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Breaking News Wed, 10 Mar 2010
A mother comforts her crying child in Dogo Nahwa, Nigeria, Monday, March 8, 2010.
Nigeria   Photos   Religion   Society   Violence  
Religious leaders must unite to beat Nigeria's extremists
| Sir, The article by Ruth Gledhill and Jonathan Clayton ("500 butchered in Nigeria killing fields", Mar 9) portrays vividly the horror suffered by innocent civilians in the most recent outbreak of vi... (photo: AP / Jon Gambrell) The Times
A stockbroker trades in Bombay, India, Tuesday, May 16, 2006. Indian stocks ended higher Tuesday after three consecutive days of losses, although the market remained volatile with big swings in share prices. The benchmark Sensex closed at 11,873.73 points, rebounding from an intraday low of 11,378.96
Business   India   Mumbai   Photos   Reliance  
Sensex edges up as Reliance gains
| Mumbai (Reuters) Indian shares nudged 0.3 per cent higher yesterday, with Reliance Industries leading the gains, helped by small gains in Asia. | The 30-share BSE Index closed 0.27 per cent or 45.79... (photo: AP Photo / Rajesh Nirgude) Gulf News
An african immigrant rests inside a red cross tent after arriving in a small wooden fishing boat  East Sudan, a first step for Eritrea’s Europe-bound migrants
| FEATURE | 03/11/2010 | SHEGERAB — Fleeing a military regime, thousands of young Eritreans stream into neighboring east Sudan, the first stage of their long migration to Europe, Israel — or even Khar... (photo: AP / Arturo Rodriguez) The Daily Tribune
Eritrea   Europe   Military   Photos   Sudan  
Soil - Drought - El Nio NIGER: Southern villages emptying as drought bites
web | TANOUT, 10 March 2010 (IRIN) - "Empty" increasingly describes the southern Niger town of Tanout in Zinder Region: Water wells and pastures, fields and food banks - and slowly - entire villages, ... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc) IRINnews
Agriculture   Crop   Drought   Food   Photos  
Top Stories
Egyptian and Saudi officials carry the coffin of Sheik Mohammed Sayed Tantawi, grand sheik of Al-Azhar Was Egypt's Sheikh Tantawi a liberal or a stooge?
| By Roger Hardy | BBC Middle East analyst | For some, Sheikh Mohammed Sayed Tantawi, the head of Sunni Islam's most prestigious seat of learning, was a bravely outspoken... (photo: AP / AP) BBC News
Egypt   Islam   Liberal   Photos   Sunni  
The Al Azhar Mosque, built in 969 AD, in downtown Cairo. Egypt's top Muslim cleric, whose moderate views angered hard-liners, dies of heart attack
| CAIRO - Egypt's top cleric, Sheik Mohammed Sayed Tantawi, known for promoting the government agenda against female genital mutilation and the face veil, died of a heart... (photo: US DoD) Star Tribune
Cairo   Death   Egypt   Muslim   Photos  
Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki addresses pupils of the Jamhuri High school in Nairobi, Kenya, Monday, Feb. 11, 2008 as he officially launched free secondary education for all Kenyan children. Kibaki urges Kenyans to venture into the EAC Common Market
Written By:PPS   , Posted: Wed, Mar 10, 2010 | President Mwai Kibaki has challenged Kenyan investors to take advantage of the expanded East African Co... (photo: (AP Photo/Karel Prinsloo) / ) Kenya Broadcasting Corp
Community   Kibaki   Market   Photos   Venture  
Much of Somalia's food aid diverted: UN report
United Nations: Up to half the food aid intended for the millions of hungry people in Somalia is being diverted to corrupt contractors, radical Islamic militants and loca... (photo: WN / John Sahid) Zeenews
Africa   Food   Human Rights   Photos  
HIV patients wait to receive their anti-retroviral medicine at the Deborah Retief hospital in Moshundi, Botswana 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 ... (photo: AP / Jerome Delay) Zeenews
Disease   Health   People   Photos   Science  
Somalia - food aid trucks UN Report: Much of Somalia's Food Aid Diverted
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press Writer | UNITED NATIONS March 10, 2010 (AP) The Associated Press | Internally displaced persons receive aid at a food distribution po... (photo: Creative Commons / Estrilda ) ABC News
Aid   Food   Photos   Somalia   UN  
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  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 Saud... (photo: AP / Amr Nabil) Independent online
Death   Education   Egypt   Islam   Photos  
Politics Business & Economy
Berri pledges to provide aid to families of Ethiopian Airlin
Mohamed Sayed Tantawi, Top Cleric, Dies at 81
Unity talks continue as Iraqis await first results
Politicians argue over votes cast for 55 barred candidates
A mother comforts her crying child in Dogo Nahwa, Nigeria, Monday, March 8, 2010.
Religious leaders must unite to beat Nigeria's extremists
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Content to drive growth prospects: Al Mubarak
Etisalat witnesses growth in Egypt
Sensex edges up as Reliance gains
Civil servants kick against implementation of single spine s
A stockbroker trades in Bombay, India, Tuesday, May 16, 2006. Indian stocks ended higher Tuesday after three consecutive days of losses, although the market remained volatile with big swings in share prices. The benchmark Sensex closed at 11,873.73 points, rebounding from an intraday low of 11,378.96
Sensex edges up as Reliance gains
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Education Health
New Decisions on Education Emerge at NCE Summit
Ministry of Education Wins in Belt-Tightening
Okebukola Seeks Accountability, Transparency for Nigerian Va
There Are No 'On the Spot' Admissions Here - UB
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
 Head of al-Azhar dies
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Mohamed Sayed Tantawi, Top Cleric, Dies at 81
UN health agency funds urgent medical supplies in landslide-
KENYA: Thousands hit by flooding
CHAD: Wipe out corruption, wipe out polio
HIV patients wait to receive their anti-retroviral medicine at the Deborah Retief hospital in Moshundi, Botswana
Circumcision may not cut HIV spread among gay men
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Environment Human Rights
 'He had sustained multiple bite wounds'
Over 10,000 People Made Homeless By Floods
Minister Highlights Government Assistance to Flood Victims
MPs Assess Floods Situation in Cunene
A man speaks on his cell phone in front of a giant globe in the main venue hall of the UN Climate Summit in Copenhagen, Tuesday Dec. 15, 2009.
INTERVIEW - New climate partnership planned to protect forests
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Remanded Human Rights Defender to Appear in Court
Nigeria charges 49 over Jos killings
U.S. Reaffirms Commitment To Ghana
 Malema under fire for 'kill the boer' song
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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Sport Agriculture
South Africa will soon get things right, Pollock says
Ghana President John Atta Mills Wants Togo Ban Overturned
Golf Loses in BP Pullout
Nigerian Clubs Wear Black Armbands To Mourn Deceased Striker
Somalia - food aid trucks
UN Report: Much of Somalia's Food Aid Diverted
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NIGER: Southern villages emptying as drought bites
UN aid officials warn of fears of water-borne diseases in fl
Kenya's wind power project to offload 70pct stake
Mike Mason: Farmer and activist
Soil - Drought - El Nio
NIGER: Southern villages emptying as drought bites
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