Hundreds believed dead in Congo boat accidents
9/6/2010 2:12:00 AM |
| Nairobi/Kinshasa, Sep 6 (DPA) Hundreds of people are feared dead after two weekend boat accidents in the Democratic Republic of Congo, reports said Sunday. |
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200 feared dead in Congo boat capsize
9/5/2010 11:06:00 PM |
| Kinshasa, Sep 5 (IANS) At least 200 people were feared dead after their boat caught fire and capsized on a river in the Congo, Xinhua reported. |
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Egypt to host second round of Mideast peace talks
9/5/2010 7:55:00 PM |
| Cairo, Sep 5 (DPA) Egypt will host the next segment of the direct round of Middle East peace talks Sep 14, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said Sunday, confirming earlier reports. |
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Strengthening bilateral trade with Ghana
9/4/2010 5:00:00 PM |
Accra (Ghana), Sep 4 (ANI): Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma during his bilateral meeting with the President of Republic of Ghana, John Evans Atta Mills, here on Saturday underlined the need for enhancing bilateral trade with Ghana. |
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India, South Africa look to expand trade and investment
9/2/2010 7:27:00 PM |
| Johannesburg, Sep 2 (IANS) India and South Africa are trying to strengthen trade links, constituting sector-specific task forces to jointly explore business opportunities and putting on the fast track mutually beneficial trade agreements. |
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India,South Africa businesses to jointly tap opportunities
9/1/2010 5:50:00 PM |
| Johannesburg/New Delhi, Sep 1 (IANS) Indian and South African businesses may jointly tap investment opportunities in the rest of Africa, taking advantage of the inherent synergies between the two economies. |
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Libya releases 37 militant Islamists
9/1/2010 7:45:00 AM |
| Tripoli, Sep 1 (DPA) An ex-Guantanamo detainee and 36 other militant Islamists were released from prison in Libya, according to a charity organisation Tuesday. |
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15 killed in bomb blast in Somalia
9/1/2010 5:09:00 AM |
| Mogadishu, Sep 1 (IANS) At least fifteen people were killed and more than 30 injured Tuesday after a roadside bomb explosion hit two passenger buses in the Somali capital Mogadishu, officials and witnesses said. |
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Roadside bomb kills eight in Somalia
9/1/2010 12:30:00 AM |
| Nairobi/Mogadishu, Sep 1 (DPA) A roadside bomb has killed eight people and injured 12 in the Somali capital Mogadishu, the Horn of Africa nation's information ministry said Tuesday. |
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Russians kidnapped in Darfur as American released: UN
8/30/2010 11:08:00 PM |
| Nairobi/Khartoum, Aug 30 (DPA) Three Russian aircrew members have been kidnapped in Sudan's restive Darfur province as an American woman held for months was released, the United Nations said Monday. |
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Four peacekeepers killed in Somalia
8/30/2010 9:50:00 PM |
| Mogadishu, Aug 30 (DPA) Four African Union peacekeepers were among 10 people killed in the Somali capital Mogadishu Monday as the Horn of Africa nation's president called for help against a growing insurgency. |
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Zimbabwe's central bank to lay off 85 percent of staff
8/29/2010 8:56:00 PM |
| Harare, Aug 29 (DPA) Zimbabwe's bankrupt central bank is to retrench 85 percent of its bloated staff complement to help it move back into the black and function as a reliable national bank, according to Finance Minister Tendai Biti. |
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15 dead, 25 injured in fresh clashes in Somalia
8/28/2010 9:45:00 PM |
| Mogadishu, Aug 28 (DPA) At least 15 civilians died and 25 others were wounded in a heavy fighting in the Somali capital Mogadishu overnight, officials said Saturday. |
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Kenyan president signs new constitution into law
8/27/2010 1:53:00 PM |
| Nairobi, Aug 27 (DPA) Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki Friday signed into law a long-awaited new constitution, weeks after it was passed in a national referendum. |
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Egyptian tycoon offers reward for stolen Van Gogh painting
8/27/2010 10:00:00 AM |
| Cairo, Aug 27 (IANS/AKI) Egyptian telecom tycoon Naguib Sawiris has offered a 140,000 euro reward for information leading to the recovery of a stolen masterpiece by Dutch painter Vincent Van Gogh, according to broadcaster Europe1. |
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One tonne of cannabis seized in Gambia
8/27/2010 6:11:00 AM |
| Banjul (Gambia), Aug 27 (IANS) Three Gambian nationals and three Senegalese were arrested after over one tonne of cannabis was found in their possession. |
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Three freeze to death inside refrigerator in Sudan
8/27/2010 4:32:00 AM |
| Khartoum (Sudan), Aug 27 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Three people in Port Sudan city froze to death in a refrigerating facility which charged $2 per hour for sitting inside it. |
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Workers rally in South Africa, government offers talk
8/26/2010 9:51:00 PM |
| Pretoria, Aug 26 (IANS) Thousands of government workers, including teachers and health staff, took out rallies across South Africa Thursday after nine days of strikes over salary hike, forcing authorities to call for negotiation. |
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British plane makes emergency landing in Mauritania
8/26/2010 7:01:00 AM |
| Nouakchott (Mauritania), Aug 26 (IANS) A British Boeing 757 was forced to land at the Nouakchott international airport in Mauritania, after one of its engines caught fire. |
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19 killed in Congo plane crash
8/26/2010 12:37:00 AM |
| Kinshasa, Aug 26 (IANS) At least 19 people including the pilot were killed in a plane crash in the Democratic Republic of Congo, police said. |
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