Roberto Abraham Scaruffi: Today's headlines from VOANews.com

Tuesday, 9 June 2009

Today's headlines from VOANews.com

Today's headlines from VOANews.com






Gabon's President Omar Bongo (File) Gabonese President Omar Bongo Dead Audio Clip Available
PM confirms Gabon's longest-serving president died Monday in a Spanish clinic at 73


South Korean protester shouts slogan as he holds poster of American journalists Euna Lee and Laura Ling during rally against North Korea in Seoul, 2 Apr 2009 N. Korea Sentences US Journalists to 12 Years Labor Audio Clip Available
North Korean authorities captured the women in March, accusing them of illegally crossing the border from China and committing 'hostile actions' against the country


A Pakistani paramedic moves a child injured in a June 5 suicide bombing on a packed mosque in Haya Gai, a village in the remote, northwest Upper Dir District that killed at least 33 and wounded 40, 6 Jun 2009 Pakistani Tribesmen Rise Up Against Taliban Audio Clip Available
Anger at deadly suicide bombing prompts hundreds to attack militant positions in northwest; public mood said to shift against Taliban


Hisbul Islam leader Sheik Hassan Dahir Aweys holding a press conference to prove he was not wounded in last week's fightings, 08 Jun 2009 Somalia Opposition Leader Denies Reports He Was Wounded
Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys spoke a day after Reuters news agency reported he may have been killed during fighting in central Somalia; he said fighting will continue in Somalia until Islamic law is implemented throughout the country


Muslim Khwateen Markaz, or Muslim Women's Org. Chairperson Zamrooda Habib (C) shouts freedom slogans as police detain her, 08 Jun 2009 Indian Police Open Fire on Protesters in Kashmir Audio Clip Available
Security forces use tear gas, live ammo to disperse demonstrators; four wounded, others placed under house-arrest


EU Commissioner for Economy and Monetary Affairs, Joaquin Almunia smiles during a live TV show at the European Parliament building in Brussels, 07 Jun 2009 Conservative Parties Cheer Victory in EU Parliamentary Elections Audio Clip Available
Leftist lawmakers say they are bitterly disappointed with the results


Lebanese supporters of the Free Patriotic Movement display a picture of Lawmaker Ibrahim Kenaan, in Jdeideh, Lebanon, 07 Jun 2009 Official Results Show Lebanon's Pro-Western Coalition Wins Vote Audio Clip Available
Pro-Western coalition wins 71 seats in the 128-seat parliament, while the Hezbollah-led alliance backed by Syria and Iran wins 57 seats


Zimbabwe Zimbabwe High Court Postpones Trial of Activists Audio Clip Available
Group accused of recruiting members of the then-opposition party to undergo military training in Botswana


US dollars Obama to Accelerate Economic Stimulus Plan
To try to ease the downturn, president's administration asking federal agencies to release billions of dollars from the $787 billion plan in coming months


Yulia Tymoshenko Ukraine Prime Minister to Run for President Audio Clip Available
Yulia Tymoshenko says country faces global economic and domestic constitutional crises


Miss Tibet 2009 Tenzin Choezom, right, reacts backstage in Dharmsala, India, 07 Jun 2009 Tibetan Exiles Crown New Beauty Queen Audio Clip Available
Miss Tibet 2009, Tenzin Choezom, who speaks fluent Tibetan, English and Hindi, may not be able to compete on the international stage, due to pressure from China