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China Rights Group: Missing Dissident is Under US Protection

Posted April 29th, 2012 at 10:30 pm (UTC-5)
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A U.S.-based China rights organization says blind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng is under U.S. protection and that talks are under way between U.S. and Chinese officials. Speaking to VOA late Sunday, ChinaAid President Bob Fu said that while Chen is safe and at a location far from his home, the only option left for him […]

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Gunmen Kill 15 Killed During Christian Service in Northern Nigeria

Posted April 29th, 2012 at 9:45 pm (UTC-5)
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Attackers in northern Nigeria tossed homemade bombs during a Christian service Sunday and then opened fire as panicked worshippers tried to flee, killing at least 15 people. Security officials say the gunmen were riding motorcycles when they launched an assault at Bayero University in Kano. Authorities say the attackers fled before security officers arrived, prompting […]

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Top UN Truce Monitor in Syria, Urges Halt to Killings

Posted April 29th, 2012 at 6:50 pm (UTC-5)
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The newly appointed head of the United Nations observer mission in Syria has called on President Bashar al-Assad’s troops and the opposition to stop fighting and allow a tenuous cease-fire to take hold. Major General Robert Mood arrived in the capital, Damascus, on Sunday to lead an advance team of 30 unarmed U.N. observers tasked […]

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Ex-Libyan Oil Minister Found Dead in Danube in Vienna

Posted April 29th, 2012 at 6:35 pm (UTC-5)
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The body of former Libyan oil minister Shukri Ghanem was found floating in the Danube River in Vienna on Sunday. Police say there is no sign of foul play and that it is possible Ghanem became sick and fell into the water. Authorities say they will perform an autopsy. Ghanem was Libya’s oil minister from […]

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Kidnapped British Red Cross Doctor Beheaded in Pakistan

Posted April 29th, 2012 at 6:00 pm (UTC-5)
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The beheaded body of a British Red Cross doctor was found by the roadside in southwestern Pakistan Sunday, nearly four months after he was kidnapped by suspected militants. Police in Quetta, the capital of insurgency-hit Baluchistan province, said a note was found with the body in which the Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility, saying the doctor […]

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Kidnapped British Red Cross Doctor Beheaded in Pakistan

Posted April 29th, 2012 at 4:45 pm (UTC-5)
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The beheaded body of a British Red Cross doctor was found by the roadside in southwestern Pakistan Sunday, nearly four months after he was kidnapped by suspected militants. Police in Quetta, the capital of insurgency-hit Baluchistan province, said a note was found with the body in which the Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility, saying the doctor […]

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Ex-Libyan Oil Minister Found Dead in Danube in Vienna

Posted April 29th, 2012 at 4:30 pm (UTC-5)
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The body of former Libyan oil minister Shukri Ghanem was found floating in the Danube River in Vienna early Sunday. Police say there is no sign of foul play and that it is possible Ghanem became sick and fell into the water. Authorities will perform an autopsy. Ghanem was Libya’s oil minister from 2006 until […]

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Sudan Declares State of Emergency Along Southern Border

Posted April 29th, 2012 at 1:30 pm (UTC-5)
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Sudan has declared a state of emergency along the border with South Sudan, giving Khartoum broader powers to arrest and try suspects in the volatile region. Khartoum’s official news agency SUNA reports Sunday the decree allows President Omar al-Bashir and “anyone with his mandate” to set up “special courts” to handle criminal and terror cases. […]

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Malaysian Police Release Protesters

Posted April 29th, 2012 at 12:15 pm (UTC-5)
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Police in Malaysia say they have released some 500 people arrested during a demonstration for election reforms. Officials say they would decided later whether to press charges on any of them. Tens of thousands of protesters gathered Saturday in Kuala Lumpur’s Independence Square, despite a ban on holding the rally there. The activists say the […]

Grenade Attack at Kenya Church Kills 1

Posted April 29th, 2012 at 12:05 pm (UTC-5)
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Kenyan police say it is “rather unlikely” a deadly grenade attack at a downtown Nairobi church is linked to the Islamist militant group al-Shabab. Officials say the attack on Sunday at God’s House of Miracles International Church killed one person and wounded 16 others. Police spokesman Eric Kiraithe told VOA the armed attacker walked into […]

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