name
• Guinea-Bissau Presidential Run-Off Scheduled for May 18
• S. Korea Ferry Death Toll at 150, Search for Victims Enters Second Week
• Obama Arrives in Japan on 8-Day Asia Tour
• Actress Nyong’o Is People’s ‘Most Beautiful’ Woman
• Ebola Death Toll Rises in West Africa
• Pakistan’s Defense Ministry Seeks TV Station Shutdown
• Rival Palestinian Groups Announce Reconciliation Agreement
• Pakistan’s Intelligence Agency Seeks TV Station Shutdown
• US Paratroopers in Poland for Joint Exercises
• Afghanistan Delays Election Results
• China Slams Bieber for Yasukuni Shrine Visit
• Obama Arrives in Japan for Start of 8-Day Asia Tour

Wikileaks Scandal Soldier Gets New Name Posted: 23 Apr 2014 07:34 PM PDT A Kansas judge has agreed to formally change the name of the U.S. soldier convicted of giving classified documents to WikiLeaks. Leavenworth County District Judge David King’s office has confirmed to VOA he allowed Bradley Edward Manning to become Chelsea Elizabeth Manning during a brief hearing Wednesday. Manning, a former intelligence analyst, is serving a […]

Jailed American Aims to Leave Cuba ‘Dead or Alive’ Posted: 23 Apr 2014 05:13 PM PDT The lawyer for Alan Gross, the American subcontractor jailed in Cuba, says his client aims to return to the United States within a year “dead or alive.” Speaking to reporters in Havana Wednesday after visiting Gross, attorney Scott Gilbert said his client has lost some vision in his right eye, walks with a limp due […]

Rights Group Urges Nigeria’s Government to Rescue Captured Girls Posted: 23 Apr 2014 05:12 PM PDT A human rights group is urging Nigeria’s government to do more to rescue the many teenage girls who are still missing after being abducted last week by Islamist extremists. A member of the group Baobab for Women’s Human Rights, Hajiya Aishatu Ngulde, said Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan should mobilize military planes to search for the […]

Rival Palestinian Groups Announce Unity Deal Posted: 23 Apr 2014 05:11 PM PDT The two main Palestinian factions, Fatah and Hamas, have announced a reconciliation deal, saying they will try to form a unity government in the coming weeks. Hamas and Fatah split violently in 2007, and have since divided their people between two sets of rulers. It remains unclear how this plan would succeed where past attempts […]

Oldest Living Pro Ballplayer Dead at 102 Posted: 23 Apr 2014 05:10 PM PDT Conrado Marrero, the oldest living professional baseball player, has died in his native Cuba at age 102. Marrero’s grandson Wednesday confirmed the death, which came just two days before the centenarian’s 103rd birthday. Known as “Connie” Marrero in the United States, the diminutive (1.65 meter, 72 kilogram) pitcher was renowned for his control and presence, […]

Over 60 Killed in DRC Train Derailment Posted: 23 Apr 2014 05:10 PM PDT The death toll from a freight train accident in the Democratic Republic of Congo has risen to at least 63. Investigators at the crash scene, in southeastern Katanga province, said some passengers were still unaccounted for on Wednesday, and believed to be trapped in the wreckage. The interior ministry says initial reports suggest the overloaded […]

Kosovo Parliament Approves War Crimes Court Posted: 23 Apr 2014 05:09 PM PDT Kosovo’s lawmakers have approved a motion for a European Union-backed special court to try ethnic Albanians accused of committing war crimes during the 1998-99 war of independence from Serbia. This follows years of pressure from the European Union and United States to investigate allegations of killings of civilians by ethnic Albanian rebels. Hundreds of ethnic […]

Wikileaks Scandal Soldier Gets New Name Posted: 23 Apr 2014 05:03 PM PDT A Kansas judge has agreed to formally change the name of the U.S. soldier convicted of giving classified documents to WikiLeaks. Leavenworth County District Judge David King’s office has confirmed to VOA he allowed Bradley Edward Manning to become Chelsea Elizabeth Manning during a brief hearing Wednesday. Manning, a former intelligence analyst, is serving a […]

Guinea-Bissau Presidential Run-Off Scheduled for May 18 Posted: 23 Apr 2014 05:02 PM PDT Guinea-Bissau’s election commission has confirmed a presidential run-off vote will take place on May 18. Former finance minister Jose Mario Vaz will face Nuno Gomes Nabiam, an independent candidate who headed the civil aviation authority. Vaz, who is backed by PAIGC, the country’s largest political party, received just over 40 percent of the vote in […]

S. Korea Ferry Death Toll at 150, Search for Victims Enters Second Week Posted: 23 Apr 2014 05:02 PM PDT The confirmed death toll from the South Korean ferry disaster climbed to 150 Wednesday, one week after the passenger boat capsized off the country’s southwest coast. Divers are slowly working their way through the third and fourth floors of the Sewol ferry. The boat is submerged upside down in murky waters and surrounded by a […]

Obama Arrives in Japan on 8-Day Asia Tour Posted: 23 Apr 2014 05:01 PM PDT U.S. President Barack Obama has arrived in Japan for the start of a four-nation tour of Asia, where he will try to convince allies that Washington is committed to its “rebalancing” in the Pacific. Security concerns over China’s territorial claims and North Korea’s nuclear program will be a major focus of Mr. Obama’s trip, which […]

Actress Nyong’o Is People’s ‘Most Beautiful’ Woman Posted: 23 Apr 2014 04:59 PM PDT The actress who received an Academy Award for her role in “12 Years a Slave” has been named People magazine’s “Most Beautiful” woman in the world for 2014. The U.S. magazine announced Wednesday that it had chosen Lupita Nyong’o for the honor, and displayed the actress on its cover. The 31-year-old Nyong’o was born in […]

Ebola Death Toll Rises in West Africa Posted: 23 Apr 2014 04:59 PM PDT A medical relief worker at an Ebola treatment center in Guinea says new patients continue to be admitted on a daily basis. Jonas Hagensen, of Doctors Without Borders, says many of the people receiving treatment at the center in Conakry know how they were exposed. “A lot of the people who come into our centers, […]

Pakistan’s Defense Ministry Seeks TV Station Shutdown Posted: 23 Apr 2014 04:58 PM PDT Pakistan’s Defense Ministry is calling for the shutdown of a leading Pakistani television station, accusing it of broadcasting “false” and “scandalous” reports. The Committee to Protect Journalists says the ministry has filed a complaint against Geo Television with the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) on its coverage of the assassination attempt on Geo anchor […]

Rival Palestinian Groups Announce Reconciliation Agreement Posted: 23 Apr 2014 04:57 PM PDT Rival Palestinian groups Hamas and Fatah have agreed to implement a new unity deal. In a joint press conference Wednesday, officials said the agreement entails the formation of a joint interim government within five weeks, followed by general elections in six months. The rival sides have announced similar agreements in the past, but have failed […]

Pakistan’s Intelligence Agency Seeks TV Station Shutdown Posted: 23 Apr 2014 04:56 PM PDT Pakistan’s Defense Ministry is calling for the shutdown of a leading Pakistani television station, accusing it of broadcasting “false” and “scandalous” reports. The Committee to Protect Journalists says the ministry has filed a complaint against Geo Television with the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) on its coverage of the assassination attempt on Geo anchor […]

US Paratroopers in Poland for Joint Exercises Posted: 23 Apr 2014 04:50 PM PDT U.S. Army paratroops are in Poland for joint exercises with their Polish counterparts. It is part of an American show of support for Europe in the midst of the West’s ongoing conflict with Russia over Moscow’s takeover of Ukraine’s Crimean peninsula and its military buildup along Ukraine’s eastern border. Gray U.S. military transport planes flew […]

Afghanistan Delays Election Results Posted: 23 Apr 2014 04:49 PM PDT Afghanistan’s election commission has delayed releasing preliminary results from the country’s April 5 presidential election to allow more time to investigate possible fraud. A vote count was expected on Thursday, but the Independent Election Commission said results will now be released on Saturday. Commission spokesman Noor Mohammad Noor said, “every legitimate vote will be counted […]

China Slams Bieber for Yasukuni Shrine Visit Posted: 23 Apr 2014 04:48 PM PDT Canadian pop music star Justin Bieber has prompted fresh controversy and a condemnation by China, after visiting a Tokyo shrine honoring several World War II Japanese war criminals. Bieber, who is on vacation in Japan, posted two pictures from the Yasukuni Shrine Wednesday on his Instagram account, where he has nearly 16 million followers. He […]

Obama Arrives in Japan for Start of 8-Day Asia Tour Posted: 23 Apr 2014 04:47 PM PDT U.S. President Barack Obama has arrived in Japan for the start of a four-nation tour of Asia, where he will try to convince allies that Washington is committed to its “rebalancing” in the Pacific. Security concerns over China’s territorial claims and North Korea’s nuclear program will be a major focus of Mr. Obama’s trip, which […]

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