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Africa-israel Chief Cohen Upbeat On Future Print E-mail
Sunday, 14 March 2010
At the end of the meeting, voting cards were distributed and the results will be sent to Tel Aviv District Court Judge Varda Alshech within 48 hours. She is then expected to grant several days for obj...
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Central African Republic Official Warns Of Coup Print E-mail
Sunday, 14 March 2010
BANGUI, Central African Republic — A minister in the Central African Republic says the government has learned of a coup plot. Public Safety Minister Jules Bernard Ouande says intelligence servi...
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South Sudan's Presidential Challenger Launches Juba Campaign Print E-mail
Sunday, 14 March 2010
(Reuters) - Lam Akol, the sole challenger to south Sudan's incumbent president Salva Kiir, launched his campaign in the region's capital on Saturday, promising an end to corruption if he wins April's ...
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Sheikha Lubna Praises Trade Relations With Africa And Indian Ocean Print E-mail
Sunday, 14 March 2010
Mar 14, 2010 - 03:02 - WAM Abu Dhabi, March 14th, 2010 (WAM) -- HH Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi, Minister of Foreign Trade has praised trade relations with Africa and the Indian Ocean and vowed to further ...
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Nigeria Vows To Tackle Violence<img Src='/media/icons/typeicon.1.gif'... Print E-mail
Sunday, 14 March 2010
Nigerian authorities have arrested nearly a 100 people in connection with the attack. In January, hundreds of people, mainly Muslims, were killed in similar clashes in the region. David Zounmenou, a...
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Somali State 'ineffecient' And 'corrupt' Print E-mail
Sunday, 14 March 2010
Nairobi - Despite international assistance the Somali government's military forces are ineffective and corrupt, and it remains dependent on foreign troops for survival, a UN group concluded in a repor...
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Luxurious Granite Draws Envy In Zimbabwe Print E-mail
Sunday, 14 March 2010
By Fanuel Jongwe Mutoko, Zimbabwe - Giant yellow loaders whine as they struggle to lift freshly cut blocks of black granite, their massive tyres sometimes rolling backwards as the vehicles grapple ...
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Maliki Has Shaky Lead In Iraq Vote Count Print E-mail
Sunday, 14 March 2010
Prime Minister Nouri Maliki's alliance is ahead in Baghdad and four southern provinces, with a small portion of the vote counted. Official results of the parliamentary elections may take a month.
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Security Council Extends Un Force For Two Months, As Talks With Chad Continuecontinue Print E-mail
Sunday, 14 March 2010
The UN Security Council on Friday extended the mandate of the UN peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic and Chad until May 15, with the discussions still going on about the future of the...
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South Africa's 2009 Gold Output Falls 5.8% Print E-mail
Sunday, 14 March 2010
(MENAFN) A report issued by Johannesburg-based Chamber of Mines showed that gold production in South Africa fell 5.8 percent in 2009 from a year earlier, making the nation the world's fourth-biggest p...
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Campaign Against Death Penalty For Gays Print E-mail
Sunday, 14 March 2010
Hundreds of anti-AIDS campaigners on March 1 urged Ugandan lawmakers to reject a proposed anti-gay law calling for tough penalties against homosexuality, including the death penalty, AFP said that day...
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Financing Climate-change Fight Print E-mail
Sunday, 14 March 2010
Franklin D. Roosevelt’s fight with the Supreme Court makes clear just how much President Obama stands to lose in any such protracted struggle.
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S. Africa's World Cup Stadium Shines Amid Inequality Print E-mail
Sunday, 14 March 2010
Come June, soccer's World Cup will be hosted by South Africa. Though only four of the 64 games are to be played here in Nelspruit, a $137 million stadium was built for the occasion.
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French Navy Hands Over Suspected Pirates To Somalia Print E-mail
Sunday, 14 March 2010
BOSSASO: French navy officers handed over 22 suspected Somali pirates to semi-autonomous Puntland's authorities and they will be arraigned in local courts, officials said yesterday.
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African-americans Have Highest Stroke Rate, Southerners More Likely To Die, Study Finds Print E-mail
Sunday, 14 March 2010
— African-Americans age 65 and younger are more than twice as likely to have a stroke compared with Caucasians in any region, and people who have a stroke are more likely to die in the South than...
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Sunday, 14 March 2010
'," Ouande said, reading the document over Radio Centrafrica. "I can tell you that when it obtained this information, the Central African government took all necessary action," O...
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South African Charl Schwartzel, Ernie Els Share Ca Championship Lead | Golf Print E-mail
Sunday, 14 March 2010
Ernie Els drives from the tee on the 18th hole during the third round of the World Golf Championship-CA Championship at Doral Resort in Miami, Florida, on Saturday, March 13, 2010. Els is tied with fe...
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Chinese Fishing Boat, 7 Crew Hijacked Off Cameroon Print E-mail
Sunday, 14 March 2010
YAOUNDE (Reuters) - A Chinese fishing vessel with seven fishermen aboard was hijacked off the coast of Cameroon in the latest attack in the waters of West Africa's Gulf of Guinea, the Chinese embassy ...
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How To Track A Crisis Print E-mail
Sunday, 14 March 2010
Snowmageddoncleanup.com In Washington, D.C., Ushahidi partnered with the Washington Post to warn of snow-covered roads. Imagine if any Pakistani could send an anonymous text message to the authorit...
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Zuma To Act As Mediator In Zimbabwe Print E-mail
Sunday, 14 March 2010
Submit your comment President Jacob Zuma is off to Zimbabwe this coming week to mediate between the three major political parties that form the unity government as South African ministers sent out sig...
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