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VOA news for Monday, March 10th, 2014

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Updated: 10 Mar 2014

Thanks to http://gandalf.ddo.jp/ for audio and text Monday, March 10th, 2014 From Washington, this is VOA news. Coming up, the latest on the situation in Ukraine, and the search for a missing Malaysian Airlines plane. Hello everyone, I'm Steve Norman. Russian forces have tightened their grip on Crimea as authorities in the breakaway territory pushed their plan to join Moscow. Ukraine's interim Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk spoke Sunday in Kyiv at a rally to celebrate the 200th birthday of Ukrainian poet and national hero Taras Shevchenko. "This is our land. Our parents and grandparents spilled their blood for this land. We will not give up a single centimeter of Ukrainian land. Let Russia and the Russian President know this." Mr. Yatsenyuk is to meet Wednesday with President Obama here in Washington to discuss the standoff in Crimea, a strategic peninsula in southern Ukraine where most of the people speak Russian. Russian lawmakers said the Kremlin had set aside !$1,100,000,000 to rebuild Crimea's industrial and infrastructure there if the disputed region votes on March [6th] 16th in a referendum to join Russia. But German Chancellor Angela Merkel told Russian President Vladimir Putin in a phone call on Sunday the planned Moscow-backed referendum is illegal and violates Ukraine's constitution. Other news, European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton says there is "no guarantee" that nuclear negotiations between Iran and the West will lead to a comprehensive deal when talks resume later this month. She spoke Sunday alongside Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in the Iranian capital. She said meetings with Iranian officials will target bilateral ties, regional conflicts, human rights and the resumption of nuclear talks on March 18th. Under an interim deal reached in November, Iran agreed to limit uranium enrichment for 6 months in return for an easing of Western sanctions that have crippled the Iranian economy. The deal took effect on January the 20th. Western powers accuse Iran of efforts to develop nuclear weapons and its ongoing research, while Tehran has repeatedly insisted its nuclear work is for peaceful objectives. Police in southern Iraq say a suicide bomber killed at least 42 people and wounded 157 others when he detonated an explosive-filled minibus at a crowded security checkpoint. The Sunday attack set 50 cars afire, killing those trapped inside as they waited for their vehicles to be searched. The bombing was at the northern entrance to the Shiite-dominated city of Hillah, about 100 kilometers south of Baghdad. There has been no claim of responsibility. Libyan navy and pro-government militias have dispatched boats to a port held by a rival militia to stop a North Korean flagged tanker from exporting oil sold without government permission. The government has banned militias from selling crude oil directly to the world market. The Libyan prime minister, Ali Zeidan, has threatened to bomb the tanker if it does not comply with Libyan government orders. He said the bombing could result in an "environmental disaster." Vietnamese searchers have spotted possible aircraft debris after combing the sea for nearly 48 hours in the hunt for a Malaysian passenger jet that vanished with 239 people aboard. Earlier on Sunday, officials investigating the disappearance of the Malaysia Airlines plane said radar images show the missing jet may have inexplicably turned back before vanishing. At a Sunday news conference, Malaysia's director of civil aviation Azharuddin Abdul Rahman said as asked about whether the plane could have been hijacked: "On the possibility of hijack, we are not ruling (out) any possibility. However, it's important to state that our main concern is to focus our efforts on finding the missing aircraft. So, if we are able to find the aircraft, it will definitely help us to establish what exactly has happened." The Malaysia Airlines flight disappeared from radar screens about an hour after taking off from Kuala Lumpur in good weather. Air traffic controllers say they [never reached a distress call] never received 1 from the jet before it disappeared. William Clay Ford [Jr.] the Sr., that is, the last surviving grandchild of Ford Motor Company founder Henry Ford, has died. He was the father of William Clay Ford Jr., currently the executive chairman of Ford. The elder Ford died of pneumonia at his suburban Detroit, Michigan, home on Sunday. He was 88. Get more news at voanews.com.

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VOA news for Friday, April 25th, 2014

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Updated: 25 Apr 2014

Thanks to http://gandalf.ddo.jp/ for audio and text Friday, April 25th, 2014 From Washington, this is VOA news. Coming up, the latest on the Ukraine crisis. Afghan guard kills U.S. doctors in Kabul. Hello everyone, I'm Steve Norman. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says Russia "has not taken a single concrete step," in his words, to de-escalate the crisis in Ukraine, and he is warning that Moscow's refusal to rein in armed pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine will be "an expensive mistake." Mr. Kerry spoke a short while after Russia called on the United States to force Ukraine to halt its ongoing military crackdown on armed pro-Russian separatists who are occupying buildings in eastern Ukraine. Moscow accused the Kyiv government of deploying military units and ultra-nationalist paramilitary units against the largely Russian-speaking population in eastern Ukraine. Syrian government airstrikes killed at least 27 people and injured many others at a market near the northern city of Aleppo. Activist groups, including the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, say[s] government jets hit the crowded market in the town of Atareb, located in Aleppo province. It happened early on Thursday. The strikes are the latest in the Syrian government's bombing campaign against rebel-held areas in Aleppo that began in December. Meanwhile in Damascus, the United Nations was allowed to resume food distribution inside the besieged Yarmouk camp after being blocked for 15 days. The Middle East peace process is in danger of collapse, following a reconciliation pact between rival Palestinian factions and a tough Israeli response. Robert Berger reports from Jerusalem. Israel's Security Cabinet decided to suspend peace talks with the Palestinian Authority after it agreed to form a unity government with the rival Islamic militant group Hamas. Palestinian President and Fatah leader Mahmoud Abbas rules the West Bank, while Hamas controls the Gaza Strip. With U.S.-mediated negotiations facing a deadlock, the 2 Palestinian groups decided to end the 7-year rift. That angered both Israel and the United States, which consider Hamas a terrorist organization. Robert Berger, for VOA news, Jerusalem. The United Nations Mission in South Sudan says 4 people were wounded Thursday when gunmen attacked barges bringing supplies to a U.N. base. This is the 2nd time this month U.N. operations in South Sudan have been targeted, following a mob attack at a U.N. base in the town of Bor on April 18th. The U.N. mission says Thursday's attack took place as 4 barges steamed east on the Nile River, carrying food and fuel to the U.N. base in Upper Nile State, where 1000s of civilians have taken refuge from the violence. An Afghan security guard on Thursday opened fire at an international hospital in Kabul, killing some American doctors. Ayaz Gul reports. Afghan Interior Ministry officials say the deadly attack occurred when an Afghan security guard opened fire at Kabul's Cure International Hospital. Ministry spokesman Sadiq Sidiqqi says the "unfortunate" incident is under investigation and the assailant's motives have yet to be determined. "The attacker was also shot by the other security guard and he is now under the serious watch of police but he is now in the hospital. We do not yet know the motives and the reasons behind this attack." In a brief statement on Twitter, the U.S. embassy says that "with great sadness we can confirm that 3 Americans were killed in the attack on Cure hospital". The shooting is said to have left a 4th U.S. citizen wounded. Ayaz Gul, for VOA news, Islamabad. Partial results from Afghanistan's April 5th Presidential election show former foreign minister Abdullah Abdullah still in the lead, without a clear majority that would rule out a run-off vote. The Independent Election Commission said Thursday that so far in the vote count, Abdullah has 44%, and former World Bank official Ashraf Ghani has nearly 33%. The commission says nearly 83% of the votes have been counted. Final election results are due to be released on May 14th. More than 15,000,000 people around the world have substance abuse issues, according to the World Health Organization. And here in the United States, health officials say the abuse of prescription drugs is worsening and that deaths from prescribed painkillers have increased to more than 16,000 a year. They are calling for greater use of inexpensive and effective medications to treat what they are calling the epidemic of opioid addiction. Get more at voanews.com.

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VOA news for Tuesday, May 20th, 2014

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Updated: 20 May 2014

Thanks to http://gandalf.ddo.jp/ for audio and text VOA news for Tuesday, May 20th, 2014 From Washington, this is VOA news. Martial law declared in Thailand. U.S. accuses China of stealing trade secrets. I'm Ray Kouguell reporting from Washington. Thailand's military declared martial law in a surprise announcement today. The announcement on a military-run television channel said the army took the action to keep peace and order. The move came after 6 months of anti-government demonstrations aimed at ousting the government. A statement on the military-run TV station denied the military was taking over. Months of anti-government demonstrations across Thailand have killed 28 people and left 100s wounded. The United States is charging 5 members of the Chinese military with conducting economic espionage against American nuclear, steel and solar power companies. The criminal allegations are the 1st ever level by the United States against a foreign power for cybercrimes targeting American businesses. U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder says the spying targeted 5 U.S. companies, including such well-known businesses as Alcoa, U.S. Steel and Westinghouse. White House spokesman Jay Carney says a criminal indictment is meant to send a message to China. "We have consistently and candidly raised these concerns with the Chinese government, and today's announcement reflects our growing concern that this Chinese behavior has continued." China's Foreign Ministry denounced the charges as fabricated and said they would undermine trust between the 2 governments. In protest, Beijing says it is suspending the activities of a Sino-U.S. Internet working group. Russian President Vladimir Putin is ordering troops staging military drills in areas near Ukraine to return to their home bases. But NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen says the alliance has yet to see evidence of withdrawal, noting this is not the 1st time Mr. Putin announced a troop pullback. He warned that any effort to delay or disrupt Sunday's Presidential vote would set back efforts to end Ukraine's political crisis. Serbian authorities have ordered the evacuation of towns and villages along the Sava river, which has swollen by several days of torrential rain. Officials predict the river will hit its peak flood stage later this week. Bosnia's foreign minister says more than a quarter of Bosnia-Herzegovina's 4,000,000 people are affected by this worst flooding to hit the region in more than a century. More than 100,000 houses and 200 schools have been destroyed in the flooding. At least 37 people have died in the floods in Bosnia, Croatia and Serbia. A revolt by a renegade general against Islamists who dominate Libyan politics is threatening to spiral into an outright battle for power after an elite army unit, the Special Forces, joined the uprising Monday. The commander of the Special Forces has announced his support for retired General Khalifa Haftar and his National Libyan Army. Forces loyal to the former top Libyan general say they have suspended the country's interim parliament after several days of fighting against Islamist militiamen in the capital, Tripoli, and the eastern port city of Benghazi. Edward Yeranian has details. Sporadic shootouts between Libyan army units loyal to former Army Chief of Staff Khalifa Haftar and Islamist militiamen gave way to a precarious calm Monday. Each side claimed to have the support of the Libyan people and demanded the other back down. The head of Libya's military police, Colonel Mukhtar Fernana, who supports Haftar, called for a new interim governing structure for the country in a statement read on Libyan state TV. Edward Yeranian, for VOA news, Cairo. Rebels in northern Mali have released 30 hostages whom they captured on Saturday. The U.N. peacekeeping force in Mali says Tuareg rebels handed over the 30 civil servants to peacekeepers on Monday. The hostages were captured during a rebel attack on government offices in the northern town of Kidal that left at least 6 government officials dead. In Kenya, officials say suspected Somali militants have ambushed a border area, killing at least 12 people. Government officials say at least 3 police reservists were among the dead following Monday's attack in northeastern Kenya near its border with Somalia. A New York City jury Monday convicted a London-based Islamic preacher of kidnapping and terrorism. The preacher known as Abu Hamza faces life in prison for involvement in the kidnappings and deaths of Western tourists in Yemen, trying to set up a terrorist camp in the northwestern U.S. state of Oregon and sending a follower to Afghanistan to train with the Taliban. I'm Ray Kouguell, VOA news. Details on these and other stories on our website on the Internet at voanews.com.

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VOA news for Monday, May 5th, 2014

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Updated: 05 May 2014

Thanks to http://gandalf.ddo.jp/ for audio and text Monday, May 5th, 2014 From Washington, this is VOA news. More violence in Ukraine. The United States offers Congo !$30,000,000 for upcoming elections. I'm Ray Kouguell reporting from Washington. Hundreds of pro-Russian militants stormed the police station Sunday in the southern Ukraine city of Odessa, winning the release of some of the activists arrested 2 days ago. The protesters bashed indoors at 1 entrance to the station with a battering ram before pushing their way in through a garage. Authorities freed more than 60 of the 150 arrested last Friday in clashes that led to a fire that killed 42 mostly pro-Russian activists. Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatseniuk says Russia is seeking to destroy Ukraine by engineering clashes. Mr. Yatseniuk visited Odessa Sunday 2 days after that deadly blaze in the southern port city of 1 million people. Ukraine says it will continue pressing its military offensive against pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine as the Kremlin reports receiving 1000s of calls for help from the region's Russian-speaking citizenry. Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan ordered top security officials to do everything possible to secure the release of more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped last month by suspected Islamist extremists. The girls were abducted April 15th in the town of Chibok in Borno state. About 50 of the 276 abducted girls are said to have since escaped. The kidnapping is being blamed on the militant Islamist group Boko Haram, but the group has not claimed responsibility U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is calling on Congolese President Joseph Kabila to respect his country's constitution and not run for a third term. VOA's Scott Stearns reports. Following talks with President Kabila, Secretary Kerry announced an additional $30 million in support for "transparent and credible" Congolese elections. "I encouraged President Kabila to work with his government and the parliament in order to complete the election calendar and the budget. And they need to do so in accordance with the constitution." U.S. officials say that means respecting electoral timetables and constitutional limits that prevent Mr. Kabila from seeking a third term in 2016. The President's political opponents fear Kabila will again change the constitution to allow another term as he did in 2011. Kerry commended the Kabila government's work to combat ethnic militia in eastern Kivu provinces and said the Obama administration will continue to help improve standards of living there. Scott Stearns, VOA news, Kinshasa. There is confusion in Libya where the acting speaker of parliament declared Sunday's election of a new prime minister by lawmakers invalid. 42-year- old businessman Ahmed Matiq took the oath of office after apparently getting 121 votes in the General National Congress. 120 are needed to win. But the most Matiq received in earlier balloting was 113 votes. It is still unclear how many rounds of voting actually took place. This led the acting speaker of parliament, currently the highest-ranking Libyan official, to declare Sunday's election invalid and illegal. And he asked outgoing Prime Minister Abdullah al-Thani to stay in office until a new vote is held. A Syrian monitoring group says heavy fighting between rival rebel factions in eastern Syria killed 62 fighters and forced !10,000s of people to flee their homes over the past few days. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says rebels from the al-Qaeda breakaway group Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant and the Nusra Front have been fighting over control of territory they previously took from Syrian government forces. Global leaders are holding 2 days of talks in Abu Dhabi aimed at generating momentum for U.N. climate summit in September. Phillip Walter Wellman has more. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon gave the participants instructions: "It is not going to be a talk summit, this will be a solutions summit." Speaking to the delegates in the UAE capital, Mr. Ban said past efforts to combat climate change had generated a lot of rhetoric, but not enough action: "If we do not take urgent action, all our plans for increased global prosperity and security will be undone." Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, who also spoke in Abu Dhabi, and other environmentalists blame rising temperatures for an increase in the number and severity of natural disasters worldwide, including Typhoon Haiyan which killed more than !6,000 people in the Philippines last year. Phillip Walter Wellman, for VOA news, Abu Dhabi. Iran says U.N. nuclear inspectors will visit 2 sites this week as part of its agreement to curb nuclear activities. The IAEA has no comment. I'm Ray Kouguell, VOA news. More at voanews.com.

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Học từ vựng qua bản tin ngắn: Alliance (VOA News Words)

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Updated: 14 Apr 2014

Phương pháp học tiếng Anh hiệu quả, nhanh chóng: Các chương trình học tiếng Anh của Ban Việt ngữ VOA (VOA Learning English for Vietnamese) có thể giúp các bạn cải tiến kỹ năng nghe, hiểu rõ cấu trúc và ngữ pháp, và sử dụng Anh ngữ một cách chính xác. An alliance -- sự liên minh -- giữa các quốc gia thông thường là một hiệp định hợp tác chính thức. Nhiều liên minh dựa trên các vấn đề quốc phòng hay kinh tế. Các liên minh cũng có thể là giữa con người hoặc các tổ chức.

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VOA news for Thursday, May 8th, 2014

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Updated: 08 May 2014

Thanks to http://gandalf.ddo.jp/ for audio and text Thursday, May 8th, 2014 From Washington, this is VOA news. Russian President Putin calls for postponement of Ukraine's session vote. Hundreds feared dead in new Nigerian militant attack. I'm Ray Kouguell reporting from Washington. Russia's President Vladimir Putin is calling on pro-Moscow separatists in eastern Ukraine to postpone a secession vote set for this Sunday. Speaking at the Kremlin, Mr. Putin also suggested publicly for the first time Wednesday that Ukraine's May 25th presidential election is now, in his words, "a move in the right direction." The surprise comments came during a meeting between the president and the visiting head of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. Mr. Putin also said Russian military units massed along the Ukraine border have pulled back from their forward positions. However, the White House, the Pentagon and NATO all say no immediate signs of a withdrawal have been detected. Hundreds of people are feared dead after militants attacked a town in northeastern Nigeria, setting fire to homes and businesses and shooting residents as they tried to escape. Local officials say suspected Boko Haram militants stormed the remote town of Gamboru Ngala along the border with Cameroon. The U.S. military is providing details about a team of experts on its way to Nigeria to help with the search for 276 schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram. Pentagon spokesman Colonel Steve Warren says the team will arrive in a few days. "Their mission there is simply to assess and advise. These personnel will be experts in areas to include communications, logistics, intelligence, all of the functionalities we believe will be helpful." Colonel Warren says the United States is not considering a military operation to rescue the kidnapped girls. Nigeria says Britain has also agreed to assist with the search. South Africans cast ballots Wednesday in the first nationwide elections to include voters born after the end of apartheid in 1994. Analysts are predicting the ruling African National Congress will capture more than 60 percent of the popular vote. That would pave the way for parliament to elect President Jacob Zuma to a second five-year term. Thailand's Constitutional Court ruled that country's caretaker prime minister and some of her cabinet must step down for abuse of power. VOA's Steve Herman has details. The Constitutional Court ruled Ms. Yingluck Shinawatra and members of her cabinet abused their authority when they transferred a national Security Council official, which paved the way for her relative to become the national police chief. Presiding judge Charoon Intachan read the final part of the lengthy verdict which removed the prime minister. The judge says that in accordance with the constitution the premiership is now declared vacant. He adds that all nine surviving members of the cabinet, when the unlawful personnel transfer was made in 2011, must also step down. Steve Herman, VOA news, Bangkok. Thailand's commerce minister was appointed as the acting prime minister. Hundreds of Syrian rebels began withdrawal from parts of the besieged city of Homs under a cease-fire deal which hands back control to the government less than a month before Syria's presidential elections. Rebels also agreed to ease their siege and allow aid into two Shiite majority towns in northern Syria, as well as release some captives. Vietnam says Chinese ships repeatedly rammed and used water cannons against Hanoi's patrol vessels in the South China Sea, where Beijing has placed an oil rig in disputed waters. Officials with Vietnam's maritime police and Coast Guard said several Vietnamese sailors were injured and several ships damaged in the clashes, which occurred multiple times over the past several days. The World Health Organization is warning air pollution is putting the health of millions of people at risk. Lisa Schlein explains. Data from a survey of 1,600 cities across 91 countries revealed people living in these cities are breathing in dirty air. The World Health Organization says this puts million at risk of serious long-term health problems. WHO Public Health and Environment director Maria Neira calls this a major public health issue. "The situation we have in front of us tell us that globally, unfortunately, the situation of air pollution is deteriorating." The World Health Organization estimates 3.7 million people under age 60 died prematurely from outdoor air pollution in 2012. Lisa Schlein, for VOA news, Geneva. I'm Ray Kouguell, VOA news. More at voanews.com.

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AS IT IS - January 28, 2013 - VOA News Program in Special English

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From VOA Learning English, welcome to AS IT IS! AS IT IS our new magazine show in Special English. Today and in the days to come, we will be expanding on major world events and reporting on issues that concern you. We will be talking with newsmakers, experts and VOA's own reporters to help make sense of this quickly changing world ---AS IT IS. Hello, I'm Jim Tedder. On today's show we look at possible cabinet changes as President Barack Obama begins his second term in office. We also explain how growth in the Asian economy comes at a cost... And we explore the findings of a report about the state of freedom around the world. President Obama is saying goodbye to some members of his administration and adding new faces to Cabinet as he begins his second term. Mister Obama has already made several nominations. Democratic Party Senator John Kerry is his choice to replace Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State. The president also named Republican former Senator Chuck Hagel to serve as Defense Secretary. If confirmed by the Senate he would replace Leon Panetta. Other nominations include White House Chief of Staff Jacob Lew to be secretary of the treasury. Timothy Geithner has served in that office since the start of Barack Obama's first term. VOA's Jim Malone says cabinet changes are common in second terms. "The cabinet level positions are grueling jobs. After four years in office a lot of cabinet officials are looking for a break, and administration higher-ups realize it's time to bring in fresh blood. It's a way to keep the energy in the administration going." Senator Kerry is expected to easily gain Senate confirmation to become America's top diplomat. Chuck Hagel, however, faces fierce opposition from within his own party for some of his positions on foreign policy. And Mr. Hagel's lack of deep managerial experience could also raise questions among Democrats. Jim Malone says Democratic support is especially important for the president's picks right now. "I do think we're in a very partisan place right now, and Democrats also realize that the president is going to have to stand up sat times for some of these appointees and make a fight." That was VOA's Jim Malone. East Asia is expected to have strong economic growth in the coming years. But that is only part of the story. Other sides of East Asia's economic promise are tension over territorial claims in the area and trade imbalances with the rest of the world. Mario Ritter has more. Recently, VOA spoke about East Asia with Kenneth Lieberthal. He is a top Asia expert with the Brookings Institution in Washington. He talked about some of the main issues in East Asia, ones that will continue to be important in the years to come. The World Bank estimates economic growth in East Asia and the Pacific will be 7.9 percent this year. That is higher than any other part of the world. The United States is working to improve trade ties with many nations in East Asia. Kenneth Lieberthal says the Trans-Pacific Partnership is an important step to improving trade. The TPP is a trade agreement with countries around the Pacific Ocean. "Specifically on US trade policy in Asia, I think the Obama administration is very heavily invested in the TPP process." Natural resources are an important part of export trade in East Asia. This has led to territorial disputes. For example, the islands known as Diaoyu in China and Senkaku in Japan are thought to be rich in oil. China and Japan have competing claims for the territory. Kenneth Leiberthal says he has not seen evidence that either China or Japan is willing to reduce tensions over the islands. China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam and the Philippines are all involved in territorial claims with neighbors over West Pacific islands. East Asia has long been a source of exports. China's big trade imbalance with the United States has concerned American lawmakers for years. Some blame China's control of its currency for the big trade deficit. But Kenneth Leiberthal does not think so. Instead, he notes a number of other issues. One is China's direct support for many of its industries with government aid. Kenneth Lieberthal says Chinese rules at home also hurt countries seeking to export to China. He says the protection of intellectual property rights is another concern. But he says the biggest task for the United States in East Asia and overall is to deal with its fiscal problems at home. "I think Washington's biggest single challenge overall is to get our fiscal house in order." He says the national debate over fiscal policy and its end result will have the biggest effect on future ties in East Asia. has more. "All text, audio and video material produced exclusively by the Voice of America is public domain. However, some images and graphics are licensed for use and covered by all applicable copyright laws."

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Syrian 'Citizen Journalists' Use Social Media to Spread News

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This is the VOA Special English Technology Report, from http://voaspecialenglish.com | http://facebook.com/voalearningenglish Social media networks have come...

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VOA news for Wednesday, May 28th, 2014

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Thanks to http://gandalf.ddo.jp/ for audio and text Wednesday, May 28th, 2014 From Washington, this is VOA news. President Obama unveils post-combat U.S. troop role in Afghanistan. Egypt's Presidential election extended for 1 more day. I'm Ray Kouguell reporting from Washington. President Obama says he wants to keep !9,800 American troops in Afghanistan after competing U.S. combat operations at the end of this year, and then withdraw almost all of them by the end of 2016. In a White House speech Tuesday, Mr. Obama said it was "time to turn the page on more than a decade in which so much of our foreign policy was focused on the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq." Mr. Obama says a troop drawdown would occur as Afghans assume more responsibility for their own security in fighting against al-Qaeda. "But his is how wars end in the 21st century, not through signing ceremonies, but through decisive blows against our adversaries, transitions to elected governments, security forces who are trained to take the lead and ultimately full responsibility." President Obama says the remaining troops will train Afghan forces and support counter-terrorism missions against the remnants of al-Qaeda but only if a new Afghan leader agrees. The U.S. currently has !32,000 troops in Afghanistan. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is voicing alarm about continuing violence in Ukraine, and is urging the Kyiv government to use what he calls "exclusively peaceful means" to regain control of the country's troubled east. A U.N. spokesman in New York tied Mr. Ban's plea to airstrikes and gunbattles Monday in an airport in the eastern city of Donetsk. The fighting between pro-Russian separatists and Ukrainian forces left as many as 50 dead, most of them separatists. The violence erupted just hours after President-elect Petro Poroshenko celebrated victory in Sunday's Presidential polling and vowed to defeat the armed separatists militarily. The U.S. State Department says it has no independent information on the Nigerian government's claim that it knows the location of the schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram extremists. Spokeswoman Jen Psaki says even if the U.S. knew where they are, it would not talk about it publicly. The Boko Haram Islamic extremists kidnapped around 300 girls from Chibok village in Borno state last month. Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has ruled out negotiations with Boko Haram, demanding the girls be freed unconditionally. The U.N. refugee agency says !10,000s of South Sudanese have fled their homes since the government and rebel forces signed a truce agreement almost 3 weeks ago. People are fleeing continued fighting and the fear of not having enough food. Lisa Schlein has details. The U.N. refugee agency reports that in barely 3 weeks, escalating fighting between the government and rebels has caused !46,000 more people to flee, bringing South Sudan's internally displaced to more than 1 million. More than !20,000 people also fled to neighboring Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan and Uganda, swelling the refugee numbers to !370,000. Despite the fighting, the World Food Program reports it distributed food to more than 1 million people last month across South Sudan. Lisa Schlein, for VOA news, Geneva. The Egyptian government is extending the country's 2-day Presidential election for 1 more day. Edward Yeranian has more from our Middle East bureau in Cairo. Prime Minister Ibrahim Mehlib's announcement that the vote for President had been extended through Wednesday caught many Egyptians by surprise. The government had already declared Tuesday a public holiday to spur reluctant voters to turn out, and top Christian and Muslim religious figures urged people to cast their ballots. Edward Yeranian, for VOA news, Cairo. The election is widely expected to bring former army chief Abdel Fattah el-Sissi to power. A spokesman for Thailand's army says the military government that seized power last week believes the country's problem can be traced to the influence of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. The comments made to VOA in Bangkok Tuesday came a short while after soldiers burst into Bangkok's Foreign Correspondent's Club and seized former Education Minister Chaturon Chaisang. He said the coup would only worsen Thailand's political crisis and that he was willing to face arrest. India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi met his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif for talks aimed at strengthening ties between the 2 long-time foes. The 2 leaders smiled and shook hands before holding talks Tuesday in New Delhi during Mr. Modi's 1st full day as prime minister. I'm Ray Kouguell in Washington. That's the latest world news from VOA.

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VOA news for Saturday, May 24th, 2014

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Thanks to http://gandalf.ddo.jp/ for audio and text Saturday, May 24th, 2014 From Washington, this is VOA news. Fighting in eastern Ukraine raises tensions in preparation for Sunday's election. Boko Haram seen as small but powerful in Borno. I'm Vincent Bruce reporting from Washington. As Sunday's Presidential election nears, there are more reported battles between Russian-backed rebels and Ukrainian government troops in eastern Ukraine. VOA's Al Pessin has more from Kyiv. The 2 opposing sides this week launched a series of attacks on each other in the east. Russian President Vladimir Putin has called the violence a "full-scale civil war." Reporter Patrick Wells in Donetsk says that's not the case, but violence is increasing. After months of protests, many Ukrainians are hoping the Presidential election will move the country toward normalcy. Al Pessin, VOA news, Kyiv. Kashim Shettima is the Nigerian state governor whose region is considered the base for Boko Haram. Shettima says the militants are small in numbers, but are having a huge and destructive impact. Nigerian officials believe Boko Haram is responsible for a string of atrocities across the country. The group claimed responsibility for last month's kidnapping of 276 schoolgirls and is believed to be behind twin bombings in Jos this week that killed at least 130 people. In an interview with VOA's Hausa Service, Borno state governor Shettima said the group's relatively small size has not prevented it from wreaking havoc across Nigeria. "Just a band of terrorists, 50, 100, can really hold a whole community to ransom because-- one, they are indigenous to that land. seondly, they are the ones setting the pace of the war." Shettima says Boko Haram's actions have put Borno state in the news for all the wrong reasons. More details on these stories at voanews.com. A U.S. judge has allowed the military to resume force feeding a prisoner at Guantanamo Bay, but urged authorities to explore alternative methods. The district judge lifted a temporary ban against force feeding Syrian prisoner Abu Wa'el Dhiab, saying there is a "real probability" he would die if not fed. Lawyers for Dhiab argue that the force feeding, which includes restraining the prisoner and inserting a tube through his nose, is abusive and illegal. They say the detainee is willing to be fed at a hospital if he can be spared the pain of the current procedure. The Pentagon says it only feeds prisoners against their will to keep them alive. Reports say ousted Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and dozens of other political figures appear to have been detained after arriving for meetings with military leaders who took power in a coup this week. After being summoned by the army, Ms. Yingluck and others arrived at a military installation in Bangkok Friday. Military officials are quoted as confirming that Ms. Yingluck is now in custody. Thursday's coup was without violence although military leaders also ordered a nighttime curfew nationwide and suspended the constitution. U.S. Ambassador to Thailand Kristie Kenney told VOA's Steve Herman on Friday that Washington is concerned about the human rights situation: "The Thais will of course chart their own path. But as Secretary of State Kerry has said, 'We really do call for an immediate return to a civilian government, the lifting of press restrictions, and respect for human rights and a path to elections.'" Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is heading to Germany on this Saturday in hopes of boosting his widely expected Presidential bid in August's election. Bu Mr. Erdogan is under intense criticism for his handling of this month's mining disaster and questions have been raised about how much damage it has caused to his candidacy. Dorian Jones has a report from Istanbul. The repercussions over Turkey's worst mining disaster continue to be felt on the streets of Istanbul, where 2 people have died during clashes with the police that began Thursday. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan appeared to have intensified public anger when he said he does not understand why the police have been "so patient" with the protesters. A 30-year-old man fatally wounded Thursday was hit by a stray bullet fired by police, according to officials' accounts. Even before the latest incidents, Mr. Erdogan was already under fire over alleged government corruption. Public-opinion polls show roughly equal numbers of Turks support and oppose the prime minister. Dorian Jones, for VOA news, Istanbul, Turkey. The United States and top European missions in Libya-- European Union, Britain, France, Germany and Italy- have expressed concern about [the raising] the rising violence in Libya. I'm Vincent Bruce in Washington. That's the latest world news from VOA.

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VOA news for Sunday, May 25th, 2014

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Thanks to http://gandalf.ddo.jp/ for audio and text Sunday, May 25th, 2014 From Washington, this is VOA news. Al-Shabab takes claim for a Somalia bombing, and in Nigeria, the town of Jos struck by a bomb attack for the second time in a week. I'm Vincent Bruce reporting from Washington. Somalia's al-Shabab militants have claimed responsibility for a complex attack Saturday on the country's parliament building. At least 18 people were killed in the attack. VOA's Gabe Joselow has a report. Officials say the militants set off a car bomb at the main gate of the parliament complex in central Mogadishu, where members of parliament were meeting. Witnesses say the blast was followed by several smaller explosions and gunfire. Member of parliament Hussein Arab Isse tells VOA members were listening to a speech on the floor of the assembly hall when the attack began. "All of a sudden we just heard a loud, loud bang and a minute later the gunfight ensued and then we all tried to get out." Isse said he and fellow lawmakers were able to escape by breaking through a back wall of the dilapidated parliament building. Gabe Joselow, VOA news, Nairobi. An explosion near an open-air venue packed with football fans, soccer fans, watching a televised game has shaken Jos, Nigeria. Early reports said the attack was carried out by a suicide bomber who died. It was not immediately clear late Saturday if there were casualties. There were no immediate claims of responsibility. Ukrainian election monitors say armed pro-Russian separatists are likely to prevent up to two-thirds of voters in eastern districts from choosing a new president on this Sunday, [despiting calls] despite calls from Kyiv for a strong voter turnout. Armed pro-Russian insurgents have controlled about a dozen cities in eastern Ukraine for weeks and the head of the league of voters says he doubts that more than a third of the electors in Donetsk and Luhansk districts will show up. More details on these stories at voanews.com. The high court in Malawi Saturday blocked President Joyce Banda's effort to annul this week's general election. Ms. Banda had called new election within 90 days, citing voting irregularities during Tuesday's election. Election commission officials immediately challenged her decision, questioning whether she had the authority to nullify the vote. The court also ordered vote counting to continue. A gunman killed three people and badly wounded another at a Jewish museum in Brussels Saturday. Witnesses say the attacker drove up to the museum, entered and fired shots, and fled the scene. Belgium's interior minister told reporters it was too soon to say with certainty that anti-Semitism was behind the attack, but that was strongly suspected. No one has claimed responsibility for the attack. Prime Minister Elio Di Rupo said it was a hateful assault that all Belgians reject and he pledged support for the nation's Jewish community. Pope Francis visits a Palestinian refugee camp near the West Bank town of Bethlehem Sunday as a three-day Mideast tour, encouraging regional peace continues. A Vatican spokesman said the pontiff will use the visit to emphasize the church's position on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that includes Israel's right to exist in peace and security, and the right of Palestinians to a sovereign, independent homeland. Thailand's army chief has assumed all lawmaking power in the country just two days after he led the army in a coup. General Prayuth Chan-ochaa's junta dissolved the kingdom's partly elected Senate Saturday one day after he named himself prime minister. He says the moves are necessary to restore public order and push through political reforms. The ruling military also announced Saturday that it will keep detaining former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and other ousted government officials for up to a week. Demonstrations against the coup broke out across Bangkok Saturday despite the military council's ban on large gatherings. The coup has also drawn international criticism. The Pentagon announced Saturday it is canceling ongoing U.S. military exercises with Thailand. The U.S. had already suspended $3.5 million in military aid to Thailand as a result of the coup. In Santa Barbara, California, a mass shooting in the area of a local university left seven people dead. Witnesses say a young man drove through an entertainment district near the University of California, Santa Barbara, and fired shots. The shooter engaged in two gunbattles with sheriff's deputies before crashing his car into a parked vehicle. Deputies found him dead with a gunshot wound to the head. Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown says police are trying to figure out whether the rampage is related to a video, posted on the Internet on Friday, in which a man describes plans to shoot women. More, 24 hours a day at our website voanews.com. I'm Vincent Bruce in Washington. That's the latest world news from VOA.

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VOA News in Special English for 23 Nov 2012

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VOA NEWS IN SPECIAL ENGLISH November 23, 2012 A cease-fire that stopped eight days of deadly fighting between Israel and Hamas held Thursday. Thousands of Ga...

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VOA News for Monday, May 19th, 2014

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Thanks to http://gandalf.ddo.jp/ for audio and text Monday, May 19th, 2014 From Washington, this is VOA news. Coming up, an attack on Libya's parliament. Rwandan police denying missing persons report. Hello everyone, I'm Steve Norman. Militiamen loyal to a retired Libyan general say they have suspended parliament after launching an attack against the legislative body. Edward Yeranian is following the story. Two of militia units loyal to a retired general stormed Libya's parliament building, ransacking lawmakers' offices and firing automatic weapons into the air. Libyan state TV reported the armed units kidnapped Speaker Nouri Bousahmein and 7 other lawmakers. Al-Jazeera TV and the local Libyan al Mada network reported that Bousahmein denied he had been kidnapped. Earlier at a news conference, Bousahmein had called the attack by men loyal to former Army Chief of Staff Khalifa Haftar "a coup" against Libya's "legitimate government," and called on opposing militias belonging to mostly Islamist groups to "counter the attacks." Edward Yeranian, for VOA news, Cairo. Attacks in and around Baghdad have killed at least 14. Iraqi police say the deadliest attacks came when 2 markets were bombed on Sunday, killing and wounding shoppers. The United Nations says violence between the Sunni minority and ruling Shiite majority has killed more than 12,000 Iraqis over the past year. Many blame Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's government for failing to strengthen security across the country. Mr. Maliki is hoping the results of the April 30th parliamentary elections will bring him a third term. Pope Francis is asking the world to pray for victims of the worst flooding to hit the Balkans in more than a century. Floods in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia and Serbia have killed at least 37 people and left !10,000s homeless. The floods have caused !2,000 landslides on uncovering mines left over from the Balkan wars of the early 1990s. Russian cargo planes and helicopters from the European Union are helping with the relief efforts. Millionaire businessman Petro Poroshenko has emerged as the leading candidate to win the 1st round of voting in Ukraine's Presidential voting next Sunday. Pre-election polling shows that the 48-year-old Poroshenko outpaces 18 other candidates, including former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko. She was jailed for abuse of office by former President Viktor Yanukovych, but freed after he fled the country for Russia as Ukrainians took to the streets of Kyiv to protest his government. On Sunday, !20,000 Tartars in Crimea defied a Russian ban on mass gatherings in the central square for a regional capital in Simferopol, and staged a remembrance nearby of the 70th anniversary of the community's deportation to Central Asia by then Soviet dictator Josef Stalin. Turkish authorities have charged 3 people and detained 22 others as part of an investigation into last week's deadly coal mine disaster in western Turkey that killed 301 miners. The accident has triggered protests across Turkey aimed at the government and the mine owners [what they said was neglected safety] who they said neglected safety. The [mine owners operation] mine operator has denied any claim of negligence. Rwanda's national police have dismissed allegations by Human Rights Watch that a number of people have vanished or have become victims of forcible disappearance in the north and west of the country. Nick Long has more from Kigali. The police were reacting to a report that Human Rights Watch published on Friday. The group said an increasing number of people have been forcibly disappeared or have been reported missing in Rwanda since March. The report cited 14 cases. In response, the police spokesman, Assistant Commissioner of Police Damas Gatare, said "there are no missing persons and the accusations are false, baseless and have no evidence." Gatare's statement explained that "during recent operations to arrest suspects alleged of conspiracy against established government and terror activities, some people were apprehended." He said "it took time to crack down this network" but added, "we have over 35 suspects who will be handed over to prosecution." Reacting to the police statement, Human Rights Watch researcher Carina Tertsakian said she hopes the authorities will physically produce the people being held. Nick Long, for VOA news, Kigali. And Brazilian organizers held the final 2 stadium tests for the World Cup on Sunday. Now all 12 World Cup stadiums have held test events ahead of the football's showcase tournament next month. Get more news by going to voanews.com.

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VOA news for Friday, May 23rd, 2014

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Thanks to http://gandalf.ddo.jp/ for audio and text Friday, May 23rd, 2014 From Washington, this is VOA news. U.S. expresses displeasure over Thailand military coup. Russia and China veto accountability on Syria. I'm Ray Kouguell reporting from Washington. The United States expressed disappointment with the military takeover of Thailand's government, saying there is no justification for the coup. Secretary of State John Kerry voiced concern about reports that senior Thai political leaders are being detained by the military. He called for their immediate release and return to democracy. Secretary Kerry spoke in Washington Thursday just hours after Thai General Prayuth Chan-Ocha announced the coup two days after declaring martial law. He said the move suspending the constitution was aimed at restoring order and pushing through political reform. The general also ordered the country's acting prime minister and cabinet to report to the army. A bomb attack in China's western Xinjiang killed at least 31 people at a busy market in the capital of the ethnically divided region. The official Xinhua news agency says more than 90 people were also hurt when two sport utility vehicles plowed into a group of people in downtown Urumqi near Renmin Park. Xinhua says one of the vehicles exploded. It is not yet known what happened to the second vehicle and there has been no claim of responsibility for the attack. China and Russia vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution that would have referred for an investigation of human rights abuses in Syria to the International Criminal Court in The Hague. VOA's Margaret Besheer reports from U.N. headquarters in New York. The draft resolution received 13 votes in favor. But the effort to seek accountability for mass murders, rapes, torture and other grave crimes committed by all parties to the conflict failed because Russia and China exercised their right of veto. It is the fourth time since the conflict began in March 2011 that the two council members have blocked action on Syria. Without the council's authorization, the case of Syria will not be referred to the ICC. Cases can only go to the court if the council refers them or if the country in question is a party to the treaty that created the court. Syria is not a party. Margaret Besheer, VOA news, the United Nations. The U.N. Security Council imposed sanctions against Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram, which has carried out a wave of deadly attacks along with the recent abduction of almost 300 schoolgirls in Nigeria. Nigeria had asked the committee to add the militant group to the list of al-Qaeda-linked entities that are subject to asset freezes, travel bans and an arms embargo. Gunmen killed at least 29 people in a late Wednesday attack in a remote village in the northeast. It is a third major attack blamed on Boko Haram this week. Ukraine's acting president says 13 soldiers were killed when pro-Russian separatists attacked a military checkpoint in eastern Ukraine's Donetsk region. President Oleksandr Turchnyov says the separatists attacked the checkpoint using mortars, grenade launchers and heavy automatic weapons. He says the service members who died "gave their lives for Ukraine." The two top vote-getters in the first round of Afghanistan's presidential election are now on the campaign trail for next month's runoff. Ayaz Gul has more from Islamabad. Afghanistan is holding a presidential runoff election because none of the eight candidates in the first round of voting, held on April 5th, were able to secure more than 50 percent of the vote. Afghans will now choose between frontrunner Abdullah Abdullah and Ashraf Ghani to replace President Hamid Karzai, who is constitutionally barred from a third term in office. Both presidential hopefuls kicked off their campaign in Kabul Thursday. Elsewhere in the capital, Afghan Interior Minister Umar Daudzai told a conference of top police officers that national security forces are "fully prepared" to keep the Taliban from disrupting the crucial polls. Ayaz Gul, for VOA news, Islamabad. Iran's president says a comprehensive agreement on curbing his country's nuclear program is very likely by July. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says that reaching a deal would be achievable, but that it depends on unspecified countries not being allowed to create problems. Mr. Rouhani's comments, made during a visit to Shanghai Thursday, follow last week's failed round of negotiations in Vienna between Tehran and the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council and Germany. The latest U.S. Census statistics show that cities in the American Southwest are growing faster than most other areas, with the regions including the Texas capital, Austin, showing the largest municipal population growth in the country last year. Seven of the 15 fastest-growing cities are in Texas. I'm Ray Kouguell in Washington. That's the latest world news from VOA.

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Học từ vựng qua bản tin ngắn: Stock Market (VOA News Words)

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Phương pháp học tiếng Anh hiệu quả, nhanh chóng: Các chương trình học tiếng Anh của Ban Việt ngữ VOA (VOA Learning English for Vietnamese) có thể giúp các bạn cải tiến kỹ năng nghe, hiểu rõ cấu trúc và ngữ pháp, và sử dụng Anh ngữ một cách chính xác. Chào mừng các bạn đến với chương trình mới của VOA 'News Words.' Khi bạn nghe một bản tin về doanh nghiệp Hoa Kỳ, có lúc bạn nghe thấy cụm từ này: stock market. Một 'stock market' -- thị trường chứng khoán - là nơi mọi người mua và bán giấy chứng nhận quyền sở hữu, hay cổ phần, trong các công ty. Rất nhiều quốc gia có các thị trường chứng khoán. Ở Mỹ, thị trường nổi tiếng nhất là Sàn giao dịch Chứng khoán New York ở Wall Street. NASDAQ là một thị trường chứng khoán khác của Mỹ.

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VOA Khmer update on 23 May 2013,Opposition Holds Demonstration for Election Reform Cambodia news

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VOA News - On The Line; Human Rights In Iran (Part 1/2)

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28 July 2007 Transcript Host: This is On the Line, and I'm Eric Felten. Four Iranian-Americans are being held against their will by the radical clerical regi...

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VOA News: American couple creates a library for a South African school

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American educators Eileen and Larry Kugler collected, labeled, and shipped more than 20000 books to create a school library in rural South Africa. The Kugle...

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VOA news for Thursday, May 22nd, 2014

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Thanks to http://gandalf.ddo.jp/ for audio and text Thursday, May 22nd, 2014 From Washington, this is VOA news. Russia's President Putin questions legitimacy of upcoming Ukraine Presidential vote. Former Egyptian President Mubarak gets prison term for embezzlement. I'm Ray Kouguell reporting from Washington. Russian President Vladimir Putin is raising doubts about the legitimacy of Ukraine's Presidential election but says Russia is moving its troops away from the border to help create favorable conditions for the Sunday vote. Mr. Putin says that it will be difficult to build relations with people who come to power during what he called the "continuing punitive operation" in eastern Ukraine. He was referring to Ukrainian military action against pro-Russian separatists and the arrests of 2 pro-Kremlin Russian journalists. Ukrainian authorities said the reporters had portable anti-aircraft missiles in their cars. Mr. Putin called that accusation "absolute rubbish." President Putin was in Shanghai Wednesday where he and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, signed a $400,000,000,000 natural gas deal. The 30-year agreement calls for Russia to send gas from Siberia by pipeline to China. After the pipeline is built, the gas could flow by 2018. Vietnam's prime minister held talks with the Philippines' President in Manila Wednesday to discuss strengthening defense and maritime cooperation. But the prime minister drew attention over some tough words for China, opposed to what he says are Beijing's territorial violations in the South China Sea. Simone Orendain reports. Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung arrived in Manila following high 10sion with Beijing over a Chinese oil rig that Vietnam says is in its territorial waters. The Philippines has also complained of run-ins with China's government surveillance vessels at various disputed outcroppings. Last month, the Philippines protested what it says is a Chinese reclamation project at a reef it claims in the Spratly Islands. Speaking at the Philippines' Presidential palace, Mr. Dung said Manila and Hanoi share the same view of the situation. Simone Orendain, for VOA news, Manila. Pakistan's military says air strikes have killed at least 60 militants in the country's northwest tribal region. The military targeted hideouts in the Mir Ali and Miranshah areas near the Afghan border. President Obama is deploying 80 U.S. military personnel to Chad to help find more than 250 schoolgirls kidnapped by Islamist militants last month in neighboring Nigeria. The Pentagon says the deployment will consist largely of Air Force personnel operating in unmanned and unarmed drone from inside Chad. The girls were abducted by Boko Haram militants 5 weeks ago from a boarding school in a remote area close to Nigeria's border with Cameroon, Niger and Chad, and their whereabouts remains unknown. President Obama says that growing allegations of mistreatment of military service personnel at the country's veterans hospital is disgraceful and will not be tolerated. Mr. Obama summoned the Chief of Veterans Agency, General Eric Shinsek, to the White House Wednesday. Their meeting coming amid calls by some U.S. lawmakers for the general's ouster over allegations that 40 veterans may have died while waiting for treatment at the VA hospital in the western city of Phoenix, Arizona. "I know that people are angry and want swift reckoning. I sympathize with that. But we have to let the investigators do their job and get to the bottom of what happened. Our veterans deserve to know the facts; their families deserve to know the facts. Once we know the facts, I assure you, if there is misconduct it will be punished." - President Obama. Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak was sentenced to 3 years in prison for embezzlement. His sons got 4-year terms. Edward Yeranian has more. Former President Mubarak appeared calm as the judge read out his sentence in the case known in the Egyptian press as the "Presidential palace trial." The ousted leader and his sons were accused of diverting more than !$17,000,000 meant for maintenance of Presidential palaces to renovate their private residences. His conviction for fraud could be overturned on appeal. The former President was flown back to a military hospital after his sentence was read out. Edward Yeranian, for VOA news, Cairo. North Korea's only international university held its 1st commencement ceremony Wednesday. It happened in the capital, Pyongyang. That's the latest world news from VOA.

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VOA News - Demonstrators Hit With Water Canons as They Attempt to Block Street

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VOA news for Saturday, November 9th, 2013 - 20131109

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Thanks to http://gandalf.ddo.jp/ for audio and text Saturday November 9th, 2013 From Washington, this is VOA news. Still differences to discuss over Iranian nuclear program, and in Somalia, six are killed in a car bombing in Mogadishu. I'm Vincent Bruce reporting from Washington. In Geneva Friday, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said diplomats are working to see if they can "narrow some differences" with Iran over its disputed nuclear program. "I don't think anybody should mistake that there are some important gaps that have to be closed." Kerry spoke shortly after arriving in Geneva to join the talks. Diplomatic sources say Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will join his Western counterparts in Geneva Saturday to try to secure a deal over Iran's disputed nuclear program. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told reporters in Moscow on Friday that Russia favors a solution that recognizes Iran's right to have a peaceful nuclear program and enrich uranium under the watch of the International Atomic Energy Agency. In Washington, President Barack Obama said the deal being discussed would offer modest relief on the economic sanctions on Iran, but that most would stay in place. "We can provide them some very modest relief, but keeping the sanctions architecture in place, keeping the core sanctions in place." Police in Somalia say a suspected car bomb has exploded outside a hotel in Mogadishu, killing at least six people. Witnesses say a suicide bomber drove a car packed with explosives Friday to the gate of the Maka al Mukarama hotel, which is popular with Somali officials, in central Mogadishu. A government spokesman [said] told VOA's Somali service that at least 15 people were wounded, including a member of the Somali parliament. Reports say another explosion was heard in the same area shortly before the attack. There has been no immediate claim of responsibility for the blasts. Further details at voanews.com. A new report before the U.S. Congress says Afghan soldiers and police will require more support to sustain the gains made by NATO forces during a troop search two years ago. In the report, according to U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, there has been a fundamental shift in the fighting in Afghanistan, with Afghan forces now handling 95 percent of the conventional operations and 98 percent of special operations. However, the report also says when the NATO mission in Afghanistan concludes at the end of 2014, Afghan forces "will be at high risk" unless they receive continued aid and advice from the international community and the international coalition. President Barack Obama traveled to New Orleans, Louisiana, to speak about continuing challenges to U.S. economic growth. With a port of New Orleans as a backdrop, Mr. Obama returned to favorite themes to underscore economic successes and [remained] remaining challenges to the economy. Successes include 7.8 million jobs added, declining deficits and healthcare costs, a recovered auto industry and a stronger housing market. Challenges include rebuilding the dilapidated infrastructure, providing more support for the middle class and making investments in education. Another challenge: what Mr. Obama calls the "constant cycle of manufactured crises and self-inflicted wounds" from Washington. Super typhoon Haiyan is muscling its way across the central Philippines, having already killed at least four people, according to officials. The most powerful storm to hit the Pacific this year, Haiyan has blown off roofs, uprooted trees, downed power lines and caused other destruction while muscling across the region. Officials say at least seven other persons are injured. Due to a lack of communications, the full extent of the damage and casualties will be unclear for some time. Uganda says the Democratic Republic of Congo's government will sign a peace deal on Monday with rebel group M23, which gave up its fight this week. The U.S. labor market once again added 204,000 jobs in October, defying economists' predictions that last month's partial government shutdown would slow down hiring. Madagascar's electoral commission says its presidential election will go to a runoff vote after no candidate received an outright majority in the first round last month. The Olympic torch is taking a slight detour on its trip from Greece to Sochi, Russia, for the 2014 Winter Games. This Saturday, it will spend some time in space. Russian cosmonauts will carry the torch outside the International Space Station as they begin a six-hour maintenance mission. For all the latest news, visit us at voanews.com 24 hours a day. I'm Vincent Bruce, VOA news, reporting from the VOA news center in Washington.

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VOA news for Tuesday, May 27th, 2014

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Thanks to http://gandalf.ddo.jp/ for audio and text Tuesday, May 27th, 2014 From Washington, this is VOA news. Ukraine president-elect says no talks with terrorists. Nigerian military says missing girls where they are. I'm Ray Kouguell reporting from Washington. Ukraine's likely president-elect Petro Poroshenko says there will be no talks with "terrorists" -- his word for the armed pro-Russian separatists in the east. Mr. Poroshenko says that peace can be reached thorough dialogue with those he calls people, and that only weapons can be used when dealing with what he calls killers. He is also willing to open talks with Moscow: "Russia is our biggest neighbor. And because of the fact, stopping the war and bringing the peace to the whole Ukraine, and bringing stability on the eastern part of Ukraine, that would be impossible without participation of Russian representative." A Ukrainian rebel leader in Donetsk says he is ready to talk with Mr. Poroshenko, but only if the talks concern a prisoner swap and pulling Ukrainian forces out of the east. Meanwhile, it's still unclear who controls the airport in Donetsk after separatists seized parts of the facility Monday, prompting a Ukrainian government airstrike. A top military official in Nigeria says the military knows where more than 200 schoolgirls are being held captive by Islamist militants, but says it would be difficult to use force to rescue them. Chief of Defense Staff Air Marshal Alex Badeh said in Abuja Monday that a military operation could be dangerous for the girls. They were kidnapped in mid-April in a secondary school in the remote northern village of Chibok. Militants from the Islamist group Boko Haram claim responsibility for the kidnappings and say they want to exchange them for members of its group who are in prison. The ongoing Ebola outbreak in West Africa claimed its first deaths in Sierra Leone. The World Health Organization says five people have died from the disease in the Sierra Leone town of Koindu. With the latest deaths, the disease has killed a total of 179 people in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. The U.N. refugee agency says hundreds of refugees in Jordan and Syria are being denied cancer treatment because of lack of money. Lisa Schlein has details. The U.N. refugee agency says the number of refugees with cancer is overwhelming health systems in Jordan and Syria. A new UNHCR study tracks refugee cancer cases in Jordan and Syria from 2009 to 2012. It says the number of cases in the region is rising because there are more refugees and more people fleeing middle-income countries, such as Syria. The UNHCR has set up an Exceptional Care Committee, which decides whether to fund expensive treatments. The study finds the most common form of cancer among refugees is breast cancer, accounting for almost one-quarter of all applications in Jordan. Lisa Schlein, for VOA news, Geneva. Egyptians vote on the second day and final day today for a new president. Former army chief Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, who ousted the elected Islamist leader Mohamed Morsi last year, is widely expected to win. The vote is being held under tight security, with more than 400,000 police and soldiers deployed across the country. Pope Francis met with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Shimon Peres Monday as he wrapped up his three-day trip to the Middle East. Mr. Netanyahu told the pope a separation barrier that exists around the West Bank city of Bethlehem is needed until incitement and terror against Israel ends. Mr. Peres thanked Pope Francis for making efforts to restart the stalled Israeli-Palestinian peace process. President Obama paid tribute to America's war dead Monday as the United States marked the annual Memorial Day holiday. VOA's Michael Bowman has more. Hours after completing a whirlwind trip to visit U.S. troops in Afghanistan, President Barack Obama laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery just across the Potomac River from Washington. "Everything that we hold precious in this country was made possible by Americans who gave their all. And because of them, our nation is stronger, safer, and will always remain a shining beacon of freedom for the rest of the world." Michael Bowman, VOA news, Washington. The Memorial holiday observance included parades and special events in cities and towns across the United States. I'm Ray Kouguell in Washington. That's the latest world news from VOA.

http://wn.com/VOA_news_for_Tuesday,_May_27th,_2014

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A Group Too Extreme For Al Qaeda Just Took Over Iraq's Second Biggest City

Huffington Post

11 Jun 2014

They have live-tweeted amputations, carried out public crucifixions and have been disavowed as too extreme by al-Qaeda. Now they have taken over Mosul, Iraq's second biggest city. They are the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, or ISIS, a group of extremist Sunni Islamist militants, and they are rapidly becoming one of the deadliest and most prolific insurgent groups in the Middle East ... Iraqi uniforms strewn on the road in Mosul ... ....(size: 5.0Kb)

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Another Indian woman found hanging from tree in Uttar Pradesh

BBC News

12 Jun 2014

A 19-year-old woman has been found hanging from a tree in a village in northern India, the third such case in a month in Uttar Pradesh state. The body was found in Thakurdwara, about three hours' drive from Delhi. Her family told police she was raped. A post mortem examination is under way ... ....(size: 1.8Kb)

photo: USAF / Senior Airman Andrew Lee

File - After taxiing in an MQ-9 Reaper, Airman 1st Class Jon Mann walks under a Reaper's wing to place wheel chocks to prevent accidental movement April 24, 2013 at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M.

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16 militants killed in two US drone strikes in Pakistan

Deccan Herald

12 Jun 2014

... which followed another strike in Dargah Mandi area of North Waziristan in which 6 militants perished, Dawn News reported....(size: 0.6Kb)

photo: AP / militant source via Twitter

In this still image posted on a militant Twitter account on Wednesday, June 11, 2014, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, militants parade down a main road in Mosul, Iraq.

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Iraq crisis: Islamist militants close in on Baghdad after capturing two towns north of capital

The Independent

13 Jun 2014

Islamist militants are closing in on Baghdad after capturing two towns north of Iraq's capital. Officials said Iraqi soldiers abandoned their posts with no resistance when fighters from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Isis) pushed into Diyala province ... Jalula is 80 miles from Baghdad and Sadiyah is 60 miles away ... World News in Pictures ... News ... News ... weird news ... News ... News ... News ... News ... 1 ... UK news in pictures. Arts + Ents news in pictures....(size: 18.5Kb)

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Costa Rica President: Democracy Must Prevail in Region

Voa News

13 Jun 2014

VOA News ... "The problems of democracy can only be solved with more democracy as Thomas Jefferson said,” Luis Guillermo Solís said in an interview with VOA ...   ... Pangea Entire VOA interview with Luis Guillermo Solís in Spanish . ....(size: 1.4Kb)

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Somali-Americans Join Anti-Government Fight in Syria

Voa News

13 Jun 2014

VOA News. U.S ...  . U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents in the northern state of Minnesota believe the men traveled from the Minneapolis-St ... ... . In an interview with VOA, Loven said authorities are also investigating how the young men may have become radicalized. ... ... ... ....(size: 1.5Kb)

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US Reaction: Obama 'Looking at All Options' to Confront Iraq Insurgency

Voa News

13 Jun 2014

VOA News ... troops into Iraq ... x ... Amid rising security concerns, some Americans working in Iraq were being temporarily evacuated by their companies Thursday, the State Department told VOA. Fox News had reported that "three planeloads" of Americans, mostly military contractors and civilians, were being cleared from a base in Balad ...   ... ... ... ... VOA's Michael Bowman and Margaret Besheer contributed to this report ... ....(size: 7.3Kb)

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Union Nears Agreement That Could End South African Mine Strike

Voa News

13 Jun 2014

VOA News ...   ... . However, the SAPA news agency reported, Mathunjwa added that there were still some issues that required consultation. ... ... ... ....(size: 0.9Kb)

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Nigerian Girls’ Abduction Called ‘Heinous Example’ of Sexual Violence

Voa News

13 Jun 2014

VOA News. Nigeria and several of its African neighbors call the kidnapping of more than 200 schoolgirls by Boko Haram militants "a heinous example of the scourge of sexual violence.".   ... ... ... ... ....(size: 1.1Kb)

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Report: US Faces Challenges in Securing Radioactive Materials

Voa News

13 Jun 2014

VOA News. The U.S ...   ... . The GAO found what it describes as vulnerabilities at a number of the sites ... ... ... ....(size: 0.9Kb)

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Six Killed in Indian Steel Plant Accident

Voa News

13 Jun 2014

VOA News ...   ... . The Steel Authority of India operates the Bhilal plant. ... ....(size: 0.5Kb)

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Macau Ferry Crash Injures 57

Voa News

13 Jun 2014

VOA News ...   ... . The company said 57 people were taken to hospitals with minor injuries. ... ....(size: 0.6Kb)

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Thai Junta: Interim Government by September

Voa News

13 Jun 2014

VOA News. The general running Thailand's military government has set a timeframe for establishing an interim government.   ... ... ... ... ....(size: 1.0Kb)

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Bowe Bergdhal Returns Home

Voa News

13 Jun 2014

VOA News. The U.S. Army sergeant held by the Taliban in Afghanistan for nearly five years has returned to the United States.  . U.S. military officials say Bowe Bergdahl, who has been treated at a military hospital in Germany, arrived early Friday at an Army medical center in San Antonio, Texas. ... ... ... ....(size: 1.6Kb)

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South Korea President Shuffles Cabinet

Voa News

13 Jun 2014

VOA News. South Korean President Park Geun-hye is replacing seven Cabinet members in response to sagging public trust after the April sinking of the ferry Sewol, which left 304 people dead or missing.  . The major cabinet shake-up is Park's first since taking office in February last year as the country's first female president. ... ....(size: 1.8Kb)

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Ukrainian Rebel Leader Escapes Injury in Apparent Bomb Blast

Voa News

13 Jun 2014

VOA News. Pro-Russian separatists in the eastern Ukraine city of Donetsk say a van used by separatist rebel leader Denis Pushilin exploded Thursday in the central city, injuring at least three bodyguards. . . Rebels said Pushilin -- one of the leaders of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic -- was not in the vehicle when the blast occurred in front of a separatist-occupied building. ... ... ... ... ....(size: 2.3Kb)

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First Full Day of Matches Gets Underway at the World Cup

Voa News

13 Jun 2014

VOA News. The first full day of matches gets under way at the World Cup in Brazil Friday, highlighted by defending champion Spain clashing with the Netherlands in a rematch of the 2010 final.  . The two teams play each other in a Group B matchup in Salvador. . In the day's other matches, Mexico clashes with Cameroon in a Group A match in Natal and Chile faces off against Argentina in a Group B battle in Cuiaba. ... ....(size: 2.3Kb)

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Top Vines, 1969

Its 1969 in my head
I just wanna have no place to go
Livin thru the sound of the dead
I'm gonna get stoned look round at my soul
I'm hearin voices in the trees
And seein footsteps in the rain
I just wanna die before I loose my dol
I have been cryin in my sleep
Cause I dont kno where i've been
I just wanna live to see another day
Hey hey hey hey
When I get my buick six
I'll see my life drop in that whirlpool
If I get to see you again
You're the only one I know
Here we go
There I stand
I'm a seed
Of a man
Dare I go
Dare I stare
I'm a seed

Top Vines, She Is Gone

On my way to God
All the way to nowhere
Searching with a hope
Ain't that hard to know it
She is, she is gone
Wishing on a star
Looking for a meaning
Fate tore us apart
Ain't no use pretending
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On our way to God
Searching without hope
Wishing on a star

Top Vines, Animal Machine

I'm looking down by the streets end
Girl you've been lacking a pretense
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Colors of her dream
Shoot like an animal machine
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Top Vines, A Girl I Knew

Allie was a girl I knew
Took my heart and tore it in two
There are things I couldn't say
There are times I feel ashamed
Marriage was a thing we had
Hurt so much that it made me mad
Living off of coke and brew
So much time to sit and lose
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The weather of the season
They tell you where to move
That day she walked out the door
Cried so much on the kitchen floor
Wishing I could have her back
Feeling like a heart attack
You say you want a reason
I've been known to you
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They tell you where to move
A year later on the telephone
Record deal and a movie role
Telling me it's all okay

Top Vines, Sunchild

Sun child
You're a sun child
Awoken by the spirit of the day
Well I've grown wild
Speaking so mild
Forgot about the engine in the rain
Don't let it bring you down
For us that ain't the way
We'll keep our lives reserved
For those who have to pray
But I can't pray
Sun child
You're a sun child
Awoken by the spirit of the day
Well I've grow wild
Speaking so mild
Forgot about the engine in the rain
Don't let it bring you down
For us that ain't the way
We'll keep our lives reserved
For those who have to pray

Top Vines, Winning Days

The winning days are gone
Because I know just where I'm seeing
Was given eyes I know
I can hear
Cause underneath there's gold
I need to get around to find it
And when I want to go
I can dream
I've been trying
All my time
I'm just seeing it rise
Cause it could be the land that's over me
So I just wanna let it breathe
The winning days are gone
Because I know just where I'm seeing
Was given eyes I know
I can hear
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I need to get around to find it
And when I want to go
I can dream
I've been trying
All my time
I'm just seeing it rise
Cause it could be the land that's over me
So I just wanna let it breathe for now
Get up and go outside
It can help your mind too
Get up don't hide away
Cause I know where there's gold
I didn't know when I was flying
I'm sinking like a stone
I can dream

Top Vines, Dope Train

I hear the sound
Comin' up
Goin' down
Danger in the hollow
Sewer on the side
Waitin' for the morrow
Dope to get ya by
See for a mile
What I mean
To decide
Danger in the hollow
Sewer on the side
Waitin for the morrow
Dope to get ya by
You're forever dreamin'
And forever bored
Everything ya needed

Top Vines, Atmos

Out in the atmosphere
Far, far away from here
I hear the sound of you
Tellin ya I love you
If I were anywhere
What me I got no care
As long as I see you
Tellin ya I love you

Top Vines, Amnesia

I cannot remember my own sanity
Gods love ain't forever
He'll set us free
Thought I had to tell you
we came from the breeze but I dont care forever
I dont need a thing

Top Vines, A.s Iii

In the early morning
Underneath the autumn shade
I don't need no more reminding of the day
Now the leaves are falling
And the sun won't be around
And the words I am are singing to the clouds
Na, na, na, na, na, na
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na

Top Vines, Anysound

I am a Vine
All twisted and frayed
Lookin' for light
A million ways
Time hangin' around
Been getting' me down now baby yeah
Show me any sound
Kill me now I'm dead
Keep for yourself
Or throw it away
Damage your health
Or manage your brain
Time hangin' around
Been getting' me down now baby yeah
Show me any sound

Top Vines, Country Yard

I'm tired of feelin sick and useless
then speakin every other way
gluin my eyes together girl
might be the right escape
there's nothin in the secret garden
just images of blue and white
losin my mind forever girl
maybe the only sign
down in a country yard
I was taken by the shadows
although we couldn't see that far
I was dreamin of tomorrow
I really don't need a change
I really don't need what's mine
out in a country yard
it'll be just fine
aaaaaaahhhhhhhhhiiiiiii
down in a country yard
I was taken by the shadows
although we couldn't see that far
I was dreamin of tomorrow
I really don't need a change
I really don't need what's mine
out in a country yard
it'll be just fine

Top Vines, Brain Dead

I want the world around me
For it to be gone
And it to be free
Dead in the brain
Is your claim to fame
I live by the sound
Thinkin' enough about it
The spirit is gone
In what I believe
Dead in the brain
Is your claim to fame
I live by the sound
Out in a dream
When I feel sorrow
Try make believin' anyway
Dead in the brain
Is your claim to fame
I live by the sound

Top Vines, Autumn Shade II

Look through me because I am transparent
Her to know me but why even know yourself
I'm beginning to need all that I can't have
I'm succeeding to speak like I'm fucking mad
Looking at the autumn shade
You am I and I am great
Looking at the autumn shade, oh yeah
Look through me because I am transparent
Her to know me but why even know yourself
I'm beginning to need all that I can't have
I'm succeeding to speak like I'm fucking mad
Looking at the autumn shade
You am I and I am great
Looking at the autumn shade, oh yeah

Top Vines, Get Free

I'm gonna get free
I'm gonna get free
I'm gonna get free
Ride into the sun
She never loved me
She never loved me
She never loved me
Why should anyone?
(Come here, come here, come here)
I'll take your photo for ya
(Come here, come here, come here)
Drive you around the corner
(Come here, come here, come here)
You know you really oughta
(Come here, come here, come here)
Move out of California
Get (get)
Me (me)
Far (far)
When I have alot to lose
Save (save)
Me (me)
From (from)
Here! (here)
When it's pretty time
Look into your mind
Don't wait
I'm gonna get free
I'm gonna get free
I'm gonna get free
Ride into the sun
She never loved me
She never loved me
She never loved me
Why should anyone?
(Come here, come here, come here)
I'll take your photo for ya
(Come here, come here, come here)
Drive you around the corner
(Come here, come here, come here)
You know you really oughta
(Come here, come here, come here)

Top Vines, Fuk Yeh

Yeah ma ma my baby
Yeah ma ma my girl
Yeah ma ma my baby
You'll never rule the earth
This ain't the real world
It ain't a fuckin' thing
People are full of hurl
And so are all their friends
Yeah ma ma my baby
Yeah ma ma my girl
Yeah ma ma my baby
You'll never rule the earth
Two of a kind
Three ain't a pair
Real love were blind

Top Vines, Futuretarded

I don't know how the future started
We might as well all be retarded
Cut from an image turned to stone
Makin' me feel it to the bone
Deep in the jungle or Sahara
Real people carry on regardless
Left unaffected left alone
The sun, the earth, the moon their home
In the beginning
Or the old days
Surreal lives and mine are strange
Oh yeah I say
It's like futuretarded
C'mon baby don't say
C'mon baby don't mind
Every night every day

Top Vines, Autumn Shade

Slip into the autumn shade
I could sleep for days
But I like the sun when
I can hear another sound
It's a long way down
Keep my head up
Who am I to be this way
Dreamin so insane
But I like the sun when
Falling through another plan
Never one the same

Top Vines, Fuck The World

Walk the fields and we stare at the ocean
Roll the wheel but forget the notion
Life was better before was smaller
The minds computer will fuck the world up
Feels like a dream
I know you want it
Don't feel supreme
Nobody got it
World
c'mon fuck the world
c'mon fuck the world
c'mon fuck the world
Walk the fields and we stare at the ocean
Roll the wheel but forget the notion
Life was better before was smaller
The minds computer will fuck the world up
Feels like a dream
I know you want it
Don't feel supreme
Nobody got it
World
c'mon fuck the world
c'mon fuck the world
c'mon fuck the world
Fuck the world, don't
Fuck the world, don't
Fuck the world, don't
Fuck the world, don't
World
c'mon fuck the world
c'mon fuck the world
c'mon fuck the world

Top Vines, Evil Town

Evil is what you are
As well as being sharp
I fell right to it
She sells and I don't
Like it feels
Like shonen knife and kills
But they dont mind in an evil town
Evil is what you are
As well as being sharp
I fuckin' feel to it

Top Vines, Factory

Days are long but the minds are strong
In the factory
Heads are down and all the people frown
In the factory
I'm so down I put my head around every noose I see
Days are long but the minds are strong
In the factory
Eyes are mean but the walls are clean
In the factory
Patience now they're gonna string you out
In the factory
I'm so tired I never go outside every night I sleep
Days are long but the minds are gone

Top Vines, Ain't No Room

There ain't no room for me in the city
The lights go down but it looks so pretty
So take me away from the corner
Let me hide away in the fauna
With something at my side
Forget it now forget it then
We'll hang around without a care
There ain't no room for me in the city
The lights go down but it looks so pretty
So take me away from the corner
Let me hide away in the fauna
With something at my side
Going outta my head
Was it something I read
Forget it now
Forget it then

Top Vines, Don't Listen To The Radio

Don't listen to the radio
Hear something that ya ready know
I got no radio
Don't speak upon the telephone
Hear somethin' that you're never shown
I got no telephone
Get out the way today
(Oh yeah I say)
Get out the way today
(Oh yeah I say)
Don't listen to the TV show
Feel someone that you ready know
I got no T.V.O
Get out the way today
(Oh yeah I say)
Get out the way today

Top Vines, Candy Daze

Candy daze are here to stay forever
They light the way and keep us all together
C'mon C'mon
Singin' a song
It won't be long
For we are gone
Candy daze are here to stay forever
They light the way and keep us all together
It'll be alright
I don't know I say it might
It'll seem alright

Top Vines, Vision Valley

Are you here forever standin' by the road
With the benefit of feelin' on your own

Top Vines, TV Pro

See the late night talk show guest professional
A movie star and some kind of telectual
Hes a she cause shes got more obsessional
Cause whenever I get uptight know you will
See the late night talk show guest I guess you will

Top Vines, True As The Night

Down in there left by the side of the railway
Day goes by into the night, I was thinking
And my love is true
And my love is right
And my love is true
True as the night, oh
Hear the sound over the trees, there's a river
I don't know where to begin or to end it
And my love is true
And my love is right
And my love is true
True as the night, oh
I stand alone inside me
The things you've told didn't harm me
Yeah, we all move on
Yeah, we all move slow
I stand alone inside me
The things you've told didn't harm me
Yeah, we all move on

Top Vines, Take Me Back

There's no point in doin' what I've done
Lives are goddamned ruined like the runts
Take me back to the weather
Bend the tracks wish forever
Take me back for I go down there no more
Chew us up and spit us out again
Wavin' bye and getting high on trends
Take me back to the weather
Bend the tracks and wish forever
Take me back for I go down there no more
Well the road is long
But I know I can survive
Been away so long

Top Vines, Sunshinin

sunshinin rain's drivin
don't wanna believe
in the saints comin
don't try'n fool my head
the weather can be
any place I am
gone oh oh yeah
gone yeeaahh
drug buyin fake lightin
don't wanna believe
in the way I am
don't try'n fool my head
the weather for me
are the birds flyin
home oh oh yeah

Top Vines, Sun Child

Sun child
You're a sun child
Awoken by the spirit of the day
Will I wild
Speaking so mild
Forgot about the engine in the rain
Don't let it bring you down
For us that ain't the way
We'll keep our lives reserved
For those who have to pray
But I can't
Sun child
You're a sun child
Awoken by the spirit of the day
Will I grow wild
Speaking so mild
Forgot about the engine in the rain
Don't let it bring you down
For us that ain't the way
We'll keep our lives reserved
For those who have to pray

Top Vines, Spaceship

Mother said
Get me out
Brother meant
Get me out
I got a spaceship in the yard
We're only fourteen years apart
Or am I lost beside the stream
Tattoo my head tattoo my feet
I will leave home

Top Vines, She's Got Something To Say

Shes Got Something To Say To Me
About me never comin round
Shes Got Something To Say To Me
And dont know how to be left out
Are you tellin me what you ain't knowin?
Shes Got Something To Say To Me
About me never comin round
Shes Got Something To Say To Me
And dont know how to be left out
Are you tellin me what you ain't knowin?
About me ever coming round to play
And I wouldnt want to let you down
Meet you in the morning after daze
Soaking the sunrays from the ground
Shes Got Something To Say To Me
About me never comin round
Shes Got Something To Say To Me
And dont know how to be left out

Top Vines, Scream

First time that we met it was exciting
And was new
Last time that we met
You'd more important things to do
I don't really know
Just what it is you're looking for
Next time come to me
And I will show you to the floor
I know you got it, yeah I want it
But you are colder than no other
If I were older would you bother?
But now I know it's fucking over
Ba ba do wup ba ba ba
Ba ba do wup ba ba ba
Ba ba do wup ba ba ba
Ba ba do wup ba ba ba
Ba ba do wup ba ba ba
Ba ba do wup ba ba ba
Ba ba do wup ba ba ba

Top Vines, Ride

That's the start, the middle, and the end
Aren't you glad the universe pretends
If I don't get this message home
Once again I'm gonna hate alone
Ride with me
Ride with me
Ride with me, Oh
Ride with me
Ride with me
Ride with me unless you
Bored aloud ignore the right to be
Invite me down because we like to see
The colours through your loaded mind
Fuck the world and liberate our time
Ride with me
Ride with me
Ride with me, Oh
Ride with me
Ride with me
Ride with me, Yeah
I'm not waiting a long life
I'm not waiting alone
Ride with me
Ride with me
Ride with me home
Ride with me
Ride with me

Top Vines, Rainfall

We were hiding from the rain and the thunder
I've been staring out for days
As I wonder a long day around
So here we are again we're outnumbered
The feeling is a wave that I'm under
But I heard it call my name in the summer
Is it ever gonna change in my slumber
I can hear myself walking through this world
Can't believe it's not
They're talking so retarded
I don't know
It might not show

Top Vines, Outtathaway

I get
What I own
Don't let
The feelings that I choose
'Cause everybody else do
Gotta get outtathaway!
No time for me to stay
Everyone in the world dont affect you
We think
You're a lot different
Your number ain't your thing
Your life is on the wrong end
Gotta get outtathaway!
No time for me to stay
Everyone in the world dont affect you
C'mon
C'mon
C'mon
Gotta get outtathaway!
No time for me to stay
When I speak out of line

Top Vines, Orange Amber

Orange amber in the sun
Shining 'til the day is done
I remember long ago
Standing in that orange world
How did the time just slip away?
I'd do anything to make it stay
Orange amber in the sun
Shining 'til the day is done
I remember long ago
Standing in that orange world
Been searching high, been searching low
Well, there ain't no better place to go
Orange amber in the sun
Shining 'til the day is done
I remember long ago
Standing in that orange world
Orange amber
Orange amber
Orange amber

Top Vines, Nothin's Comin'

Tell where I'm going to
Got nothing I wanna lose
Round and round and back again
Grin upon my fuckin head
Nothin's comin
I feel your death
Nothin's comin
Fallin' in or outta space
So sick of our human race
All for one ain't nothing real
Tell you how I fuckin feel
Nothin's comin'
I feel your death
Nothin's comin'
Nothin's comin'
Nothin's comin'

Top Vines, Ms. Jackson (outcast Cover)

I'm sorry Ms. Jackson
I am for real
Never meant to make your daughter cry
I apologize a trillion times
I'm sorry Ms. Jackson
I am for real
Never meant to make your daughter cry
I apologize a trillion times
I'm sorry Ms. Jackson
I am for real
Never meant to make your daughter cry
I apologize a trillion times
I'm sorry Ms. Jackson
I am for real
Never meant to make your daughter cry
I apologize a trillion times
Me and your daughter
Got a special thing going on
You say it's puppy love
We say it's full grown
Hope that we feel this
Feel this way forever
You can paint a pretty picnic
But you can't predict the weather
Can't predict the weather
I'm sorry Ms. Jackson
I am for real
Never meant to make your daughter cry
I apologize a trillion times
I'm sorry Ms. Jackson
I am for real
Never meant to make your daughter cry
I apologize a trillion times
Me and your daughter
Got a special thing going on
You say it's puppy love
We say it's full grown
Hope that we feel this
Feel this way forever
You can paint a pretty picnic
But you can't predict the weather
Can't predict the weather

Top Vines, Mary Jane

Mary Jane said life's a wait
I already knew
Because we're down
We'll lose the town
Just like I would choose
Mary Jane said minds are games
I went to the moon
Before we know
She'll have to go
Wish I were there too
But I've got to go
Mary Jane
Mary says
I, I can love you
Life's a wait
Why, why should I lose
When I've got to go

Top Vines, Manger

Burning down the manger
'Cause my Lord's a stranger
Beatles are bigger than Jesus
'Til the end of time we will be alive
We know more now than we did then
We'll only be awhile
Making the future right
Strung out and here today
We'll take your life away
We'll only be awhile
Making the future right
Strung out and here today
We'll take your life away

Top Vines, Highly Evolved

I'm feelin happy
So highly evolved
My times a riddle that'll never be solved
Dreamin for somethin
Reachin for somethin
Just waitin for the sun to carry me in
If you feel low
You can buy love
From a payphone
I don't feel low
My brother Bill
He work for the market
Life is an arrow now and he is the target
Dreamin for somethin
Reachin for somethin
Just waitin for the sun to carry me in
If you feel low
You can buy love
From a payphone
I don't feel love
Highly evolved
I don't feel low

Top Vines, Kara Jayne

Oh, baby girl
I wanna see you night and day
And in my world
I hope nothing will ever change
For you girl
I'll be waiting and waiting
And waiting and waiting
Oh, baby girl
I wanna ride into the sun
And in my world
Try take a shot at everyone
For you girl
I'll be waiting and waiting
And waiting and waiting
You should know
I'll be waiting and waiting
And waiting and waiting
Oh, baby girl
Oh, baby girl
I love you
Oh, baby girl
Oh, baby girl

Top Vines, In The Jungle

in the jungle you can sleep
with the commandments at your feet
where the devil lays his hand
you don't even need to think
I'm tearin holes without a sink
but I know just where I stand
lines from the story you put before me
I don't know what to choose
under the oak tree tin all around me
I don't know what to prove
yeah she felt you felt like hell
in the jungle you're in the jungle
you're in the jungle that's you
in the jungle you're in the jungle
you're in the jungle ooooooohhh
and I'll be waitin for a hit yeah
ain't gonna seem fair tonight
and I'll keep havin other fits yeah
because it makes me feel alright
alright alright ooohhh ooohhh yeah right ooohhh ooohhh yeah
so if you should need a hand
write down the address of the land
but I'm runnin out of time
I'll tell you when it's time to leave

Top Vines, I'm Only Sleeping

When I wake up early in the morning,
Lift my head, I'm still yawning
When I'm in the middle of a dream
Stay in bed, float up stream
Please don't wake me, no
don't shake me
Leave me where I am
I'm only sleeping
Everybody seems to think I'm lazy
I don't mind, I think they're crazy
Running everywhere at such a speed
Till they find, there's no need
Please don't spoil my day
I'm miles away
And after all
I'm only sleeping
Keeping an eye on the world going by my window
Taking my time
Lying there and staring at the ceiling
Waiting for a sleepy feeling
Please don't spoil my day
I'm miles away
And after all
I'm only sleeping
Keeping an eye on the world going by my window
Taking my time
When I wake up early in the morning,
Lift my head, I'm still yawning
When I'm in the middle of a dream
Stay in bed, float up stream
Please don't wake me, no
don't shake me
Leave me where I am

Top Vines, Homesick

I left my home
I left my home yeah, yeah
Where I should go
Where I should go yeah, yeah
Nothin's gonna save you
Nothin's gonna save you out there
Went on my own
Went on my own yeah, yeah
Without my phone
Without my phone yeah, yeah
Nothin's gonna save you
Nothin's gonna save you out there
Nothin's gonna save you
Nothin's gonna save you or give
I can see the leaves of golden glisten in the sun
Making time for everyone is what I should have done.
Blue and green with eyes between are acting all the same
You and me are never free until we're cast away
But it really doesn't matter couldn't change it if I tried
Though it really doesn't matter

Top Vines, Hey

Hey, what are you doing today?
I had enough of my time
And so I threw it away
All away
Give me all or give me nothing
All I want or nothing more
I'm as bored as she is lonely
Wanting for no one to call
So is there ain't nothing you know?
I had enough of your smile
And so I'm letting it go
I'll let go
Give me all or give me nothing
All I want or nothing more
I'm as bored as she is lonely
Wanting for no one to call
Show me the daylight
Oh, when I'm there
Tell me it's alright
Oh, when I'm there

Top Vines, Gross Out

C'mon now let me feel the gross out ain't corruptin' you
Alone and trippin' out on acid agein' in your room
I feel so down
Time bring me round
C'mon now let me feel the gross out obvious and aloof
I know ya never had a faith in all that which ya knew
I feel so down
Time bring me round
C'mon now let me feel the gross out

Top Vines, Going Gone

Anna made the world turn black
Got hit out on a motor track
Now nothin's gone to waste for sure
Was written on her bedroom wall
In to the world
I'm goin'
Anna made the world turn blue
With nothin' but her life to lose
Now nothin's gone to waste for sure
Was written on her bedroom wall
Into the world
I'm goin
Out of the world
Gone
I'm goin'
Out of the world

Top Vines, Get Out

Find a way out
Get what you can
Keep your head now
Listen when I sing
C'mon get out outta here
C'mon get out over me
C'mon get out
God don't need ya
Find a home now (A home now)
See where you get (Where you get)
Sleep alone now (Alone now)
Or makin a friend
C'mon get out outta here
C'mon get out over me
C'mon get out
God don't need ya
I know you're thinking 'bout yourself (About yourself)
Why would you think of no one else? (Of no one else)
I'll keep on movin with the sound (Vin with the sound)
And sure do hope you come around
C'mon get out outta here
C'mon get out over me
C'mon get out
God don't need ya