Daily International News December 20, 2013 From VOAnews.com |
 Khodorkovsky Lands in Germany Former Russian tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky, jailed for 10 years for tax fraud, freed a day after a pardon by President Vladimir Putin More  EU Continues Calls for Ukraine Cooperation European Union leaders open second day of meetings in Brussels with renewed calls for Ukraine to sign a deal establishing closer ties with the EU More  UN Confirms Death of Peacekeepers in South Sudan Two Indian peacekeepers were killed during an attack on a UN base where dozens of civilians had sought refuge; A third, earlier reported to have been killed, was wounded More  Fresh Fighting Erupts in Central African Republic Capital Gunfire heard for second straight day in capital, Bangui, where armed gangs have been roaming neighborhoods More  VOA Journalist Survives Mob Attack in CAR Capital French-to-Africa Correspondent Idriss Fall says an armed group attacked his vehicle as he traveled through mostly Christian part of Bangui More  World Leaders Prepare for Syria Peace Talks UN-Arab League peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi is holding talks with US, Russian delegations to determine which nations should be invited to the January 22 conference scheduled to open in the Swiss city of Montreux More  Philippine Mayor, Three Others Killed at Manila Airport Two men on a motorcycle shot and killed Ukol Talumpa, mayor of the town of Labangan in the southern Philippines More  Civilian Drones Raise Hopes, Questions in Africa Engineers and entrepreneurs say unmanned aerial vehicles could do so much more than just track the bad guys More  Studies: Americans Sicker than Citizens of Other Developed Countries U.S. health care costs have doubled in the last 30 years, but Americans are not necessarily healthier than they were in the 1980's More  Toy Christmas Tree Keeps on Giving Towering exhibit is made from hundreds of toys More |
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