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Saturday, 13 June 2009

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Today's headlines from VOANews.com






A woman casts her vote in Iranian presidential elections at Ershad mosque, on outskirts of Tehran, 12 Jun 2009 Heavy Turnout Reported as Iranians Vote in Presidential Election Audio Clip Available
Strong turnout, according to analysts, could work against incumbent Mahmoud Ahmedinejad


Iraqi forces look at pool of blood  where Sunni lawmaker Harith al- Obeidi was killed in Baghdad, 12 Jun 2009 Senior Sunni Lawmaker Killed in Iraq
Harith al-Obeidi was head of large Sunni bloc in parliament, also member of parliament's human rights committee


WHO Director-General Margaret Chan speaks during a press conference at WHO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, 11 Jun 2009 WHO Raises Swine Flu Alert to Highest Level Audio Clip Available Video clip available
Director-General Margaret Chan makes announcement in Geneva, following an emergency meeting of health experts in Geneva


A masked child plays with classmates at a kindergarten situated in a residential estate in Hong Kong, 11 June 2009 Hong Kong Closes Schools After Surge in Swine Flu Cases Audio Clip Available
Cluster of infections was found in a secondary school, where at least 12 pupils fell ill with the H1N1 swine flu virus


Major General Athar Abbas (File photo) Pakistan Military Denies New War Front in Waziristan Audio Clip Available
Military spokesman says clearing up Swat Valley is first priority before starting new operations elsewhere


US Sec. for Defense Robert Gates arrives for a NATO defense ministers meeting in Brussels, 11 Jun 2009 Gates to Press NATO Allies for More Support in Afghanistan
US Defense Secretary optimistic additional US troop deployments in Afghanistan have 'reasonable' chance of success to shift momentum


United Nations Security Council (file photo) UN to Vote on North Korea Resolution
Resolution would impose additional sanctions on Pyongyang including cargo inspections and a total arms embargo


Tourists walk past a showroom sign at Kaesong Complex in Paju near the Demilitarized Zone between the two Koreas, 10 on Jun 2009 North Korea Demands Huge Pay, Rent Increases at Industrial Complex Audio Clip Available
Pyongyang also refusing to release detained executive it has held with no outside contact for more than two months


Photo taken on 01 June shows a guard and a Chinese Uighur Guantanamo detainee communicating at the Camp Iguana detention facility at Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base, Cuba China Opposes Detainee Move to Palau Audio Clip Available
Pacific island nation has offered to take 17 Uighur detainees released from American facility at Guantanamo


Ratko Mladic (File) Bosnian TV Airs Video of Fugitive War Crimes Suspect
Serbian authorities have insisted they do not know Mladic's whereabouts, and video footage has been turned over to war crimes prosecutors in The Hague


Police guard the rear entrance of US Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington after two people were shot on 10 Jun 2009 Holocaust Museum Attacker in Critical Condition
Suspect to face charges of murde, use of a firearm in a federal facility, and possibly a hate crime