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December 6th, 2009Africa: UN Secretary General Launches Unite Campaign at Summit
February 8th, 2010At the Africa Union Summit last week, United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon urged all African leaders to show more political leadership by emphasizing an end to male violence against women and girls in their home countries by endorsing the UNiTE campaign.
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Africa: UN Secretary General Launches Unite Campaign at Summit
More Snow Expected in Mid-Atlantic
February 8th, 2010Another heavy snowfall is forecast to start Tuesday in Washington, Philadelphia, Baltimore, just as they begin to dig out from an epic snowstorm that began on Friday.
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More Snow Expected in Mid-Atlantic
Manslaughter Charge for Michael Jackson’s Doctor
February 8th, 2010Congo-Kinshasa: More Than 8,000 Women Raped Last Year by Combatants in Eastern Region - UN
February 8th, 2010The number of women raped in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where sexual violence committed by warring factions has reached endemic proportions, topped 8,000 last year, according to fresh estimates released by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) today.
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Congo-Kinshasa: More Than 8,000 Women Raped Last Year by Combatants in Eastern Region - UN
Shuttle Blasts Off for Space Station
February 8th, 2010It was the second attempt to launch the Endeavour, 24 hours after Sunday’s attempt was scrubbed because of clouds over the launching pad.
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Shuttle Blasts Off for Space Station
Blacks Question Obama’s Approach to Race
February 8th, 2010Africa: Behind the Scenes of Gadaffi’s Failed Bid for a Second Term as AU Chairman
February 8th, 2010The reign of Libya’s Moammar el Gadaffi as Chairman of the African Union has ended in a petulant whimper rather than in a big bang for African unity as the Colonel had promised. He flounced out of the AU summit in Addis Ababa on 1 February after failing to cajole his fellow leaders into giving him a second, unconstitutional term as Chairman. Offers of oil largesse to his usual supporters and then attempts to split the votes of a rival candidate all ran into the ground
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Sudan: ICC Dismisses Charges against Darfurian Rebel Leader for Lack of Evidence
February 8th, 2010The International Criminal Court (ICC) today declined to confirm the charges made against a rebel leader accused of directing the September 2007 attack that killed a dozen African Union peacekeepers in Sudan’s strife-torn Darfur region, citing a lack of evidence.
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Sudan: ICC Dismisses Charges against Darfurian Rebel Leader for Lack of Evidence
Mediocre Criminal, but Unmatched as a Jailhouse Lawyer
February 8th, 2010A former bank robber transformed himself into an accomplished Supreme Court practitioner.
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Mediocre Criminal, but Unmatched as a Jailhouse Lawyer
Kenya: Court Voids Two Election Results
February 8th, 2010PNU is expected to meet this morning to deliberate on how to recapture Matuga and win over South Mugirango seats after high court elections nullified the 2007 elections results for the two constituencies.
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Kenya: Court Voids Two Election Results