WEB: TYPE: CN )) French President Nicolas Sarkozy has welcomed a motion by Mexico’s Supreme Court justice to release a Frenchwoman serving a 60-year sentence for kidnapping. The French leader was quoted Thursday as saying, the decision to overturn Florence Cassez sentence was “the first good news in five and half years”. The judge said […]
Mexican Judge Proposes Release French National Serving Kidnapping Sentence
Posted March 8th, 2012 at 6:05 am (UTC-5)
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US-Korean Food Aid Talks End With Progress, No Deal
Posted March 8th, 2012 at 6:00 am (UTC-5)
Two days of talks have broken off in Beijing without a deal for the United States to send food aid to North Korea. U.S. negotiator Robert King said Thursday the sides had made good progress on a deal to provide 240,000 tons of emergency food, and and that he would return to Washington to discuss […]
US-Korean Food Aid Talks End With Progress, No Deal
Posted March 8th, 2012 at 5:35 am (UTC-5)
Two days of talks have broken off in Beijing without a deal for the United States to send food aid to North Korea. U.S. negotiator Robert King said Thursday the sides had made good progress on a deal to provide 240,000 tons of emergency food, and and that he would return to Washington to discuss […]
Sudan, South Sudan Talks Continue Despite Tensions
Posted March 8th, 2012 at 5:20 am (UTC-5)
Talks continue between Sudan and South Sudan as they try to resolve simmering disputes over oil, borders, and citizenship issues. A VOA correspondent at the scene, in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa, says the talks are focusing on border issues, while the African Union mediation team seeks common ground on the more contentious issues of citizenship […]
Philippines Taxman Sues Boxing Champ Pacquiao
Posted March 8th, 2012 at 4:55 am (UTC-5)
Philippine officials have filed a lawsuit against world champion boxer and congressman Manny Pacquiao after he allegedly failed to submit documents to authorities investigating his tax returns. Tax officials said Thursday they have filed contempt charges against Pacquiao, which will allow them to investigate his earnings and tax payments. Officials said the charges do not […]
Burmese Authorities Release Activist Monk After Second Detention
Posted March 8th, 2012 at 4:35 am (UTC-5)
Relatives of a Buddhist monk who led Burma’s 2007 Saffron Revolution say he was released late Wednesday after being questioned overnight by authorities. Ashin Gambiya’s older brother, Aung Kyaw Kyaw, told VOA’s Burmese service that Gambiya was questioned about a recent visit to Kachin State in northern Burma. It was the second time Gambiya has […]
Purported Syrian Official Resigns in Protest
Posted March 8th, 2012 at 4:30 am (UTC-5)
A man claiming to be Syria’s deputy oil minister has appeared in a YouTube video saying he resigned his post to join the opposition to President Bashar al-Assad. He identified himself as Abdo Husameddine, and said that after 33 years of working for the government he does not want to end his career serving the […]
White House Narrows List of World Bank Nominees
Posted March 8th, 2012 at 4:15 am (UTC-5)
U.S. Senator John Kerry and Susan Rice, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations are reported to have been mentioned as possible candidates to head the World Bank. Indra Nooyi, the chairman and chief executive officer of soft drink maker PepsiCo, is also said to be on the short list of candidates compiled by the […]
US Investigates Afghan Air Force for Drug Trafficking
Posted March 8th, 2012 at 4:05 am (UTC-5)
U.S. officials are investigating allegations that some Afghan Air Force officers have been using official aircraft to fly drugs and illegal weapons around the country. A NATO spokesman says the investigation is still very preliminary. A U.S. newspaper, The Wall Street Journal, says investigators are also looking into whether the alleged air force drug and […]
Report: Russia, China Close to $4 Billion Arms Deal
Posted March 8th, 2012 at 3:50 am (UTC-5)
Russian media reports say China is close to reaching a major arms deal with Moscow that would bolster its air force with 48 new Russian fighter jets. The Kommersant daily quotes Russian defense officials as saying the financial terms of the $4 billion deal have already been agreed upon. If signed, it would be one […]
