Swaziland marks the 40th anniversary of its independence from the British Empire. Too bad only King Mswati III is the only one really celebrating - and celebrating in style. It started with thousands of warriors in leopard skin loincloths carrying...
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Tripoli : Condoleezza Rice just arrived in Tripoli, marking the first visit of a secretary of state to Libya in more than half a century, according to the Associated Press. Reuters says Rice told reporters that her trip shows that...
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LISBON (Reuters) - Condoleezza Rice travels to Libya on Friday, the first trip there by a U.S. secretary of state in 55 years, signaling improved ties between the two countries. Relations began to warm after Libya gave up its weapons...
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NAIROBI, Kenya — Seventeen people were feared dead in eastern Congo after a small plane carrying United Nations employees and other aid workers slammed into a mountainside, United Nations officials said on Tuesday. The plane disappeared during a fierce thunderstorm...
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LAGOS, Nigeria — An American documentary filmmaker and his translator working in the volatile Delta region of Nigeria have been arrested and accused of spying, according to Nigerian government officials and media watchdog groups. Andrew Berends, a New York-based freelance...
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Yesterday, the Government of Italy officially apologized to Libya for damage inflicted during its colonial occupation of Libya from 1911-1943. Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi committed to five billion dollars of invesment by way of reparation. It was the first...
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Johannesburg : Australia are aiming to win successive tests in South Africa for the first time in 45 years when they face the world champions in the Tri Nations on Saturday. Following last weekend's 27-15 win in Durban, the Wallabies...
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The discovery of a prehistoric graveyard in the Sahara reveals details of a Stoen Age race from when the land was lush and green. The site of interest is in Niger in the Tenere desert, which is presently among the...
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A day after giving birth to septuplets, a 27-year-old Egyptian woman said Sunday she's only seen her babies on television and hopes to hold them and name them soon. Ghazala Khamis was still hospitalized after giving birth a day earlier...
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Gandhi Peace March on Saturday, August 16 2008*** Saturday, the 16th of August 2008 is an important date for the City of Johannesburg and indeed for South Africa. It was on this day exactly 100 years ago that Mahatma Gandhi...
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