Daily International News December 22, 2013 From VOAnews.com |
 Khodorkovsky: Russia Still Has Political Prisoners Former head of Yukos Oil spent 10 years behind bars after being convicted of tax evasion and embezzlement More  Protests Shut Down Central Bangkok Tens of thousands of anti-government protesters brought city center to halt in campaign to force prime minister to resign More  Envoys Head to South Sudan as Fighting Continues Diplomats from US and Nigeria going to Juba this week to encourage talks between opposing factions More  Uganda Denies Troops Supporting South Sudan Leader Foreign Ministry spokesman says UPDF troops will attempt to rescue about 2,000 Ugandan citizens trapped in S. Sudan More  Truck Bomb Near Benghazi Kills 13 Most of the casualties were soldiers, security personnel More  Syrian Blast Kills Students State-run media say attack in town of Umm al-Amed killed eight people, including five children More  Egypt Jails Symbols of 2011 Uprising Court sentenced Ahmed Maher, Ahmed Douma, Mohamed Adel to three years in prison each in case brought over their role in recent protests More  Israel Demands End to US Spying Senior officials in Jerusalem react angrily to revelations US National Security Agency intercepted e-mails from Israeli leaders More  Official: Mozambique Plane Crash Intentional Flight recordings show Captain Herminio dos Santos manipulated autopilot controls in way showing 'clear intention' to bring down plane More  Astronauts Finish First Spacewalk to Fix Pump on ISS Two NASA astronauts completed initial work faster than planned but problem with spacesuit has postponed second spacewalk by one day More |
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