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President Hosni Mubarak attends a joint press cEgyptian onference with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert (tmg1)
Egypt   Mubarak   Photos   President   World  
 Khaleej Times 
What will it Take for Change to Come to Egypt?
Not so long ago, when an American president wanted help in the Arab world, he would call Hosni Mubarak, the Egyptian president, who was routinely known as America's closest ally in the Middle East. | ... (photo: AP / Nasser Nasser)
President of the republic of Kenya Mwai Kibaki
Kenya   Photos   Political   President   Sudan  
 Kenya Broadcasting Corp 
Kibaki urges IGAD to assess Sudan accord
Written By:PPS   , Posted: Tue, Mar 09, 2010 | President Mwai Kibaki Tuesday called on IGAD member states to candidly and honestly assess the challenges facing the implementation o... (photo: Creative Commons / DEMOSH)
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (waving), President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, is shown with his delegation in the General Assembly Hall during the general debate of the Assembly's sixty- fourth session, 23 September, 2009.  China Daily 
Ongoing Iran diplomacy needed
| Hardline tactics will only push Teheran into corner, says envoy | Beijing: China's special envoy to the Middle East denied on Friday that interest in oil is the key reason why Beijing opposes toughe... (photo: UN / Evan Schneider)
Beijing   Diplomacy   Mideast   Photos   Tehran  
Condoms  The Guardian 
Britain sends South Africa 42m condoms in HIV fight before World Cup
| • Host nation has one-in-five rate of HIV/Aids among adults | • Plea for an extra billion condoms before football fans descend | A teenage prostitute holds on to her one remaining condom as she ... (photo: Creative Commons / peachy92)
Africa   Britain   Condoms   Disease   Photos  
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In this image taken from TV showing the bodies of victims of inter-faith violence as a crowd gathers around, in the town of Dogo Nahawa, Nigeria, about three miles (five kilometers) south of the city of Jos, Sunday March 7, 2010. The New York Times
Ethnic Violence in Nigeria Kills 500, Officials Say
| DAKAR, Senegal — Officials and human rights groups in Nigeria said Monday that about 500 people had died in weekend ethnic violence near the central city of Jos, ... (photo: AP / NTA TV)
Nigeria   Photos   Police   Religion   Violence  
 Nelson Mandela The Daily Mail
Nelson Mandela's ex-wife accuses former President of 'betraying' the blacks of South Africa
| Nelson Mandela's former wife Winnie has turned on her ex-husband and accused him of 'betraying' the blacks of South Africa in a scathing attack. | Mrs Mandela, 73, said... (photo: WN)
Africa   Leader   Photos   President   Woman  
International Monetary Fund Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn, right, Mexico's Secretary of Finance Agustin Carstens, center, who serves as chairman of the Development Committee, and World Bank President Robert Zoellick, left, talk with reporters during a closing news conference after several days of meetings focused on healing the global financial crisis, at IMF headquarters in Washington, Sunday, April 26, 2009. Syracuse
IMF suggests how to raise climate change funds
| (AP) - NAIROBI, Kenya - The head of the International Monetary Fund on Monday proposed a plan for the world's governments to pool together to raise money needed to adap... (photo: AP / J. Scott Applewhite)
Climate   Funds   IMF   Photos   Proposed  
Togo security forces block off three roads leading to Togo's opposition party headquarters in Lome, Togo, Monday March 8, 2010. The Boston Globe
Togo security blocks opposition headquarters
| LOME, Togo-Security forces on Monday blocked off three roads leading to Togo's opposition party headquarters a day after the group had staged protests claiming presiden... (photo: AP / Sunday Alamba)
Elections   Photos   Protests   Security   Togo  
French President Nicolas Sarkozy delivers his speech as part of a New Year ceremony to the army in Vannes, Western France, Friday Jan. 8, 2010 All Africa
Country's Economy Down As Sarkozy Visits
Rwanda's economy significantly suffered a 50.9% drop to 5.5% in 2009 from historical 11.2% growth registered in 2008. | ... (photo: AP / Remy de la Mauviniere)
Economy   France   Government   Photos   Sarkozy  
The remains of a burnt pharmacy smolder following days of clashes in Jos, Nigeria Sunday, Nov. 30, 2008. Troop reinforcements on foot and in armored personnel carriers appeared Sunday to have quelled two days of ethno-religious violence that left more than 300 people dead in Jos, apparently ending the worst violence in the West African nation since 200 Houston Chronicle
Hundreds slaughtered in Nigeria religious violence
| JOS, Nigeria - Rioters armed with machetes slaughtered more than 200 people including a 4-day-old infant, residents said, less than two months after sectarian violence ... (photo: AP)
Nigeria   Photos   Religion   Rioters   Violence  
French President Nicolas Sarkozy gestures during his New Year's speech to education and research workers, at the higher education school of Energy and Information Science in Sarclay, 20km south west of Paris, Monday Jan. 11, 2010French President Nicolas Sarkozy gestures during his New Year's speech to education and research workers, at the higher education school of Energy and Information Science in Sarclay, 20km south west of Paris, Monday Jan. 11, 2010 m&c
Sarkozy ready to "welcome" beaten Moroccan woman who was expelled
| Paris - French President Nicolas Sarkozy is prepared to welcome back to France a young Moroccan woman who was kicked out of the country after complaining to police that... (photo: AP / Michel Euler)
France   Paris   Photos   President   Sarkozy  
International Women's Day 2010 - Cagayan de Oro Joy Online
NETRIGHT reminds gov't of promise to women
As we mark International Women's Day (IWD), the Network for Women's Rights in Ghana (NETRIGHT) would like to congratulate all women in Ghana for their contributions towar... (photo: WN / Arturo Ubaub)
Equality   Gender   Photos   Rights   Women  
Politics / Politicians / Elections Refugees
- Senior State Department official apologizes for joking comme
- US 'regrets' Kadhafi jibe, sends envoy to Libya
- US official apologizes for joke about Gadhafi
- US official apologizes for joke about Gadhafi
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (waving), President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, is shown with his delegation in the General Assembly Hall during the general debate of the Assembly's sixty- fourth session, 23 September, 2009.
Ongoing Iran diplomacy needed
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- UN and Aid Partners Call for U.S.$60 Million to Help 110,000
- NIGERIA: Violence delays polio vaccinations
- Sanitary Pad Project 'Changes Refugees' Lives'
- Immigration Personnel Interact With Chinese Residents in Tem
An Iraqi family returns to their village in Burah, Diyala Province, after being displaced for months by insurgents
IRAQ: IDPs returning to Diyala Province in increasing numbers
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International Relations Education
- First Iraq election results to be released Wednesday
- Japan Drops Denial of Cold War 'Treaties'
- Uproar in India Over Quota for Female Lawmakers
- Former murder squad chief to head inquiry into Iraqi killing
 In this image released by the Iraqi government, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki speaks to reporters during a visit to a military base in Tikrit, 130 kilometers (80 miles) north of Baghdad, Iraq on Friday, Aug. 17, 2007. (dn1)
First Iraq election results to be released Wednesday
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- New UB Admission System Sparks Congestion
- Google Holds Software Contest for African Students in Dublin
- Tema School Children Celebrate 6th March
- Torch of Peace Lights Safer Schools Campaign
Women sell food stuff at a local market in Bossangoa, Central African Republic, Feb. 13, 2007.
Central Africa's beguiling republic
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Human Rights Policies Society & Culture
- Nigerian Christian villagers flee threats of fresh attacks b
- Rights Officials Call for Justice in Nigeria Massacre
- Gunshots heard in violence-wracked Nigerian town
- Gunshots heard in violence-wracked Nigerian town
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.
Nigeria Urged to Investigate Religious Violence
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- Tunisia's 'feminist' Muslim scholar commemorated
- 'Smoko' Lives On
- Roki - the Real Story
- 'Small House' Faces Fight
The remains of a burnt pharmacy smolder following days of clashes in Jos, Nigeria Sunday, Nov. 30, 2008. Troop reinforcements on foot and in armored personnel carriers appeared Sunday to have quelled two days of ethno-religious violence that left more than 300 people dead in Jos, apparently ending the worst violence in the West African nation since 200
Hundreds slaughtered in Nigeria religious violence
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Aids Terrorism
- Defense Ministry Strategy against HIV/Aids
- SOMALIA: Too many patients, one mental health facility
- UK gives South Africa millions of condoms
- More Funds Needed for HIV/Aids, Activists Say
Condom - Contraceptive
Condom use still far from the norm in South Africa
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- African man accused of aiding terror group pleads
- Man Arrested in Country Charged in U.S With Assisting Terror
- African man accused of helping Somali terror group
- Remove Nigeria from the Terror Watch List
Somali government soldiers keep guard near the scene of a suicide car bomb attack, Monday, Feb. 15, 2010 in the Somali capital, Mogadishu.
US aiding Somalia in its battle to retake capital
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