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76. Colombia's Santos, Rival to Meet With Pope, Discuss FARC Deal December 16, 2016 Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos and right-wing opposition leader Alvaro Uribe will meet with Pope Francis at the Vatican on Friday, in a bid to build consensus on a peace deal with the Andean country's Marxist FARC rebels, the government said. Uribe, a former president and current senator, has been the deal's harshest critic, arguing penalties for human rights violations by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) rebels are not stiff enough. "The...... (read more) Author: webdesk@voanews.com (Reuters)

77. In Stalin's Native Georgia, Soviet Dictator Still Revered by Some December 16, 2016 In Nazi Stefanishvili's family home in Gori, posters, paintings and books fill a tiny room dedicated to the Georgian city's most famous son, Soviet dictator Josef Stalin. Although Stalin's rule was marked by mass repression, labor camps and famine, Stefanishvili, 73, a retired economist, says she has admired him since her childhood and over the years has filled a room in her daughter's house with memorabilia. Among dozens of items on display are paintings, photographs...... (read more) Author: webdesk@voanews.com (Reuters)

78. After 28-Year-Journey, Scorsese's Faith Movie 'Silence' Arrives December 16, 2016 After 28 years of false starts, director Martin Scorsese has finally brought a passion project about faith and religion to the big screen with “Silence.” Based on the acclaimed 1966 novel of the same name by late Japanese writer Shusaku Endo, the drama tells the story of two Portuguese Jesuit missionaries, played by Adam Driver and Andrew Garfield, who travel to Japan in the 17th century to search for their missing mentor, portrayed by Liam Neeson. There, in an era when Christians were...(read more) Author: webdesk@voanews.com (Reuters)

79. Obama: ‘We Will’ Take Action Against Government That Meddled in US Election December 16, 2016 U.S. President Barack Obama says the United States will take action against Russia or any other foreign government that tries to meddle in U.S. elections. “I think there is no doubt that when any foreign government tries to impact the integrity of our elections ... we need to take action. And we will,” the president told National Public Radio in an interview to be broadcast Friday morning. “Some of it may be explicit and publicized, some of it may not be,” he said. The CIA has...(read more) Author: webdesk@voanews.com (Ken Schwartz)

80. Sharif Aide: Pakistan Open to Trump Offer to Resolve India Issues December 16, 2016 The Pakistan prime minister’s foreign policy aide tells VOA that Pakistan-India relations are “passing through a difficult phase” and that Islamabad would be open to offers of assistance regarding talks with New Delhi, including from the incoming Trump administration. Late last month, President-elect Donald Trump and Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif held an unusually frank conversation that included the incoming U.S. leader telling Sharif he would be willing to help Pakistan resolve...(read more) Author: webdesk@voanews.com (VOA News)

81. Trump Picks Israel Ambassador, Eyes Embassy in Jerusalem December 16, 2016 President-elect Donald Trump announced Thursday that he will nominate attorney David Friedman as U.S. ambassador to Israel, selecting an envoy who supports Israeli settlements and other changes to U.S. policies in the region. Friedman said he looked forward to carrying out his duties from “the U.S. embassy in Israel’s eternal capital, Jerusalem,” even though the embassy is in Tel Aviv. Trump, like some of his predecessors, has vowed to move the American embassy to Jerusalem, a politically...(read more) Author: webdesk@voanews.com (Associated Press)

82. A Mission Where Failure is not an Option December 16, 2016 One of the hallmarks of American democracy is a peaceful transition of power from an outgoing president to his successor. Years of planning guide the task of transforming the District of Columbia. Military leaders plan for the big day with a giant map at the DC Armory. Arash Arabasadi reports.... (read more) Author: VOA News

83. Holiday Movies Offer Music, Romance, Star Wars December 16, 2016 This holiday season has a lot of offerings for moviegoers, who may feel like a film full of special effects, nods to Hollywood classics, A-list actors, action and of course, romance. This list includes some of the bigger, bolder, glitzier productions in theaters now. VOA's Penelope Poulou has more.... (read more) Author: VOA News

84. Evacuation of Rebel-Held Aleppo to Take Several Days December 16, 2016 Several thousand people have been evacuated from an enclave in the Syrian city of Aleppo. Humanitarian groups say the full evacuation of civilians, and rebels and their families could take days. U.S. and European officials have condemned the massacre of civilians at the hand of government forces in their effort to regain full control of the city. Zlatica Hoke reports.... (read more) Author: VOA News

85. Catholic Church Attempts to Mediate DRC Political Crisis December 16, 2016 The Roman Catholic Church is mediating last-ditch talks in the Democratic Republic of Congo to try to resolve political tensions over delayed elections. President Joseph Kabila's elected mandate ends Monday, but much of the opposition has rejected plans for Kabila to stay in office until polls are held in 2018. From Kinshasa, Emilie Iob reports.... (read more) Author: VOA News

86. Khmer Class Helps Cambodian-Americans Get in Touch With Roots December 16, 2016 Immigrants often struggle to assimilate while retaining the culture of their homeland. Cambodian-Americans fled the Khmer Rouge regime 40 years ago and many settled in Long Beach, California. Now many Cambodian-Americans are trying to reconnect with their roots through language class. VOA's Elizabeth Lee explains.... (read more) Author: VOA News

87. Confusing US Electoral Process Continues to Raise Questions December 16, 2016 American voters had their say more than a month ago. But in terms of the U.S. Constitution, the president is still to be chosen. That is because of a system dreamed up by the founders of the United States, who never trusted the public to make a wise decision. VOA's Carolyn Presutti explains.... (read more) Author: VOA News

88. Khmer Class Helps Cambodian-Americans Get in Touch With Roots December 16, 2016 Refugees from the genocide in Cambodia lost their country when they fled the Khmer Rouge regime 40 years ago. Now settled in the U.S., many Cambodian-Americans are afraid of also losing their culture. “When I was growing up I had the same questions of identity that most immigrant children have: ‘Who am I? What am I? Am I Cambodian? Am I American? What am I?’” asked Nielson Sophann Hul, who left Cambodia when he was a baby. The answer to these questions of identity for Hul was learning...... (read more) Author: webdesk@voanews.com (Elizabeth Lee)

89. Anti-Trump Electoral College Revolt Faces Steep Odds December 16, 2016 It’s been over a month since Donald Trump pulled off an upset victory over Hillary Clinton, bringing an end to one of the most contentious presidential campaigns in U.S. history. Or so you thought. In reality, the result won’t be official until Monday, when the 538 members of the Electoral College meet at statehouses across the country to cast their votes — the ones that actually decide who is the next president. The Electoral College serves as a formality and usually receives...... (read more) Author: webdesk@voanews.com (William Gallo)

90. Trump Continues ‘Thank You’ Tour, Slams Obama Spokesman December 16, 2016 U.S. President-elect Donald Trump delivered another installment in his “thank you” tour Thursday to states that helped him cinch the presidential election, and used the occasion to slam Barack Obama’s top spokesman. At a rally in Hershey, Pennsylvania, Trump criticized President Obama’s press secretary, Josh Earnest, who has been skeptical about some of Trump’s positions in his daily briefings. “This foolish guy, Josh Earnest, I don’t know if he’s talking to President Obama. You know...(read more) Author: webdesk@voanews.com (VOA News)

91. Philippine VP to Contest Duterte’s Deadly Anti-Drug Campaign December 16, 2016 The stormy resignation of the Philippine vice president from her country’s Cabinet will allow her to mount more opposition to the deadly, internationally controversial anti-drug campaign of President Rodrigo Duterte, though her voice is not expected to change policy. Vice President Leni Robredo quit the Cabinet post of housing secretary this month after Duterte asked her to stop attending meetings, according to reports and photos of a text message in local media. She has been critical of...(read more) Author: webdesk@voanews.com (Ralph Jennings)

92. Fake News Roils Indonesian Politics December 16, 2016 Last month, the leader of a hard-line Muslim group, the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI), was hospitalized after being beaten up by the Indonesian military at his own headquarters. Actually, nothing of the sort happened. But thousands of Indonesians still think it did, thanks to an enormously popular fake news story that circulated ahead of a mass protest in Jakarta December 2.  Several websites alleged that FPI leader Habib Rizieq, who helped organize the protest against Jakarta’s...(read more) Author: webdesk@voanews.com (Krithika Varagur)

93. Kremlin Denies Report Putin was Involved in DNC Hacks December 15, 2016 The Kremlin has denied a report that Russian President Vladimir Putin personally directed how hacked data from U.S. Democrats was used during the U.S. presidential election. NBC News on Wednesday quoted U.S. intelligence officials as saying that Putin "became personally involved in the covert Russian campaign."   Asked about the report, Putin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Thursday dismissed it as "laughable nonsense."   Russia, blamed by the CIA for helping...... (read more) Author: webdesk@voanews.com (Associated Press)

94. After Years in Germany, 34 Afghan Asylum Seekers Deported December 15, 2016 A group of 34 Afghan asylum seekers returned home Thursday after being deported from Germany the day before, an official said, a move that was made possible after a recent Afghan-Germany deal to stem the influx into the European country.  The plane carrying the deportees — all young men without families — landed in Kabul around 5 a.m., said the Kabul airport chief of police, Mohammad Asif Jabarkhil.  Many of the deportees expressed disappointment, saying they had lived and...... (read more) Author: webdesk@voanews.com (Associated Press)

95. France Invites Cyber Agency to Help Protect Election December 15, 2016 French security officials, sobered by the destabilizing effect that computer hacking and email leaks had on the U.S. election, have taken the unprecedented step of allowing government cyber-snoops to share their expertise with political parties. The goal is to help France’s Socialists, conservatives, and other parties defend themselves from electronic attacks during the country’s 2017 presidential and parliamentary elections. France’s democratic process also is at risk from the...(read more) Author: webdesk@voanews.com (Associated Press)

96. After Six Months in Office, Duterte Opinion Rating High December 15, 2016 Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte retained a “very good” opinion-poll rating after six months in office marked by surging deaths in his war on drugs, but many worry that his tirades against some foreign leaders could dent the country’s image. Duterte registered a net satisfaction rating of 63 percent, just lower than the 64 percent he got in September, the Social Weather Stations agency said in a statement Thursday. “We are ... grateful to the Filipino people for giving the...(read more) Author: webdesk@voanews.com (Reuters)

97. Post-Impeachment South Korean Presidential Race Begins December 15, 2016 A major South Korean opposition leader declared his intention to run for president on Thursday, if Park Geun-hye’s impeachment is upheld in court, and promised to modify some of her hard-line policies on North Korea. Speaking to journalists at the Seoul Foreign Correspondents Club, Moon Jae-in, a leader of the Democratic Party, South Korea’s leading opposition party, said it would be his “great honor” to run as a candidate in the next presidential election. The 63-year-old progressive...(read more) Author: webdesk@voanews.com (Brian Padden)

98. Austria Takes Step to Buy, Overhaul Hitler’s Birthplace December 15, 2016 Austria's lower house of parliament has approved the compulsory purchase of the building Hitler was born in, a step towards changing the site beyond recognition to reduce its appeal as a pilgrimage site for neo-Nazis. The text approved late Wednesday did not specify what form the planned overhaul of the building will take, which some deputies who voted against the bill cited as their reason for opposing it. Opponents included some members of the small, liberal Neos party, according...(read more) Author: webdesk@voanews.com (Reuters)

99. UN, ADB Upbeat Over Asia Economic Outlook December 15, 2016 United Nations’ economists are calling on Asia Pacific economies to move ahead with reforms, especially targeting widening income and wealth inequalities despite decades of economic growth. Economists with the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) said regional governments need to address growing income inequalities, which have increased markedly since the 1990s. Income inequalities are a problem Hamza Ali Malik, a UNESCAP macroeconomic policy economist,...(read more) Author: webdesk@voanews.com (Ron Corben)

100. Somalia Suicide Bomber Strikes Capital; 3 Injured  December 15, 2016 A suicide car bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near a restaurant in the Somali capital Thursday, killing himself and injuring three others, a Somali police officer said.  The attacker detonated the massive bomb after his car overturned during a high-speed chase by police near the presidential palace in Mogadishu. Only the bomber died in the blast in the heavily guarded area where there are key government institutions, said Capt. Mohamed Hussein.  The attacker’s...... (read more) Author: webdesk@voanews.com (Associated Press)

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