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Ban to visit African Great Lakes Region
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Ban to visit African Great Lakes Region
UNITED NATIONS - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, together with Jim Yong Kim, president of the World Bank, will visit the Great Lakes Region of Africa this week, with the purpose of promoting the... (photo: UN / Eskinder Debebe)
Indigenous culture, youth among key topics as UN permanent forum opens 12th session
Culture   Education   Photos   Wikipedia: Indigenous peoples   Youth		  United Nations 
Indigenous culture, youth among key topics as UN permanent forum opens 12th session
Print 20 May 2013 – Around 2,300 indigenous participants are expected to discuss culture, education and health during the 12th session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues,... (photo: UN / Evan Schneider)
The "Returning" as palestinians attend "camp of return" to mark refugees' ties to lands lost, in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip on May 15, 2013, to mark the 65th anniversary of the "Nakba" (catastrophe).  The People's Voice 
65 Years of Palestinian Nakba
Every 15th of May Palestinians; old and young, all over the world, within Zionist occupied Palestine, in every Palestinian refugee camp, and in every exile country, commemorate the Palestinian Nakba;... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb)
Israel   Mideast   Palestine   Photos   Wikipedia: 1948 Palestinian exodus
People run away from tear gas during a demonstration against the deployment of 11,000 police and soldiers in the city of Kairouan, to prevent the ultraconservative Muslim group Ansar al-Shariah from holding its annual conference, Sunday May 19, 2013.  The Daily Telegraph 
Tunisian police clash with Salafists over banning of annual congress
Security forces and hardline Islamists fought street battles in Tunis on Sunday, with one protester killed and 15 policemen wounded, after the authorities banned the Salafists from staging their... (photo: AP / Amine Landoulsi)
Photos   Police   Protests   Tunisia   Wikipedia: Tunisian revolution
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Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika speaks at the Supreme Court in Algiers, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2008. Algeria's president, 72, who led his oil-rich and gas-rich North African nation out of a bloody Islamic insurgency, started clearing the way Wednesday to give himself a third term in office, announcing plans to abolish limits that would have prevented his re-election. Daily Press
With president ailing, Algeria prepares for end of an era
ALGIERS (Reuters) - Three weeks after being rushed to hospital in Paris, Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has disappeared from sight, leaving behind a country... (photo: AP)
Algeria   Business   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Abdelaziz Bouteflika
Building on the way to Curepipe, Mauritius. December 2006 Business Day
Sleepy island of Mauritius waking up fast
Related articles Mauritius acts as a gateway for SA companies’ African property funds Mauritius to grow slightly below potential, says IMF IT IS a common scenario in a... (photo: WN / Sanyogita)
Economy   Island   Mauritius   Photos   Tourism   Wikipedia: Mauritius
Civilians inspect the aftermath of a car bomb attack while Baghdad municipality workers clean up in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, May 16, 2013. Al Jazeera
Iraq death toll stirs fears of civil war
The death toll in Iraq from four consecutive days of violence has reached at least 140 people, stirring fears that rising sectarian conflicts could lead the country... (photo: AP / Khalid Mohammed)
Iraq   Photos   Terrorism   War   Wikipedia: Iraqi insurgency (post-U.S. withdrawal)
Rwanda President Paul Kagame speaks during the London Summit on Family Planning organized by the UK Government and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation with the United Nations Population Fund, UNFPA, in central London Wednesday July 11, 2012. The Observer
Is Kagame Africa's Lincoln or a tyrant exploiting Rwanda's tragic history?
Pressing the flesh: with Bill Clinton, who described Kagame as ‘one of the greatest leaders of our time’. Photograph: Ed Ou/Getty Images Paul Kagame is angrier than I've... (photo: AP / Carl Court)
Africa   Paul Kagame   Photos   Rwanda   Wikipedia: List of awards and honours bestowed upon Paul Kagame   Wikipedia: Paul Kagame
In this photo taken with a mobile phone, Tuesday, May. 7, 2013, soldiers and journalist looks at bodies of prison officials killed by Islamic extremist during heavy fighting in Bama, Nigeria. BBC News
Nigeria army's offensive to continue "as long as it takes"
Nigeria's army has vowed to continue its offensive against militants in the north-east "as long as it takes" to achieve its main objectives. Brig Gen Chris... (photo: AP / Abdukareem Haruna)
Military   Nigeria   Photos   Violence   Wikipedia: Boko Haram
Oil-skimming vessels continue operations May 17, 2010 as gas from the damaged Deepwater Horizon wellhead is burned by the drillship Discoverer Enterprise in a process known as flaring. Al Jazeera
Texas to take BP and Halliburton to court
Texas has joined the crowd of Gulf of Mexico states to file suit against BP Plc, Halliburton Co and others for their role in one of the worst oil spills in US history.... (photo: US Navy / MCS2 Justin Stumberg)
Oil   Photos   US   Wikipedia: Deepwater Horizon oil spill   Environment
Rebel soldiers loyal to Ivory Coast opposition leader Alassane Ouattara, the widely recognized winner of an election that millions once hoped would reunite the West African nation, advance towards the Government army in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Thursday Dec. 16, 2010. Gunfire and explosions shook Ivory Coast's main city Thursday as supporters and security forces loyal to the two men claiming to be president clashed in the streets, killing at least 15 people and bolstering fears the world's top cocoa producer is teetering on the edge of another civil war. Voa News
Ivory Coast Militia Leader Arrested for 2011 Massacre
Soldiers in Ivory Coast have arrested a militia leader who was allegedly involved in a 2011 massacre of... (photo: AP / Sunday Alamba)
Human Rights   Ivory Coast   Military   Photos   Wikipedia: Second Ivorian Civil War
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General view showing an empty beach at the Red Sea resort of Sharm el Sheik, Egypt, Sunday, Dec.5, 2010. Security officials say a shark has killed an elderly German tourist at an Egyptian Red Sea resort, a few days after three Russians and a Ukrainian tourist were badly mauled in shark attacks. Tourism in Egypt: Hope amid a slow recovery CNN
Russian President Vladimir Putin gives state medals at an award ceremony in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012. US scolds Russia for sending arms to Syria Al Jazeera
ay Jan. 9, 2009 Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf attends the "New World, New Capitalism" conference in Paris. Liberia's Johnson-Sirleaf defends governance record Reuters
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon meets with Mr. Albert Gerard Koenders, incoming Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Côte d’Ivoire U.N. chief appoints former Dutch minister to head Mali mission Baltimore Sun
Terrorism
In this Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2011 photo, a police officer armed with an AK-47 rifle walks past pedestrians as he patrols a major road in Maiduguri, Nigeria. The radical sect Boko Haram, which in August 2011 bombed the United Nations headquarters in Nigeria, is the gravest security threat to Africa's most populous nation. Nigeria says 10 rebels killed in northeast, 65 arrested The Star
File - In this Monday, Oct. 8, 2012 photo taken with a mobile phone, a police officer walks past a burnt out shopping mall in Maiduguri, Nigeria. Nigerian soldiers angry about the killing of an officer razed buildings and shot dead more than 30 civilians Monday in a northeastern city long under siege by a radical Islamist sect. Boko Haram holds Nigeria to ransom Mail Guardian South Africa
In this photo taken with a mobile phone, Tuesday, May. 7, 2013, Bakura Ibrahim, a suspected member of Islamic extremist group arrested by soldiers is tied to a tree in Bama, Nigeria. Nigeria declares state of emergency Mail Guardian South Africa
EU pledges 520m euros for Mali reconstruction EU pledges 520m euros for Mali reconstruction France24
Health
A woman with her child with the back Une femme avec son enfant au dos Togo and Africa At least 30 countries in Africa at risk of yellow fever: WHO Newstrack India
Maize crop in a field - corn crop - agriculture Enslaved to maize: Why we need to re-think Malawi’s agricultural future The Independent
Michele Bachmann speaking to students at Valley High School in West Des Moines, Iowa. Michele Bachmann: Every Weekend People Tell Me They Want Obama Impeached Huffington Post
Mali offered more than €3bn in aid – with strings attached Mali offered more than €3bn in aid – with strings attached The Guardian
Society
Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund Christine Lagarde, right, speaks with Chief Executive Officer of the European Financial Stability Facility Klaus Regling during a meeting of eurogroup finance ministers in Brussels on Monday, March 4, 2013. En Garde! Wall Street Journal
File - A look inside Za’atri refugee camp, host to tens of thousands of Syrians displaced by conflict, near Mafraq, Jordan Jordan to host 'world's largest refugee camp' Al Jazeera
Congo Army Rapes Detailed in UN Report as Special Brigade Arrives Congo Army Rapes Detailed in UN Report as Special Brigade Arrives Huffington Post
Tourist-Tibet: Tibetan boys and girls who recently escaped from Tibet, Dharamshala, India Plan to stop sex tourism Independent online (SA)
Sports
Bayern's head coach Jupp Heynckes gestures during the Group A Champions League soccer match between FC Bayern Munich and Manchester City in Munich, southern Germany, on Tuesday , Sept. 27, 2011. Borussia Monchengladbach-Bayern Munich Preview: Heynckes bows out in familiar surroundings Goal
Paris Saint Germain's coach Carlo Ancelotti looks on after celebrating winning their third title at the end of their French League One soccer match against Lyon, in Lyon, central France, Sunday, May 12, 2013. Paris Saint-Germain-Stade Brestois Preview: Newly-crowned champions play host to relegated visitors Goal
Tottenham's coach Andre Villas-Boas of Portugal speaks during a news conference at the Olympic stadium of Athens, Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012. Tottenham will face Panathinaikos on Thursday in an Europa League Group J match. Tottenham Goal
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