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An Egyptian military aeroplane carrying the 11 European tourists and eight Egyptian guides who were seized in Egypt 10 days ago has landed at East Cairo air base, near the international airport.
The 19 hostages include five Germans, five Italians, one Romanian and eight Egyptians.
The desert safari group were taken captive by a gang of masked men... |
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UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has
emphatically denied reports he expressed concern over moves to issue an
international arrest warrant against Sudanese President Omar Beshir for
genocide in Darfur. Reports on Sudanese radio that he had
expressed great concern over the application by International Criminal
Court (ICC) prosecutor...
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 The prosecutor at the International Criminal Court
officially called for an arrest warrant on Monday for Sudan’s president, Omar Hassan al-Bashir,
accusing him of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity executed
during the past five years of atrocities in the Darfur
region of his country.
The prosecutor’s chase of the...
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The amount of ink spilt on Nelson Mandela,
one of the world's favourite statesman, is bewildering. Enter his name
in the book section of amazon.com website and you get 12,417 entries.
From a plethora of biographies of the anti-apartheid icon, authorized
and otherwise, to collections of his favourite folktales, and...
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The official levelling of war crimes charges
against Sudanese President Omar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir has been
welcomed in many quarters, but fears remain the decision could cause an
escalation of violence in Darfur and more misery for millions of
long-suffering displaced Darfuris. International Criminal
Court (ICC) Prosecutor Luis...
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 The U.S.
government has announced that it is strengthening security for its team in Sudan after an
international prosecutor made a move into arresting Sudanese President Omar
al-Bashir and his actions set off concerns regarding dangerous repercussions.
On Monday, Washington
unexpectedly ceased to offer its support to the attempts...
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Sixteen desperate Nigerian jobseekers died and
21 were seriously injured Saturday during recruitment exercises across
the country for the immigration service, officials said Sunday.
In Enugu, South-East Nigeria, four people were crushed to death and 21
others were seriously injured while trying to open a gate, the
Controller of...
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Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh said
Sunday that any move by the International Criminal Court (ICC) to
prosecute Sudanese officials over alleged war crimes would only 'ignite
more fires and instability.' 'Such a decision could not serve
security and stability in the region,' Saleh said in a telephone
conversation with Sudanese...
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 The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court is
expected Monday to inquire about the detention of Sudan’s president for suspected
genocide and crimes against humanity.
According to BBC, the prosecutor, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, is
prepared to propose the charge of president Omar al-Bashir in a report
addressed to the judges...
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Construction on Durban's King Senzangakhona
Stadium, which will host a 2010 World Cup semi-final, is running ahead
of schedule, the city planner for Durban's World Cup projects has said.
'We are eight weeks ahead of schedule, the stadium is
65-per-cent complete,' said Julie-May Ellingson, who is also
responsible for the building...
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FIFA confirmed Friday that South African
football fans will be allowed to bring traditional Vuvuzelas to matches
at the 2010 World Cup. Permission to allow fans to bring the
noise-making trumpets to the stadiums was granted after a debate that
lasted several hours, during which time World Cup organizers managed to
convince...
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 George “W.” Bush, Subject for the Movie
Director Oliver Stone has released a new movie about the life of the U. S. president, George W. Bush. Written by Stanley Weiser, the movie shows some other aspects of...
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Today is Thursday, June 5
the 157th day of 2008 with 209 to follow. The moon is waxing. The morning stars are Venus, Jupiter, Neptune and Uranus. The evening stars are Mercury, Mars and...
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 General Petraeus Set for Central Command
It appears that U. S. President George W. Bush’s favorite
general has been handed the task of winning the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan
as well as confronting the...
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 A culinary journey through Crete
Almost as soon as you set foot on the southern Mediterranean island of Crete the poignant smell of oregano, wild flowers and wild teas tickles your senses while the...
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