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• Rogue Libyan General Resumes Airstrikes Near Benghazi
• Egypt’s Sissi Crushes at Polls, Turnout Questioned
• Assad Re-election Virtually Assured
• Israeli, Palestinian Presidents to Pray with Pope at Vatican June 8
• Media: Turkey’s Top Court Rules YouTube Ban Violates Rights
• Obama Foreign Policy Speech Draws Criticism, Some Praise
• Americans’ Support for Death Penalty Wanes
• US Measles Cases Hit 20-Year High
• US Economy Shrinks 1 Percent in First Quarter
• Grandson Wants to Follow in Jimmy Carter’s Footsteps as Georgia Governor
• Vietnamese Fisherman Vows to Return to South China Sea
• China Suggests US May Have Fabricated Evidence for Cyberattacks
• Obama Speech Sparks Reaction in Burma
• Verdict Date Set in Khmer Rouge Trial
• Malaysia PM Visits China Following Tensions Over MH370
• Separatists Shoot Down Ukrainian Helicopter
• Putin Kicks Off Eurasian Union, Without Ukraine
• Australia: MH370 Didn’t Crash Near Where Pings Were Heard
• Egypt’s Sissi Wins Presidential Vote by Landslide
• Mutations behind risk of developing schizophrenia identified

Rogue Libyan General Resumes Airstrikes Near Benghazi Posted: 29 May 2014 06:29 PM PDT LONDON — Witnesses say warplanes launched at least two missile strikes on Jihadist bases Thursday near the eastern city of Benghazi. The strikes are latest in a series of assaults led by rogue Libyan army general Khalifa Hiftar, whose so-called National Libyan Army has been fighting militants in the region for months. Forces loyal to […]

Egypt’s Sissi Crushes at Polls, Turnout Questioned Posted: 29 May 2014 06:28 PM PDT CAIRO — Egyptian officials say preliminary results give former Egyptian army chief Abdel Fattah el-Sissi a sweeping victory in his presidential bid against Hamdeen Sabahi. But, the vote has raised many questions about a Sissi presidency. Small crowds Thursday celebrated the early results of Egypt's presidential election, which give former army chief Abdel Fattah el-Sissi […]

Assad Re-election Virtually Assured Posted: 29 May 2014 06:27 PM PDT Syria is holding the first multi-candidate presidential election in its history. But, experts see almost no chance that President Bashar al-Assad will lose his bid for a third seven-year term. Syrians in Lebanon and elsewhere have been voting in the presidential election, and Syrians in government-held parts of their country will cast ballots next Tuesday. […]

Israeli, Palestinian Presidents to Pray with Pope at Vatican June 8 Posted: 29 May 2014 06:27 PM PDT The Vatican has set June 8 as the day Pope Francis will host the Israeli and Palestinian presidents in a prayer for peace. Shimon Peres and Mahmoud Abbas accepted the pope’s invitation to a joint prayer meeting when Francis visited the Middle East earlier this week. Flying back to the Vatican, Francis said the two […]

Media: Turkey’s Top Court Rules YouTube Ban Violates Rights Posted: 29 May 2014 06:26 PM PDT ANKARA — Turkey’s highest court ruled on Thursday that a block on access to video-sharing website YouTube, imposed by Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan’s government two months ago, was a violation of rights, local media reported. Blocks on access to YouTube and Twitter were imposed after audio recordings, purportedly revealing corruption in Erdogan’s inner circle, were […]

Obama Foreign Policy Speech Draws Criticism, Some Praise Posted: 29 May 2014 06:14 PM PDT WASHINGTON — U.S. President Barack Obama used a speech Wednesday to broadly define his approach to foreign policy for the remainder of his presidency, while also attempting to silence critics who say he has ceded America's position of dominance in the world. Speaking to graduates of the U.S. Military Academy, Obama described the U.S. position […]

Americans’ Support for Death Penalty Wanes Posted: 29 May 2014 06:12 PM PDT HOUSTON — A botched lethal injection in an Oklahoma prison recently has led to a suspension of executions in that state pending an investigation and the U.S. Supreme Court has tightened rules for screening out death row inmates for mental impairment. Support for capital punishment remains high in the United States, but opposition to the […]

US Measles Cases Hit 20-Year High Posted: 29 May 2014 06:12 PM PDT U.S. government public health officials say the number of measles cases in the United States has hit a record high for any year since the childhood illness was eradicated in the country in 2000. As of May 23rd, the number of confirmed cases stood at 288, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and […]

US Economy Shrinks 1 Percent in First Quarter Posted: 29 May 2014 06:11 PM PDT A harsh winter appears to have battered the U.S. economy more than first thought. The Commerce Department says the economy actually shrank a full percent in the first three months of the year – worse than initial estimates that showed the economy grew, but just barely, by one-tenth of one percent between January and March. […]

Grandson Wants to Follow in Jimmy Carter’s Footsteps as Georgia Governor Posted: 29 May 2014 06:10 PM PDT While a Bush and a Clinton consider whether to run for the White House in 2016, in Georgia another U.S. presidential surname from decades past is already on a ballot. Blessed with his forebear’s famous smile and mellow manner, state Sen. Jason Carter is trying to emulate grandfather Jimmy in November by winning election as […]

Vietnamese Fisherman Vows to Return to South China Sea Posted: 29 May 2014 06:08 PM PDT The captain of a Vietnamese fishing boat that sank Monday after allegedly being rammed by Chinese vessels vowed to resume fishing in the South China Sea. Dang Van Nhan wants "to set examples for future generations" of fishermen, he told VOA's Vietnamese Service shortly after being brought to shore. The incident occurred near China's controversial […]

China Suggests US May Have Fabricated Evidence for Cyberattacks Posted: 29 May 2014 06:07 PM PDT BEIJING — China’s suggested on Thursday that the United States had fabricated evidence to underpin accusations of cyber attacks and had incited China’s neighbors to "stir up trouble" in disputed waters. The strongly-worded comments by the defense ministry come as relations between the world’s two largest economies are increasingly strained by a row over cyberespionage. […]

Obama Speech Sparks Reaction in Burma Posted: 29 May 2014 06:07 PM PDT RANGOON — Politicians and activists in Rangoon have expressed mixed reactions after President Barack Obama claimed reform in Burma, also known as Myanmar, as a success for U.S. foreign policy. In a speech to graduates of the West Point military academy on Wednesday, Obama said that with the courage of the Burmese people, U.S. diplomatic […]

Verdict Date Set in Khmer Rouge Trial Posted: 29 May 2014 06:06 PM PDT PHNOM PENH — Officials at the U.N.-backed Khmer Rouge tribunal say they will announce a verdict in August in the atrocity crimes trial against former leaders Nuon Chea and Khieu Samphan. While the court prepares to start the second phase, officials said Thursday they would pronounce a judgment for the first phase on Aug. 7. […]

Malaysia PM Visits China Following Tensions Over MH370 Posted: 29 May 2014 06:06 PM PDT BEIJING — Malaysia's prime minister is in China this week for talks with top officials about Kuala Lumpur's handling of disappeared Malaysia Airlines flight MH370. During Prime Minister Najib Razak six-day visit he will meet with China's leaders, but not with relatives of the passengers of flight MH370. Two-thirds of the 239 passengers on the […]

Separatists Shoot Down Ukrainian Helicopter Posted: 29 May 2014 05:06 PM PDT The White House says Thursday’s shootdown of a government helicopter by pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine indicates rebels have access “to advanced weaponry and other assistance from outside.” Spokesman Jay Carney’s comments came just hours after Ukraine’s acting president said rebels downed the aircraft with a shoulder-launched missile. He said 14 servicemen, including a general, died […]

Putin Kicks Off Eurasian Union, Without Ukraine Posted: 29 May 2014 05:03 PM PDT MOSCOW — Moscow increasingly speaks of Russia's "sphere of influence.” And, on Thursday, President Vladimir Putin took a major step in securing that position by creating a shared market of former Soviet states to help integrate economic policy. Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan signed an agreement establishing the Eurasian Economic Union at a meeting in Kazakhstan’s […]

Australia: MH370 Didn’t Crash Near Where Pings Were Heard Posted: 29 May 2014 05:02 PM PDT Australian authorities have concluded the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 did not crash in the area of the southern Indian Ocean where electronic signals were detected last month. The estimation was made Thursday following the final mission of a miniature, unmanned submarine that was scanning the ocean floor off the southwest coast of Australia. In […]

Egypt’s Sissi Wins Presidential Vote by Landslide Posted: 29 May 2014 04:56 PM PDT Former Egyptian army chief Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi has won a landslide victory in his presidential bid against rival Hamdeen Sabahi. Preliminary results from the three-day extended vote, which ended Wednesday, give Sissi more than 93 percent of ballots cast. Sabahi, who received just 3percent, conceded defeat saying he would “accept the will of the people.” Sissi […]

Mutations behind risk of developing schizophrenia identified Posted: 29 May 2014 01:43 PM PDT Washington : Researchers have said that the overall number and nature of mutations – rather than the presence of any single mutation – influences an individual's risk of developing schizophrenia, as well as its severity. Maria Karayiorgou, MD, professor of psychiatry and Joseph Gogos, MD, PhD, professor of physiology and cellular biophysics and of neuroscience, […]

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