VOA News: Top Stories Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:40:20 -0400 http://www.voanews.com/ Up to the minute news from Voice of America Karzai Sworn in for Second Term as Afghan President Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:40:20 +0200 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:40:20 -0400 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:40:20 +0200 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/voanews/gKvX/~3/XpCI5k23c8w/2009-11-19-voa3.cfm Afghan President Hamid Karzai sworn in after months of political uncertainty in wake of fraud-marred presidential election <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/g3I7ZwuHFMgCrm0E5bq9EnKosA8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/g3I7ZwuHFMgCrm0E5bq9EnKosA8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/g3I7ZwuHFMgCrm0E5bq9EnKosA8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/g3I7ZwuHFMgCrm0E5bq9EnKosA8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/voanews/gKvX/~4/XpCI5k23c8w" height="1" width="1"/> "www.voanews.com/english/2009-11-19-voa3.cfm?RSS=TopStories" http://www.voanews.com/"www.voanews.com/english/2009-11-19-voa3.cfm?RSS=TopStories%22 Obama Calls on N. Korea to Return to Talks Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:20:48 +0200 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:20:48 -0400 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:20:48 +0200 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/voanews/gKvX/~3/aDB1cZz0tQ0/2009-11-19-voa2.cfm After meeting with South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, the US president ended his Asian tour with a visit to American troops at the Osan air base <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/qD5Li3WBH9YrnyVJoQOtA7AREQY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/qD5Li3WBH9YrnyVJoQOtA7AREQY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/qD5Li3WBH9YrnyVJoQOtA7AREQY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/qD5Li3WBH9YrnyVJoQOtA7AREQY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/voanews/gKvX/~4/aDB1cZz0tQ0" height="1" width="1"/> "www.voanews.com/english/2009-11-19-voa2.cfm?RSS=TopStories" http://www.voanews.com/"www.voanews.com/english/2009-11-19-voa2.cfm?RSS=TopStories%22 At Least 19 Reported Dead in Pakistan Blast Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:53:04 +0200 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:53:04 -0400 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:53:04 +0200 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/voanews/gKvX/~3/w6aKrg2UWfs/2009-11-19-voa4.cfm Officials say the attacker blew himself up when guards were trying to search him outside a court building in Peshawar <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/uBYrRH26NQDPcz54JP9nPUcJANY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/uBYrRH26NQDPcz54JP9nPUcJANY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/uBYrRH26NQDPcz54JP9nPUcJANY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/uBYrRH26NQDPcz54JP9nPUcJANY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/voanews/gKvX/~4/w6aKrg2UWfs" height="1" width="1"/> "www.voanews.com/english/2009-11-19-voa4.cfm?RSS=TopStories" http://www.voanews.com/"www.voanews.com/english/2009-11-19-voa4.cfm?RSS=TopStories%22 Iraq Constitutional Court Overturns Electoral Law Veto Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:50:22 +0200 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:50:22 -0400 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:50:22 +0200 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/voanews/gKvX/~3/GUNG9VJ2-8Q/2009-11-19-voa10.cfm Court calls veto by Sunni Arab Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi 'unconstitutional' <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/a-18Bj_5yp0sl71Ozj2nLU4m6fU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/a-18Bj_5yp0sl71Ozj2nLU4m6fU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/a-18Bj_5yp0sl71Ozj2nLU4m6fU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/a-18Bj_5yp0sl71Ozj2nLU4m6fU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/voanews/gKvX/~4/GUNG9VJ2-8Q" height="1" width="1"/> "www.voanews.com/english/2009-11-19-voa10.cfm?RSS=TopStories" http://www.voanews.com/"www.voanews.com/english/2009-11-19-voa10.cfm?RSS=TopStories%22 US Begins Talks on Iran Nuclear Proposal with International Partners Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:03:56 +0200 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:03:56 -0400 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:03:56 +0200 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/voanews/gKvX/~3/Cx_nmTMJ77k/2009-11-19-voa6.cfm US President Barack Obama says a package of potential steps will be developed during the next several weeks with the aim of sending a 'clear message' to Iran <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5RgDyM_Uq-Qel6mI7czUdQ1VTmE/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5RgDyM_Uq-Qel6mI7czUdQ1VTmE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5RgDyM_Uq-Qel6mI7czUdQ1VTmE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5RgDyM_Uq-Qel6mI7czUdQ1VTmE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/voanews/gKvX/~4/Cx_nmTMJ77k" height="1" width="1"/> "www.voanews.com/english/2009-11-19-voa6.cfm?RSS=TopStories" http://www.voanews.com/"www.voanews.com/english/2009-11-19-voa6.cfm?RSS=TopStories%22 US, China Seen as Making Progress on Climate Change Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:30:12 +0200 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:30:12 -0400 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:30:12 +0200 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/voanews/gKvX/~3/Bb9u7sRoljc/2009-11-19-voa5.cfm China agreed to work with the United States on a technology called carbon capture and sequestration <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wuCVD8hfBTB8dmvTddsInCpFkZg/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wuCVD8hfBTB8dmvTddsInCpFkZg/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wuCVD8hfBTB8dmvTddsInCpFkZg/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wuCVD8hfBTB8dmvTddsInCpFkZg/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/voanews/gKvX/~4/Bb9u7sRoljc" height="1" width="1"/> "www.voanews.com/english/2009-11-19-voa5.cfm?RSS=TopStories" http://www.voanews.com/"www.voanews.com/english/2009-11-19-voa5.cfm?RSS=TopStories%22 Media Rights Groups Call for Probe Into Shooting of VOA Reporter in Puntland Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:58:47 +0200 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:58:47 -0400 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:58:47 +0200 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/voanews/gKvX/~3/FlcBvBpuWGU/2009-11-19-voa13.cfm Shooting of reporter Mohamed Yasin in Puntland-administered part of Galkayo in central Somalia has sparked alarm in media circles <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/R6kMIaMChSejfesoHT94KXd6EMI/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/R6kMIaMChSejfesoHT94KXd6EMI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/R6kMIaMChSejfesoHT94KXd6EMI/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/R6kMIaMChSejfesoHT94KXd6EMI/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/voanews/gKvX/~4/FlcBvBpuWGU" height="1" width="1"/> "www.voanews.com/english/2009-11-19-voa13.cfm?RSS=TopStories" http://www.voanews.com/"www.voanews.com/english/2009-11-19-voa13.cfm?RSS=TopStories%22 Refugee Stand-Off Ends in Indonesia With Promise for Resettlement Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:58:32 +0200 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:58:32 -0400 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:58:32 +0200 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/voanews/gKvX/~3/Lrd4GDFJTYk/2009-11-19-voa12.cfm Sri Lankan asylum seekers transferred to an Australian-funded detention facility on Bintan island and are promised that if recognized as refugees they will be resettled within three months <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/iVtmgaKEdvhaEjufGl_B7UTEofo/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/iVtmgaKEdvhaEjufGl_B7UTEofo/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/iVtmgaKEdvhaEjufGl_B7UTEofo/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/iVtmgaKEdvhaEjufGl_B7UTEofo/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/voanews/gKvX/~4/Lrd4GDFJTYk" height="1" width="1"/> "www.voanews.com/english/2009-11-19-voa12.cfm?RSS=TopStories" http://www.voanews.com/"www.voanews.com/english/2009-11-19-voa12.cfm?RSS=TopStories%22 EU Gears Up to Appoint New President Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:53:14 +0200 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:53:14 -0400 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:53:14 +0200 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/voanews/gKvX/~3/fpeKLWLWaVM/2009-11-19-voa15.cfm Hours before European leaders meet in Brussels to choose European Union's first permanent president, they remain divided on their choice <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5DIcVN75scxE0V1FCcCB_hxB5Vo/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5DIcVN75scxE0V1FCcCB_hxB5Vo/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5DIcVN75scxE0V1FCcCB_hxB5Vo/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5DIcVN75scxE0V1FCcCB_hxB5Vo/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/voanews/gKvX/~4/fpeKLWLWaVM" height="1" width="1"/> "www.voanews.com/english/2009-11-19-voa15.cfm?RSS=TopStories" http://www.voanews.com/"www.voanews.com/english/2009-11-19-voa15.cfm?RSS=TopStories%22 Monira Rahman Fights for Life Free of Violence Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:34:04 +0200 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:34:04 -0400 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:34:04 +0200 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/voanews/gKvX/~3/xyIPW6PocEE/2009-11-19-voa17.cfm Victims of acid violence decide not to hide their scars behind veils, but to fight back <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/o0xqsAsmOdy2POWDQz9bTrjLWYs/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/o0xqsAsmOdy2POWDQz9bTrjLWYs/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/o0xqsAsmOdy2POWDQz9bTrjLWYs/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/o0xqsAsmOdy2POWDQz9bTrjLWYs/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/voanews/gKvX/~4/xyIPW6PocEE" height="1" width="1"/> "www.voanews.com/english/2009-11-19-voa17.cfm?RSS=TopStories" 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