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Africa: Former Zimbabwe Finance Minister Discusses Possible Role in Run-off Vote
 | Zimbabwe's electoral commission says the run-off between President Robert Mugabe and challenger Morgan Tsvangirai of the Movement for Democratic Change... |
Monday, May 12, 2008 12:07 AM
Africa: Unity Within South Africa’s Ruling Party Questioned
Some Supporters of South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC) party are urging more dialogue to heal the party from...
Sunday, May 11, 2008 10:09 PM
Africa: Former Zambian President Chiluba’s Graft Trial Begins Monday
Zambia's former President Frederick Chiluba is expected to testify today (Monday) to answer charges he stole over $500,000 from state...
Sunday, May 11, 2008 10:07 PM
Africa: Real Concern About The Prospect Of A Major Emergency
Somalia has been without a central government for more than 17 years and, reportedly, for the past several months, the...
Sunday, May 11, 2008 5:08 PM
Africa: Zimbabwe Likely to Delay Presidential Run-Off
 | Zimbabwe's electoral commission says the run-off between President Robert Mugabe and challenger Morgan Tsvangirai will not be held within two... |
Sunday, May 11, 2008 5:07 PM
Africa: UN Says People Smuggling Across Gulf of Aden Doubles, Deaths Go Down
 | The U.N. refugee agency reports the number of people arriving on the coast of Yemen after being smuggled across the... |
Sunday, May 11, 2008 4:09 PM
Africa: Nigerian Film Industry Thrives
 | Nigeria's film industry was in the spotlight at the just concluded Zuma Film Festival in Abuja. The Nigerian film industry... |
Sunday, May 11, 2008 3:07 PM
Africa: Sudan Imposes Curfew to Hunt for Darfur Rebels in Capital; Cuts Diplomatic Ties to Chad
 | Sudanese officials are urging residents in the capital of Khartoum to remain indoors as security forces search for Darfur rebels... |
Sunday, May 11, 2008 11:06 AM
Africa: Sudan's Army Clashes with Darfur Rebels Outside Capital
Sudanese authorities say Darfur rebels have clashed with government forces in the northern outskirts of the capital, Khartoum.Authorities and witnesses...
Saturday, May 10, 2008 5:08 PM
Africa: Tsvangirai Says He Will Face Mugabe In Run-off
Zimbabwe's opposition Movement for Democratic Change leader Morgan Tsvangirai on Saturday announced he would participate in the presidential run-off. Earlier...
Saturday, May 10, 2008 5:06 PM
Africa: China Says 3 Abducted Workers Freed in Nigeria
China's Foreign Ministry says three Chinese construction workers kidnapped earlier this week in southern Nigeria have been released.A brief statement...
Saturday, May 10, 2008 3:07 PM
Africa: Egypt Begins Limited Reopening of Gaza Border Crossing
 | Palestinian security force officers, left, stand on one side of a fence as Palestinians waiting to cross into Egypt gather... |
Saturday, May 10, 2008 1:06 PM
Africa: Zimbabwe Opposition Leader to Take Part in Runoff Against Mugabe
 | Morgan Tsvangirai during news conference in Pretoria, 10 May 2008Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai says he will take part in... |
Saturday, May 10, 2008 10:06 AM
Africa: Record High Prices for Petroleum Fueling Boom in S. Africa
 | Record prices for petroleum are fueling a boom in Africa's oil industries. They now provide nearly one-third of the oil imported... |
Saturday, May 10, 2008 12:09 AM
Africa: Millions in Recovered Assets to Fund Zambian Hospitals
The Zambian government says assets recovered by a special anti-corruption task force will be used to improve hospitals across the...
Saturday, May 10, 2008 12:08 AM
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Africa: Somali Peace Talks to Open in Djibouti
Somali government officials are set to hold peace talks in Djibouti Saturday with opposition leaders, including exiled Islamist figures. U.N....
Friday, May 9, 2008 11:06 PM
Africa: South Africa's Mbeki Meets Mugabe, But Cold-Shouldered By Opposition
South African President Thabo Mbeki met for four hours on Friday with Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe in what sources described...
Friday, May 9, 2008 7:08 PM
Africa: Zimbabwe Union Officials Seek High Court Release; Editor, Lawyer Freed
Lawyers representing Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions President Lovemore Matombo and Secretary General Wellington Chibebe on Friday filed an urgent...
Friday, May 9, 2008 7:06 PM
Africa: Some Zimbabwe Opposition Activists Fighting Back In Zanu PF Violence
U.S. Ambassador to Zimbabwe James McGee, in company with envoys from Angola, Britain, Spain and Sweden, on Friday visited victims...
Friday, May 9, 2008 6:06 PM
Africa: Zimbabwe Opposition Leader to Announce Decision on Election Runoff Saturday
 | Morgan Tsvangirai Zimbabwean presidential challenger Morgan Tsvangirai plans to announce on Saturday whether he will take part in a runoff... |
Friday, May 9, 2008 4:07 PM
Africa: Nigerian President Under Pressure to Probe Predecessor
 | Groups in Nigeria are intensifying pressure on President Umaru Yar'Adua to open a criminal investigation into alleged corrupt deals under... |
Friday, May 9, 2008 3:06 PM
Africa: Detentions, Violence And Tensions Escalate In Zimbabwe
 | The Zimbabwe Association of Doctors for Human Rights says the number of people it has treated as a result of... |
Friday, May 9, 2008 2:08 PM
Africa: Niger Delta Leader Faults Proposed Peace Summit
Uncertainty surrounds a proposed peace summit for Nigeria's Niger Delta. The region's main militant group, the Movement for the Emancipation...
Friday, May 9, 2008 2:06 PM
Africa: WFP Coordinator Ambushed, Killed in Kenya
The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) says the head of its office in northwest Kenya has been ambushed and...
Friday, May 9, 2008 1:09 PM
Africa: Oil Prices Still Soaring, Hit Record: $126 A Barrel
 | A motorist fuels up as gas prices hover well above the $4-a-gallon mark in Half Moon Bay, California, 08 May... |
Friday, May 9, 2008 1:09 PM
Africa: Three Chinese Workers Kidnapped in Nigeria
Chinese officials say unidentified attackers have kidnapped three Chinese workers in southern Nigeria.A Foreign Ministry spokesman, Qin Gang, says the...
Friday, May 9, 2008 1:07 PM
Africa: NYU Medical Student Helps Create Africa's first Medical Network in Ghana
 | Linking physicians to a single network has profound implications for a country's health care system. With that in mind, Brian... |
Friday, May 9, 2008 12:07 PM
Africa: Several Dead Following Insurgent Raid on Mogadishu Police Station
Somali officials say at least two policemen are dead following a late-night raid by insurgents on a southern Mogadishu police...
Friday, May 9, 2008 11:09 AM
Africa: UN Official Tells Somalis: You will Not Be Neglected nor Forgotten
 | SOMALIA / OPEN LETTER -- The worsening crisis in Somalia has prompted the interim UN resident & humanitarian coordinator to... |
Friday, May 9, 2008 11:07 AM
Africa: South Africa's Mbeki Arrives in Zimbabwe to Mediate Crisis
 | Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe (R) and his South African counterpart, Thabo Mbeki, in Harare, 09 May 2008South African President Thabo... |
Friday, May 9, 2008 9:06 AM
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EU cracks door for Serbia in advance of vote
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Karzai had warning of assassination plan, official says
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Bush administration pushes nuclear pact with
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Tue Apr 29, 2008 3:29pm EDT | | Share | | [] [] By Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Bush administration hopes to send a pact on civilian nuclear cooperation with Russia to Congress in...
Tuesday, April 29, 2008 4:18:13.468 PM
More than 30 killed in street battles as US troops face intense urban combat
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Trial Opens for Hussein Aide; 28 Dead in Sadr City
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Tariq Aziz went on trial in Baghdad as heavy fighting erupted between U.S. soldiers and gunmen in Sadr City. Register for NYTimes.com. • Breaking news and award winning multimedia • New York Times newspaper articles • Arts...
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Russia troop increase in Abkhazia "not wise"
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Tue Apr 29, 2008 2:39pm EDT | | Share | | [] [] LUXEMBOURG, April 29 (Reuters) - Russia's move to send extra peacekeepers to the breakaway Georgian region of Abkhazia risks adding to tensions...
Tuesday, April 29, 2008 3:48:17.000 PM
East Timor Rebel Leader Surrenders
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A leader of a rebel group blamed for an attempted assassination of East Timor's president has surrendered. Marianne Kearney reports for VOA from Jakarta where Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao confirmed the rebel's surrender. Gastao Salsinha...
Tuesday, April 29, 2008 3:48:18.031 PM
Check of votes in Zimbabwe election is postponed
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Serbia inches closer to the EU
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div#related-article-links p a, div#related-article-links p a:visited { color:#06c; } Serbia took a symbolic step towards joining the EU by signing an agreement on closer cooperation today as Britain announced it would send 600 troops to help to keep order in the...
Tuesday, April 29, 2008 3:33:27.140 PM
New Gaza tragedy threatens Cairo truce talks
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Palestinian officials met in Egypt Tuesday to hammer out possible terms for a six-month truce between the Islamist militants and Israel. By | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor from the April 30, 2008...
Tuesday, April 29, 2008 3:33:31.843 PM
Calls for Labour's Kate Hoey to resign over Boris Johnson support
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Labour MPs have called for Kate Hoey, the former sports minister, to be expelled from the party after she agreed to work for Boris Johnson. The Conservative candidate for London mayor invited Miss...
Tuesday, April 29, 2008 2:48:24.312 PM
Zahar: We have 200,000 suicide bombers
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Tuesday, April 29, 2008 2:48:27.437 PM
Bush Discusses Report on Syria Strike
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The president called the release an effort to send a message to Iran, Syria and others about nuclear proliferation. Register for NYTimes.com. • Breaking news and award winning multimedia • New York Times newspaper articles...
Tuesday, April 29, 2008 2:48:28.250 PM
DNA Tests Proves Austrian Fathered Daughter’s Children
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Investigators continued their inquiries into Josef Fritzl, but the head of the criminal investigations unit in Lower Austria, Franz Polzer, called the DNA tests “decisive evidence.” Register for NYTimes.com. • Breaking news...
Tuesday, April 29, 2008 2:48:29.062 PM
Russia sends more troops to Georgia conflict
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Tue Apr 29, 2008 11:13pm IST | | Share | [] [] By Christian Lowe MOSCOW (Reuters) - Georgia accused Russia of fanning conflict on Tuesday after Moscow sent extra peacekeeping troops to Georgia's breakaway Abkhazia...
Tuesday, April 29, 2008 2:33:12.218 PM
Trial Opens for Hussein Aide; 28 Dead in Sadr City
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Tariq Aziz went on trial in Baghdad as heavy fighting erupted between U.S. soldiers and gunmen in Sadr City. Register for NYTimes.com. • Breaking news and award winning multimedia • New York Times newspaper articles • Arts...
Tuesday, April 29, 2008 2:33:15.109 PM
More British troops off to Kosovo
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Tuesday, April 29, 2008 2:18:09.687 PM
Gas pipeline with Iran, Pakistan possible: India
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29 Apr 2008, 2256 hrs IST,PTI NEW DELHI: India has said the gas pipeline with Iran and Pakistan is a "doable" project though a "lot of work" needs to be done to ensure that it is commercially viable, secure...
Tuesday, April 29, 2008 2:18:15.859 PM
Suicide Bombing Kills at Least 18 in Afghanistan
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