Daily International News - January 03, 2014

Daily International News January 03, 2014 From VOAnews.com

 

African Mediators Face Delicate Task in S. Sudan Talks Some experts warn the situation will worsen if the East African regional bloc IGAD continues to condemn the actions of the rebel group More   Kerry to Meet With Palestinian Leader in West Bank Kerry was meeting first with Israel's foreign minister before heading to Ramallah for talks with Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas More   Egyptian Police Kill Four Protesters Supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood and pro-democracy protesters clash with police in Cairo and elsewhere, defying state crackdown demonstrators More   US Ship Prepared to Destroy Syrian Chemical Weapons Hydrolysis units installed aboard Cape Ray to neutralize agents used in mustard and nerve gas weapons More   Cambodian Police Open Fire on Protesters, 3 Dead Witnesses say security forces fired assault rifles at protesters in Phnom Penh after they blocked a road and hurled stones at police More   Thai February Polls to Go Ahead Despite Protests Election commission says nationwide elections set for February 2 are on track, ignoring demands from anti-government protesters for a delay and resignation of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra More   CAR Displaced Nearing One Million UNHCR says 75,000 fled to other countries in 2013 More   Cameroon Cracks Down on Illegal Hospitals Chinese medical practitioners targeted as government says thousands of hospitals operating without authorization are responsible for deaths of untold numbers of patients More   Italy Rescues 1,000 Migrants in 24 Hours Italy says the rescued men, women and children came mainly from Africa, South Asia and the Middle East More   Major Snowstorm Hits US Northeast It is the first major storm of 2014, bringing snowfall upward of 45 centimeters to parts of the state of Massachusetts and surrounding areas More

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