Daily International News - February 19, 2016

Daily International News February 19, 2016 From VOAnews.com

 

Obama: Greater US Focus on Asia Pays Off, Will Continue White House officials say Obama has been working to pivot or 'rebalance' policy toward Asia since he took office, because of the region’s strategic and growing economic importance More   US Jets Hit IS Camp in Libya, Target 'Likely Killed' US warplanes attack Islamic State training camp in western Libya Friday, near border with Tunisia, hitting their main target and killing dozens of terrorist recruits More   Public Pays Respects to High Court's Scalia Late justice will lie in repose in Great Hall of Supreme Court until 8 p.m. EST More   Ugandan Capital Tense After Besigye Arrest Protesters threw stones and blocked roads in Kampala, police responded with teargas; partial election results show Besigye trailing President Museveni More   UN Official Warns of South Sudan Fragmenting UN Assistant Secretary-General Simonovic says rhetoric about reconciliation has overshadowed unabated deadly violence More   US Voters Heading to Caucus, Primary Sites Saturday Polling in South Carolina and Nevada expected to further clarify races in Democratic and Republican fields for nominations in presidential election More   Bomb Attacks in Turkey Fuel Erdogan’s Offensive Against Kurds Bombings in Turkey are escalating conflict between Ankara and Kurdish separatists, as well as raising new questions of whom US is supporting in Syrian conflict More   Tribunal Ends Appeals Hearing for Ex-Khmer Rouge Leaders Court wraps up three days of hearings for former regime leaders Nuon Chea and Khieu Samphan, who were found guilty of atrocity crimes More   Pakistan Probes Attack on Indian Air Base New Delhi alleges gunmen with Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammad militant group staged January 2 cross-border raid on its northern Pathankot air base More   Apple Pay Launches in China Apple becomes major player in China’s massive mobile payment market and challenges two major local brands, Alipay of Alibaba and WeChat Wallet More   1 in 3 Americans Not Getting Enough Sleep: Study Sleep habits among Americans vary by geography, race, ethnicity, marital status and employment, the CDC found More   Iranian Rockers Face Jail Time, Possible Execution for Blasphemy Two members of heavy metal band Confess face up to six years in prison, according to Loudwire.com More   'To Kill a Mockingbird' Author Harper Lee Dies Harper Lee, author of Pulitzer Prize-winning book that became standard reading for millions of people, died Friday at age 89 in hometown of Monroeville, Alabama More

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