Daily International News - January 22, 2014

Daily International News January 22, 2014 From VOAnews.com

 

Syria Conference Opens with Acrimony As meeting opens in Switzerland, accusations fly in all directions after participants present starkly different views of Syria's future More   Syrian Refugees Skeptical, Divided Over Peace Talks Refugees in Lebanese city of Tripoli hopeful US-Russian brokered peace talks will bring peace to their country, but most are skeptical More   EU Threatens Action in Response to Ukraine Violence Warning comes after clashes between protesters, riot police in Kyiv that leave at least two dead More   European Olympic Committees Receive Threats to Athletes at Sochi Games However, Hungarian Olympic Committee official says both IOC, Russian organizing committee analyzed threat sent to Hungarian committee and deemed it 'not real'   More   NSA Leaker Snowden Rejects Charges He Spied for Russia In interview with 'The New Yorker' magazine, exiled former US security contractor says he acted alone in leaking highly classified documents More   Thai Protesters Defiant in Face of State of Emergency Analysts say fears of further violence, uncertainty remain in lead up to February 2 elections More   China's Elite Hides Wealth Offshore Report by International Consortium of Investigative Journalists is latest probe into wealth of some of China's most powerful individuals, including so-called 'princelings' More   Amid Death and Ruin, Life Stumbles Back in South Sudan's Bor Opposition, government forces swap blame for destroying the town, where local officials say some 2,000 people have been killed since South Sudan plunged into unrest just over five weeks ago. More   Ethiopian Troops Join AU Force in Somalia After operating two years on their own to fight al-Shabab, more than 4,000 Ethiopian troops will now operate under AMISOM mandate backed by United Nations More   US Africa Summit to Include Nearly 50 Governments White House says summit will further strengthen ties, build on progress made since president’s trip to Africa last summer More

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