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UN group arrives in Guinea to investigate killings
Thursday, November 26, 2009 at 4:32 a.m. CONAKRY, Guinea - A United Nations human rights official says a three-member U.N. commission has arrived in this West African nation to investigate the September massacre in which troops fatally shot pro-democracy demonstrators and raped women in broad daylight.
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Namibian elections will see ruling party return to power; new opposition to emerge
Namibia's longtime ruling party is expected to return to power in Friday elections but its hold on this desert nation may weaken with the emergence of a new opposition party.
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Tunisian court hands journalist 6-month sentence
A journalist known for his critical stance toward Tunisia's government was sentenced to six months in prison Thursday for what his lawyer called a trumped-up assault charge.
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The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has asked judges to allow him to launch a formal investigation into post-election in Kenya.
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Zuma appoints new Zimbabwe team
South Africa's President Jacob Zuma on Wednesday appointed a new team to monitor Zimbabwe's troubled unity government accord, ending former president Thabo Mbeki's mediation role, his office said.
UN to open high-level meeting to boost South-South co-op
The United Nations is to open the most important UN meeting on South-South cooperation in decades as countries from the South assume leading roles in decisions on hot global issues ranging from economic recovery to food security and climate change, the world body announced Tuesday.
Zimbabwe Child Mortality Up 20 Percent, U.N. Says
Zimbabwe's infant mortality rate has risen by 20 percent over the past two decades as children under five succumb to the HIV/AIDS pandemic and pneumonia, a joint government and United Nations survey showed on Tuesday.
Somalia: Kidnapped Alta. journalist freed
Canadian journalist Amanda Lindhout, freed after 15 months of captivity in war-torn Somalia, says she was kept isolated in a dark room, beaten and tortured, so she dreamed of walking through Vancouver's Stanley Park to stay sane and not lose hope.
UN peace mission 'fuels Congo violence'
Security force costing $1bn a year has not defeated Rwandan Hutu rebels or halted plunder of lucrative minerals, experts find Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda soldiers in Lushebere, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
African Union Chairman Gaddafi To Mediate Football Row Between Egypt and Algeria
Gaddafi 'to mediate' football row Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi has agreed to mediate between Algeria and Egypt in an increasingly heated row over football, state media says.
Gordhan approves R1.4 billion SABC bailout
Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan has approved the South African Broadcasting Corporation's application for a government guaranteed bailout of R1.4 billion.
Genocide calls irresponsible: Lekota
Cope president Mosiuoa Lekota has described calls for former president Thabo Mbeki and those who served under him to be charged with genocide as an irresponsible and dangerous distortion of the history of the country, the SABC reported.
O Oprah, Where Art Thou? World embraces Winfrey, Us TV host and global star
It's the talk show talked about around the world. Oprah Winfrey's announcement last week that she will end her daytime TV program after its 25th season in 2011 made headlines from London to Johannesburg.
Zimbabwe: Talks Resume Between Zanu PF and MDC
The country's three main political parties have finally begun discussing crucial outstanding issues in the Global Political Agreement to try to end the long running dispute between Robert Mugabe and Morgan Tsvangirai.
2 warlords plead not guilty in Congo massacre at international war crimes court
Former leader of the National Integrationist Front, Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui, puts on his headset at the start of his trial at the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands, Tuesday, Nov.
AIDS research reveals a lack of family-planning programs in Uganda
University of Alberta graduate student Jennifer Heys wants to make her message clear: there needs to be more education in Ugandan communities about contraception.
Boy becomes lost face of Somalia's war
The bullet hit mother and son as they walked through Somalia's capital. She felt a sharp pain in her palm.
Israel, Hamas near prisoner swap deal
Israel and Hamas are close to a deal to swap 1,000 Palestinian prisoners for an Israeli soldier held for more than three years by the Islamic militant group, a Palestinian familiar with the talks said Monday.
South Africa: Life expectancy drops
JOHANNESBURG, 21 November 2009 - South Africans are dying younger and in greater numbers, and HIV/AIDS is to blame, according to a report released this week by the South African Institute of Race Relations.
Zimbabwe women, receiving rights award, speak out
In this photo taken on Nov. 17, 2009, Jenni Williams, left, and Magodonga Mahlangu, right, pose for a photo at the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Right in Washington.
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