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Breaking News Wed, 16 May 2012
Former Liberian President Charles Taylor, second right, makes his first appearance at the Special Court in Freetown, Monday, April 3, 2006. Former Liberian President Charles Taylor pleaded not guilty Monday to war crimes and crimes against humanity, including sexual slavery, mutilation and sending children into combat.
Court   Crimes   Photos   UN   Wikipedia: Charles Taylor (Liberian politician)  
 The Daily Telegraph 
Charles Taylor accuses prosecutors of paying witnesses
Charles Taylor, the former Liberian president convicted of crimes against humanity, accused United Nations prosecutors of paying witnesses to testify against him and threatening them if they refused. ... (photo: AP / George Osodi)
Soldiers stand guard outside the presidential palace after a military coup in Bamako, Mali, Friday, March 23, 2012.
Human Rights   Mali   Military   Photos   Wikipedia: 2012 Malian coup d'état  
 Al Jazeera 
Amnesty cites rights abuses in northern Mali
| Amnesty International has accused armed Tuaregs and groups fighting to impose Sharia law in northern Mali of carrying out grave rights abuses such as rape, murder and using child soldiers. | A repor... (photo: AP / Harouna Traore)
Ethiopian Airlines  Business Day 
Ethiopian Airlines ignores turbulence to focus on growth
| IGNORING the furious winds buffeting the global aviation industry, 66-year-old Ethiopian Airlines is investing more than $2,6bn to ensure it capitalises on its location and the ever-increasing inter... (photo: GFDL / Northside)
Airlines   Business   Photos   Transport   Wikipedia: Ethiopian Airlines  
In this image made from the video provided by TPA via APTN, showing Togo national soccer team captain Emmanuel Adebayor, front, being helped by unidentified Togo team member, Friday Jan. 8, 2010, following a deadly attack by gunmen in Cabinda, Angola  Goal 
Emmanuel Adebayor abandons Togo once more
The Tottenham forwards says he will not be playing the upcoming qualifiers with the Sparrow Hawks because the football federation officials have yet to change their ways | By Kingsley Kobo | More On&n... (photo: AP)
Football   Photos   Sportstar   Togo   Wikipedia: Togo national football team  
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Deal 'reached' on Palestinian hunger strikers Al Jazeera
Deal 'reached' on Palestinian hunger strikers
| An agreement deal that would end the hunger strike of some 2,000 Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails has been reached in Cairo, a senior Palestinian official to... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb)
Cairo   Hunger   Israel   Palestinian   Photos   Wikipedia: Palestinian political violence  
Greek Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos talks during a forum titled "Greece, Mediterranean and the Arab world" in Athens on Tuesday October 11, 2011. Greece's international debt inspectors have completed their review of the government's reforms, and that if its conclusions are adopted by the eurozone and IMF, the country is likely to receive the next batch of its bailout loans in early November. Al Jazeera
Greece in final bid to avoid fresh elections
| Greece's president will meet the leaders of the country's three biggest parties on Sunday in a last-ditch attempt to cobble together a coalition and avoid a repeat elec... (photo: AP / Petros Giannakouris)
Business   Elections   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Evangelos Venizelos  
Manchester Citys Trainer Roberto Mancini blickt auf vor ihren englischen Premier League Spiel gegen Newcastle United in Newcastle (Foto vom 06.05.12). Trainer Roberto Mancini haelt den Fussball seines Teams Manchester City fuer den attraktivsten in der englischen Premier League. "Ich bin sehr stolz, weil ich finde, dass meine Spieler diese Jahr sehr gut gearbeitet haben. Auch wenn wir am Sonntag (13.105.12) nicht Meister werden sollten, haben wir den besten Fussball in England gespielt", sagte der Italiener vor dem letzten Spieltag am Sonntag. Manchester City ist nur noch einen Sieg vom Gewinn der Meisterschaft entfernt. Der Tabellenfuehrer empfaengt am letzten Spieltag die Queens Park Rangers. France24
City title triumph can usher in new era - Mancini
| AFP - Roberto Mancini believes Manchester City have the ability to dominate the Premier League for years to come - but only if they secure their first title. | City wil... (photo: AP / Scott Heppell/AP/dapd)
League   Manchester   Photos   Soccer   Wikipedia: Roberto Mancini  
Local health workers remove earth contaminated by lead from a family compound in the village of Dareta in Gusau, Nigeria Thursday, June 10, 2010. Foreign health workers and local volunteers are working to clean up villages affected by lead poisoning, after 160 people died and hundreds more fell sick. Al Jazeera
Aid group slams Nigeria for lead poisoning
| A deadly lead poisoning outbreak that began two years ago in northern Nigeria continues to claim young victims even today, an aid agency official has said. | Ivan Gayto... (photo: AP / Sunday Alamba)
Health   Mining   Nigeria   Photos   Wikipedia: Zamfara State lead poisoning epidemic  
President Barack Obama waves as he arrives at Los Angeles International Airport, Thursday, May 10, 2012, in Los Angeles. Al Jazeera
What is Obama risking by backing gay unions?
| Previously, Barack Obama, the US president, had supported civil unions for same sex couples, but he had not endorsed marriage. | Since 2010 he has maintained that his v... (photo: AP / Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Government   Obama   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Barack Obama  
Anti-Mubarak protesters hold up shoes during a protest outside the police academy in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Aug.3, 2011. Al Jazeera
Leadership deficit on both sides prolongs the unfinished uprisings
| As the Arab uprisings unfold it is increasingly clear that they are taking different forms in different countries. In three cases - Tunisia, Egypt and Libya - dictators... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb)
Arab World   Democracy   Human Rights   Photos   Wikipedia: Arab Spring  
Jacob G. Zuma, President of South Africa Business Day
Early prisoner release is fixing wrong problem
| THOUSANDS of offenders will be released from prison from next week following President Jacob Zuma ’s announcement last month that the government will grant a special ... (photo: World Economic Forum / Michael Wuertenberg)
Africa   Business   Photos   Prison   Wikipedia: Jacob Zuma  
A glass of clean drinking  water. Business Day
More drinking water meets global standard — report
| CAPE TOWN — The quality of drinking water in South Africa has improved significantly in the past year, with a "blue drop" score nationally of 87,6% — 15 percentage ... (photo: WN / Priya Dashini)
Africa   Environment   Health   Photos   Wikipedia: Water  
Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister Sir Michael Somare speaks at the Lowy Institute for International Policy in Sydney, Friday, Nov. 7, 2008. The Daily Telegraph
Michael Somare, Papua New Guinea's 'father of independence' to retire
Papua New Guinea's "father of independence", Sir Michael Somare, will not contest the forthcoming elections after more than four decades at the centre of the Commonwealth... (photo: AP / Rick Rycroft)
Business   Elections   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Michael Somare  
Soccer Basket Ball
- Eric Gerets picks Morocco squad for Gambia and Cote D’Ivoi
- World Cup 2014: Egypt, Libya qualifiers to be played without
- Ghana announce fresh faces in squad to face Lesotho & Za
- Ghana names provisional squad for Lesotho, Zambia World Cup
In this image made from the video provided by TPA via APTN, showing Togo national soccer team captain Emmanuel Adebayor, front, being helped by unidentified Togo team member, Friday Jan. 8, 2010, following a deadly attack by gunmen in Cabinda, Angola
Emmanuel Adebayor abandons Togo once more
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- Hillsdale College men's basketball advances in GLIAC to
- Pacers' Larry Bird voted NBA's executive of the year
- Die Another Day
- Staples Center has a full dance card this weekend
Summer gas prices to be stable
Summer gas prices to be stable
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Golf Cricket
- Kings bring dominant playoff run back home
- Burglars Strike at U.S. Golf Museum
- MasterCard Senior Match Play â€" Rounds 1 and 2
- PGA Tour slowly addresses speed
Northern Ireland's Darren Clarke plays from a bunker on the 14th hole during the third round of the British Open Golf Championship on the Old Course at St. Andrews, Scotland
Tough draw for Clarke as Ulsterman faces Rose and Rock at World Match Play
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- Kenya's tie against Namibia postponed over security conc
- IPL should help South African players learn value of teamwor
- Pietersen urges England to hold off South Africa dangermen w
- Cricket South Africa set for duel to recover IPL 2 bonuses f
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Tennis Formula One
- Babalola, Abinu Rule CBN Tennis
- Olympics - National Team Will Win Medal in Table Tennis - Aj
- Aso Table Tennis Annual Competition Begins in Abuja
- Tisan Looking for Crème De La Crème of Tennis
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- Clarke aims for a new kind of drive
- Cycling: Ferrari roars to victory after pile-up ends Cavendi
- Maldonado victory stirs controversy
- Ferrari surprises Giro favourites
Sprite drink is being seen here.
Biz to Go: Coca-Cola tries again with mid-calorie sodas
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Boxing Athletics
- Boxing: New boy stars in showbiz circus
- Anthony Mundine to fight 41-year-old journeyman Bronco '
- Manny Pacquiao denounces anti-gay allegations
- Boxing champ banned from L.A. mall
Amir Khan, left, of England, speaks during a news conference to promote their upcoming fight Wednesday, May 12, 2010 against Paulie Malignaggi in New York. Khan and Malignaggi will fight Saturday May 15, 2010 at Madison Square Garden in New York.
Amir Khan's rematch with Lamont Peterson thrown into doubt after American tests positive for banned substance
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- Gatlin fires US sprint sweep in Korea
- US run away with it in Daegu
- Avis Embraces Comrades 2012 Contestants
- Sammy Wanjiru's death still a mystery Talent, wealt
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