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Nefertiti — she’s an ancient Egyptian queen and the source of a fantastic mystery regarding the iconic remnants of long-lost royalty.For decades, archaeologists have speculated on the location of the queen’s remains, the last royal mummy missing from the dynasty of the famous King Tutankhamun, better known as King Tut. But now, an archaeologist claims that he has found her secret tomb in the Valley of the Kings, hidden just beyond a wall near the resting place of the boy-pharaoh.Read full article >>
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HAVANA — When Secretary of State John F. Kerry arrives here Friday for a ceremony to raise the Stars and Stripes once more at the U.S. Embassy in Cuba, he’ll be the highest-ranking American official to set foot on the island in more than half a century. Read full article >>
Choe Yong-Gon executed for voicing frustration at the policies of leader Kim Jong-un, says South Korea news agency
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Landmine Attack Raises Korean Tensionsby webdesk@voanews.com (Eunjee Kim)
North Korea’s alleged land mine attack on South Korean soldiers is likely to strain inter-Korean relations further, South Korean government officials and experts say. South Korea’s Defense Ministry on Monday accused the North of crossing the Military Demarcation Line and planting land mines last week that maimed two South Korean soldiers. The North has not responded to the accusations. The alleged mine attack drew sharp criticism from the South and the United States, two allies that...
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As Ferguson, Missouri observes the first anniversary of riots sparked by the shooting of a black man by a white policeman, the West Coast city of Los Angeles marks the 50th anniversary of the riots in a poor African-American neighborhood also sparked by a clash between white policemen and black residents. Some protesters from the 1965 Watts riots still have vivid memories of that event. Masai Minters was 15 years old during the riots. "You could see the helicopters buzzing around,...
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Protests Dwindle in Fergusonby webdesk@voanews.com (Victoria Macchi, Kane Farabaugh)
The central U.S. city of Ferguson, Missouri was much calmer Tuesday night, as riot police appeared to outnumber the small number of demonstrators marking the first anniversary of the shooting death of an unarmed black man by a white police officer. As midnight approached, a few dozen people were on the streets, mostly mingling quietly on the side of the road. It was a stark contrast to Monday night, when police arrested about two dozen protesters in the St. Louis suburb after...
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The shooting death of an unarmed black teenager by a white police officer in Ferguson, Missouri touched off a wave of protests in this St. Louis suburb that continues to place it in the headlines one year after the incident. As VOA’s Kane Farabaugh reports, some residents are trying to shine a positive light on a community still in transition.
Poland Waiting on US Legal Help in Polanski Extraditionby webdesk@voanews.com (Reuters)
A Polish court, which is to rule on filmmaker Roman Polanski's extradition to the United States over a 1977 child sex conviction, said on Wednesday it had not received requested legal help from the United States before a deadline expired. This may prove a potential stumbling block in the legal case. At a sitting in May, the court said it had requested further information from the U.S. authorities by Aug. 8, and adjourned the case until mid-September. The court has now extended the...
Many expect that the state of emergency will be lifted as the tension in Ferguson subsides.
As Ferguson, Missouri observes the first anniversary of riots sparked by the shooting of a black man by a white policeman, the West Coast city of Los Angeles marks the 50th anniversary of the riots in a poor African-American neighborhood also sparked by a clash between white policemen and black residents. Zlatica Hoke reports that some protesters from the 1965 Watts riots still have vivid memories of that event.
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The shooting death of an unarmed black teenager by a white police officer in Ferguson, Missouri touched off a wave of protests in this St. Louis suburb that continues to place it in the headlines one year after the incident. As VOA’s Kane Farabaugh reports, some residents are trying to shine a positive light on a community still in transition.
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(TOKYO) — A U.S. Army helicopter crashed while landing on a Navy ship Wednesday off Japan’s southern island of Okinawa, injuring seven people and damaging the aircraft, officials said.
The H-60 helicopter made a hard landing on the USNS Red Cloud cargo vessel around 20 miles (30 kilometers) east of Okinawa, U.S. Forces Japan said in a statement, adding that the cause was under investigation. Okinawa is home to most of the tens of thousands of U.S. troops in Japan.
The injured were transported to a Navy hospital, the statement said. Their conditions were not immediately clear.
The other 10 people aboard the helicopter were not hurt, said Japanese coast guard spokesman Shinya Terada.
Japanese national broadcaster NHK showed video of the helicopter sitting on the cargo ship, with its tail broken off and its body partly covered with an orange tarp.
The presence of so many U.S. troops on Okinawa — more than half of about 50,000 American troops in Japan — has been a source of friction and Okinawans have long complained about crime, accidents and noise from the U.S. bases.
A plan formulated in 1996 between the Japanese and American governments would move U.S. Marine Air Station Futenma from a populated neighborhood to a less developed area, but Okinawans want the Marine base moved off the island altogether.
Wednesday’s accident coincided with Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga’s visit to the island for talks with Okinawa Gov. Takeshi Onaga, a vocal opponent of the relocation plan.
“For those who live near (U.S.) bases, it’s a serious matter,” he said at the outset of the talks, reminding Suga of Okinawa’s burden and risk of accommodating the U.S. military bases.
Onaga has threatened to revoke an approval for reclamation work to build an off-shore runway in the area called Henoko.
Suga called the helicopter accident “extremely regrettable,” and told reporters that he has lodged a protest to the U.S. military over it, asking for prompt information disclosure, thorough investigation and implementing preventive measures.
Since the island prefecture reverted to Japanese control in 1972, there have been 45 crashes involving U.S. military aircraft, according to Okinawan government statistics. The island was the scene of a harsh World War II battle and was U.S. occupied for 27 years.
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Four Ukrainians Sought In $100 Million U.S. Insider Trading Case by support@pangea-cms.com (RFE/RL)
An alliance of U.S.-based stock traders and computer hackers in Ukraine made as much as $100 million in illegal profits from stealing market-moving corporate information, U.S. authorities charged August 11.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has accused China and Russia of "very likely" reading his e-mails.
Increased NATO, Russian Military Drills Raising Tensionsby support@pangea-cms.com (RFE/RL)
The increase in the scale and number of military exercises by NATO and Russia is making armed conflict in Europe more likely, a think tank has warned.
The Crimes Of Russian Soldiers Abroadby support@pangea-cms.com (RFE/RL)
As the trial of a Russian private accused of slaughtering an entire Armenian family in January gets under way in Gyumri on August 12, RFE/RL takes a look at some of the worst crimes Russian soldiers have been accused of committing abroad, off the battlefield.
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Turkey Vows 'Safe Zone' On Syrian Border; U.S. Says No Dealby support@pangea-cms.com (RFE/RL)
Turkey’s Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu says his country is determined to set up a safe zone just across the border in northern Syria where civilians would be safe from attack by either Syrian government forces or Islamic State (IS) militants.
Kyrgyzstan Becomes Full-Fledged Member Of Eurasian Economic Unionby support@pangea-cms.com (RFE/RL's Kyrgyz Service)
Kyrgyzstan has become a full-fledged member of the Russian-led Eurasian Economic Union (EES) after it formally abolished customs controls along its border with Kazakhstan.
Why Chechen Militants In Syria Are Showing Off Weapons Meant For Moderate Rebelsby support@pangea-cms.com (Joanna Paraszczuk)
Chechen militants in Syria showcase weapons in an attempt to signal they're a force to be reckoned with.
The Russian ruble fell against the U.S. dollar and the euro on the Moscow Exchange on August 12, reaching its lowest rate since February.
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The Kremlin press service says Russian President Vladimir Putin has held an “operative meeting” on August 12 with the members of the Russian Security Council about escalating violence in eastern Ukraine.
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The British defense secretary, Michael Fallon, has promised Kyiv continuing support against "Russian-inspired terrorism" in eastern Ukraine. Fallon was speaking as he visited British instructors conducting training exercises with Ukrainian troops in the Zhytomyr region, west of Kyiv, on August 11. (RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service)
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