|  |  |  | | | | | Voice of America | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  Spears Could Join X Factor Although unconfirmed by FOX-TV, many media outlets are reporting that Britney Spears has signed a $15-million contract to judge the second season of America's X Factor . Last year's inaugural X Factor show included judges Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul and Nicole Scherzinger. After the show ended, Paula, Nicole and host Steve Jones were all let go. Rumors continue to circulate that Miley Cyrus and Demi Lovato are being considered for a judge's ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  South Korean officials say Burma has agreed to comply with U.N. resolutions aimed at ending North Korea's nuclear and missile programs. The move was announced Tuesday by a spokesperson for South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, who is finishing up his landmark two-day visit to Burma. President Thein Sein acknowledged during meetings with Mr. Lee that Burma has made past deals with North Korea for conventional weapons. But he denied any nuclear connections with Pyongyang, an ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | BANGKOK -- Burma has promised visiting South Korean President Lee Myung-bak it will no longer buy weapons from North Korea. During his historic visit, Lee also met with opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and expressed confidence that Burma's reform process could follow in South Korea's footsteps. On Tuesday, South Korea's presidential Blue House issued a statement confirming Burmese President Thein Sein's promise to comply with U.N. resolutions aimed at ending North Korea's nuclear ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  SYDNEY - China has criticized Australia's plans to increase the number of U.S. military personnel stationed in the Northern Territory. Australia is hosting the troops as part of the Obama administration's strategic shift toward the Asia-Pacific. Beijing says Canberra is revisiting Cold War alliances as Australian Foreign Minister Bob Carr makes his first visit to China. Canberra has insisted that China has nothing to fear over the presence of 2,500 U.S. Marines in ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  Iran and the U.N. nuclear agency have begun their second day of talks in Vienna, with Iran's envoy saying the discussions so far have been "good." Before going into Tuesday's meeting with negotiators from the International Atomic Energy Agency , Iran's Ali Asghar Soltanieh told reporters the atmosphere of the talks had been "very constructive." On Monday, the U.N. nuclear agency again urged Iran to give it access to the sites, people and documents it ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Iran and the U.N. nuclear agency have ended two days of talks in Vienna with an agreement to meet again next week to discuss international concerns about Iran's controversial nuclear program. The chief U.N. and Iranian negotiators said Tuesday the two sides will hold another meeting in the Austrian capital on Monday. International Atomic Energy Agency chief inspector Herman Nackaerts said he had a "good exchange of views" with Iranian officials during discussions whose ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  NAIROBI - European Union naval forces say they have destroyed pirate skiffs on Somalia's coast, in their first-ever on-shore operation. Somalia's Transitional Federal Government says it welcomes the EU's efforts, but is concerned about the risk to civilians. The naval forces targeted pirate boats lined up along the shoreline near the town of Haradhere in Somalia's Galmudug region, a major center of pirate activity. Lieutenant Commander Jacqueline Sherriff, ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | The European Union's anti-piracy naval force has carried out its first air attacks against a pirate base on the Somali coast. EU NAVFOR said in a statement Tuesday that initial reports show no Somalis were injured in what was described as the "focused, precise and proportionate" attack against "known pirate supplies" on the Somali shoreline. The exact location of the strike or nature of the target was not provided. The airstrike is the first by the EU naval ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  Palestinians and Arab Israelis are commemorating "Nakba" day to mark the exodus of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians after the state of Israel was established in 1948. Palestinians observe "Nakba", which means "catastrophe," with demonstrations every year on May 15, the day after the anniversary of Israel's creation. Israel uses the Hebrew calendar and therefore celebrated its 64th anniversary on April 26 this year. More than 700,000 Palestinians ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  Francois Hollande has been sworn in as the new president of France. Hollande assumed office Tuesday morning during a modest ceremony at the Elysee Palace in Paris. The new president was greeted at the Elysee hours before his swearing-in by outgoing president Nicolas Sarkozy, who Hollande defeated early last month. Hollande is the first Socialist to become French president since Francois Mitterrand left office in 1995. During his nationally televised inaugural speech, ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  PARIS - Francois Hollande became France's first Socialist president in nearly two decades Tuesday, just over a week after he beat conservative incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy. Hollande's first challenge comes hours after his swearing-in ceremony, when he heads to Berlin for talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Wearing a dark suit and blue tie, Francois Hollande was sworn in as France's president at the Elysee Palace in downtown Paris. Later, a sodden President ... | | | | | | | | | |  | |  | |  |
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