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HIV patients wait to receive their anti-retroviral medicine at the Deborah Retief hospital in Moshundi, Botswana
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Circumcision may not cut HIV spread among gay men
New York: Although studies in Africa have shown that circumcision can lower the spread of HIV among heterosexuals, it may not do much to prevent infections among gay and bisexual men in Western countr... (photo: AP / Jerome Delay)
Sheik Mohammed Sayed Tantawi, grand sheik of Al-Azhar, Sunni Islam's pre-eminent theological institute, waves to Palestinian authority President Mahmoud Abbas, not in picture, at the Azhar headquarters, in Cairo, Egypt
Death   Education   Egypt   Islam   Photos  
 Independent online 
 Head of al-Azhar dies
| Cairo - Sheikh Mohamed Sayed Tantawi, the head of Egypt's most prestigious seat of Islamic learning al-Azhar, died of a heart attack on Wednesday during a visit to Saudi Arabia, religious officials ... (photo: AP / Amr Nabil)
Astana Cycling Team member Lance Armstrong talks to fans prior to the start of the third stage of the Tour of California cycling race, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2009 in San Jose, Calif.  The Miami Herald 
Lance Armstrong arrives in South Africa
| CAPE TOWN, South Africa -- Seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong has arrived in South Africa ahead of his appearance in the Cape Argus cycling race. | Armstrong flew into Cape Town late... (photo: AP / Michael A. Mariant)
Africa   Armstrong   Cycling   Photos   Sport  
An Iraqi family returns to their village in Burah, Diyala Province, after being displaced for months by insurgents  IRINnews 
IRAQ: IDPs returning to Diyala Province in increasing numbers
web | Photo: jamesdale10/Flickr BAGHDAD, 9 March 2010 (IRIN) - The security situation in Iraq's northeastern province of Diyala is slowly improving and thousands of displaced families have returned to... (photo: IRIN News / jamesdale10)
Baghdad   Iraq   Mideast   People   Photos  
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A Tibetan boy whit his father enjoying Buddhist prayers in Dharamshala, India The Examiner
2010 Summer Guide to the country's best ethnic festivals
| Atlanta's Festival Peachtree Latino www.atlanta.net | Unless you live in Hawaii chances are you've had your fair share of winter weather this year. Nationwide it... (photo: WN / Yeshe Choesang)
Atlanta   China   Country   Ethnic   Festivals   Photos   Tibet  
MINUSTAH peacekeepers load an ijured person into a truck. Haiti was hit by an earthquake measuring 7 plus on the Richter scale that rocked the capital Port au Prince just before 5 pm yesterday, January 12, 2009. The Guardian
UN begins talks on withdrawal from Congo
| Peacekeepers on world's biggest mission may leave Democratic Republic of the Congo by mid-2011 | UN armoured vehicles pass refugees near Goma, east Congo. Photograph: W... (photo: UN / Logan Abassi)
Congo   Peacekeepers   Photos   Talks   UN  
Uruguayan United Nations soldiers deploy to an observation post near the village of Kibati some 12 kilometers north of Goma in eastern Congo, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2008. The U.N. peacekeeping force in Congo is stretched to the limit with an upsurge in fighting in the volatile east and needs more troops quickly, the top U.N. envoy to Congo, Alan Doss said Tues BBC News
UN plans to end DR Congo peacekeeping mission
| The UN has said it is has begun discussions with the Democratic Republic of Congo government on withdrawing peacekeeping troops. | The UN's mission in the country, Monu... (photo: AP / Karel Prinsloo)
Congo   Military   Photos   Politics   UN  
Uruguayan UN soldiers keep guard as a World Food Program convoy pass in the background , Saturday, Nov. 15, 2008 in Kibati just north of Goma in eastern Congo. Independent online
 UN-backed mission launched in Congo
| Kinshasa - A United Nations-backed military operation against Rwandan Hutu rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo was launched at the weekend, a UN official sai... (photo: AP / Karel Prinsloo)
Civil War   Congo   Military   Photos   UN  
Barren dried up land - lack of monsoon - drought - India IRINnews
SYRIA: Severe food shortages in parched eastern region
web | Photo: UN DAMASCUS, 3 March 2010 (IRIN) - Thousands of people have fled drought-affected eastern Syria and those that remain are struggling to survive on limited fo... (photo: WN / Geeta)
Climate   Drought   Food   Photo   Syria  
A young child walks past tea plantations on her way to school near the village of Lower Manga, Kenya, Monday, Feb. 4, 2008. Kenya Broadcasting Corp
Kenya's tea production increases
Written By:KNA/Reuters   , Posted: Wed, Mar 03, 2010 | Kenya produced 37.7 million kg of tea in January, up 48 percent from a year earlier, aided by w... (photo: AP / Ben Curtis)
Business   Economy   Kenya   Photos   Weather  
A Christian figure stand between human skulls, Wednesday, Aug 20, 2003 at the Ntarama church in Nyamata south of Kigali where up to 5,000 people were killed during the 1994 Rwanda genocide . Rwanda will hold its first presidential elections since the 1994 genocide on Au The Daily Mail
Widow of ex-Rwanda leader is arrested in France on genocide charges... days after President Sarkozy ...
| The widow of the former Rwandan president killed in a plane crash widely considered to have sparked the east African country's 1994 genocide, has been arrested in Franc... (photo: AP / Karel Prinsloo)
Africa   France   France   Genocide   Rwanda  
African National Congress (ANC) President, Jacob Zuma, dances at an election rally in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, South Africa. Zuma rarely misses an opportunity to entertain supporters with a rousing, hip-swinging rendition of the anti-apartheid song "Bring Me My Machine Gun" The Guardian
Zuma state visit is unlikely to faze the Queen
| Even before his plane lands on British soil for his state visit on Wednesday South Africa's president, Jacob Zuma, has made an impact on British politics. Though famous... (photo: AP / Schalk van Zuydam)
Britain   Photos   Politics   President   South Africa  
Rwandan President Paul Kagame is seen during a press conference in Frankfurt, central Germany, Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2008. The Guardian
The limits of free speech in Rwanda
| Sixteen years after genocide, Rwanda is facing a new test. President Paul Kagame, who is seeking re-election, is widely admired abroad. Among his fans are some of the w... (photo: AP / Michael Probst)
Elections   Genocide   Photos   Politics   Rwanda  
Floods are common in southern Africa but planning for the treatment disruptions they cause isn't, according to a new report IRINnews
SOUTHERN AFRICA: Preparing for the worst
web | JOHANNESBURG, 1 March 2010 (PlusNews) - When a crisis strikes, access to antiretroviral (ARV) drugs can be among the first casualties, particularly in countries whe... (photo: IRIN News / Nebert Mulenga)
Africa   Health   Humanitarian   Johannesburg   Photos  
Politics Business & Economy
- Obama backs bipartisan crackdown on healthcare cheats
- United Nations seeks $59 mln for refugees in Congo
- Obama using 'bounty hunters' for health care fraud
- U.N. Honors the 101 Who Served and Died in Haiti
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- World Bank praise for our economic reform progress
- Accelerating intra-African trade and investment (2)
- Congo's new oil minister to examine delayed deals
- Clearing Agents Tussle With TRA On Import Fee
Barren dried up land - lack of monsoon - drought - India
SYRIA: Severe food shortages in parched eastern region
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Education Sport
-  Firefighters force open Tshwane College
-  Inquiry into 'hellish weekend'
- World Cup 2010: Sandown High School Pleased To Be South Afri
- Torch of Peace Lights Safer Schools Campaign
South African actress Charlize Theron arrives for the Elle Style Awards 2006, from the Atlantis Gallery at the Old Trueman Brewery, east London, Monday Feb. 20, 2006.
Charlize Theron visits schools across South Africa
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- Africaid's Whizzkids Scoop Top Sports Award
- There Was No Sun - Injured Cyclist
- Ivory Coast speak to Troussier about Elephant's job
- African Comment: Egyptians Need To Be In Europe In Order To
Inter Milan's soccer team newly signed-in striker Samuel Eto'o of Cameroon
Glo-CAF Player Of The Year 2009: Who Deserves The Crown?
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Health Human Rights
-  Accused abortionist broke?
-  Babies get fighting chance
- DRC-UGANDA: Aid workers battle to help "forgotten"
- Nigerian Soldiers Open Fire on Youths; 2 Killed
Rice fields in West Africa (file photo) Benin wants to quit importing rice by 2011
GLOBAL: Prepare for "climaggedon"
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- U.S. Reaffirms Commitment To Ghana
-  Malema under fire for 'kill the boer' song
- Soldiers kill two as tensions run high in Nigeria massacre c
- OPT: Uphill battle to supply prosthetics to Gaza war injured
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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Society & Culture Science & Technology
- Forgiveness in Hollywood
- Sparking Brand New Ways to Imagine Social Investment
- Compromise on Ugandan aid bill ends sit-in at Sen. Tom Cobur
- Collette Dinnigan, Joanne Currie and Jackie Frank climb Sydn
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-  Private forensic lab for Cape
- DR Congo ring may be giant 'impact crater'
- Climate forest deal in sight: Indonesia
- A century of distinction: 100 women who changed the world
British long jumper Jade Johnson reacts after finishing second in the women's long jump final at the European Athletics Championships in the Olympic Stadium in Munich, Germany, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2002.
A century of distinction: 100 women who changed the world
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