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Breaking News Mon, 6 Sep 2010
A union member sings and dances alongside others during their protest in Johannesburg, South Africa  on Thursday Sept. 2, 2010.
Labor   Photos   Protests   S Africa   Wikipedia: South Africa  
South Africa Unions' Strike Suspended
| PRETORIA, South Africa — South Africa’s trade unions Monday suspended a three-week-old strike by hundreds of thousands of government workers that had shuttered schools and hamstrung ambi... (photo: AP / Themba Hadebe) The New York Times
The West Bank Jewish settlement of Kochav Ya'akov is seen behind a section of Israel's separation barrier, marked with graffiti, at the Kalandia checkpoint between Ramallah and Jerusalem, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2009.
Israel   Peace   Photos   Settlements   Wikipedia: Peace process in the IsraeliPalestinian conflict  
Benjamin Netanyahu facing cabinet revolt over peace talks
| ISRAELI Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has tried to fend off anger from his own cabinet about his handling of renewed peace talks while also seeking a compromise over a partial extension of the f... (photo: AP / Muhammed Muheisen) The Australian
Africa S Africa workers suspend strike
| South African public workers unions have suspended a nationwide strike involving 1.3 million civil servants that has threatened to bring the economy to a halt. | The strike was suspended on Monday d... (photo: WN / Eteh) Al Jazeera
Africa   African   Million   Photos   Wikipedia: Africa  
 Egypt Egyptian officials to be tried in Van Gogh theft
| CAIRO (AP) — Eleven culture officials from Egypt's government have been formally charged in last month's theft of a Vincent van Gogh painting from a Cairo museum that had no functioning security a... (photo: WN / belal) The Guardian
Cairo   Culture   Egypt   Photos   Wikipedia: Egypt  
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Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak waves as he arrives at the Economic and Financial forum for the Mediterranean, in Milan, Italy, Monday, July 20 2009. Mubarak concerned over 'new dangers' in Gulf
| Cairo, September 06: Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said Sunday he was concerned about "new dangers" in the Gulf, in an apparent allusion to Iran, whose nuclear ambit... (photo: AP / Luca Bruno) The Siasat Daily
Allusion   Gulf   Mubarak   Nuclear   Photos  
Alcohol - Liquor Adults and youths geared up to fight against social ills
| About 240 adults and young people are now better equipped to help guide the youths, and tackle social ills such as abuse of drugs and alcohol, following the Youth Alive... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc) Nation
Adult   Illness   Photos   Social   Wikipedia: Alcohol  
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak looks on during his meeting with Palestinian authority President Mahmoud Abbas, not pictured, at the Presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Aug. 12, 2010. Mubarak concerned over 'new dangers' in the Gulf
CAIRO ' Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said on Sunday he was concerned about 'new dangers' in the Gulf, in an apparent allusion to Iran, whose nuclear ambitions concern... (photo: AP / Amr Nabil) Khaleej Times
Egypt   Iran   Nuclear   Photos   Wikipedia: Nuclear program of Iran  
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu chairs the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, Sunday, Sept. 5, 2010. Israeli aircraft bombed three Gaza tunnels, killing two Palestinians and wounding a third, Hamas security officials said Sunday. Netanyahu's chance to make amends
| Direct Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations started last week in Washington. The beginning of the direct peace talks was announced at a White House ceremony hosted by... (photo: AP / Menahem Kahana, Pool) Gulf News
Israel   Palestine   Peace   Photos   Wikipedia: Israeli settlement  
An apple seller walks past graffiti saying "cash," decorated with change and small-value Nigerian naira notes, in Lagos, Nigeria  Thursday, March 26, 2009. Nigeria bourse seeks foreign investors to boost economy
| Abuja: Nigeria's stock exchange is seeking foreign investors as part of its plan to demutualise the bourse and introduce new products including Islamic investments... (photo: AP / Sunday Alamba) Gulf News
Economy   Finance   Nigeria   Photos   Wikipedia: Nigeria  
A Muslim worshipper raises the Palestinian flag while praying in front of the Dome of the Rock  Mosque during the last Friday prayers of the holy month of Ramadan in the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem's Old City, Friday, Sept. 3, 2010. Progress of Middle East peace talks 'a surprise'
| PALESTINIANS and Arabs have seen a possible breakthrough in Middle East peace talks. | Key Palestinian and Arab leaders  been surprised by what they now see as the... (photo: AP / Muhammed Muheisen) The Australian
Israel   Palestine   Peace   Photos   Wikipedia: Peace process in the IsraeliPalestinian conflict  
Fire and Urban Search and Rescue personnel arrive at a destroyed building in Christchurch, New Zealand, Sunday, Sept. 5, 2010, a day after the city was hit by an earthquake. Christchurch was struck by a powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake  that smashed buildings, cracked roads and twisted rail lines and also ripped a new 11-foot (3.5 meter) wide fault line in the earth's surface, officials said Sunday. Quake that tore down a New Zealand's history
| "THIS is the greatest disaster New Zealand has ever seen," Agriculture Minister David Carter told The Australian yesterday. | Mr Carter was visiting destroyed... (photo: AP / Rob Griffith) The Australian
Disaster   Earthquake   New Zealand   Photos   Wikipedia: 2010 Canterbury earthquake  
In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, medical workers take a medical examination for a young patient at No.2 People's Hospital of Fuyang City in east China's Anhui  Province Thursday, May 1, 2008. Chinese officials hit for hiding cholera
| AUTHORITIES in eastern China covered up an outbreak of cholera for 12 days, state media has complained. | The outbreak was stifled for fear that news of the deadly illn... (photo: AP / Xinhua, Li Jian) The Australian
China   Disease   Health   Photos   Wikipedia: Cholera  
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair  meets staff at the Eason book store, in Dublin as he attends a public book signing, Saturday Sept. 4, 2010. Anti-war protesters hurled shoes and eggs at Tony Blair as he arrived for his first public signing of his fast-selling memoir. Tony Blair bank claim challenged
| TONY Blair's audacious claim to have been behind British Labour's decision to grant independence to the Bank of England has been dismissed. | Labour MP Ed Bal... (photo: AP / Niall Carson, pool) The Australian
Photos   Politics   Protests   Tony Blair   Wikipedia: A Journey  
Politics Business & Economy
South Africa Unions' Strike Suspended
South Africa Strike Suspended
Desert Road Leads to Discovery in Egypt
Next president will be a Mubarak
A union member sings and dances alongside others during their protest in Johannesburg, South Africa  on Thursday Sept. 2, 2010.
South Africa Unions' Strike Suspended
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Kim Sharma secretly marries Africa-based business tycoon
South African workers suspend strike
South Africa looks to China for agriculture deals
Mining companies clash over Congo copper mine
An apple seller walks past graffiti saying "cash," decorated with change and small-value Nigerian naira notes, in Lagos, Nigeria  Thursday, March 26, 2009.
Nigeria bourse seeks foreign investors to boost economy
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Society Terrorism
Kim Sharma secretly marries Africa-based business tycoon
Next president will be a Mubarak
Climate shifts 'not to blame' for African civil wars
Fake Auto Parts Dealers increase
Alcohol - Liquor
Adults and youths geared up to fight against social ills
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‘Hit on Iran would spell Israel’s eradication’
Colombia nixes talks with FARC after brutal attacks
A secret stalker. Witnesses who won't talk... but the mo
Colombia: 14 cops killed in ambush, rebels blamed
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad gestures as he delivers his speech at a ceremony honoring the late Iranian revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini at his mausoleum, just outside Tehran, Iran, Monday, June 2, 2008. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Monday once again turned his fiery rhetoric on Israel and saying that it will soon disappear from the world map. Ahmadinejad was speaking at a ceremony honoring the late founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, on his death anniversar
‘Hit on Iran would spell Israel’s eradication’
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Health & Science Energy & Industry
South Africa Unions' Strike Suspended
Americans Breeze Into Quarterfinals Against Overmatched Ango
South Africa Strike Suspended
Desert Road Leads to Discovery in Egypt
A union member sings and dances alongside others during their protest in Johannesburg, South Africa  on Thursday Sept. 2, 2010.
South Africa Unions' Strike Suspended
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Fake Auto Parts Dealers increase
Paris hosts illegal immigrant talks
Mozambique bread riots may be warning sign on African food s
2 capsizings in Congo kill 70 on weekend 200 others are fear
Africa
S Africa workers suspend strike
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Sport Internet & Education
Americans Breeze Into Quarterfinals Against Overmatched Ango
AFCON 2012: CAF Satisfied With Preparations In Gabon
Egypt Captain Ahmed Hassan Suffers ACL Tear - Report
Former MSU player nets 4 in Angola's loss to US
Fenerbahce's Gokhan Gonul, left, fights for the ball with Arsenal's Emmanuel Adebayor during their Group G Champions League soccer match at Sukru Saracoglu stadium in Istanbul, Turkey,
Emmanuel Adebayor: Manchester City Now Bigger Than Arsenal
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After Riots, Schools Reopening
Committee Gives Back to School
Rwanda to Host First EAC Education Expo
Government Alert Over University Standards
Students - Teacher - Classroom - Education - Philippines
Students Blame Teachers, Government For Poor Results
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