"More than 70 000 dead in Sudan"

Free-Trade Protests Jam Guatemalan Roads
Protesters denouncing a regional free trade plan with the United States clashed with police in Guatemala's capital on Monday, leaving 19 people injured and two arrested.

Okinawa governor wants Marines off island
The governor of Okinawa said Tuesday he wants the U.S. Marines to leave his island.

Venezuela pushes ahead with land redistribution
Although President Hugo Chavez once spoke of a 'war against the landed estates', the government now carefully avoids using the word 'confiscation'. It is simply 'retaking' land which, while it has always been 'public property', was dubiously 'occupied' by private landowners and businesses.

Israel's Broken Record - Attack Iran
It's like a broken record: Israel will attack Iran, Israel will attack Iran. Iran is working on nukes, Iran is working on nukes, even though the International Atomic Energy Agency says Iran is not working on nukes. Now we are told the Israelis have created a mock version of Iran's Natanz uranium enrichment plant in order to practice assaults on the facility.

More than 70 000 dead in Sudan
Far more people have died in Sudan's ravaged Darfur region than the 70 000 reported since last year, and many of those deaths were from preventable causes like pneumonia and diarrhoea, the United Nations humanitarian chief said on Wednesday.

Diamond mine collapses in Congo
Kinshasa - A diamond mine collapsed in southern Congo and killed up to 40 people, authorities said on Wednesday, adding the news had taken weeks to emerge from the remote area.

Support the Chinese People
The third session of the 10th National People's Congress on March 14, 2005, adopted a ten-article legislation making the secession of the island province of Taiwan an action against the popular will of the Chinese people and therefore illegal.

Ask What Britain Can Do for Africa
The Commission for Africa report outlines at length what the world must do for Africa and Africa for itself. The report also sets out what Britain could be doing for Africa, and is not.

CAR election gets thumbs up
Bangui - National and international election observers on Tuesday gave a clean bill of health to weekend presidential and legislative polls in the Central African Republic.

Africa Union plans up to 7,000 troops for Congo
The African Union (AU) said on Wednesday it planned to send between 6,000 and 7,000 troops to the Democratic Republic of Congo to help disarm militias threatening peace in the region, officials said.

ABSA's Plans for Africa Dealt Blow in Zambia
ABSA's African expansion plans have been dealt a setback, with the Zambia Privatisation Agency (ZPA) ending talks for Absa to buy a 49% stake in Zambia National Commercial Bank (Zanaco).

BBC goes on a sub-Saharan trip to counter the stereotypes
Africa has long been seen in the eyes of British television viewers as a continent blighted by famine, poverty and disease, or the backdrop to the adventures of white heroes. This summer, the BBC hopes to counter those stereotypes by devoting a week of programming on its main channel to show Africa in a more positive light. For the week in July regular BBC1 shows ranging from Question Time to Rolf on Art,as well as the news bulletins, will go to sub-Saharan Africa.

Bozeman teens find ways to help orphans in Africa
Hannah Stiff may be only 18, but she has figured out a way that local teenagers can help some of the poorest children in the world, African children left as orphans by AIDS and war.

North Korea rejects nuclear negotiations
North Korea Wednesday announced it would not return to nuclear negotiations in Beijing following criticism from Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.