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(Photo: AP Photo)Iran threat may spur Middle East peace talks
A reactor building of Iran´s Bushehr nuclear power plant is seen, Sunday, Feb. 27, 2005. Iran and Ru ...Full Story

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(Photo: AP / Jason Reed, Pool)Israel, Palestinians launch direct peace talks
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu greets Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at the State Department in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010, before attending their direct talks aimed at peace in the Middle East....Full Story

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Iran threat may spur Middle East peace talks
| Washington: As US President Barack Obama convenes the first direct Middle East peace talks in 20 months, the question many observers here and in the region are asking is what, if anything, makes this round any more hopeful than the last. | One reason for optimism may ...Full Story
Top ten cricket scoundrels
By 5:30 AM Friday Sep 3, 2010 Share Email Print | If you think dodgy dealings in the noble game are something new, then think again. | 1 - Greg Chappell | Yes, yes, old hat by now, but the underarm incident in Melbourne in February 1981 remains one of cricket's darkest ...Full Story
Israel, Palestinians launch direct peace talks
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Israeli and Palestinian leaders began direct peace negotiations on Thursday, sitting down for U.S.-brokered talks even as hard-liners on both sides vowed never to accept a deal. U.S. President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Net...Full Story
Troops clear barricades, Mozambique riots persist
| MAPUTO (Reuters) - Mozambique's government deployed troops to clear barricades in the capital as angry protesters blocked roads and looted shops on Thursday, the second day of riots caused by soaring bread prices. A demonstrator throws a tyre on a burning barricade du...Full Story
Benjamin Netanyahu and Mahmoud Abbas reach for a lasting peace
| BARACK Obama says a lasting Middle East peace deal is possible within a year after Israeli and Palestinian leaders recommitted to finding a two-state solution. | Raising hopes of a result that has eluded his predecessors, the US President today convenes the first dire...Full Story
Ehud Barak hints at likely Israeli concessions
| WHILE Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been standing alongside US President Barack Obama talking about peace in vague terms, his Defence Minister, Ehud Barak, back in Israel, hinted with little fanfare at what Israel was likely to offer. | Although Mr Net...Full Story
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Somalia: UN delegation visit Mogadishu, fighting resumes.
Gareowe Online A high level UN delegation led by the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, B. Lynn Pascoe visited Somalia’s restive capital, Mogadishu in a bid to encourage the country’s leadership to focus on governing the war-torn coun...
U.N. Delays Release Of Report On Congo 'Genocide'
National Public Radio | The release of a report that accuses the Rwandan army of possible genocide in the Democratic Republic of Congo will be delayed until Oct. 1, the U.N.'s top human rights official said Thursday. | Drafts of the report — circulated to government...
Thaksin Shinawatra resurfaces in South Africa
The Guardian | In attempt to scotch rumours of ill health, fugitive Thai prime minister has photo released of him 'visiting Nelson Mandela' Thaksin Shinawatra, who is believed to be living in Dubai, is now Thailand's 23rd richest person, according to Forbes magaz...
British man piloted Congo death crash plane
The Guardian | Chris Wilson died along with 19 others when flight from Kinshasa to Bandundu was unable to land last week The aftermath of a plane crash in the Congolese city of Goma which killed more than 40 people in 2008. The country has one of the world's wors...
Libya: Step Ahead for Women on Nationality Rights
Human Rights | (Beirut) - Libya's new nationality law granting women married to foreign spouses the right to pass their own nationality to their children is a significant move forward for women's rights, Human Rights Watch said today. But the law still contains s...
Can Ghana Survive Without Stephen Appiah, Essien & Muntari?
Peace FM Online Another African Cup of Nations qualifying campaign is here again. It is going to be a busy weekend for a lot of African countries and the focus once again turns to Ghana, who almost caused a stir at the 2010 World Cup. | The four-time African champio...
Posters promote Egypt intelligence chief for president
BBC News Posters promoting Egypt's intelligence chief as a possible future president have appeared on the streets of Cairo. | Gen Omar Suleiman has long been seen as a possible successor to President Hosni Mubarak, but this is the first time his supporters ha...
U.S. pulls away late to rout Tunisia 92-57
Houston Chronicle | ISTANBUL - Eric Gordon scored 21 points and the United States pulled away from Tunisia after sleepwalking through the first half, winning 92-57 on Thursday in its final game of pool play at the world championship. | With nothing to play for, the Am...
USA Basketball: USA dominates Tunisia 92 - 57 to remain undefeated at FIBA World Championships
The Examiner | It wasn't pretty, but behind a solid second half Team USA convincingly put away Tunisia 92 - 57 Thursday afternoon at the FIBA World Championships.  Sharp - shooting guard Eric Gordon led the charge for the Americans coming off the bench to scor...
Battling to preserve Nigeria's rainforest
Newsvine | According to the World Resources Institute, Nigeria is home to 4,715 different types of plant species, and over 550 species of breeding birds and mammals, making it one of the most ecologically vibrant places of the planet. But Africa's most populo...
Gordon's Future: Ex-PM Reveals His Big Plans
Orange News | Former Prime Minister Gordon Brown has revealed his plans for the future and said he will work for free for charities specialising in education, Africa and the internet. | Mr Brown will focus on improving access to schooling and the web around the ...
UN urges finalization of voters list in Côte d'Ivoire
United Nations | Provisional voters list for the election in Côte d'Ivoire2 September 2010 – The United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI) today called for the finalization of the voters' list to ensure that electoral process was proceeding according to sch...
Official: Southern Sudan could unilaterally secede
CNN | Nairobi, Kenya (CNN) -- Southern Sudan, the autonomous region in Sudan, may unilaterally declare its sovereignty, since the central government isn't doing enough to plan and stage a referendum on independence by January, an influential political fi...
Kenya pushes back over war crimes suspect's visit
CNN | Nairobi, Kenya -- The Kenyan government Thursday defended its decision not to arrest Sudan's visiting head of state -- wanted on charges of war crimes and genocide -- saying Kenya's first obligation was to the African Union, not the International C...
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