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Clinton Meets with Burmese Counterpart

Clinton Meets with Burmese Counterpart

17-05-2012, 18:27 Post by: suncewap

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Burma's top diplomat are meeting in Washington, amid signs the Obama administration may be preparing to suspend long-standing economic sanctions against the Southeast Asian nation.

The chairman of a key Senate East Asian subcommittee, Jim Webb, called the visit by Foreign Minister Wunna Maung Lwin an "appropriate time" for Washington ease sanctions.  In a statement Tuesday, Webb said it is time for President Barack Obama to ...

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N. Korea Reportedly Resumes Work on Reactor

N. Korea Reportedly Resumes Work on Reactor

17-05-2012, 18:27 Post by: suncewap

New satellite images show North Korea has resumed construction on a new nuclear reactor, despite international criticism.

The U.S.-Korea Institute, operated by Johns Hopkins University's Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), says images taken by a commercial satellite on April 30 show Pyongyang has made progress on a light water reactor at its main nuclear complex at Yongbyon.

North Korea says the reactor is intended to generate electricity, but in a ...

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G8 Summit to Focus on Africa Food Security

G8 Summit to Focus on Africa Food Security

17-05-2012, 18:27 Post by: suncewap

STATE DEPARTMENT - As host of this week's summit of the world's Group of Eight leading industrial nations (G8), President Barack Obama has put African food security on the agenda.


Food security remains a recurring problem across Africa, despite hundreds of millions of dollars in foreign aid each year. The Horn of Africa endured a severe drought last year that turned to famine in Somalia, and several countries in West Africa are now going through a food shortage that aid ...

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France Hosts Cannes Films Festival

France Hosts Cannes Films Festival

17-05-2012, 18:27 Post by: suncewap

The 65th annual Cannes Film Festival got underway Wednesday with a lavish red carpet ceremony at the Riviera resort.

The movie Moonrise Kingdom  kicked off the 12 days of screenings, deal making and parties.

The film, featuring American actors Bill Murray and Bruce Willis, is among 22 vying for the coveted Palme D 'Or prize.

Actress Eva Longoria was among the stars making up the annual gathering, which showcases dozens of films hoping to gain recognition.
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Burmese Film Focuses on Plight of Migrant Workers

Burmese Film Focuses on Plight of Migrant Workers

17-05-2012, 18:27 Post by: suncewap

A new film, Father's House , sponsored by the Burmese comedian and political activist, Zarganar, hopes to raise the plight of Burmese migrant workers to a wider audience - especially to people back in Burma. The film’s location highlights the often harsh realities many workers face employed in the fishing, construction and rubber plantation industries.

Deep in a rubber plantation in southern Thailand’s Phangnga province a Burmese migrant community gathers, drawn to the making of a ...

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Chinese Activist to Receive Passports in 2 Weeks

Chinese Activist to Receive Passports in 2 Weeks

17-05-2012, 18:27 Post by: suncewap

Blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng says he and his family will be issued passports to leave the country within the next two weeks.

Chen told Western reporters Thursday that Shangdong provincial security officials brought visa applications for him and his family to fill out the day before, and that passport photos were taken.  On Wednesday, Chen discussed the issue in an interview with VOA's Mandarin Service.

"Today I applied for a passport.  Today I filled forms ...

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G8 Leaders to Weigh Euro Crisis, Food Security

G8 Leaders to Weigh Euro Crisis, Food Security

17-05-2012, 18:27 Post by: suncewap

Global economic recovery and food security are expected to be major topics at this weekend’s G8 summit. Leaders will gather at a short, scaled-down version of their annual meeting at Camp David in Maryland.



John Kirton, co-founder of the G8 Research Group, said the summit may be brief, but also significant.

“The G7 leaders, together with Dmitry Medvedev from Russia, will be meeting to deal with the latest eruption of the Euro crisis coming out of the elections in Greece and of ...

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Aboul Fotouh Courts Egypt's Broad Political Base

Aboul Fotouh Courts Egypt's Broad Political Base

17-05-2012, 18:27 Post by: suncewap

CAIRO - Islamist Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh is being touted as a frontrunner in next week's presidential election in Egypt.  It will be the first presidential vote since Hosni Mubarak was forced from office last year. 


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Aboul Fotouh was a longtime Muslim Brotherhood member who broke with the group to run his independent campaign. He has done what few Egyptians thought possible, by projecting a calm and unifying presence during a tense and polarized time. 

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