Daily International News - February 19, 2014

Daily International News February 19, 2014 From VOAnews.com

 

Ukraine Protesters, Police Locked in Tense Standoff Country's Security Service announces 'anti-terrorist operation' to restore order after violence results in 26 deaths, hundreds more wounded More   Foreign Ministers to Visit Kyiv Before EU Meeting Announcement comes after leaders of France, Germany and US took united stance against Ukraine violence, adding they plan to discuss sanctions during EU emergency meeting More   Restrictions on Turkish Media Tighten Ankara facing growing domestic and international anger over press and Internet freedoms More   New Law Bans Miniskirts in Uganda Law makes it illegal to wear revealing clothing, including tops that show too much cleavage and miniskirts, defined as anything above the knee More   Arms Fuel Sectarian, Insurgent Violence in Nigeria Northern leaders say weapons are being smuggled into Nigeria from other African conflicts, security forces increasingly outgunned and outmanned More   Bor Residents Rush to Bury Dead Amid South Sudan Fighting As violence turns whole communities against one another, locals struggle to bury the dead littering the streets More   Doctors Without Borders Seeks Help Treating CAR Wounded Medical charity appeals to international community to do more to protect civilians caught up in violence in Central African Republic More   Revolutionary Vaccine Breaks Refrigeration Barrier in Africa WHO says new vaccine aimed at preventing meningitis A can withstand temperatures up to 40 degrees Celsius More   Civil Court Issues Mixed Verdict on Thailand’s State of Emergency Court upholds government’s emergency decree, but warns government against using state of emergency as pretext to use force against anti-government demonstrators More   Chinese Vice Governor Subject of Corruption Probe The party's internal graft body said Hainan vice governor Ji Wenlin is suspected of 'severe violations of disciplines and laws', the term usually used for corruption More

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