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An unidentified man stands near a gas flare belonging to the Agip Oil company in Idu Ogba, Niger Delta area of Nigeria, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2006. OPEC and the European Union agreed in Vienna Wednesday to maintain a close "energy dialogue," stressing the importance of working together to help stabilize and secure the world's oil markets. Edmund Daukoru, Nigeria's oil minister and president of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, met with Martin Bartenstein, the energy minister of Austria, which holds the EU's rotating presidency. In a statement, the EU presidency said both reaffirmed the need to stay in close touch on energy issues.
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Trying to Spread Africa's Wealth
| NICE — In years past, Africa was always the outsiders’ cornucopia, the font of gold and diamonds, slaves and minerals, cotton and rubber and, more latterly, oil. | These days, the contin... (photo: AP / George Osodi) The New York Times
Landon Donovan about to take a corner on 3-27-2010 vs the NE Revs
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Donovan reiterates desire to return to Everton
Michael Sohn United States' Landon Donovan celebrates following the World Cup group C soccer match between the United States and Algeria at the Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria, South Africa, Wedne... (photo: Creative Commons / Css71588) Kansas City Star
Virgin atlantic Virgin upbeat despite operating loss
| Sir Richard Branson's airline Virgin Atlantic announced today that it made a big operating loss last year but that revenues and passenger numbers rose in the first part of this year. | Virgin's grou... (photo: Public Domain / Arpingstone) The Independent
Aerospace   Photos   Transport   UK   Wikipedia: Virgin Atlantic Airways  
Childrens village of fun for Regatta weekend Children’s village of fun for Regatta weekend
| The Regatta this coming weekend will host a children’s village, where youngsters from the age of four can have lots of fun on swings, slides, bouncy castles and trampolines. | They will be able to f... (photo: WN / marzena) Nation
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Islamist insurgent fighters in a street in Mogadishu, Somalia, during clashes with Somali government soldiers in southern Mogadishu's Wardhigley neighborhood on Thursday, June 24, 2010. Al-Shabab threatens AU peacekeepers
| The armed group leading the fight against Somalia's beleagured transitional government has warned that it will turn Mogadishu into a "graveyard" for extra African ... (photo: AP / Farah Abdi Warsameh) Al Jazeera
Africa   Photos   Somalia   War   Wikipedia: Al-Shabaab  
President Barack Obama delivers remarks at the National Urban League 100th Anniversary Convention in Washington, Thursday, July 29, 2010. Obama seeks to mend rift with U.S. black community
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama sought on Thursday to repair damage to his relationship with the black community caused by his administration's firin... (photo: AP / Pablo Martinez Monsivais) The Star
Obama   Photos   Politics   US   Wikipedia: Resignation of Shirley Sherrod  
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, left, talks with Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem al-Thani during an Arab foreign ministers meeting at the Arab league headquarters in Cairo, Egypt Thursday, July 29, 2010. Arabs back direct peace talks when Abbas sees fit
| CAIRO (Reuters) - The Arab League said on Thursday it would back face-to-face peace talks between the Palestinians and Israel when the Palestinians believe the time is ... (photo: AP / Nasser Nasser) The Star
Arab League   Mideast   Peace   Photos   Wikipedia: Peace process in the IsraeliPalestinian conflict  
In this photo taken Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2010, people wait to board trains at the West Railway Station in Beijing, China. Population Research Presents a Sobering Prognosis
| With 267 people being born every minute and 108 dying, the world's population will top 7 billion next year, a research group projects. Lower birthrates and longer life ... (photo: AP) The New York Times
Economy   Infrastructure   Photos   Population   Wikipedia: Population growth  
US actress and human rights activist Mia Farrow  and Mahmud Qabil  , during her visit to Rafah town the southern Gaza Strip , October 15, 2009.Farrow is on a 4-day visit to Israel, West bank and Gaza as a good will ambassador of UNICEF. (photo by Ahmed Deeb/ WN)  'Blood diamond' case: Farrow to testify
| The Hague - Actress Mia Farrow and models' agent Carole White will testify next month about a "blood diamond" Naomi Campbell is said to have been given by Liberia's Cha... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb) Independent online
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INDIA-INJURED-ROYAl-BENGAL-TIGER S. African tiger caught after 2 days on the run
| JOHANNESBURG-The escaped Bengal tiger who captured headlines across South Africa has been found and returned home after a 2-day search, hungry and worse for the wear af... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick) The Boston Globe
Africa   Animals   Photos   Wikipedia: Bengal tiger   Wildlife  
File - Deputy Prime Minister of Israel Shimon Peres speaks during a news conference in Atlanta, Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2006. Israel's Peres to discuss peace process with Mubarak on Sunday
| Jerusalem - Israeli President Shimon Peres is scheduled to discuss the efforts to revive direct Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations with Egyptian President Hosny Mub... (photo: AP / Gene Blythe) m&c
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Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad, left, during a meeting of the Palestine Liberation Organization after tendering his resignation to President Mahmoud Abbas, right, at Abbas' headquarters in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Saturday, March 7, 2009. Abbas in Cairo for Arab League peace talks
| Cairo - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas was in Cairo Thursday for a meeting with the Arab League committee dealing with the group's regional peace initiative, as ta... (photo: AP / Nasser Shiyoukhi) m&c
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President-elect John Atta Mills holds a bible as he is sworn in as the country's new president during a ceremony in Accra, Ghana Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009. The election of Mills, in the closest vote in Ghana's history, makes the West African nation one of the few African countries to successfully transfer power twice from one legitimately elected leader to another. President Mills returns from Kampala
President John Evans Atta Mills, returned home this afternoon from Kampala,Uganda, where he attended the 15th Summit of Heads of State and government of the African Union... (photo: AP / Olivier Asselin) Joy Online
Government   Home   Kampala   Mills   Photos  
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Iraq raises the pitch for fight against domestic violence
Trying to Spread Africa's Wealth
An unidentified man stands near a gas flare belonging to the Agip Oil company in Idu Ogba, Niger Delta area of Nigeria, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2006. OPEC and the European Union agreed in Vienna Wednesday to maintain a close "energy dialogue," stressing the importance of working together to help stabilize and secure the world's oil markets. Edmund Daukoru, Nigeria's oil minister and president of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, met with Martin Bartenstein, the energy minister of Austria, which holds the EU's rotating presidency. In a statement, the EU presidency said both reaffirmed the need to stay in close touch on energy issues.
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Customers shy away from oud
Starbucks aims to brew 100pc fairtrade
Country Needs U.S.$264 Million for Grain Imports - CFU
Tobacco Sales Exceed U.S.$300 Million
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Virgin upbeat despite operating loss
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Starbucks aims to brew 100pc fairtrade
Public Works: Kiki with African Mask
Trying to Spread Africa's Wealth
Women's Progress in Egypt
An unidentified man stands near a gas flare belonging to the Agip Oil company in Idu Ogba, Niger Delta area of Nigeria, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2006. OPEC and the European Union agreed in Vienna Wednesday to maintain a close "energy dialogue," stressing the importance of working together to help stabilize and secure the world's oil markets. Edmund Daukoru, Nigeria's oil minister and president of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, met with Martin Bartenstein, the energy minister of Austria, which holds the EU's rotating presidency. In a statement, the EU presidency said both reaffirmed the need to stay in close touch on energy issues.
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 'CIA killed Chile army chief'
Iran Offers to Resume Nuclear Talks, Rein In Enrichment
Sit Down With Iran
U.S. Army veteran in Colombia feels like he's caught in
Ahmadinejad said Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2009 that Iran will now enrich its uranium to an even higher level, defying a U.N. call to halt the process due to fears over the country's nuclear program.
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The South African experience after apartheid
Criminal gangs drive surge in rhino poaching in South Africa
Claim Disputed that Trade Measures 'Aid' Counterfeit
Low Breastfeeding Rates Threaten PMTCT Efforts
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Drinking Alcohol Can 'Reduce Severity' Of Arthritis
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Consumers Reassured Over Fuel Availability
Liberia to Require Registration of New Births
From the Nile to the Yangtze: Sailing the world's great
Muslim Court Clause Brings Spotlight in Kenya Vote
Abdel Basset Ali al-Megrahi, one of two Libyan suspects accused of blowing up the Pan Am jet over Lockerbie, Scotland in 1988, killing 270 people, appears in this image made from television, broadcast in London Friday, October 9, 1998.
Megrahi witnesses delay panel
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Leon Davis's finals straw
Aziz Zakari Slams Sports Ministry
Rudisha leads Kenyan 800m sweep
Ajax signs Morocco striker El Hamdaoui from AZ
Landon Donovan about to take a corner on 3-27-2010 vs the NE Revs
Donovan reiterates desire to return to Everton
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Ex-students fined in South Africa racist video case
Student Starts First Tuition-free School in Africa's Lar
SBCS Holds Graduation Ceremony
NBR School Heads Trained on Leadership Skills
In this Friday, April 23, 2010 file photo, a 31-year-old French veiled woman, no name released, addresses the media in Nantes, western France.
Qaeda's Zawahri condemns France, Yemen clerics - Web
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