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Uighur women grab a police officer as they protest in front of journalists visiting the area in Urumqi, China, Tuesday, July 7, 2009.
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 The Himalayan 
US slams rights abuses in China, NKorea and Iran
| WASHINGTON: The United States accused China and Iran of increasing human rights abuses as it raised the alarm about growing anti-Semitism worldwide and discrimination of Muslims in Europe. | In its ... (photo: AP / Ng Han Guan)
Chocolate
Chocolate   Disease   Health   Photos   Science  
 Business Day Online 
That chocolate bar may hedge you against heart disease
…COPAL targets April for conference on cocoa health benefits | James Etegene, a father of two, is in the habit of indulging his children, both of whom are under the age of seven. That explains why t... (photo: GFDL / LimoWreck)
The al-Fakkah oil field in southern Maysan province south of Baghdad, Iraq is seen, Sunday, Dec. 20, 2009.  Joy Online 
Fire officer asks government to protect oil fields
Divisional Officer 1 Anthony Donkor of the Cape Coast office of the Ghana National Fire Service, on Wednesday called on the government to provide well equipped fire stations to protect the fledgling o... (photo: AP / Nabil Al-Jurani)
Agriculture   Ghana   Industry   Oil   Photos  
African National Congress (ANC) President Jacob Zuma speaks about South Africa, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2008, at the 2008 Darryl G. Behrman lecture on Africa Policy, at the Council on Foreign Relations in Washington.  Joy Online 
President Zuma invites President Mills for a visit
South African President Jacob Zuma has invited President John Evans Atta Mills for discussions on investments for mutual benefits. | The invitation was made in a message delivered by the South African... (photo: AP / Manuel Balce Ceneta)
Africa   Ghana   Photos   Politics   Southafrica  
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In this photo made available Saturday, May 9, 2009, by the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano, Pope Benedict XVI is cheered by wellwishers during his visit to the Lady of Peace Church in Amman, Jordan Friday, May 8, 2009. Zeenews
Pope denounces 'atrocious' Nigeria bloodshed
Jos (Nigeria): Pope Benedict XVI denounced the "atrocious" bloodshed in Nigeria on Wednesday after a massacre of Christian villagers, as police said 49 people would be ch... (photo: AP / L'Osservatore Romano)
Nigeria   People   Photos   Police   Pope  
Sugar - Commodity - Sweetener The Guardian
Sugar breaks 20-cent support, sets 7-month low
* Sugar down as default risk on white sugar cash deals rises * West African mid crop output forecasts weigh on cocoa (Adds trade comment, graphic, bylines, updates prices... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc)
Crop   Market   Photos   Sugar   Traders  
Governor Umaru Yar'Adua, who is a leading presidential candidate, is seen after casting his vote at the venue of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) primary elections in Abuja, Nigeria, Saturday, Dec. 16, 2006. Nigeria's ruling party was voting Saturday to choose its presidential candidate for April elections, with the governor of a northern state emerging a front-runner in a dozen-strong fie Zeenews
Hundreds protest to demand Nigeria leader appears
Abuja: Hundreds of Nigerians gathered in the capital Abuja on Wednesday for a march to the Presidency to demand the appearance of ailing leader Umaru Yar'Adua, two weeks ... (photo: AP / George Osodi)
Africa   Nigeria   Photos   President   Saudi  
Agriculture rice Khaleej Times
Wild relatives of crops seen aiding climate fight
OSLO - Farm experts plan to track down wild relatives of crops such as rice or wheat with traits that make them able to resist global warming in a project costing perhaps... (photo: WN / Jelly Clam)
Agriculture   Climate   Crop   Photos   Science  
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 displ... (photo: IRIN News / jamesdale10)
Baghdad   Iraq   Mideast   People   Photos  
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. ABC News
Nigeria Urged to Investigate Religious Violence
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press Writer | JOS, Nigeria March 9, 2010 (AP) The Associated Press | A woman cries during a funeral for victims in the Dogo Nahawa village, ab... (photo: AP / Jon Gambrell)
Nigeria   Photos   Religious   Violence   Woman  
Politics Terrorism
- India-Africa business conclave to firm up $9 bn deals (Lead)
- Government Plans to Reintroduce the Death Penalty Would Lead
- Remarks With Gabonese President Ali Bongo After Their Meetin
- No end to Nigeria cycle of violence
Uighur women grab a police officer as they protest in front of journalists visiting the area in Urumqi, China, Tuesday, July 7, 2009.
US slams rights abuses in China, NKorea and Iran
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- Religious, ethnic rivalries fuel discord in Nigeria
- Religious hatred, poverty behind Nigeria violence
- Religious hatred, poverty behind Nigeria violence
- Religious hatred, poverty behind Nigeria violence
The remains of a burnt pharmacy smolder following days of clashes in Jos, Nigeria Sunday, Nov. 30, 2008. Troop reinforcements on foot and in armored personnel carriers appeared Sunday to have quelled two days of ethno-religious violence that left more than 300 people dead in Jos, apparently ending the worst violence in the West African nation since 200
Hundreds slaughtered in Nigeria religious violence
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Business & Economy Energy & Industry
- India-Africa business conclave to firm up $9 bn deals (Lead)
- TRCN Warns Unregistered Teachers in Borno
- Unitization - an Indispensable Practice in the Oil And Gas I
- WAEC Goes On Line
The al-Fakkah oil field in southern Maysan province south of Baghdad, Iraq is seen, Sunday, Dec. 20, 2009.
Fire officer asks government to protect oil fields
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- India-Africa business conclave to firm up $9 bn deals (Lead)
- Unitization - an Indispensable Practice in the Oil And Gas I
- Vessel to process Ghana's oil to dock in May
- India-Africa business conclave to firm up $9 bn deals
The al-Fakkah oil field in southern Maysan province south of Baghdad, Iraq is seen, Sunday, Dec. 20, 2009.
Fire officer asks government to protect oil fields
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Health Society & Culture
- WEST AFRICA: Fewer meningitis cases but more deadly
- Government Plans to Reintroduce the Death Penalty Would Lead
- ‘Miracle’ Togo Goalkeeper Kodjovi Obilale Returns To Fra
- Exploiting Numerous Health Values of Cocoa
Chocolate
That chocolate bar may hedge you against heart disease
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- Are Women the Magic Bullet for 'Electoral Apathy'?
- Muslim Women On Civic Education
- Country Celebrates International Women's Day in the Gamb
- Govt Must Honour Its Campaign Promises to Women
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (podium) opens the UN's World Summit on Food Security in Rome, Italy. Mr. Ban discussed various measures to combat the hunger which afflicts one billion people worldwide, from providing food aid to investing in agricultural development.
UN chief Ban Ki-moon calls for calm as 500 Christians slaughtered in Nigeria
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Science & InfoTech Sports
- Ghana - New Survey Results Uncover More Complex Patterns of
- Treaty Panel Urged To Reject Ivory Sale By Tanzania, Zambia
- Embrace Modernized Farming Techniques -UN
- Talks to Address Trade in Tuna and Ivory
Agriculture rice
Wild relatives of crops seen aiding climate fight
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- Guineas shoot out
- Kenya Sevens departs for Adelaide Saturday
- African Comment: Did Didier Drogba Deserve The Glo-CAF Playe
- African Comment: It Was A Glo-CAF ‘Entertainment’ Night
Chelsea's Didier Drogba reacts during their Champions League Group D soccer match against Apoel Nicosia at Chelsea's Stamford Bridge ground in London, Tuesday Dec. 8, 2009.
Glo-CAF 2009 Awards: Cheers And Criticisms Greet Didier Drogba’s Award Back Home
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