"Does US Care About Niger Now?"

Another Phony Al-Qaeda Group Claims Responsibility
Abu Hafs al Masri Brigade was described by the Boston Globe as a "phantom organization." The same group claimed responsibility for the Madrid train bombing. There is no evidence that the group even exists. They have claimed responsibility for everything from the 2003 blackout to car bombings in Iraq, yet in no case is there any proof of their involvement.

The Iran War Buildup
There is no evidence that President Bush has already made the decision to attack Iran if Tehran proceeds with uranium-enrichment activities viewed in Washington as precursors to the manufacture of nuclear munitions.

Southern Africa crops die, S.Africa maize needed
Dry weather and lack of key inputs such as fertiliser have slashed maize harvests across southern Africa, famine monitor FEWS NET said on Friday, with Zimbabwe, Malawi and Mozambique facing the worst shortages.

Uprooted after 30,000 Years

Zimbabwe says UN report biased, hostile, false

Algeria has no word on its envoys seized in Iraq

Zimbabwe Banks On South Africa As IMF Axe Falls
ZIMBABWE moved to within a hair's breadth of formal expulsion from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) yesterday for reneging on its $1bn debt, its fate now resting squarely on its response to conditions SA has set for a $1bn rescue package..

ADB elects Rwadan Finance Minister to head Bank

Darfur detainees stage hunger strike

ABSURDITY REIGNS

Tough Task to Uncover SA's Hidden Art Treasures

Aspartame And Diet Drinks Confirm Source Of Obesity, Cancer
This study confirmed the previous study by Dr. Trocho and co-workers, which also found the formaldehyde breakdown product of aspartame to be damaging to cellular DNA and that this damage was accumulative.

Stolen artifact returned to Egypt
A piece of a valuable alabaster block stolen from a tomb in the Valley of Kings in Luxor in 1958 was posted back to officials almost 50 years after its disappearance, Egyptian antiquities authorities said on Tuesday.

Travels in Haiti with Father Jean-Juste
After waiting in a closed room without chairs or fan for over an hour and a half, Fr. Jean-Juste was finally advised that the police did not, after all, have any more questions for him about money or mercenaries or weapons. They told him they would get back in touch with him later if they wanted to see him.

Day of Protest Decries Deaths in Haiti

Prominent political leader Father Gerard Jean-Juste was detained by police and falsely accused of bringing weapons, bombs and money for mercenaries back to Haiti from Miami.

Does US Care About Niger Now?