The Burmese military has released 42 child soldiers from its ranks, as part of efforts to end the recruitment of underage fighters in the Southeast Asian country. The state-run New Light of Myanmar newspaper says army officials handed the children over to their parents and guardians at a ceremony in Rangoon on Monday. The paper […]
Burma Releases 42 Child Soldiers, Vows to End Practice
Posted September 3rd, 2012 at 11:20 pm (UTC-5)
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Obama Tours Storm-Ravaged Louisiana
Posted September 3rd, 2012 at 7:55 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama left the campaign trail on the eve of his party’s nominating convention to visit with Louisiana residents hard-hit by Hurricane Isaac. Mr. Obama toured St. John the Baptist Parish late Monday, about 50 kilometers outside of New Orleans, and met with residents, some of whom were forced to flee floodwaters by […]
Obama Tours Storm-Ravaged Louisiana
Posted September 3rd, 2012 at 7:30 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama left the campaign trail on the eve of his party’s nominating convention to visit with Louisiana residents hard-hit by Hurricane Isaac. Mr. Obama toured St. John the Baptist Parish Monday, about 50 kilometers outside of New Orleans, and met with residents. Some parish neighborhoods flooded during the storm, forcing some residents […]
Moody’s Lowers Ratings Outlook For EU
Posted September 3rd, 2012 at 7:30 pm (UTC-5)
Moody’s Investors Service on Monday lowered its ratings outlook for the European Union from stable to negative, as the bloc struggles to deal with the eurozone debt crisis. The credit rating agency said the negative outlook on the EU’s long-term rating reflects the negative outlook for Germany, France, Britain and Netherlands, which together account for […]
North Korea Reports 48 Dead, More Missing After Typhoon
Posted September 3rd, 2012 at 5:40 pm (UTC-5)
North Korea’s official news agency says that 48 people were killed and many are still missing after typhoon Bolaven hit North Korea’s western coast last week. The Korean Central News Agency also reported on Monday that some 50 people were injured in the powerful storm. The report says that the typhoon has left more than […]
US VP, VP Candidate Trade Barbs
Posted September 3rd, 2012 at 4:30 pm (UTC-5)
While the two U.S. presidential candidates are doing what they can to rally support, their vice presidential running mates are on the attack. Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan told voters in North Carolina Monday President Barack Obama’s campaign is running away from a poor record on the economy. “One out of six American today […]
White House: ‘No Daylight’ Between US, Israel Over Iran Nuclear Program
Posted September 3rd, 2012 at 3:55 pm (UTC-5)
The White House says Israel and the United states are commited to preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon, but there is still time to pursue diplomacy. White House spokesman Jay Carney spoke with VOA Monday after an Israeli newspaper reported that Washington had approached Tehran to convey that it would not be dragged into […]
Obama Rallies Union Support
Posted September 3rd, 2012 at 2:55 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama is getting ready for this week’s Democratic National Convention, rallying support from blue collar workers in the nation’s heartland. In a Labor Day holiday address, Mr. Obama told unionized auto workers Monday in Toledo, Ohio that he’s willing to bet on them “any day of the week.” The Democratic National Convention […]
Syrian Activists: Government Air Strike Kills 18 People in North
Posted September 3rd, 2012 at 2:25 pm (UTC-5)
Syrian activists say a government air strike has killed at least 18 people in a residential area in the country’s north, while a car bomb has killed five people in a Damascus suburb. The activists said women and children were among those killed in Monday’s air strike in the town of al-Bab. They said other […]
Obama Rallies Labor Union Supporters
Posted September 3rd, 2012 at 1:45 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama is rallying blue-collar factory workers as he heads to this week’s Democratic National Convention to be formally nominated for a second term in the White House. Mr. Obama was in Toledo, Ohio, in the heart of the industrialized central part of the U.S., on Monday to speak to unionized auto workers […]
