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A Saudi Arabian oil tanker with 25-member crew was captured by Somali pirates off the coast of the Kenya, officials in the US military and British Foreign Office confirmed Monday.
The tanker Sirius Star was 450 nautical miles south-east of the Kenyan coastal city of Mombasa when it was taken over by pirates, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet told the... |
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 The newly-elected head of South Africa's ruling African National
Congress (ANC), Jacob Zuma, on Thursday sought to quell fears of
political tensions caused by the emergence of two centres of power in
South Africa and ruled out a dramatic leftward shift in economic
policy.
"There is likely to be anxiety regarding the existence...
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 The tense wait for the unveiling of the next leader of South Africa's
ruling African National Congress (ANC) began after voting ended Tuesday
in a tight contest between incumbent President Thabo Mbeki and ANC
deputy leader Jacob Zuma.
Zuma was expected to quash Mbeki's controversial bid for a third
five-year term at the party helm...
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 The main faction of Zimbabwe's opposition Movement for Democratic
Change (MDC) party said Sunday it remained committed to talks with the
ruling ZANU-PF but hinted there were still sticking points.
The declaration came after claims in Zimbabwe's state-controlled
media that talks between President Robert Mugabe's ZANU-PF and the...
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 Embattled South African President Thabo Mbeki on Sunday used a speech
to members of the ruling African National Congress (ANC) meeting to
elect a new leader to lash out at corruption in party ranks.
Mbeki is attempting to remain on as president of the party but is
expected to be routed by party deputy Jacob Zuma. Zuma's victory...
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 South African President Thabo Mbeki attempted Sunday to claw back
support for his bid to remain leader of the ruling African National
Congress, admitting, uncharacteristically, in an interview he had made
mistakes as party leader.
He was speaking on the opening day of an ANC leadership conference,
where party deputy leader Jacob...
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 The mood was ebullient Saturday among supporters of the man tipped to
oust Thabo Mbeki as leader of South Africa's ruling African National
Congress (ANC), as party members poured into the northern city of
Polokwane to pick their president for the next five years.
Cattle herders leaning on their sticks watched as dozens of...
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 President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe has suspended the country's
attorney-general over charges he abused his office, reports said
Saturday.
The president also appointed a tribunal consisting of two judges
and a lawyer to probe Sobusa Gula-Ndebele for misconduct, said an
official statement quoted by the state-controlled Herald...
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 Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe during a congress of his ruling
ZANU(PF) party on Thursday became its sole presidential candidate in
elections due next year.
There was no vote or debate among the 10,000 delegates. The
chairmen of each of the party's 10 provincial organizations read out
reports in which they said he had been...
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 The UN General Assembly held a minute of silence on Wednesday in
commemoration of those killed in the twin bombing attacks in Algiers,
which claimed more than 60 lives, including UN personnel.
The 192-nation assembly was called to pay tribute to its staff
killed in Tuesday's attacks, which UN officials now said totaled...
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 More than 60 people were killed, including 10 United Nations employees,
when two car bombs exploded in the Algerian capital Algiers on Tuesday,
Algerian security and hospital sources said.
In addition, dozens were reported injured and in hospital in the worst terrorist attack to strike Algeria in nearly a decade.
One bomb...
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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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