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Al-Qaida Militants Kill 20 Yemeni Soldiers - Voice of America (blog)
The officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said Monday's assault occurred in the volatile Abyan province. The attack comes a day after a senior al-Qaida leader in the Gulf region was killed by a US airstrike in Yemen.
Clinton to Approve Military Aid to Egypt - Voice of America (blog)
The official, who declined to be identified, says Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will announce Friday that Washington has decided to waive a legislative requirement making military assistance to Egypt conditional on certain democratic benchmarks.
Sudan, South Sudan Talks Continue Despite Tensions - Voice of America (blog)
A source close to the talks told VOA the south is offering to pay about $0.69 a barrel, while Khartoum is demanding a package worth $36 a barrel. The source says southern negotiators are also demanding any agreement include reference to the enslavement ...
US Official: Logistics Challenges to Ship Military Equipment Out of ... - Voice of America (blog)
The US official, who requested anonymity, said it is much more cost effective to move equipment by sea than flying things all the way back to the US or to Europe. He said he can “always wish that Afghanistan was a coastal country with a great port, ...
Police Fire Tear Gas at Protesters in Southern Chinese Town - Voice of America (blog)
One villager, who declined to be identified, said the plant has made water in a nearby river unusable for drinking. “Before the power plant came up we could use water from the river to boil tea. Now it's all black.'' The local government has promised ...
Bags Carrying Congo Ballots Pile Up in Parking Lot - Voice of America (blog)
The official, who asked not to be named, said “everything is back in order.” The ballots were delivered from more than 66000 polling stations around the vast Central African country. Voting in the presidential and legislative elections began Monday. ...
Diplomats: No Breakthrough in Syrian Nuclear Talks - Voice of America (blog)
One of the diplomats, who spoke to Western media on the condition of anonymity, says Syria denied a request by inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency to visit the Dair Alzour complex in the Syrian desert. The IAEA has been seeking ...
NATO Votes to End Libya Mission - Voice of America (blog)
The officials, who did not want to be identified, said Abdullah al-Senussi passed through Niger and into the Malian desert with the help of ethnic Tuaregs, who supported Gadhafi during his time in power. The ex-spy chief and Gadhafi's son, ...
UN Security Council Votes to End NATO Libya Mission - Voice of America (blog)
The officials, who did not want to be identified, said Abdullah al-Senussi passed through Niger and into the Malian desert with the help of ethnic Tuaregs, who supported Gadhafi during his time in power. The ex-spy chief and Gadhafi's son, ...
Ex-IMF Chief Set to Return to France - Voice of America (blog)
French media and sources close to Strauss-Khan say he has already purchased an airline ticket for a flight to France. A judge cleared Strauss-Khan to leave the United States after prosecutors dropped sex abuse charges against him last week. ...
US Official: Al-Qaida's Second in Command Killed in Pakistan - Voice of America (blog)
The official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said Saturday Rahman was killed on August 22 in Pakistan's northwestern tribal region of Waziristan — a known refuge for Taliban and al-Qaida-linked militants. The official would not say how ...
Suspected Drone Crashes in Somali Capital - Voice of America (blog)
Authorities, who asked not to be identified, said African Union troops and an unidentified group of men took away the wreckage. The United States is believed to operate drones in Somalia, where pro-government forces are battling members of the ...
Witnesses: Somali Lawmaker Killed in Mogadishu - Voice of America (blog)
The lawmaker who spoke with VOA asked not to be identified. The Marwaas mosque is located in a government-controlled part of Mogadishu that has been peaceful in recent weeks. Sections of Mogadishu are controlled by the militant Islamist group al-Shabab ...