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April 10, 2016

From Washington, this is VOA news. I'm David Byrd reporting. Belgian prosecutors
have charged four more suspects linked to the deadly suicide bombings in Brussels
last month that killed 32 people.
Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel said his government and security forces will
continue to be vigilant even with the new arrests.
"But we all know very well that we have to stay very alert and that we have to be
very careful. That is why we are taking the needed measures. I can only repeat that
at this very moment a lot of military and police people are on the ground to maintain
our level of security."
Also Saturday, Belgium's federal prosecutor said that Paris attacks suspect
Mohamed Abrini has admitted he was the "man in the hat" seen with two suicide
bombers at Brussels airport March 22.
Abrini, a Belgian of Moroccan descent, is also suspected to be linked with the Paris
attacks. He is one of five people arrested in a series of raids Friday.
But despite multiple arrests in connection with the November 13 attacks in Paris and
the deadly Brussels bombings, Belgium's capital remains under the second highest
terror alert.
The United States and the Afghan government are calling on the Taliban to return to
peace talks.
At a joint news conference with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani in Kabul, U.S.
Secretary of State John Kerry said the Taliban's participation in the peace process
could help end the suffering of the Afghan people.
Shortly after Kerry left Kabul, there were reports of two explosions. Their sources
are not known and it's not know if anyone was injured.
The so-called Quadrilateral Coordination Group has been trying to get peace talks
moving for months.
This is VOA news.
Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders has won the Wyoming Democratic caucus, the last
nominating contest before the delegate-rich New York primary.
The win was Sanders' eighth out of the last nine nominating contests, including one
for Democrats overseas.
The Vermont senator said his recent successes show his campaign has momentum
after early losses.
"We're going to state after state, which I think has a more progressive outlook. We
have won eight out of nine last contests. We're looking forward to New York and to
other states as well."
Just 14 Democratic delegates were up for grabs in Wyoming. That's fewer than any
other state, and even Sanders' win there does little to help him close the delegate gap
with former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Clinton currently has more than half
of the 2,383 delegates needed to win the nomination.
The next primary for both the Democrats and the Republicans is April 19 in New
York.
Protesters in London Saturday called on Prime Minister David Cameron to resign

after his family's financial affairs were included in the so-called Panama Papers.
Gathered on Downing Street, where the prime minister's residence is located,
protesters held signs reading "Time to go, chum" and "Defy Tori Rule" among
others.
Speaking at his Conservative Party's spring forum earlier Saturday, Cameron said he
should have handled the scrutiny of his family's tax arrangements better and he
promised he has learned his lesson.
Cameron's admission came several days after negative media coverage and calls for
his resignation.
Greece's deputy foreign minister says the EU-Turkey repatriation program needs
some improvements but he is confident the program will be streamlined quickly.
Nikos Xydakis made the statement after a visit by ministers from France, Italy, the
Netherlands and other EU countries to a migrant reception center in Athens.
French European Affairs Minister Harlem Dsir appealed to refugees not to risk
their lives trying to come to Europe illegally. Dutch Foreign Minister Bert Koenders
said that he was relatively optimistic that the deal the EU struck with Turkey would
smooth the asylum process for migrants.
Earlier on Saturday, five migrants, four women and one child, drowned when their
boat capsized off the Greek island of Samos.
And, The Economist and Time magazine have joined the ranks of foreign news
websites blocked in mainland China.
The censorship was likely triggered by the magazines' recent cover articles critical
of Chinese President Xi Jinping.
For more on these stories, log on to our website. I'm David Byrd in Washington.
That's the latest world news from VOA.

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