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HIV patients wait to receive their anti-retroviral medicine at the Deborah Retief hospital in Moshundi, Botswana
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Circumcision may not cut HIV spread among gay men
New York: Although studies in Africa have shown that circumcision can lower the spread of HIV among heterosexuals, it may not do much to prevent infections among gay and bisexual men in Western countr... (photo: AP / Jerome Delay)
Sheik Mohammed Sayed Tantawi, grand sheik of Al-Azhar, Sunni Islam's pre-eminent theological institute, waves to Palestinian authority President Mahmoud Abbas, not in picture, at the Azhar headquarters, in Cairo, Egypt
Death   Education   Egypt   Islam   Photos  
 Independent online 
 Head of al-Azhar dies
| Cairo - Sheikh Mohamed Sayed Tantawi, the head of Egypt's most prestigious seat of Islamic learning al-Azhar, died of a heart attack on Wednesday during a visit to Saudi Arabia, religious officials ... (photo: AP / Amr Nabil)
Astana Cycling Team member Lance Armstrong talks to fans prior to the start of the third stage of the Tour of California cycling race, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2009 in San Jose, Calif.  The Miami Herald 
Lance Armstrong arrives in South Africa
| CAPE TOWN, South Africa -- Seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong has arrived in South Africa ahead of his appearance in the Cape Argus cycling race. | Armstrong flew into Cape Town late... (photo: AP / Michael A. Mariant)
Africa   Armstrong   Cycling   Photos   Sport  
Residents walk past a burnt car in Dogo Nahwa, Nigeria, Monday, March 8, 2010. More than 200 people, most of them Christians, were slaughtered on Sunday in central Nigeria, according to residents, aid groups and journalists. The local government gave a figure more than twice that amount, but offered no casualty list or other information to substantiate it.  ABC News 
Nigeria Urged to Investigate Religious Violence
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press Writer | JOS, Nigeria March 9, 2010 (AP) The Associated Press | A woman cries during a funeral for victims in the Dogo Nahawa village, about 15 km (9 miles) to the... ... (photo: AP / Jon Gambrell)
Nigeria   Photos   Religious   Violence   Woman  
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Women sell food stuff at a local market in Bossangoa, Central African Republic, Feb. 13, 2007. BBC News
Central Africa's beguiling republic
| Poverty stricken, difficult to get around and considered too dangerous to visit by many Western governments, Central African Republic is not a tourism hot-spot. But our... (photo: AP / Schalk van Zuydam)
Africa   Economy   Photos   Poverty   Tourism  
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton BBC News
Hillary Clinton seeks Nigeria trial for Jos massacres
| Mark Lipdo of the Stefanos Foundation said he witnessed the massacre | US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has urged Nigeria to arrest and try those responsible for k... (photo: Creative Commons / U.S. Department of State)
Africa   Nigeria   Photos   President   US  
Unidentified women react to the sight of dead bodies in Dogo Nahwa, Nigeria, Monday, March 8, 2010. Al Jazeera
Nigeria cracks down after attacks
| Nigerian authorities have arrested nearly a hundred people in connection with attacks near the central city of Jos that killed more than 500 people. | Police and soldie... (photo: AP / Jon Gambrell)
Crime   Human Rights   Nigeria   Photos   Violence  
Togo riot police face off supporters of opposition leader Jean-Pierre Fabre protested in Lome, Togo. Tuesday March 9, 2010. The New York Times
Togo Police Seal Off Opposition Headquarters
| LOMÉ, Togo (AP) — Anti-riot police officers on Monday sealed off the alleyways leading to the headquarters of Togo’s largest opposition party, strand... (photo: AP / Sunday Alamba)
Election   Fraud   Photos   Police   Togo  
Cellphones - Mobile Phones Taipei Times
Cellphones Africaˇ¦s latest tool against HIV-AIDS infections
| Cellphones may be a key weapon in the war against HIV and AIDS in Africa, the head of the UNAIDS agency said. | The relatively new technology has a role to play in a co... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba)
Aids   Cellphones   Nigeria   Photos   Technology  
Business & Economy Politics
- Trade Conditions Continue to Improve
- Cost of Transnet's Petroleum Pipeline Increases By R2,75
- Liberty International Split 'To Give Options'
- Contractual Dispute May Delay Mvela Unbundling
Dominique Strauss-Kahn
IMF head says may be yuan changes in coming months
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- Congo group accuses soldiers of killing animals
- Collector calls for judicious use of water
- 2010 Summer Guide to the country's best ethnic festivals
- Winston Churchill obituary
WATER  TANK in India
Collector calls for judicious use of water
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Education Sport
- UK cash for education in developing countries targets confli
- £1bn to boost world education
- YEMEN: Saada schools reopen
- Conflict Hinders Immediate Education Needs and Long-Term Dev
Egyptian students leave their school exam, as they wear surgical masks outside their school in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, June 13, 2009. A student dorm at the American University in Cairo was placed under quarantine after seven Americans, six students and one faculty member, were diagnosed with swine flu.
EGYPT: H1N1 flu down but not out
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- Ivory Coast speak to Troussier about Elephant's job
- Sony Music Entertainment and FIFA Announce Superstar Charity
- African Comment: Egyptians Need To Be In Europe In Order To
- Cross country team intensifies training
Inter Milan's soccer team newly signed-in striker Samuel Eto'o of Cameroon
Glo-CAF Player Of The Year 2009: Who Deserves The Crown?
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Health Human Rights
- DRC-UGANDA: Aid workers battle to help "forgotten"
- Obama using 'bounty hunters' for health care fraud
- Compromise on Ugandan aid bill ends sit-in at Sen. Tom Cobur
- UN and Aid Partners Call for U.S.$60 Million to Help 110,000
Floods are common in southern Africa but planning for the treatment disruptions they cause isn't, according to a new report
SOUTHERN AFRICA: Preparing for the worst
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- OPT: Uphill battle to supply prosthetics to Gaza war injured
- Critical responses to African aid claims
- Remarks by the President and the First Lady at International
- Obamas Flirt Openly At White House, Michelle Looks Amazing (
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