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VOA Reporter: Libyans ‘Shocked, Saddened’ By US Ambassador’s Death

Posted September 13th, 2012 at 2:40 pm (UTC-5)
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A VOA reporter in Libya says many locals are shocked and saddened by the death of U.S. Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens and three of his colleagues following an attack on the U.S. consulate late Tuesday. Speaking from the capital, Tripoli, VOA’s Jamie Dettmer says the ambassador was a well-known and popular figure in Libya. “He […]

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Arrests Made in Libya in US Consulate Deaths

Posted September 13th, 2012 at 2:35 pm (UTC-5)
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Libyan authorities say they have made arrests in association with the killing of U.S. ambassador to Libya during a siege on an American consulate, as waves of anti-American protests against a film mocking Islam continued sweeping the Middle East and Southeast Asia Thursday. Libyan officials said they were gathering evidence about Tuesday’s attack that killed […]

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Ukrainian Opposition Leader Says Radiation-Measuring Devices Seized

Posted September 13th, 2012 at 2:35 pm (UTC-5)
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Jailed Ukrainian opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko says officials have confiscated two dosimeters, or radiation-measuring devices, from her hospital room during a search. In a statement, Ms. Tymoshenko, a former prime minister, said Thursday that she had been using the devices to track her own radiation levels, saying she has recorded unusually high levels in the […]

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US Central Bank Launches New Economic Stimulus

Posted September 13th, 2012 at 1:35 pm (UTC-5)
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The U.S. central bank launched new measures Thursday to try to stimulate the weak U.S. economy. The Federal Reserve said it would buy $40 billion a month of securities supported by real estate loans in its latest effort to boost economic growth and spur slack hiring in the country’s labor market. And, at least through […]

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Ethiopia Ruling Party to Pick Meles Successor

Posted September 13th, 2012 at 1:10 pm (UTC-5)
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Ethiopia’s ruling coalition says it will choose a successor to late Prime Minister Meles Zenawi at a meeting that begins Friday. The council of the Ethiopian Peoples’ Revolutionary Democratic Front is set to hold a two-day meeting in Addis Ababa where it will pick a new chairperson. A spokesman tells VOA the chairperson will “most […]

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EU Expresses Concern about Russian Judiciary

Posted September 13th, 2012 at 1:00 pm (UTC-5)
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The European Parliament has expressed deep concern about the judicial system in Russia, saying there has been a recent upsurge in “politically motivated intimidation and prosecution of opposition activists.” Thursday’s statement noted the recent two-year prison sentences of three members of the punk band Pussy Riot for staging a protest earlier this year against the […]

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Suspected Ebola Deaths Double in DRC

Posted September 13th, 2012 at 1:00 pm (UTC-5)
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The World Health Organization says suspected Ebola deaths in the Democratic Republic of Congo have doubled in just over a week. The WHO says the figure has risen from 14 to 31 since September 5. All of the cases are in Orientale Province in northeastern Congo. WHO spokesman Tarik Jasarevic says the outbreak zones remain […]

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Anti-US Protests Ignite in Several Nations Over Anti-Muslim Film

Posted September 13th, 2012 at 12:10 pm (UTC-5)
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Two days after the U.S. ambassador to Libya died during a siege on an American consulate, waves of anti-American protests continued sweeping the Middle East and Southeast Asia Thursday, with demonstrators angered over a film mocking Islam. In Yemen, hundreds stormed the grounds of the U.S. embassy in Sana’a. The mob torched a number of […]

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Somali President Moved to Palace Early, After Attack

Posted September 13th, 2012 at 11:50 am (UTC-5)
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Somalia’s new president has been moved to the presidential palace, one day after militants tried to bomb the hotel where he was staying. President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud was not due to move into the palace, known as Villa Somalia, until an official transfer of power ceremony on Sunday. But the president moved in early, after […]

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Greeks to Hold General Strike Sept. 26

Posted September 13th, 2012 at 11:35 am (UTC-5)
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Greece’s two main labor unions have announced a general strike against planned austerity measures on September 26. A spokeswoman for the General Confederation of Greek Labor said the action would involve members of both the country’s largest private sector union and its largest public sector union. The 24-hour strike is meant to speak out against […]

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