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India Chicken Vendor at News Market Area in Kolkata in Eastern India City ----- WN/BHASKAR MALLICK
Chickens   Food   People   Photos   wikipedia:Chickens  
 The Examiner 
Chickens and pigs increase food security in Congo
| Eat Local initiatives in the Greater Kansas City area are surprisingly similar to this surge in local food production in the African nation of Congo.  Picture Credit from Ending Extreme Poverty -AL... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick)
Ivory Coast's Salomon Kalou, right, is challenged by Ghana's Michael Essien during their African Cup of Nations Group B soccer match in Cabinda, Angola, Friday, Jan. 15, 2010.
Essien   Ghana   Johannesburg   Photos   Wikipedia: Michael Essien  
 CNN 
Essien puts international career with Ghana on hold
PRINT EMAIL ARTICLEURL FACEBOOK DIGG TWITTER RSS SHARE | JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -- Chelsea midfielder Michael Essien has stood down from international football for the foreseeable future, telling Ghan... (photo: AP / Darko Bandic)
 A reactor building of Iran´s Bushehr nuclear power plant is seen, Sunday, Feb. 27, 2005. Iran and Ru  Gulf News 
Iran threat may spur Middle East peace talks
| Washington: As US President Barack Obama convenes the first direct Middle East peace talks in 20 months, the question many observers here and in the region are asking is what, if anything, makes thi... (photo: AP Photo)
Iran   Mideast   Nuclear   Photos   Wikipedia: Nuclear program of Iran  
A woman passes nearby burning tyres in a street in Maputo, Thursday Sept. 2, 2010 a day after police opened fire on stone-throwing crowds who were protesting rising prices in this impoverished country.  The Star 
Troops clear barricades, Mozambique riots persist
| MAPUTO (Reuters) - Mozambique's government deployed troops to clear barricades in the capital as angry protesters blocked roads and looted shops on Thursday, the second day of riots caused by soarin... (photo: AP / Nastasya Tay)
Economy   Mozambique   Photos   Protests   Wikipedia: Mozambique  
Top Stories
Women stand around at a local market where renegade Gen. Laurent Nkunda controls the area in Mushake, Congo, Thursday, Oct. 26, 2006. The Guardian
Congo rapes: Scramble for Africa
| The rape of more than 150 women and children is probably, though not yet proven to be, connected with the exploitation of mineral mines | Cassiterite, wolframite, colta... (photo: AP / Anjan Sundaram)
Crime   DR Congo   Exploitation   Photos   Wikipedia: Sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo  
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon adjusts his glasses during a plaque unveiling to inaugurate renovations of crumbling buildings inside the U.N. controlled buffer zone separating an internationally recognized Greek Cypriot south and a breakaway Turkish Cypriot north in Nicosia, the divided capital of ethnically split Cyprus Al Jazeera
UN calls for action over DRC rapes
| The UN Security Council has demanded that efforts be stepped up to prevent a repeat of the reported mass rape in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) a few weeks... (photo: AP / Philippos Christou)
Congo   Crime   Photos   UN   Wikipedia: Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda  
  A skull lies near the bottom of a recently-excavated mass grave at the site of the 1994 Nyamata, Rwanda Roman Catholic Church massacre, Wednesday, August 6, 1997. The 90-day killing spree left an estimated 500,000 Rwandan Tutsis and politically-moderate Hutus dead. Extremists in the Hutu government unleashed death squads and urged the Hutu population to join in the killing of Rwandan Tutsis and moderate Hutus. The dead were either left to rot, or thrown into pits such as this one. Workers are only now able to construct graves for the remains of the dead, many of which have no family members alive to clai BBC News
UN draft report calls DR Congo crimes genocide
The BBC has seen a draft UN report that says crimes by the Rwandan army and allied rebels in Democratic Republic of Congo could be classified as genocide. | The report de... (photo: AP / Brennan Linsley)
Congo   Photos   UN   War Crimes   Wikipedia: Congo Civil War  
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon delivers remarks on the world's food and security problems during a speech at Saint Louis University Friday, June 12, 2009, in St. Louis. Irish Times
Congo must fully investigate mass rapes, UN says
| JODY CLARKE in Nairobi | THE CONGOLESE authorities would have to fully investigate the recent rape of more than 150 women and children in the east of the Democratic Rep... (photo: AP / Jeff Roberson)
Congo   Crime   Photos   UN   Wikipedia: Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda  
A Congolese man pushes a wooden bicycle past a United Nations armoured vehicle outside their headquarters in Goma, eastern Congo, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2008. The Governor of Goma, Julien Mpaluku, acknowledged Wednesday that panic was spreading, but stressed that U.N. peacekeepers were still in charge and rebels had not yet entered the The Independent
How did rebels rape 200 women just miles from UN base in Congo?
| The UN Security Council yesterday condemned the mass rape of almost 200 women by rebels in eastern Congo as the organisation's top officials struggled to account for th... (photo: AP / Karel Prinsloo)
Congo   Crime   Photos   UN   Wikipedia: Second Congo War  
Suspected Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout Asia Times
The 'Merchant Of Death'
|      Aug 27, 2010 The 'Merchant Of Death' | By Richard Solash | He has seven aliases, a handful of passports, and has been described by US officials... (photo: AP / David Longstreath)
Defence   Photos   Russia   Weapons   Wikipedia: Viktor Bout  
Soil The Guardian Open Platform
Fertile land the prize that could reignite ethnic conflict in DR Congo
| Leaving behind the mass of humanity that is Goma, the dirt road climbs steadily as it switchbacks through the emerald hills. Clear streams run in the valleys, and on th... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar)
Congo   Fertile   Land   Photos   wikipedia : Congo  
Climate Change - Environment - Global Warming Khaleej Times
Pledges of climate aid, vital to UN deal
Pledges by rich countries to provide developing nations with 'fast start' funds to fight climate change are closing in on a $30 billion goal for 2010-12, but some fail th... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc)
Environment   Finance   Nations   Photos   Wikipedia: Climate change  
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Tearful German HIV pop star escapes jail
Darmstadt (Germany): An HIV-positive pop star broke down in tears on Thursday after a German court handed her a two-year suspended sentence for infecting a former sex par... (photo: Creative Commons / Arne List)
Benaissa   Photos   Singer   Star   wikipedia : nadja benaissa  
A child runs behind an armoured vehicle as United Nations peacekeepers escort Congolese refugees to the Bunia airport from where they will be evacuated, Friday, May 16, 2003 in the Congo. BBC News
UN 'was not told about DR Congo mass rapes'
A UN envoy has said troops could not prevent the rape of more than 150 women and boys by rebels in DR Congo because they did not know it was happening. | Peacekeepers pas... (photo: AP / Karel Prinsloo)
Congo   Crime   Photos   UN   Wikipedia: Second Congo War  
Politics Business & Economy
- Rights central to foreign policy
- EU says trade chief's remarks on Jews "personal&quo
- Kenya could be punished for welcoming Sudan's leader
- EU trade chief criticised over remarks
A vendor prepares packs a small portion of rice for a customer at the Agbogboloshie food market in Accra, Ghana Friday June 6, 2008.
FAO Launches Campaign Against Hunger
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- FTSE hit three-month high on bid talk and US jobs relief
- FTSE hit three-month high on bid talk and US jobs relief
- EU says trade chief's remarks on Jews "personal&quo
- EU trade chief criticised over remarks
The glories of Europe's high-speed rails
Europe Blacklists Two Ghanaian Airlines
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Education Sport
- Conference to Discuss the Way Ahead for Colleges
- Better Access to Schools for the Disabled
- Education Employee Sentenced for Intimidation
-  Joburg schools brace for more disruptions
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- 2012 AFCON Qualifying Preview: Guinea Bissau - Kenya
- Ohene Djan Stadium no more; AMA reverts to Accra Sports Stad
- 2012 AFCON Qualifying Preview: Tunisia - Malawi
- Sepp Blatter Tells Mills: FIFA Abhors Interference But Uphol
Ivory Coast's Salomon Kalou, right, is challenged by Ghana's Michael Essien during their African Cup of Nations Group B soccer match in Cabinda, Angola, Friday, Jan. 15, 2010.
Essien puts international career with Ghana on hold
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Health Human Rights
- Strike causes delays at South African courthouses
- Goodbye smallpox, hello...monkeypox?
- Jesus Was An AIDS Victim: Pastor
- Nurse stabbed for breaking South Africa strike
A Pakistani boy carries items as he helps his father rebuild their flood-damaged house in Muzaffargarh district, Punjab province, Pakistan Tuesday Aug. 31, 2010.
Pakistan's economic apartheid
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- Police disperse rioters in Mozambique bread protests
- Rights central to foreign policy
- UN to hold crisis talks on food prices as riots hit Mozambiq
- In pictures: Mozambique food riots
These displaced people including women and children
Somali Government Asked To Do More For Citizens
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Society & Culture Science & Technology
- SPARKcon Fashion Show Sept 17 in Downtown Raleigh!
- Vice President Visits T.B. Joshua
- SA mining sector's 2013 zero-harm safety target unlikely
- India shows economic growth helps the poor
South Africa's Graeme Smith, center, reacts as they win the fourth test cricket match against England in Johannesburg, South Africa, Sunday, Jan. 17, 2010.
Proteas to aid Pakistan flood victims
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- Further trials planned for promising HIV prevention gel for
- South African Suspects Face Delays During Strike
- S. Africa need to start planning for World Cup, Smit says
- Rugby: Wallabies try again to end hoodoo
South Africa's Caster Semenya celebrates after winning the gold medal in the final of the Women's 800m during the World Athletics Championships in Berlin on Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2009.
Semenya heading to Commonwealth Games in India
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