Daily International News January 21, 2014 From VOAnews.com |
 Car Bomb Kills 4 in Beirut Hezbollah Stronghold Blast strikes a busy commercial street in Shi'ite-dominated Haret Hreik south of Beirut, 20 wounded More  Dim Hopes for Breakthrough in Syrian Peace Talks Peace conference begins amid report alleging President Bashar al-Assad's government has tortured and killed some 11,000 detainees More  Rights Group Criticizes Governments for Failing to Protect Syrians Human Rights Watch also criticizes US surveillance tactics, Europe's response to immigrants, and rising authoritarianism in places like Egypt, Turkey and Ukraine More  Russia's Lavrov: Ukraine 'Out of Control' Foreign minister says Moscow is doing everything it can to help 'stabilize the situation' without meddling in Ukraine's domestic affairs More  Pakistan Military Airstrikes Target Militants Officials say overnight offensive in mountainous North Waziristan region uprooted a number of terrorists from their hideouts More  Prominent Rights Activist Faces Trial in China Xu Zhiyong, other members of New Citizens Movement accused of inciting five separate protests in Beijing last year More  Dispute Continues Over Death Reports in Western Burma Burmese government rejects reports that at least 24 people were killed in violent incident involving ethnic minority Rohingyas in remote area earlier this month More  Former Vatican Official Charged With Money Laundering Nunzio Scarano already being tried for alleged plot to move millions of dollars in what police say were 'false donations' to charity from offshore companies More  IMF Predicts Stronger 2014 Global Economic Growth Prediction pegs global economy growing by 3.7 percent, advanced economies by 2.2 percent and developing nations moving ahead by 5.1 percent More  Oxfam: 85 Wealthiest People Own as Much as Half the World's Population Group says wealthy elites have used their political power to get lower tax rates, hide wealth offshore, and otherwise serve their own interests More  California Event Brings Lunar New Year Festivities to Chinese Diaspora Asian American Expo organizers aim to bring more festive, authentic feel to annual event attended by tens of thousands More |
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