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Breaking News Sat, 04 Jul 2009
 Gone Baby Gone starring Casey Affleck, Michelle Monaghan, Morgan Freeman, Ben Affleck. © Miramax Films   (js1) Celebrities flock to McFadden's VIP Green Room during Ante Up for Africa tournament Sat 4 Jul 2009
Comment RSS Email Print BFFs Ben Affleck and Matt Damon participated in the 3rd annual Ante Up for Africa tournament. Dozens of high-profile celebrities were spotted at... (photo: Miramax Films) The Examiner
Africa   Celebrity   Hollywood   Photos   Star
Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir IN BRIEF Sat 4 Jul 2009
Comments 0 AFRICA Leaders back Sudan official SIRTE, Libya — After bitter wrangling, Africa’s leaders agreed Friday to denounce the International Criminal... (photo: AP / Ibrahim Usta) The Oklahoman
Africa   Leaders   Photos   Politics   Sudan
Tata Nano-ultrcheap car by Tata Motors-Automobile-India Tata's Nano in Nigeria by 2010 Fri 3 Jul 2009
3 Jul 2009, 1421 hrs IST, PTI               Text: ABUJA (NIGERIA): Tata Motors, India's largest auto maker, will introduce... (photo: WN / Sayali Santosh Kadam) The Times of India
Automobile   Nigeria   India   Photos   Tata
Cambodia, Kratie: A worker is removing the rice seedlings. AFGHANISTAN-ANGOLA: Rice production high but imports steady Fri 3 Jul 2009
web Photo: Christine Jayasinghe/IRIN DAKAR, 3 July 2009 (IRIN) - Paddy rice production in Africa is forecast to be 25.6 million tons this year, virtually unchanged from... (photo: Creative Commons) IRINnews
Afghanistan   Agriculture   Angola   Photo   Photos
Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, center right , attends the opening session of the 13th African Union summit of heads of state and government in Sirte, Libya Wednesday, July 1, 2009. New powers agreed for African Union Sat 4 Jul 2009
Six killed by fire in London tower blockSome cities cannot afford fireworks on a muted Fourth of JulyTicket-holders only to be allowed at Jackson servicePalin to step... (photo: AP / Nasser Nasser) Irish Times
AU   Defence   Photos   Policy   Trade
Barack Obama Obama to seek climate deal in Moscow Fri 3 Jul 2009
After success with China, US targets Russia in strategy to reach separate agreements with world's biggest polluters... (photo: Creative Commons / thenss) The Guardian
Climate   Environment   Moscow   Photos   US
U.S. talk show queen Oprah Winfrey, center, during an opening ceremony of her Leadership Academy for Girls School at Henley-on-Klip, South Africa. Winfrey visits art festival at her SAfrican school Fri 19 Jun 2009
The Associated Press HENLEY-ON-KLIP, South Africa - Oprah Winfrey says the dream she had for the poor girls attending the school she established in South Africa is coming... (photo: AP / Denis Farrell, FILE) Philadelphia Daily News
Africa   Festival   Oprah   Photos   School
Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi delivers a statement after the conclusion of the closing session at the third day of the 13th African Union summit of heads of state and government in Sirte, Libya Friday, July 3, 2009. African leaders denounce international court Fri 3 Jul 2009
SIRTE, Libya - After bitter wrangling, Africa's leaders agreed Friday to denounce the International Criminal Court and refuse to extradite Sudan's President Omar... (photo: AP / Nasser Nasser) Houston Chronicle
AU   Human Rights   ICC   Photos   Sudan
 Paris Charles de Gaulle International Airport Terminal 1 Comoros crash airline suspends Paris flights Sat 4 Jul 2009
PARIS (Reuters) - The operator of a Yemeni aircraft that crashed into the Indian Ocean off the Comoros islands this week has suspended flights from Paris, a spokeswoman... (photo: Public Domain) The Star
Airline   Comoros   Crash   Paris   Photos
Western Union Greyhound station in, , Vacaville USAID, Western Union program aids African business Thu 2 Jul 2009
CATHERINE TSAI The Associated Press DENVER - A U.S. aid agency and Western Union Co. are teaming up to offer a cash boost to sub-Saharan Africans who live in the U.S. but... (photo: Creative Commons) Philadelphia Daily News
Africa   Business   Economy   Photos   US
Egypt - football - Al Ahly World Cup Qualifying Preview: Egypt – Rwanda Thu 2 Jul 2009
Rwanda are looking to recover from their away loss versus Zambia but will have serious work to do against a resurgent Egyptian side that are desperate to stay within... (photo: WN / noha) Goal
Egypt   Pharaohs   Photos   Rwanda   Zambia
Tirunesh Dibaba Ethiopia's Tirunesh Dibaba celebrates winning the gold medal as she crosses the finish line of the women's 10000-meter final during the athletics competitions in the National Stadium at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Friday, Aug. 15, 2008. Dibaba pulls out of Bislett Games Thu 2 Jul 2009
Posted  | Comment  | Recommend | | | By Stephan Nasstrom, AP Sports Writer OSLOOlympic champion Tirunesh Dibaba pulled out of a highly... (photo: AP / David J. Phillip) USA Today
Ethiopia   Olympic   Photos   Sport   Sportstar
Armed fighters from the Al-shabab group travel on the back of pickup trucks outside Mogadishu in Somalia on Monday Dec. 8, 2008. The Al-shabab group of fighters vowed a new waves of attacks against Ethiopian troops during the three days of Eid Al-Adha, the Muslim festival. The United States fears that Somalia could be a terrorist breeding ground, and accuses a powerful insurgent faction known as al-Shabab of harboring the al-Qaida-linked terrorists who allegedly blew up the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania in 1998. Ethiopia recently announced it would withdraw its troops by the end of this month, leaving Somalia's government vulnerable to insurgents, who have captured most of southern Somalia and even move freely in the capital, Mogad Somali rebels vow more attacks Sat 4 Jul 2009
Rebels in Somalia have vowed to continue attacking African Union peacekeepers, as heavy clashes in the war-torn capital Mogadishu left at least five people dead. Fighting... (photo: AP / Farah Abdi Warsameh) Al Jazeera
Government   Photos   Rebels   Somalia   War
Blackbuck Antelope (sl1) No safe haven for rarest antelope Fri 3 Jul 2009
Fleeting sightings of the world's rarest antelope, the hirola, in a new safe haven are cases of mistaken identity, a survey has found. That has dashed hopes that some of... (photo: Creative Commons) BBC News
Animals   Flood   Kenya   Photos   Wildlife
Baboon drinking water from a swimming pool  Cape eyes baboon-friendly restrictions Thu 2 Jul 2009
The City of Cape Town may impose title deed restrictions on the urban fringe to make properties less attractive to baboons, mayoral committee member for the environment... (photo: Creative Commons / Stig Nygaard) Independent online (SA)
Animals   Cape   City   Photos   Properties
Kenya - A woman from the village of Mado Gashi scoops up corn that fell out of a busted bag during an aid drop. UNCTAD to discuss African food crisis Fri 3 Jul 2009
Written By:Judith Akolo   , Posted: Fri, Jul 03, 2009 The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development - Unctad has said the lingering food... (photo: US DoD file / Sgt RA Ward) Kenya Broadcasting Corp
Africa   Economy   Food   Photos   Society
Iranian residents in Japan, along with others, holds a placard denouncing Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and shouts slogans during a rally against the results of the presidential election in Iran. Turmoil could thwart Iranian ambitions Fri 3 Jul 2009
THE long-term strategic consequences of the roiling revolt of the Iranian street against the mullahs is impossible to know. But it certainly weakens the regime of... (photo: AP / Itsuo Inouye) The Australian
Elections   Iran   Mideast   Photos   Politics
Campaign poster outside the National University of Rwanda, Butare RWANDA: Sugar daddies and mummies have bitter consequences Fri 3 Jul 2009
web KIGALI, 2 July 2009 (PlusNews) - A new HIV prevention campaign in Rwanda âEuro" "Sinigurisha" (I am not for sale) âEuro" warns against cross-generational sex... (photo: IRIN News / Zoe Flood) IRINnews
Africa   Campaign   Health   Kigali   Photos   Rwanda
President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown finish a joint news conference at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London, Wednesday, April 1, 2009 Why Obama chose Ghana Fri 3 Jul 2009
President Barack Obama's decision to make Ghana his first port of call in his visit to sub-Saharan Africa since he took office in January 2009, has received overwhelming... (photo: AP / Charles Dharapak) Modern Ghana
Africa   Ghana   Photos   Politics   washington
KLdy1 - Oct07 - Yemenia - Yemen Airways (Arabic: ÇáÎØæØ ÇáÌæíÉ ÇáíãäíÉ) is the national airline of Yemen, based in Sana´a. It operates scheduled domestic services as well as international services to more than 30 destinations in Africa, the Middle  Airline under surveillance after crash Fri 3 Jul 2009
Paris - Yemenia Airways must make "very big efforts" to avoid being blacklisted in Europe following the Airbus crash off the Comoros, the French transport minister said... (photo: WN) Independent online (SA)
Airline   Europe   Photos   Transport   World