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African leaders wrap up summit
World
February 3, 2010
African leaders wrap up summit
Addis Ababa-- African leaders wrapped up a three-day summit Tuesday, calling for action on coups and increasing pressure on Madagascar's…
Brazil suggests summit to push for WTO Doha deal
World
January 31, 2010
Brazil suggests summit to push for WTO Doha deal
Davos, Switzerland--Brazil has suggested that world leaders meet to give a final push to long-stalled negotiations for a global trade…
African Union summit starts with dispute over leader
World
January 31, 2010
African Union summit starts with dispute over leader
Addis Ababa--The African Union (AU) was to kick off its 14th summit Sunday, with a rift over Libyan leader Muamar…
January death rate signal of tough year in Afghan war
World
January 31, 2010
January death rate signal of tough year in Afghan war
Kabul--The Afghan war has notched up another grisly record, with the number of international troops to die in the fight…
Iran executes two post-election “rioters”
World
January 28, 2010
Iran executes two post-election “rioters”
Tehran— Iran hanged two men on Thursday who had been detained during post-election protests and convicted of being Mohareb (enemies…
Clinton plays down Haiti aid controversy
World
January 26, 2010
Clinton plays down Haiti aid controversy
Montreal, Canada--US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Monday sought to address concerns over the US role in supervising Haiti…
Algeria criticises US ‘double-standards’ over watchlist
World
January 26, 2010
Algeria criticises US ‘double-standards’ over watchlist
Algiers--Algeria's foreign minister hit out Monday at the United States' decision to put it on a terror watchlist as part…
Sudan rebels say peace talks unlikely
World
January 21, 2010
Sudan rebels say peace talks unlikely
Doha--The main rebel group in Sudan's Darfur has said peace talks in Qatar with the Khartoum government were unlikely to…
Malawi exacts revenge on disappointing Algeria
Egypt
January 11, 2010
Malawi exacts revenge on disappointing Algeria
LUANDA — Algeria were handed a World Cup reality check when supposed minnows Malawi meted out a 3-0 thrashing to…
Malaysian Christians defy church attacks
World
January 10, 2010
Malaysian Christians defy church attacks
KUALA LUMPUR — Thousands of Malaysian Christians came out for weekly services Sunday despite three new attacks in a campaign…