Today’s VOA60 World

Afghanistan: President Karzai raises possibility of early elections so Afghans don’t go to the polls at the same time foreign troops pull out.
Mali: Parliament speaker Dioncounda Traore becomes interim president after taking the oath of office.
China: At least 24 people are dead after a collision between bus and truck hauling sand.
US: At meeting of G-8 foreign ministers in Washington, Secretary of State Clinton stresses need to resolve security concerns about Syria, Iran and North Korea.
Japan/South Korea: Military forces of both countries are on alert for a North Korean rocket launch that Pyongyang says will carry a weather satellite into space.

Posted Apr 12, 12 #Afghanistan #Mali #China #USA #Japan #South Korea #North Korea