Daily International News December 26, 2013 From VOAnews.com |
 Egypt's Police Crackdown on Brotherhood Supporters Crackdown on supporters comes just a day after the military-installed government declared Egypt's largest political opposition group a 'terrorist organization' More  Thailand's Government Rejects Call for Election Postponement Deputy Prime Minister Pongthep Thepkanjana says general election will go ahead as planned More  Japan's Abe Condemned for Visit to Controversial War Shrine Abe said his visit was a personal one to honor the spirits of the dead and was not meant to hurt Chinese or Korean sentiments; Both nations registered their outrage shortly afterward More  China Marks Mao’s 120th Birthday With Muted Celebrations Top leaders pay ceremonial visit to Mao's mausoleum, praising achievements of man who founded People's Republic of China More  South Sudan Talks Called Productive But Violence Persists Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn are among officials who met with South Sudan's President Salva Kiir in capital, Juba More  American Held by al-Qaida in Pakistan Urges Obama for Help Warren Weinstein was abducted in 2011 in eastern city of Lahore where he worked for a US consulting company More  Pope Denounces Discrimination, Violence Against Christians Argentine pope asks crowd for moment of silent prayer for 'Christians who are unjustly accused and are subjected to every type of violence' More  Cambodian Garment Factories Shuttered as Minimum Wage Protests Spread The monthly minimum wage was raised this week by just $15, from $80 to $95; Many had expected it would double to $160 More  Looming Digital Switchover Creates Headaches for Cameroon Experts agree benefits of digital technology are numerous, but cost of new TV sets and disposing of old ones are major challenges More  Surge of Holiday Packages Delays UPS Shipments A convergence of factors, including higher volume than expected and recent patches of bad weather, were responsible for the delays More |
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