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Danish cartoonist Kurt Westergaard, left, is congratulated on his prize by German Chancellor Angela Merkel, right, and the former head of the state-funded body which manages the archives of the former East German secret police Stasi Joachim Gauck, center, after receiving the M100 Media Prize 2010 in Potsdam near Berlin, eastern Germany, Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2010.
Germany   Islam   Media   Photos   Wikipedia: Kurt Westergaard  
Merkel honours Mohammad cartoonist at press award
| POTSDAM, Germany (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel paid tribute to freedom of speech on Wednesday at a ceremony for a Dane whose cartoon of the Prophet Mohammad provoked Muslim protests that led ... (photo: AP / Odd Andersen, pool) The Star
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks at the Council on Foreign Relations in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2010.
Independence   Photos   Sudan   Violence   Wikipedia: Southern Sudanese independence referendum, 2011  
Clinton calls Sudan referendum 'ticking time-bomb'
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sudan is a "ticking time-bomb" ahead of a January vote on possible independence for the south and the international community must redouble efforts to head off violence, U.S. ... (photo: AP / Alex Brandon) The Star
A young girl passes by posters of Rwandan president Paul Kagame in the capital Kigali, Rwanda, Friday, Aug. 6, 2010, during a rally for the upcoming presidential elections which will be held on Aug. 9 2010 The Kagame Dilemma
| No one is quite sure what to make of Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame. Since his re-election this month with 93 percent of the vote, the United States has reacted warily. The White House cited &... (photo: AP / Marc Hofer) The New York Times
Elections   Photos   Politics   Rwanda   Wikipedia: Paul Kagame  
Obese Women  61% obese in SA - survey
| Sixty one percent of South Africans are overweight, according to a survey released on Wednesday. | Cape Town was the worst affected with 72 percent of those surveyed there overweight, obese or morbi... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba) Independent online
Exercise   Obesity   People   Photos   Wikipedia: South Africa  
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Ruling party presidential candidate Nana Akufo-Addo gestures as he discusses election results being shown on a TV in his office, in Accra, Ghana Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2008. Official results, which were still being tallied on Tuesday, showed Akufo-Addo with a narrow lead over his main rival, opposition candidate John Atta The NPP's Akufo-Addo Bites The Bullet In Cape Coast
Some problematic aspects of the human element in our democracy were on full display at Cape Coast on Saturday when the NPP's Akufo-Addo was marginalized (downgraded, beli... (photo: AP / Rebecca Blackwell) Peace FM Online
Akufo-Addo   Cape   Democracy   Human   Photos  
Rice - Grains - Food - Commodity STC pegs its food prices in spite of global increases
| The Seychelles Trading Company said yesterday it will not raise its food prices now, despite global price rises caused by disasters like floods in Pakistan and fires in... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) Nation
Consumers   Food   Photos   Prices   Wikipedia: Inflation  
UN reports over 500 rapes in eastern Congo UN reports over 500 rapes in eastern Congo
UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations reported Tuesday that more than 500 systematic rapes were committed by armed combatants in eastern Congo since late July - more than do... (photo: WN / John Sahid) The Times Of India
Congo   Photos   Rapes   UN   Wikipedia: Republic of the Congo  
Al-Shabaab fighters provide security during a demonstration in Suqa Holaha neighborhood in Mogadishu, Somalia, Monday, July 5, 2010. 'Slow genocide' in Somalia's capital Mogadishu
The sound of gunfire echoes through almost every street in Mogadishu. | Residential areas frequently come under heavy, indiscriminate shelling, corpses litter the alleywa... (photo: AP / Mohamed Sheikh Nor) BBC News
Genocide   Government   Mogadishu   Photos   Wikipedia: Somali Civil War  
A Congolese government soldier (FARDC) stands guard by a UN truck at the Kibati checkpoint north of Goma, eastern Congo, Sunday, Nov. 23, 2008. Government forces stopped a UN convoy they claim was infiltrated by CDNP rebels in Goma, and took them into custody. UN officials say they were transporting 10 Mai Mai militiamen who had surrendered to the UN demobilisation prog UN peacekeepers 'failed' DR Congo rape victims
UN peacekeepers have "failed" the victims of mass rape in eastern DR Congo, a senior UN official has said. | Atul Khare told the Security Council that the scale of system... (photo: AP / Jerome Delay) BBC News
Congo   Photos   UN   Violence   Wikipedia: Congo Civil War  
U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon listen to a speech of the President of the Democratic Republic of Congo Joseph Kabila, not seen, during a gala dinner in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo UN actions 'not adequate' in preventing DRC rapes
2010-09-08 06:40:17.0UN actions 'not adequate' in preventing DRC rapesUN,mass rapes,DRC,rape,Atul Khare,peacekeeping11004220Global General2@webnews/enpproperty--> | UNITE... (photo: AP / Olivier Pollet, pool) China Daily
Photos   Rapes   UN   Wikipedia: Democratic Republic of the Congo   Women  
Financial analyst George Soros  pauses during a news conference at International Monetary Fund headquarters in Washington Sunday, Oct. 12, 2008. Soros gives $100 mn to Human Rights Watch
WASHINGTON: Billionaire George Soros said on Tuesday he is giving Human Rights Watch up to 100 million dollars to help transform it into a global organisation. “It’s ... (photo: AP / Jose Luis Magana) The Times Of India
Human Rights   Money   Photos   US   Wikipedia: Human Rights Watch  
A child of road construction workers sits near her parent's work site, in Gurgaon, India, Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2008. In 2006, nearly 9.7 million children died worldwide before reaching the age of 5, mostly from preventable causes such as diarrhea, malaria or malnutrition, UNICEF said in its annual report, released Tuesda UNICEF to boost aid efficiency by targeting poorest
| UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. children's foundation UNICEF plans to make the poorest and most remote regions of needy nations top priority for aid, an approach it... (photo: AP / Gurinder Osan) The Star
Aid   Photos   Poverty   Unicef   Wikipedia: UNICEF  
African National Congress presidential candidate Jacob Zuma reacts as the result board shows the number of parliaments seats the ANC won at the Independent Electoral Commission result center in Pretoria, South Africa, Saturday April 25, 2009. South Africa's long-dominant ANC won overwhelmingly in parliamentary elections, but did not get the two-thirds of the vote it won with ease in the last elections, according to the final tally released Saturday. The victory puts party leader Jacob Zuma in line for the presidency. Zuma's two bad calls
| When he became president of South Africa just over a year ago, Jacob Zuma promised to quench South Africans' thirst for renewal. After the aloof and idiosyncratic Thabo... (photo: AP / Themba Hadebe) Gulf News
Economy   Photos   Politics   S Africa   Wikipedia: Jacob Zuma  
Politics Business & Economy
Robert Fisk: The lie behind mass 'suicides' of Egypt
Web: Cosatu warns of the dangers of ‘a predatory elite’
Suspected Islamists free inmates in Nigerian jail attack
Palestinians not to recognise Israel as a Jewish state
A young girl passes by posters of Rwandan president Paul Kagame in the capital Kigali, Rwanda, Friday, Aug. 6, 2010, during a rally for the upcoming presidential elections which will be held on Aug. 9 2010
The Kagame Dilemma
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Sex workers in Muslim-dominated Senegal await end of Ramadan
Youth Employment; Right Direction
Device Schemes to Wean Ghana Off Donor Support
Vodafone Launches 'Power to You' Campaign
Rice - Grains - Food - Commodity
STC pegs its food prices in spite of global increases
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Society Terrorism
Iraqi youth are among the region's least fortunate
The Kagame Dilemma
Secretary Clinton's Speech to the Council on Foreign Rel
DR Congo: Rights Defender Abducted, Mistreated
A young girl passes by posters of Rwandan president Paul Kagame in the capital Kigali, Rwanda, Friday, Aug. 6, 2010, during a rally for the upcoming presidential elections which will be held on Aug. 9 2010
The Kagame Dilemma
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Rio and Japanese mills agree to cut in iron ore price
US is responsible for dire situation across its border
Why trapped miners "unwilling to die in darkness"
‘Hit on Iran would spell Israel’s eradication’
Mexican army soldiers stand guard next to a tunnel at the border wall in Tijuana, Mexico, Saturday, June 4, 2010. According to the army, the 500 feet long tunnel was used to smuggle people and drugs into the US, and one person was detained during the operation. (AP Photo)
US is responsible for dire situation across its border
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Health & Science Energy & Industry
Rats to the rescue! Detective vermin trained to detect disea
Papua New Guinean fisherman rescued after three weeks at sea
South Africa's minister of sport hits out over Caster Se
Ramadan takes its toll on Senegal sex workers
Obese Women
 61% obese in SA - survey
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Northeast Africa's Unexplored Grounds Lure Gold Miners
News agencies concerned over South Africa media restrictions
Clinton calls Sudan referendum 'ticking time-bomb'
Orascom joint venture wins $675m Qatar deal
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks at the Council on Foreign Relations in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2010.
Clinton calls Sudan referendum 'ticking time-bomb'
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Sport Internet & Education
Blackburn Rover’s Striker El Hadji Diouf Willing To Play F
Three UAE amateurs for Egypt event
Racing: 1000 Guineas prospects spring into action
Cricket: Zimbabwe cricket link to be renewed
African National Congress presidential candidate Jacob Zuma reacts as the result board shows the number of parliaments seats the ANC won at the Independent Electoral Commission result center in Pretoria, South Africa, Saturday April 25, 2009. South Africa's long-dominant ANC won overwhelmingly in parliamentary elections, but did not get the two-thirds of the vote it won with ease in the last elections, according to the final tally released Saturday. The victory puts party leader Jacob Zuma in line for the presidency.
Zuma's two bad calls
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Government to invest more in non-formal education to reduce
Distribution of Key School Supplies Starts With UN And Donor
No High School, No Hope in Gedo
Education more important than knowledge in stopping spread o
Students - Teacher - Classroom - Education - Philippines
Students Blame Teachers, Government For Poor Results
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