South Africa: ABF Johannesburg’s Chair and Vice Chair ElectedCherrie-Lynne Lawlor has been appointed Chairperson of ABF’s Johannesburg committee with Melita Johnson Adams appointed Jhb’s Vice Chair. Roberts expects classic against South AfricaJamie Roberts believes Wales’ critical World Cup opener against South Africa has “all the ingredients to be a classic”. South Africa: 48 Hour Film…
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South Africa Politics and News Monitor – South Africa: ABF Johannesburg’s Chair and Vice Chair Elected
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North Africa – Libya: Head of Government to Attend ‘Friends of Libya’ Conference in Paris
Libya: Head of Government to Attend ‘Friends of Libya’ Conference in Paris Head of the Government, Abbas El Fassi, arrived Thursday in Paris accompanied by Foreign Minister Taib Fassi Fihri to represent Morocco at the Friends of Libya conference. Nigeria: Libya After Gaddafi Inspired by the successes recorded in Tunisia and Egypt in what is…
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Koreas – UN: Evidence Iran working on nuclear weapons
UN: Evidence Iran working on nuclear weaponsA report from the U.N. nuclear agency strengthens suspicions that like Iran North Korea turned to black market suppliers to set up its uranium enrichment plant. U.N. atom agency seeks rare Mideast nuclear talksVIENNA (Reuters) – The U.N. nuclear agency has invited all its members, including Israel, Arab states…
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Russian News Monitor – Russia’s Middle East ambitions
Russia’s Middle East ambitionsPort access, business deals and arms contracts mean unrest in Syria is problematic for Russian foreign policy. Russia eyes talks with LibyaDUSHANBE: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Saturday said Russia had invited members of Libya’s transitional government to Moscow for energy talks, the Interfax news agency reported. Ukraine rules out concession…
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Iraq – Iraq to reopen probe of deadly U.S. raid
Iraq to reopen probe of deadly U.S. raidBAGHDAD, Iraq – Iraq’s government will reopen an investigation into a 2006 raid in which U.S. forces killed at least 11 Iraqi civilians, including women and children, a spokesman for Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said Friday. FACTBOX-Security developments in Iraq, September 3Sept 3 (Reuters) – Following are…
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African News Update – Namibia: Sem Shiwa ‘Shikongo Shakalulu’ Elago: Typhoon Detachment Commander at Oshigambo (1962-1987)
Namibia: Sem Shiwa ‘Shikongo Shakalulu’ Elago: Typhoon Detachment Commander at Oshigambo (1962-1987) Sakaria Shipanga Barakias Namwandi is the author of the soon-to-be-published manuscript entitled ‘The Young Combatant of Oneputa’. Zimbabwe: White Farmer ‘Beaten to Death’ in Suspected Robbery A white tobacco farmer from Mvurwi, north of Harare, has died after he was apparently beaten to…
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Somalia – UMNO s Somalia medical mission: genuine or publicity stunt?
UMNO s Somalia medical mission: genuine or publicity stunt?By BLACKHAWK By the time this article is published, the body of 39-year-old Noramfaizul Mohd Nor, Bernama s late cameraman, who had apparently followed UMNO Putra club s humanitarian mission to Somalia would have arrived in Malaysia. It is tragic, that apart from the hundreds of lives…
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Pakistan – Pakistani man held in US for supporting LeT
Pakistani man held in US for supporting LeTWashington, Sep 3 (IANS) A Pakistan-born man living on the outskirts of Washington has been charged with providing material support to Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), the Pakistan based terrorist group behind the November 2008 Mumbai terror attacks. Benefit offers relief for PakistanThe plea for help arrived in mid-August. Surendar Valasai…
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China – Pre-Ice Age Giants: Wooly Rhino Fossil Found in Tibet – FOX News
Pre-Ice Age Giants: Wooly Rhino Fossil Found in Tibet – FOX NewsHigh on the Tibetan Plateau, paleontologists have uncovered the skull of a previously unknown species of ancient rhino, a woolly furred animal that came equipped with a built-in snow shovel on its face. This curiosity, a flat, paddle-like horn Tibet s new Chinese overlord:…
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Afghanistan – Several NH residents face drug charges in Maine
Several NH residents face drug charges in MaineSeveral New Hampshire residents have been charged in Maine with trafficking heroin. The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency says two people from Wakefield, N.H., and one from Rochester, N.H., were arrested Wednesday on allegations of selling heroin in the Berwick, Maine, area. Taliban claims kidnap of 30 PakistanisPakistani Taliban…
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