"Sudan refugees dream of return home"

Blood, Ink, And Oil: The Case of Darfur
The ink is scarcely dry on oil deals signed between the Islamist dictatorship that rules Sudan from the northern capital, Khartoum, and an eager bevy of oil companies from China, India, Japan, and Britain - even as the genocide continues full tilt in the western region known as Darfur. Every new contract signed in Khartoum makes it clearer that this genocide is fueled by the world's unquenchable thirst for petroleum.

Oil rigs are now drilling on land seized from black African farmers - who have been killed, raped, and driven off their land by their own government through its proxy militias, known as Janjaweed, in a campaign of ethnic cleansing now in its third year.

'Employment growing' - Mbeki
Cape Town - All South African employment data at hand indicated that the number of those employed in the country was growing and the rate of unemployment declining, says South African President Thabo Mbeki.

Is a growing Google safe?
Although many internet users eagerly await each new technology from Google, its rapid expansion is also prompting concerns that the company may know too much: what you read, where you surf and travel, to who you write.

Sudan refugees plan, dream of return home
With a peace agreement signed in January and the former southern rebel leader, John Garang, installed in Khartoum as first vice president earlier this month, many southerners are eager to leave the dusty camps where food and jobs are scarce.

Obasanjo: No Apology On Foreign Investment Drive
President Olusegun Oba-sanjo has said that his administration would, just as it did with the debt relief, "remain undaunted and unapologetic " in its campaign and drive for foreign investment.

Beetles Are to Be Sold in Europe

Côte d'Ivoire: Question Mark Hangs Over Disarmament - Again
Government soldiers have recaptured a town near Abidjan which was occupied by unidentified attackers at the weekend, but rebels controlling the north of Cote d'Ivoire raised fresh doubts on Monday about their willingness to disarm ahead of elections planned for October.

Chinese lend Mugabe a lifeline
CHINA threw a lifeline yesterday to the beleaguered regime of Robert Mugabe when it offered Zimbabwe economic assistance in addition to diplomatic support against the West

African Union to Demobilise Forces in the Great Lakes
The disarmament and demobilisation of combatants in the area around eastern Congo, involving mainly Ugandan and Rwandan soldiers, has been identified by regional foreign ministers and security experts as an initial action that could help minimise conflicts in the region.

16th Worldwide Festival of Youth and Students to be Held in Venezuela
“For Peace and Solidarity We Fight against Imperialism and War” is the theme of the 16th Worldwide Festival of Youth and Students to be held in Caracas, Venezuela from August 7 to 15. David Velásquez from Venezuela and Miguel Madeira from Portugal, both of the Worldwide Federation of Democratic Youth, explained this morning at a press conference that the Festival will gather 15,000 delegates from over one hundred countries to debate four issues.

Venezuela Dismisses Initiative for U.S. Government TV and Radio in Venezuela
Venezuela’s Ambassador to the U.S. dismissed a proposal that passed the U.S. House of Representatives today, to allow the U.S. “to initiate radio and television broadcasts that will provide a consistently accurate, objective, and comprehensive source of news to Venezuela.”

Namibia: Shebeen Owners Furious Over Whites And Chinese

Peacekeepers sacked over sex abuse allegations

Somali pirates eye food instead of ransom

BOTSWANA: Hereros wait in vain for reparations

M'sia Sees S. Africa As Strategic Partner, Says PM

'Upgrade Traditional Healers'

China 'trusts Zim govt'
Beijing - China is committed to aiding Zimbabwe's economic growth while staying out of its internal affairs, the government said on Tuesday as the Chinese president prepared to meet with visiting Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe.

De Beers to shut Kimberley mines by year-end
De Beers is preparing to close its historic underground mines in Kimberley by the end of the year with the loss of around 1 000 jobs, the world's biggest diamond miner said today.

Kenya declares war on killer malaria
Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki on Tuesday launched a countrywide programme to combat malaria, the top killer of pregnant women and children under the age of five in the East African nation.

China and Zimbabwe ink new economic deal
Beijing - Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe and Chinese leader Hu Jintao signed an agreement on economic co-operation on Tuesday, building on ties at a time the debt-laden, isolated African state is seeking new sources of aid.

FBI files are chilling
Back in the 1960s, under the guise of fighting communism, the FBI opened thousands of secret files on American citizens whose sole crime was to protest government policies that they found unjust.

'Enemies of humanity' quote raises Iraq PR questions
The U.S. military on Sunday said it was looking into how virtually identical quotations ended up in two of its news releases about different insurgent attacks.

Iraq paper: Saddam to be executed soon
An Iraqi government newspaper said Saturday that toppled President Saddam Hussein was expected to be sentenced and executed within weeks.

Talking points for man shot dead
Talking Points for man mistakenly killed by UK police. The following points should be emphasised in your reports:

Govt moves to curb maltreatment of Nigerians abroad
THE Federal Government has stepped up consultations with other nations with a view to finding a way out of the seemingly endless spate of maltreatment of Nigerians at home and abroad by agents of foreign governments.

US Woos India With "World Power” Illusions
One indication of the importance powerful sections of the Washington establishment attach to the “India card” is demonstrated by a recent CIA report which reputedly identified India as the most important “swing state” in the world’s geo-political system—that is to say a state that could either ally with the US or become a party to anti-US alliance.

Orwellian Media Won't Report UK-US State Terrorism
Whether a person in an OCCUPIED COUNTRY dies VIOLENTLY or dies NON-VIOLENTLY (through deprivation or avoidable, treatable disease) the end result is the same and the CULPABILITY the same. Further, the Ruler is responsible for the Ruled and the UN-mandated Geneva Conventions specify such obligations for occupying powers.

Libya Maintains Low Tariffs On Fuel for UN to Airlift Food to Darfur, Sudan

No Video of the 3 Bombers Inside the London Subway Cars before they blew up?

Metro Police CCTV Image: Was it doctored?
Was a "Bomber" Superimposed onto Metropolitan Police Surveillance Camera Photo?