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Saturday, 6 June 2009

Today's headlines from VOANews.com

Today's headlines from VOANews.com






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U.S. President Barack Obama (r) hugs Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel during a visit to the former Buchenwald Nazi concentration camp near Weimar, Germany, 05 Jun 2009 Obama in Germany: Honors War Dead, Speaks of Mideast Peace  Audio Clip Available
US president pays homage to victims of Nazi Holocaust at remains of Buchenwald concentration camp; calls for redoubling of efforts to get Mideast peace process back on track


President Obama speaks to Muslims in Cairo, 4 Jun 2009 World Reaction Mixed on Obama's Cairo Speech  Video clip available
Speech to Muslims draws mixture of praise and skepticism from around the world


Jewish settlers wash cement off their feet after laying foundation of new building in West Bank outpost of Maoz Esther, 28 May 2009 Israel Says No Change in Settlement Policy after Obama Speech
Issue raises tensions between new, right-wing government of PM Benjamin Netanyahu and US administration


Indian Foreign Minister S. M. Krishna (file photo) India, Pakistan Resume Sports Links, But Talks Remain Elusive Between Nuclear Rivals
New Delhi rules out any talks until its neighbor takes substantive action to prevent Pakistani-based terrorists from attempting further attacks on India


Supporters of Nayla Tueni (posters) sit in front of electoral office in Beirut's Christian Achrafiyeh district, 27 May 2009 Security Key Issue in Lebanon's Elections  Audio Clip Available
Desire for stability seems one that every Lebanese wants - challenge for politicians will be making that dream of security into  reality


Guinea-Bissau Gunmen Kill Presidential Candidate in Guinea Bissau  Audio Clip Available
State radio says gunmen broke into home of Baciro Dabo around 4:00 a.m. (local) Friday morning and shot him in his bed


Russian President Dmitri Medvedev speaks at investment forum in St. Petersburg, Russia, 05 Jun 2009 Russia Seeks New Global Economic Structures  Audio Clip Available
President Medvedev calls for new standards to regulate international financial markets, new rules of energy cooperation, new reserve currencies, including Russian ruble, new financial institutions


Southern Sudanese policemen ride in a truck during celebrations in Juba, 26 May 2009 UN Rights Official Urges Response to South Sudan Tribal Violence  Audio Clip Available
Series of clashes this year between the Nuer and Murle ethnic groups have left over 700 people dead, according to most estimates


North Korean female workers toil at a South Korean-run plant in the inter-Korean industrial complex in Kaesong (File) North, South Korea to Discuss Troubled Joint Factory Project  Audio Clip Available
Kaesong complex is experiment in North-South cooperation which opened for business in 2004 just inside North Korea's border with South


tamarind, Cape Verde Cape Verde's Largest Island Struggles to Balance Tourism, Development  Audio Clip Available
Cape Verdean government has taken steps in recent years to promote foreign investment in tourism infrastructure, resulting in large scale development on a few of the 10 principal islands