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Breaking News Sun, 14 Mar 2010
Indian elephant
Doha   Elephants   Photos   Qatar   Wildlife  
 m&c 
Delegates gather in Qatar to save elephants, tuna
| Doha - Some 1,500 delegates representing 175 parties to a treaty designed to protect endangered species around the world on Saturday gathered in Qatar to discuss how best to protect wildlife. | Blue... (photo: Creative Commons / Andrew Gray)
Soldiers loyal to the ruling military junta cheer in response to comments by second in command Sekouba Konate, not pictured, at Camp Alpha Yaya Diallo, one week after junta leader Capt. Moussa Dadis Camara was shot by an aide-de-camp, in Conakry, Guinea Friday, Dec. 11, 2009.
Election   Guinea   Photos   Politics   Vote  
 The New York Times 
Guinea Interim Leader Rules Out Presidential Bid
| Filed at 6:20 a.m. ET | CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) -- Guinea's interim leader says he will not run in presidential elections planned for June in the small West African country. | Gen. Sekouba Konate also ... (photo: AP / Rebecca Blackwell)
In this Oct. 9, 2009, file photo President Barack Obama speaks about being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. In the portfolio presidential phrases none is used more often than Obama's four-word favorite, "Let me be clear", which he used to describe his surprise at receiving the prize. "Let me be clear. I do not view it as a recognition of my own accomplishments, but rather as an affirmation of American leadership on behalf of aspirations held by people in all nations, " he said.  The New York Times 
The Pulse: Obama Comes Under Fire From the City Council
| President Barack Obama was the target of sharp criticism last week from an unlikely place: his hometown’s City Council, where all members save one are fellow Democrats. Related | Times Topic: ... (photo: AP / Gerald Herbert)
Leader   Photos   Politics   US   Washington  
Afghan President Hamid Karzai speaks during a news conference at presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, April 4, 2009.  The New York Times 
Karzai Reverses on Vote Auditors
| KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan has agreed to reverse an earlier decision and allow two foreigners on a commission that will monitor coming parliamentary electi... (photo: AP / Rafiq Maqbool)
Afghanistan   Kabul   Leader   Photos   Politics  
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Woman carry plastic sheeting on their heads that they received from the World Food Programme, during the distribution of aid at a camp for displaced people, Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2008 in Bulengo near Goma in eastern Congo. Congolese soldiers fought pro-government militiamen Tuesday deep in rebel-held territory, exposing the deepening breakdown of the country's army as it flees a steady rebel advance, witnesses said United Nations
UN agency begins airlifting food aid for refugees uprooted from DR Congo
| 12 March 2010 – The United Nations today started to airlift urgent food aid for tens of thousands of people who have fled ethnic violence in the Democratic Republic of ... (photo: AP / Karel Prinsloo)
Africa   Congo   Food   Photos   UN  
Uighur women grab a police officer as they protest in front of journalists visiting the area in Urumqi, China, Tuesday, July 7, 2009. The Himalayan
US slams rights abuses in China, NKorea and Iran
| WASHINGTON: The United States accused China and Iran of increasing human rights abuses as it raised the alarm about growing anti-Semitism worldwide and discrimination o... (photo: AP / Ng Han Guan)
China   Iran   Nkorea   Photos   US  
Chocolate Business Day Online
That chocolate bar may hedge you against heart disease
…COPAL targets April for conference on cocoa health benefits | James Etegene, a father of two, is in the habit of indulging his children, both of whom are under the age... (photo: GFDL / LimoWreck)
Chocolate   Disease   Health   Photos   Science  
A nurse attends to a patient in Harare's main government hospital, as Zimbabwe's Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, not seen, visits the ward, in Harare, Zimbabwe, Friday, Feb. 27, 2009. In his first public appearance since joining the unity government, the longtime opposition leader toured Harare's main hospital Friday. Tsvangirai said about US$ 1.5 million is needed to revamp the rundown hospital. The new coalition government is faced with the world's highest official inflation rate, a hunger crisis and a cholera epidemic that has killed nearly 4,000 people since August. (AP Photo) IRINnews
ZIMBABWE: Typhoid kills five people
web | HARARE, 11 March 2010 (IRIN) - Typhoid fever has killed five people in Zimbabwe's capital, Harare, and 30 others were being treated for the bacterial disease, the c... (photo: AP)
Disease   Health   People   Photos   Zimbabwe  
The al-Fakkah oil field in southern Maysan province south of Baghdad, Iraq is seen, Sunday, Dec. 20, 2009. Joy Online
Fire officer asks government to protect oil fields
Divisional Officer 1 Anthony Donkor of the Cape Coast office of the Ghana National Fire Service, on Wednesday called on the government to provide well equipped fire stati... (photo: AP / Nabil Al-Jurani)
Agriculture   Ghana   Industry   Oil   Photos  
African National Congress (ANC) President Jacob Zuma speaks about South Africa, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2008, at the 2008 Darryl G. Behrman lecture on Africa Policy, at the Council on Foreign Relations in Washington. Joy Online
President Zuma invites President Mills for a visit
South African President Jacob Zuma has invited President John Evans Atta Mills for discussions on investments for mutual benefits. | The invitation was made in a message ... (photo: AP / Manuel Balce Ceneta)
Africa   Ghana   Photos   Politics   Southafrica  
A mother comforts her crying child in Dogo Nahwa, Nigeria, Monday, March 8, 2010. The Times
Religious leaders must unite to beat Nigeria's extremists
| Sir, The article by Ruth Gledhill and Jonathan Clayton ("500 butchered in Nigeria killing fields", Mar 9) portrays vividly the horror suffered by innocent civilians in ... (photo: AP / Jon Gambrell)
Nigeria   Photos   Religion   Society   Violence  
In this photo made available Saturday, May 9, 2009, by the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano, Pope Benedict XVI is cheered by wellwishers during his visit to the Lady of Peace Church in Amman, Jordan Friday, May 8, 2009. Zeenews
Pope denounces 'atrocious' Nigeria bloodshed
Jos (Nigeria): Pope Benedict XVI denounced the "atrocious" bloodshed in Nigeria on Wednesday after a massacre of Christian villagers, as police said 49 people would be ch... (photo: AP / L'Osservatore Romano)
Nigeria   People   Photos   Police   Pope  
Sugar - Commodity - Sweetener The Guardian
Sugar breaks 20-cent support, sets 7-month low
* Sugar down as default risk on white sugar cash deals rises * West African mid crop output forecasts weigh on cocoa (Adds trade comment, graphic, bylines, updates prices... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc)
Crop   Market   Photos   Sugar   Traders  
Politics Human Rights
- Feature: Cheapening Nkrumah's name and image
- Guinea Interim Leader Rules Out Presidential Bid
- Guinea interim leader bars himself, top government officials
- Selling off Africa's resources isn't 'developmen
Soldiers loyal to the ruling military junta cheer in response to comments by second in command Sekouba Konate, not pictured, at Camp Alpha Yaya Diallo, one week after junta leader Capt. Moussa Dadis Camara was shot by an aide-de-camp, in Conakry, Guinea Friday, Dec. 11, 2009.
Guinea Interim Leader Rules Out Presidential Bid
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- Commentary: Brazil's Lula would not make a good U.N. chi
- Playing a Game of 'Who's the Adult Here?'
- Taking Walks on the Wild Side
- Rays of Hope in Battling an Agonizing Disease
Braslia - Entrevista coletiva do presidente Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, ao chegar ao Banco do Brasil.
Commentary: Brazil's Lula would not make a good U.N. chief
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Business & Economy Energy & Industry
- 'Ghana must lead an economic emancipation of Africa'
- Godrej set to enter Nigeria
- Godrej Consumer Products buys Nigeria's Tura Group
- Microsoft Strengthens Commitment to Economy
Sugar - Commodity - Sweetener
Sugar breaks 20-cent support, sets 7-month low
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- 'Ghana must lead an economic emancipation of Africa'
- Selling off Africa's resources isn't 'developmen
- Selling off Africa's resources isn't 'developmen
-  Gabon oil strike averted as talks begin
The al-Fakkah oil field in southern Maysan province south of Baghdad, Iraq is seen, Sunday, Dec. 20, 2009.
Fire officer asks government to protect oil fields
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AIDS & Diseases Society & Culture
- Rays of Hope in Battling an Agonizing Disease
- Thousands of government supporters and opposition march over
-  Togo player's future shaky as he heads home
- WEST AFRICA: Fewer meningitis cases but more deadly
Chocolate
That chocolate bar may hedge you against heart disease
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- Chronicle of a Changing City
- Playing a Game of 'Who's the Adult Here?'
- Thai Traditions, Made for Sharing
- Taking a Look at Poverty From an Affluent Suburb
In this Oct. 9, 2009, file photo President Barack Obama speaks about being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. In the portfolio presidential phrases none is used more often than Obama's four-word favorite, "Let me be clear", which he used to describe his surprise at receiving the prize. "Let me be clear. I do not view it as a recognition of my own accomplishments, but rather as an affirmation of American leadership on behalf of aspirations held by people in all nations, " he said.
The Pulse: Obama Comes Under Fire From the City Council
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Agriculture & Farming Sports
- Commentary: Brazil's Lula would not make a good U.N. chi
- Imitation of Life
- Selling off Africa's resources isn't 'developmen
- Selling off Africa's resources isn't 'developmen
Braslia - Entrevista coletiva do presidente Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, ao chegar ao Banco do Brasil.
Commentary: Brazil's Lula would not make a good U.N. chief
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- Manchester City's Nedum Onuoha Tops List Of Nigeria Prob
- Togo goalkeeper Obilale seeks compensation from Caf
- International
- Commentary: Brazil's Lula would not make a good U.N. chi
Manchester City's Nedum Onuoha, right, vies for the ball with Hamburg's Jose Paolo Guerrero
Manchester City's Nedum Onuoha Tops List Of Nigeria Probables
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