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Nepal’s Tibetan Refugees Struggle Under China’s Shadow
KATHMANDU -- Tibetan refugees in Nepal say they face increasing restrictions from Nepalese authorities due to pressure from China. VOA correspondent Aru Pande talks to Tibetans who, for decades, have made the Himalayan country their home. Dolma Lama learned to weave Tibetan carpets from her mother - who fled Tibet and settled in Kathmandu after a failed Tibetan uprising against Chinese ...
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Two Jihadists Shot After Niger Attack
Armed forces from France and Niger forces have shot dead two more Islamist militants who took part in an attack on a military barracks in northern Niger. A journalist at the scene said French special forces took part in an operation Friday to subdue the two militants, who had holed up in the barracks following Thursday's suicide bombing and shooting attack. Niger's defense ...
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US Lawmakers Head to Russia Will Ask About Boston Bomber
Brothers Tamerlan Tsarnaev, left, and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev are accused of carrying out the Boston Marathon bombing. Tamerlan was closely monitored while in Dagestan last ...
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In Boko Haram Offensive Nigerian Forces on Familiar Ground
Soldier from Lagos, part of an expected 1,000 reinforcements sent to Adamawa state to fight Boko Haram Islamists, with th 23rd Armoured Brigade, Yola, May 20, ...
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Taliban Militants Attack Heart of Afghan Capital
Taliban militants have attacked the heart of the Afghan capital, setting off explosions and battling security forces. At least four blasts shook a busy area of Kabul Friday, in the second major attack in the city in a little more than a week. Shooting erupted in the area as militants and security forces engaged in a fierce gunbattle. Afghan officials say two of the attackers were killed. ...
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The African Union’s 50th Anniversary
It is difficult to know what to think of the African Union, just as it is hard to assess the performance of the United Nations. Both institutions sometimes seem particularly ineffective, much like our own Congress has become, but both also seem necessary given the lack of any real alternative. The African Union, partly through its predecessor, the Organization of African Unity celebrates its ...
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Kenya Kimenyes book that mocks certain societal behaviour
Barbara Kimenye also addresses this trap of glamour and easy riches that often mesmerise the youth. While she is best known for her Moses series, Kimenye has two young adults book Pretty Boy Beware and Beauty Queen. Incidentally, both are Kimenye's last books, first published in 1997 by EAEP (and reprinted 2010). Pretty Boy Beware revolves around Mathew -- the pretty boy. The slum in which ...
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Kenya Family demands return of terror suspect detained in Uganda
NAIROBI, KENYA : Watching news clips of the shooting of terror suspect Felix Nyangaga Otuko and his expectant wife earlier this week, Ms Zainab Suleiman had every reason to be ...
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Kenya Anti-graft agency says Kimemia not fit for public office
EACC ) has written to the parliamentary vetting committee, informing the members that Kimemia is under investigation allegedly over questionable activities that could disqualify him from serving in any public or State office. Eight other individuals out of the 66 who have been shortlisted for the position of Principal Secretary are also under investigation by the anti-corruption agency. ...
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Kenya Lawyers to hold forum to discuss petition ruling
Chairman Erick Mutua says they will critique the judgment and give their official position on it. Mutua urged the Judiciary to welcome positive criticism saying: "Critiquing an office does not mean you don't respect it." He urged the top court to take responsibility for errors made on its judgment to enhance confidence in the institution. He, however, did not state when the forum ...
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Kenya Man in court for attempting to poison son
Shadrack Kiptoo Kaptugen was accused of attempted murder. The court heard that Kaptugen had been left with the one and half year old child at their home on March 5 when he allegedly poisoned him before neighbours learnt of the incident and rescued the kid. Fellow playmates raised the alarm and alerted adults at the village who went to the boy's ...
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Kenya AG differs with ICC Prosecution over court co-operation
Githu Muigai has differed with the Prosecution at The Hague over co-operation with the court even as the Government moved through the African Union to terminate the two Kenyan ...
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Kenya A mixed bag for pan Africa Union as leaders mark anniversary
NAIROBI, KENYA: African leaders gathered in Addis Ababa this weekend to mark the climax of weeklong celebrations of the 50th year since the founding of ...
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Kenya Uhuru roots for youth empowerment in Africa
Noting that the youth form 70 per cent of the population, the President said there is need to mainstream the youth in all crucial sectors. He spoke on Friday ...
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Kenya Im not involved in Bungoma killings says Wetangula
While commenting on the current wave of insecurity, Wetangula made it clear that he is not in any way linked to the killings terming the allegations as 'rumours, reckless and baseless'. He said security personnel should work towards restoring peace if the killings were to be stopped. "If I was linked to the killings and general insecurity ...
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Kenya More suspects nabbed over fresh attacks in Garissa town
NAIROBI, KENYA: Inspector General of Police David Kimaiyio has said many arrests have been made following renewed attacks that saw two civilians killed ...
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Opinion Museveni is taking East Africa back to the dark days of slavery
Yoweri Museveni 's administration has been on the spotlight over its threats to journalists and media houses over his succession contest. It is within the right of any Ugandan to question the future of Uganda and this should not warrant a crackdown on the media. How can police ransack, disable equipment and threaten staff over alleged forgery of a mere signature? It is time for Uganda to ...
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Rights group up in arms as Botswana plans to evict Bushmen
Indigenous rights group Survival International said on Friday that the indigenous community based in the south of the country, will be removed on Monday and their homes will be destroyed. "The Bushman community at Ranyane has allegedly been told by the local government that trucks will arrive on Monday to remove them from the land they have inhabited for generations," said a ...
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Uganda - Ugandan police defy court order occupy publication premises
premises) was operationalized after the police obtained two search warrants from the Nakawa Magistrates Court and a letter from the Uganda Communications Commission, ordering the stations to cease operations pending the police search.The Nakawa Grade One Magistrate, Rosemary Bareebe, in issuing the Wednesday evening's vacation order, wrote that "in the process of execution of the said ...
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North African jihadists widen their war
The jihadist alliance in North Africa has widened its war with attacks in Niger demonstrating the militants are able to causing mayhem across the ...
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Double bombing in Niger may have links to Algeria attack
A note purporting to be from former Al Qaeda operative Mokhtar Belmokhtar claimed responsibility for bombings at military camp and uranium mine in Niger. Belmokhtar plotted deadly attacks on Western firms in Algeria, and was thought to be killed in early ...
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Niger ranks last in terms of development among African countries. Information about mass famine in Niger appears every year. Eighty percent of the state is taken by Sahara however not all neighboring states that are situated in similar conditions are as
Niger is a country in West Africa that borders on Nigeria, Algeria, Libya, Benin and Burkina Faso. The territory of Niger is a territory of the Sahel region that lies on both Sahara and southern fertile lands. This is the driest area of the African continent, with average daily temperatures of 25 degrees above zero Centigrade. In addition to Niger, the region includes other "rogue" ...
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Motion Filtering Ability Correlated to High IQ
Researchers at the University of Rochester in New York state say they can predict a person’s intelligence quotient, or IQ, using some simple visual tests. Test subjects were asked to watch brief video clips of black and white bars moving across a computer screen within three different sized circles. They were asked to identify in which direction the bars drifted. The exercise ...
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Planemaker Embraer Sees American Closing Out US Regional Jet Cycle
SAO PAULO -- Embraer SA, the world's third-largest commercial jet maker, expects just one more big regional jet order as a result of its current U.S. sales campaign, Chief Executive Officer Frederico Curado said in an interview, after the Brazilian planemaker clinched three of four major deals since December. "After the American Airlines competition, the game is over for a ...
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Obama Plan to Close Guantanamo Prison Faces Significant Obstacles
Activists wearing orange jumpsuits mark the 100th day of prisoners' hunger strike at Guantanamo Bay during a protest in front of the White House in Washington May 17, ...
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Nigeria calling on US for misconception help
Nigeria is one of the main producers of drug lords and immigrants and is beset by political instability and groans under the weight of poverty and human strife. At least, this is the perception many in the world have, a perception that is all too narrow in its scope.
Nigeria has an enduring reputation as an exporter of criminals, drug lords, terrorists and immigrants. Such perceptions are only amplified by the recent attempted bombing of a US-bound plane on Christmas Day by Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, a Nigerian, or the arrests every year of various Nigerian drug lords in countries around the world. Read more
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