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Security Council wants peacekeepers in Somalia (USA Today)

Fri, 16 May 2008 00:52:37 GMT

The Security Council unanimously approved a resolution on Thursday calling for a U.N. political presence in conflict-wracked ...

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Zimbabwe’s Rulers Unleash Police on Anglicans (New York Times)

Fri, 16 May 2008 02:14:46 GMT

As the country's ruling party stepped up its campaign of intimidation ahead of a presidential runoff, it has focused on a growing roster of groups that elude its direct control.

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Cindy McCain Sells Off Sudanese Funds (The Post Chronicle)

Fri, 16 May 2008 00:14:56 GMT

Cindy McCain, wife of the presumptive GOP nominee for president, has sold at least $2 million in funds from Sudanese investments,...

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Administration credits China with policy shifts (Seattle Times)

Fri, 16 May 2008 01:32:22 GMT

Launching a congressional critique of China, Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte said Thursday that persistent, peaceful dialogue is paying off in aligning Beijing with the United States on several major world fronts.

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$2 worth half a billion in Zimbabwe (PrairiePundit)

Fri, 16 May 2008 00:05:00 GMT

BBC: The central bank has issued a 500m Zimbabwe dollar banknote, worth US$2, to try to ease cash shortages amid the world's highest rate of inflation. The previous highest denomination note was for Z$250m, issued 10 days ago. Meanwhile, the opposition has rejected the move to delay the presidential run-off, possibly until July, saying it was a government ploy to stay in power. It called for an emergency...

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Clashes lead UN to pull staff from Sudan oil area (Seattle Times)

Fri, 16 May 2008 02:17:02 GMT

The United Nations said Thursday it had evacuated 250 civilian staff from the town of Abyei following three days of clashes in the oil-rich region between Sudan's army and former southern rebels.

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Security Council wants UN peacekeepers in Somalia (Seattle Times)

Fri, 16 May 2008 00:30:11 GMT

The Security Council unanimously approved a resolution on Thursday calling for a U.N. political presence in conflict-wracked Somalia for the first time in years and setting conditions for the deployment of U.N. peacekeepers.

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AP Standards: Obama's Top Contributors Linked to Investments in Sudan (NewsBusters)

Fri, 16 May 2008 00:25:50 GMT

Applying the AP's McCain Standard to Barack Obama Shows Sudanese Connections to His Campaign It's a strange one sided sort of game the Associated Press is playing in its latest attack against John McCain. AP writer Jim Kuhnhenn is applying a six degrees of separation style standard in trying to accuse John McCain of investing in the Sudan because his wife owned some mutual funds that had holdings...

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…and every man a billionaire! (Uncommon Misconceptions)

Thu, 15 May 2008 22:32:05 GMT

At least in Zimbabwe, where they've just introduced a half-billion dollar note: ZIMBABWE has introduced a new half-a-billion dollar bank note in a bid to tackle cash shortages fed by rampant inflation, the central bank said today. “Introducing the new 500,000,000 bearer cheque for your convenience,” read a Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe full-page advert in the state [...]

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Uganda leader tells Netanyahu he will set up museum at Entebbe (Solomonia)

Fri, 16 May 2008 01:39:07 GMT

Interesting how history moves on: In addition to drawing crowds of international dignitaries, President Shimon Peres's "Facing Tomorrow" presidential conference in Jerusalem on Wednesday brought together Ugandan President Gen. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni and members of the Netanyahu family, whose oldest...

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Evening Chuckle: Give Colbert Mugabe's Degree (Tokatakiya)

Fri, 16 May 2008 01:28:00 GMT

Are you listening UMass? [The Mugabe jokes start about two minutes in.]

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Zimbabwe runoff election set for July (MSNBC.com)

Fri, 16 May 2008 01:27:46 GMT

The runoff between President Robert Mugabe and opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai will be held by July 31, election officials said. The opposition insists it should be next week.

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Security Council wants UN peacekeepers in Somalia (kansascity.com)

Fri, 16 May 2008 00:34:00 GMT

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International Committee of Red Cross to Aid Zimbabwe Victims (Net News Publisher)

Fri, 16 May 2008 00:03:31 GMT

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has offered to assist political violence victims in one of Zimbabwe’s most affected provinces, APA learned on Thursday. The ICRC sent a delegation Thursday to meet Zimbabwe government officials in the worst hit Mashonaland Central province. The delegation, led by Zacharia Maiga, met a Zimbabwe government team headed by [...]

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Moroccan court broadens terrorism investigations (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

Thu, 15 May 2008 23:08:00 GMT

RABAT, Morocco -- A Moroccan court broadened investigations Thursday into two alleged terrorism cells, one accused of supporting insurgents in Iraq and the other of plotting suicide bombings in Casablanca last year.

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Zimbabwe Inflation Update (The Amateur Economist & Curmudgeon )

Thu, 15 May 2008 23:05:00 GMT

The prices rise during your meal! A Lunch in Zimbabwe, from Ian Brakspear : Daily Speculations: "During the meal, one of my mates was drinking beer - 750ml bottles of Castle Lager (fondly called... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit http://amateureconblog.blogspot.com/ for full links, other content, and more! ]]

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Italy arrests nearly 400 in security crackdown (OTB News)

Thu, 15 May 2008 22:54:04 GMT

ROME (AP) — Italian police have arrested nearly 400 people - mostly foreigners from Romania and North Africa - in a weeklong crackdown on street crime and illegal immigration, authorities said Thursday…. Share This

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Zimbabwe’s Opposition Calls for Urgent Meetings (Get Mash)

Thu, 15 May 2008 22:20:27 GMT

JOHANNESBURG, May 15 — Zimbabwe’s opposition party on Thursday called for an urgent new round of regional diplomacy to resolve the nation's six-week-old electoral stalemate, saying that only foreign intervention can prevent a recent surge of political violence from developing into full-scale civ… Read the full story

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Clashes lead UN to pull staff from Sudan oil area (AP) (Get Mash)

Thu, 15 May 2008 22:20:22 GMT

AP - The United Nations said Thursday it had evacuated 250 civilian staff from the town of Abyei following three days of clashes in the oil-rich region between Sudan's army and former southern rebels. Read the full story

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UN considers peacekeeping deployment to Somalia (Thaindian News)

Thu, 15 May 2008 22:05:12 GMT

DPA New York, May 16 (DPA) The UN Security Council decided Thursday to send a political mission to Somalia in advance of a peacekeeping operation in the Horn of Africa nation. South Africa and other African governments have called for peacekeeping troops in Somalia, torn by decades of tribal fighting that had prevented the establishment of [...]

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