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The International Criminal Court (ICC) has ordered the conditional release of Congolese ex-Vice-President Jean-Pierre Bemba ahead of his war crimes trial. However, the court said he would not be...
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By MARIA DANILOVA, Associated Press Writer 39 mins ago
PARIS A Muslim woman garbed in a head-to-toe swimsuit dubbed a "burquini" may have opened a new chapter in France's tussle between...
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KISWAHILI will soon be an official language in the Great Lakes region after the proposal was overwhelmingly endorsed by the ministers for foreign affairs who met in Lusaka on last Saturday...
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The Libyan man convicted of the Lockerbie bombing is likely to be freed on compassionate grounds next week, the BBC understands. Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi, who has terminal prostate cancer, is...
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The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) and other IFEX members have condemned the "politicised" verdict against six Gambian journalists who were sentenced last week to two years in jail and...
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Jewellery raid haul put at £40m
The men were caught on CCTV as they entered the...
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Hunger hits Detroit's middle class
Food has long been an issue in this city without a major supermarket. Now demand for assistance is rising, affecting a whole new set of people.
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By Lesley Wroughton
KIGALI (Reuters) – World Bank President Robert Zoellick pledged on Wednesday to boost development aid to Rwanda to help the rebuild the country ripped apart by...
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BY GASHEGU MURAMIRA
From Rwanda
Tanga Cement, a Tanzanian cement manufacturing factory, has pledged to contribute 20 tonnes of cement to the 'One Dollar Campaign' initiative, The New Times has...
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Clinton says U.S. supported Iran protesters behind the scenes
Washington, 10 August (WashingtonTV)
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Sunday defended Washingtons reaction to the...
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Baada ya mwanadiplomasia wa ubalozi wa Uingereza nchini Urusi kunaswa kwenye mtego wa warusi akijivinjari na makahaba wawili wa Urusi na video yake kuanikwa magazetini mwezi uliopita, safari hii...
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Zoe Richards & Andrew Bagala
Kampala
A standby force in the Eastern Africa region will be ready for deployment in conflict prone areas by next year, the Director of Eastern Africa Standby...
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Thailand rejects Bout extradition
A Thai court has rejected a US request for the extradition of Viktor Bout, an alleged Russian arms dealer dubbed the "Merchant of Death".
The United States...
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Mail & Gurdian
President Jacob Zuma is set to ask the Southern African Development Community to drop Thabo Mbeki as its mediator in Zimbabwe.
It is a sign that South Africas stance on its...
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Jana katika Press Conference Kinshasa,Mrs. Clinton,Waziri wa Mambo ya Nje wa Marekani ameulizwa kuhusu sera za Bill Clinton.Inaelekea analaumiwa kuhusu sera zake kuhusiana na utawala wa Laurent...
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Schools and hospitals returning to life. Food
in the supermarkets and queues at the tills. Investors flying in and refugees coming home. Independent newspapers due for launch and international...
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Wazee hii ni special thread ya kuonyesha huu unafiki wa BRITAIN na wanaudhi zaidi pale wanapoanza kutupa lectures on Good Governance and Democracy
Now are these Britons qualified to lecture us on...
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US biggest threat, say Pakistanis
By Owen Fay, Aljazeera
A survey commissioned by Al Jazeera in Pakistan has revealed a widespread disenchantment with the United States for interfering...
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Can East African countries learn something from the following move by Egypt?
""Plan your family, warns Egypt as population skyrockets
By REUTERS
Red and white banners along Nile bridges and...
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'A year ago I was Ian, 16 stone with 14-inch biceps, a Captain in the Paras. Today I'm Jan, 11 stone and size 12
By CAPT. JAN HAMILTON
A year of painful surgery and Captain
Ian Hamilton's sex...
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