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 A reactor building of Iran´s Bushehr nuclear power plant is seen, Sunday, Feb. 27, 2005. Iran and Ru
Iran   Mideast   Nuclear   Photos   Wikipedia: Nuclear program of Iran  
 Gulf News 
Iran threat may spur Middle East peace talks
| Washington: As US President Barack Obama convenes the first direct Middle East peace talks in 20 months, the question many observers here and in the region are asking is what, if anything, makes thi... (photo: AP Photo)
A woman passes nearby burning tyres in a street in Maputo, Thursday Sept. 2, 2010 a day after police opened fire on stone-throwing crowds who were protesting rising prices in this impoverished country.
Economy   Mozambique   Photos   Protests   Wikipedia: Mozambique  
 The Star 
Troops clear barricades, Mozambique riots persist
| MAPUTO (Reuters) - Mozambique's government deployed troops to clear barricades in the capital as angry protesters blocked roads and looted shops on Thursday, the second day of riots caused by soarin... (photo: AP / Nastasya Tay)
Ceratotherium simum simum, White rhinoceros  Independent online 
 White rhino caught in cable snare
| By KRISTEN VAN SCHIE and SAPA | A white rhino was on Wednesday found dead with both horns removed in Ndumo, Ezemvelo KwaZulu-Natal Wildlife said. | "The rhino had been caught in a cable snare that s... (photo: Creative Commons / Anneli Salo)
Environment   Nature   Photos   Wikipedia: Rhino   Wildlife  
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, left, along with his wife Suzanne Mubarak is received by Indian water resources minister Saifuddin Soz, right, upon their arrival at the airport in New Delhi, India, Sunday, Nov. 16, 2008.  Gulf News 
Direct talks face huge barriers, says Mubarak
| Dubai: Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak appealed to all sides involved in the Palestinian-Israeli direct talks, which begin in Washington on Thursday, to work towards their success by overcoming psy... (photo: AP)
Israel   Palestine   Peace   Photos   Wikipedia: Peace process in the IsraeliPalestinian conflict  
Top Stories
A view of the company Bogoso Gold Limited, open cast gold mine near the town of Prestea, Ghana, Sept. 27, 2005. Gold prices, much of it mined in Africa, are hitting new 25-year highs, letting mining companies post surging revenues as they search for new ways to extract every nugget from the ground. Yet one thing they say they can't do is substantially increase production, a limitation that could keep prices high for years.hg3 The Australian
Miners' $20bn rush for African resources
| THE number of listed Australian mining companies with operations in Africa has tripled to 160 in the past seven years. | Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade secreta... (photo: AP / Olivier Asselin)
Africa   Mining   Photos   Resources   Wikipedia: Natural resources of Africa  
Tyres burn in a street , Wednesday Sept. 1, 2010 in Maputo, Mozambique after police opened fire on stone-throwing crowds who were protesting rising prices in this impoverished country. State television said that six people were killed in the clashes. Hartford Courant
Mozambique police fire at crowds protesting high prices; 7 dead
MAPUTO, (AP) — Police opened fire Wednesday on stone-throwing mobs who were protesting rising prices, killing seven people as the U.N. noted that international food... (photo: AP / Nastasya Tay)
Mozambique   Photos   Police   Protests   Wikipedia: Mozambique  
Emirates Airline Gulf News
Emirates brings West Africa closer with launch of new Dakar route
| Dubai. Emirates says it has strengthened its links to West Africa with the launch of a new direct service to Dakar. | A company spokesman said: “EK 797 took off t... (photo: GFDL / Imre Solt)
Aerospace   Africa   Emirates   Photos   Wikipedia: Emirates (airline)  
A woman displays fish in lake Victoria,Kenya 2008. since fish is their common food in Kisumu. IRINnews
UGANDA: HIV superinfection spreading in fishing communities
web | ENTEBBE, 31 August 2010 (PlusNews) - A study of HIV-positive people in fishing communities on the shores of Lake Victoria in central Uganda has found that more than... (photo: IRIN / Julius Mwelu)
Africa   Health   People   Photos   Wikipedia: Uganda  
Ernie Els, of South Africa, tees off on the first hole during the final round of the Texas Open golf tournament, Sunday, May 16, 2010, in San Antonio. Orange News
Els loses top FedEx spot
| Ernie Els' disappointing performance at The Barclays has been very costly to the season's former top earner on the US PGA Tour. | The big South African has dropped down... (photo: AP / Eric Gay)
Africa   Golf   Photos   Sport   Wikipedia: Ernie Els  
Business & Economy Politics
- SA can take a page out of India's book
- Miners at Rio-BHP JV agree pay deal - company
- Public transport could spell end of the roads race
- India shows economic growth helps the poor
A Pakistani boy carries items as he helps his father rebuild their flood-damaged house in Muzaffargarh district, Punjab province, Pakistan Tuesday Aug. 31, 2010.
Pakistan's economic apartheid
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- Australian investment into Africa continues to grow
- Brown returns to politics with a plea for famine-stricken Ni
- Dog days in the Congo
- First Quantum 'relieved' of two more Congo copper mi
A Congolese man pushes a wooden bicycle past a United Nations armoured vehicle outside their headquarters in Goma, eastern Congo, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2008. The Governor of Goma, Julien Mpaluku, acknowledged Wednesday that panic was spreading, but stressed that U.N. peacekeepers were still in charge and rebels had not yet entered the
How did rebels rape 200 women just miles from UN base in Congo?
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Education Sport
- 5 Ways to celebrate back-to-school season, online-style
- Why the Henry Morton Stanley monument should be built
- Muscle Injuries Rattle an Oregon High School
- Drive to Overhaul Low-Performing Schools Delayed
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- AFCON 2012 Qualifiers Preview: Some Important Fixtures
- History of the World Cup 1987-2007
- Top ten cricket scoundrels
- Man City Signs RIGHT To Dream Academy's 18year Old Abu M
Ernie Els, of South Africa, tees off on the first hole during the final round of the Texas Open golf tournament, Sunday, May 16, 2010, in San Antonio.
Els loses top FedEx spot
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Health Human Rights
- EU approves financial crisis aid for19 poor countries
- EU approves financial crisis aid for19 poor countries
- EU approves crisis aid for 19 poor countries
- Aid workers safe after Congo militia fire on plane
Climate Change - Environment - Global Warming
Pledges of climate aid, vital to UN deal
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- U.N. Delays Release of Report on Possible Congo Genocide
- Report On Human Rights In DRC Relased Next Month
- Book Review: The Politics of Genocide
- Center of the storm
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon adjusts his glasses during a plaque unveiling to inaugurate renovations of crumbling buildings inside the U.N. controlled buffer zone separating an internationally recognized Greek Cypriot south and a breakaway Turkish Cypriot north in Nicosia, the divided capital of ethnically split Cyprus
UN calls for action over DRC rapes
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