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Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga speaks at a forum on Africa at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Tuesday, June 17, 2008, in Washington. Odinga is the former opposition leader who became prime minister in April in a power-sharing deal with President Mwai Kibaki. Kenya was thrown into bloody turmoil after both Odinga and Kibaki claimed victory in December elections, triggering ethnically charged violence that forced 300,000 people from their homes and left more than 1,200 people dead
(photo: AP / J. Scott Applewhite)
PM warns international community over Somalia
Kenya Broadcasting Corp
Written By:PMPS   , Posted: Sun, Jul 05, 2009 | Prime Minister Raila Odinga has warned the International Community that it is courting grave danger by failing to stand by the threatened government in Somalia. | At the same time, Mr Odinga asked the West to note the changes t...
An unidentified man stands near a gas flare belonging to the Agip Oil company in Idu Ogba, Niger Delta area of Nigeria, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2006. OPEC and the European Union agreed in Vienna Wednesday to maintain a close "energy dialogue," stressing the importance of working together to help stabilize and secure the world's oil markets. Edmund Daukoru, Nigeria's oil minister and president of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, met with Martin Bartenstein, the energy minister of Austria, which holds the EU's rotating presidency. In a statement, the EU presidency said both reaffirmed the need to stay in close touch on energy issues.
(photo: AP / George Osodi)
Human Rights Tragedy in Niger Delta, Says Amnesty International
Modern Ghana
By Joe DeCapua, Washington D.CAmnesty International has issued a new report saying pollution has created a "human rights tragedy" in Nigeria's Niger Delta. | The report examines oil spills, gas flaring and waste dumping by the oil industry and centers on the operations of Shell. | Marleen van Ruijve...
ANALYSIS - Morocco changes tack in anti-terrorism policy
The Star
| RABAT (Reuters) - Morocco has shifted from mass arrests to tight surveillance in its fight against Islamic militants and hopes a new campaign to reinforce the authority of state-appointed imams will cut off support for jihadism. | As militants reac...
PM warns international community over Somalia
Kenya Broadcasting Corp
Written By:PMPS   , Posted: Sun, Jul 05, 2009 | Prime Minister Raila Odinga has warned the International Community that it is courting grave danger by failing to stand by the threatened government in Somalia. | At the same ti...
In Russian newspaper interview, Obama says he backs Medvedev efforts to strengthen rule of law
Newsday
| Russian traditional wooden dolls, Matreshkas, depicting Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and U.S. President Barak Obama, are displayed by a street vendor in St. Petersburg, Russia, Friday, July 3, 2009. Obama is to visit Russia on July 6-8. (AP Ph...
In Russian newspaper interview, Obama says he backs Medvedev efforts to strengthen rule of law
Hartford Courant
MOSCOW (AP) — said strengthening human rights and the rule of law in Russia should be a part of the much-heralded "reset" in U.S.-Russian relations, according to an interview with an embattled Russian opposition newspaper. | Obama also said he ...
John Lennon
Public Domain
Back 'cures', a brave scientist and an epic court battle: How Britain's libel laws are ...
The Daily Mail
| With his round, John Lennon-style specs and nerdish good looks, physicist Simon Singh is an unlikely hero. As one of the country's most acclaimed science writers, he has spent mu...
Niger Delta, Nigeria
Creative Commons / terry wha
Amnesty International Says Niger Delta is a 'Human Rights Tragedy'
Voa News
| A new report by Amnesty International says the oil industry in Nigeria's Niger Delta has brought profound misery and despair to millions of people who live in the region. The gro...
water shortage, India
WN / Geeta
Bihar to formulate water management policy
The Times Of India
| 29 Jun 2009, 0553 hrs IST, TNN               Text: PATNA: Bihar PHED minister Ashwini Kumar Chaubey has returned from Singapore with ...
Internal affairs: How grudges, old loyalties, personality conflicts led to union vote against Esserman
The Providence Journal
| It was a typical union meeting, second Tuesday of the month, shots and beers in the old hall in a rundown Providence neighborhood. | There was the usual shop talk, and more grumbling about the boss. Then a retired cop with a bullet lodged against h...
Parliamentarians reminded of their role in Ghana's foreign policy
Modern Ghana
Koforidua, July 4, GNA - Professor Kofi Kumado, Director of Legon Centre for International Affairs (LECIA), has reminded Parliamentarians that they had a role in the promotion of Ghana's foreign policies. | He explained that, Parliament could either ...
Obama's Overseas Trip Is Part Policy, Part PR
Wall Street Journal
| Associated Press | WASHINGTON--Determined to change the way the world views the United States, Barack Obama is onto his next foreign mission: rebuilding relations with Russia, proving to global leaders that America is serious about climate change, ...
Obama sets out to reshape US relations in Russia, meet the Pope, make a mark ...
Star Tribune
| WASHINGTON - Determined to change the way the world views the United States, Barack Obama is onto his next foreign mission: rebuilding relations with Russia, proving to global leaders that America is serious about climate change, and outlining his ...
Reconciliation an Internal Matter, Says Iraq
Wall Street Journal
By GINA CHON | BAGHDAD--Iraq welcomes Vice President Joseph Biden's encouraging words about America's commitment to Iraq, but government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh said Saturday that political reconciliation is an internal matter best handled by Iraqis...
Diplomacy
 Venezuela´s President Hugo Chavez, center, gestures from a hotel balcony next to Ecuador´s Foreign M
(photo: AP Photo)
Obama, Chavez competing for influence in Latin America
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
| CARACAS, Venezuela -- From the moment the coup in Honduras unfolded over the weekend, President Hugo Chavez had his playbook ready. He said Washington's hands were all over the ouster, claiming that it financed President Manuel Zelaya's opponents and insinuating that the CIA may have led a disinformation campaign to bolster the putschists. | But ...



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