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Spotlight on religious divide in Nigeria Print E-mail
Tuesday, 02 December 2008
Jos - Nigeria's religious faultline was in the spotlight on Tuesday after sectarian riots in the central city of Jos, nestled between the Muslim north and the Christian south, claimed hundreds of live...
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Cricketers mark World AIDS Day Print E-mail
Tuesday, 02 December 2008
Dubai, Dec.2 : Some of world cricket's biggest names, including South Africa's Graeme Smith, Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara, Australia's Nathan Bracken and Brit Indian woman crickter Isa Guha on Monday used the occasion of World AIDS Day to urge continued support and awareness for the ICC's role in raising awareness of the issue of HIV/AIDS.
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UN rights body condemns abuses in DR Congo Print E-mail
Tuesday, 02 December 2008
The UN Human Rights Council on Monday condemned the acts of violence and human rights abuses in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) and urged all concerned parties to immediate...
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Oil slumps 3 pct to 3- year low on econ worry Print E-mail
Tuesday, 02 December 2008
+ ] * Oil falls more than $1 to 3- yr low below $48 * Pressure mounts as Nikkei tumbles, risk aversion grows * U.S. crude stocks likely rose for third time last week (Recasts with fresh low, upd...
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U.S. in recession as Europe backs hikes Print E-mail
Tuesday, 02 December 2008
+ ] By Emily Kaiser WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. economy has been in a recession for a year, the nation's business cycle arbiter declared on Monday, while European leaders vowed to step up publi...
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Ten wounded in train bomb blast in India Assam state Print E-mail
Tuesday, 02 December 2008
+ ] GUWAHATI, India (Reuters) - At least 10 people were wounded after a bomb ripped through a passenger coach of a train in India's troubled state of Assam, officials said on Tuesday. "So far we ha...
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Soldiers go on rampage in Zimbabwe capital Print E-mail
Tuesday, 02 December 2008
Johannesburg/Mobs of uniformed but unarmed soldiers followed by hundreds of civilians went on the rampage in Harare late Monday in the first serious unrest in Zimbabwe in a decade.
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Can Washington ’save Darfur’ Print E-mail
Sunday, 30 November 2008
, and commentators regularly fill op-ed ledgers around the country with righteous, indignant calls for the West to act to end the suffering. Yet for all the rhetorical attention and concern afforde...
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Western Sahara’s struggle for self-determination Print E-mail
Sunday, 30 November 2008
In October, a three-member delegation of Australian unionists visited the Western Saharawi refugee camps in the Hamada desert, South West Algeria. Western Sahara has been illegally occupied by Morocco...
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Hundreds killed in religious clashes in Nigeria Print E-mail
Sunday, 30 November 2008
JOS, Nigeria -- More than 200 people have been killed in two days of clashes between Christians and Muslims in central Nigeria, the Red Cross said on Saturday, the worst unrest in the country for year...
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TOPEX and SS Telecoms present at Nashua Mobile Annual Conference in South Africa Print E-mail
Sunday, 30 November 2008
Between 19th and 23rd of November, in Sun City, TOPEX and its South African joint-venture partner, SS Telecoms joined the strategic partner conference of Nashua Mobile.
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Nigeria toll over 300 Print E-mail
Sunday, 30 November 2008
Mobs have burned homes, churches and mosques in a second day of riots and the death toll rose to more than 300 in the worst sectarian violence in Africa's most populous nation in years. Sheikh Khal...
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Zimbabwe asbestos mines face closure Print E-mail
Sunday, 30 November 2008
HARARE, Nov. 30 (Xinhua) -- Zimbabwe asbestos mines are facing closure as South Africa, one of the major importers of the products, has reportedly banned the use of asbestos materials, The Sunday Mail...
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Congo rebel chief says "war" if no talks with govt Print E-mail
Sunday, 30 November 2008
+ ] By Hereward Holland JOMBA, Congo (Reuters) - Congolese Tutsi rebel leader General Laurent Nkunda threatened war on Saturday unless Congo's government entered a new round of talks with him. Nku...
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Ethiopia Pours in Troops Ahead of Pullout Print E-mail
Sunday, 30 November 2008
The Ethiopian army has poured hundreds of additional troops into southern Somalia, a day after the Ethiopian government formally announced plans to withdraw by December.
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S. Africa urges compromise to reach UN aid accord Print E-mail
Sunday, 30 November 2008
+ ] DOHA (Reuters) - South Africa urged rich states and developing countries to reach a compromise on a draft document at a UN aid summit on Saturday, as the two sides squared off over reforming the...
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Islamic Courts Reject Power-Sharing Deal Print E-mail
Sunday, 30 November 2008
The spokesman for Somalia' s Islamic Courts Union (ICU) has rejected a power-sharing deal signed between the country' s Transitional Federal Government (TFG) and the opposition faction, Alliance for t...
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Mugabe blames sanctions for Zimbabwe woes Print E-mail
Sunday, 30 November 2008
+ ] DOHA (Reuters) - Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe on Saturday blamed foreign governments for bringing his country to the verge of financial ruin through their efforts to end his rule. Speakin...
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Sudan politicians claim stake in Obama heritage Print E-mail
Sunday, 30 November 2008
+ ] By Andrew Heavens KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudanese politicians claimed Barack Obama as one of their own on Saturday as they belatedly celebrated his election as U.S. president, hailing his family ...
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Cholera cases up in Zimbabwe Print E-mail
Sunday, 30 November 2008
HARARE: The Zimbabwean capital is offering free graves for victims of a cholera outbreak sweeping the southern African state, which a United Nations agency says is only the tip of a health crisis.
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