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Libyan Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, top left, is hugged by Seif al-Islam el- Gadhafi, son of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, upon his arrival at airport in Tripoli, Libya, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2009.
Bombing   Libya   Lockerbie   Photos   Wikipedia: Abdelbaset al-Megrahi  
Abdel Basset Ali al-Megrahi, Convicted in 1988 Lockerbie Bombing, Dies at 60
| Abdel Basset Ali al-Megrahi, the only person convicted in the 1988 bombing of an American jetliner over Lockerbie, Scotland, has died in Libya, family members told news agencies on Sunday, three yea... (photo: AP / Amr Nabil) The New York Times
The opening of the headquarters of the Muslim Brotherhood in the mountain Mokattam in Cairo Egypt,Saturday, May 21, 2011.
Egypt   Election   Islamist   Photos   Wikipedia: Egyptian presidential election, 2012  
Secular or Islamist? Egypt chooses a president
| CAIRO - Sixty years after their country came under military dictatorship, Egyptians are for the first time freely electing their president. | The voting that begins Wednesday is the greatest prize w... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb) Herald Tribune
Libyans in Tripoli, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2009, hold a poster showing Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, who was found guilty of the 1988 Lockerbie bombing. Lockerbie: David Cameron criticises al-Megrahi release
David Cameron has reacted to the death of the only person convicted of the 1988 Lockerbie bombing by saying he should not have been released. | Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, 60, has died at his home in Libya... (photo: AP / Amr Nabil) BBC News
Death   Libya   Lockerbie   Photos   Wikipedia: Lockerbie  
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, Sunday, April 1, 2012. Netanyahu: African migrants could overrun Israel
| JERUSALEM — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is warning that Israel could be swamped by illegal migrants from Africa. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gestures during a press confere... (photo: AP / Ariel Schalit) Atlanta Journal
Africa   Immigration   Israel   Photos   Wikipedia: Benjamin Netanyahu  
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	AU Pushes for Sudan Talks AU Pushes for Sudan Talks
By NICHOLAS BARIYO | KAMPALA, Uganda—The African Union has mounted pressure on oil-producing Sudan and South Sudan as it seeks to bring the two back to the negotiat... (photo: UN / Sylvain Liechti) Wall Street Journal
Africa   Kampala   Photos   Sudan   Uganda   Wikipedia: African Union  
UN Envoy in Somalia Concerned Over Violence in Hargeisa UN Envoy in Somalia Concerned Over Violence in Hargeisa
Sunday, 20 May 2012, 11:12 am | Press Release: United Nations | UN Envoy in Somalia Concerned Over Violent Clashes in Hargeisa | New York, May 19 2012 5:10PM | The United... (photo: UN / Eskinder Debebe) Scoop
Civil   Photos   Somalia   UN   Violence   Wikipedia: Somalia  
Conflict in Nuba mountains may lead to devastating epidemics, say doctors Conflict in Nuba mountains may lead to devastating epidemics, say doctors
| Health workers warn that UN aid agencies are being prevented from delivering vital supplies of vaccines to the children of refugees fleeing the fighting in Sudan A moth... (photo: UN / Isaac Billy) The Guardian
Africa   Doctors   Health   Photos   Sudan   Wikipedia: Nuba Mountains  
 Violence erupted again in the north-eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as Lendu militia, who were driven out of Bunia yesterday by rival Hema fighters, have regrouped and launched a counter-offensive to regain control of the town, the United Thousands flee DR Congo violence
| Fighting between government troops and rebels has displaced hundreds of thousands people in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). | The fighting has been mo... (photo: UN) Al Jazeera
Africa   DR Congo   Photos   Violence   Wikipedia: Democratic Republic of the Congo  
Egyptian protesters clap and wave flags in Tahrir Square in downtown Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, Feb. 13, 2011. Egypt's military is taking down the makeshift tents of protesters who camped out on Tahrir Square in an effort to allow traffic and normal life to return to central Cairo. There were a few verbal altercations between soldiers and protesters Sunday morning as the tents were removed, but the process was generally peaceful. Huge economic challenge awaits Egypt's next leader
When Egyptians joined a popular revolt last year, many were demanding economic change. | They were suffering from high unemployment and prices, low wages, widespread pove... (photo: AP / Hussein Malla) BBC News
Economy   Egypt   Photos   Revolution   Wikipedia: Egyptian presidential election, 2012  
The R339 road at the Prince Alfred Pass over the Langkloof Mountains, Western Cape, South Africa South Africa targets rainbow tourists
There is arguably no worse place in the world to be gay than Africa. Today more than two-thirds of African countries have laws criminalising homosexual acts and across th... (photo: Creative Commons / NJR ZA) BBC News
Africa   Market   Photos   Tourism   USA   Wikipedia: South Africa  
Gay African refugees face abduction, violence and rape in Uganda and Kenya Gay African refugees face abduction, violence and rape in Uganda and Kenya
| LGBTI people fleeing persecution in home country among most vulnerable and isolated of all refugees, finds study In Uganda, 'public rhetoric demonising homosexuality ha... (photo: UN / JC McIlwaine) The Guardian
Africa   Photos   Refugees   Somalia   Violence   Wikipedia: Somalia  
File - Drought and Rising Food Prices in Niger: A local man takes advantage of the World Food Programme (WFP)s food-and-cash for work programme in the village of Dan Kada, Maradai Region, Niger. US to announce food security plan for Africa
US President Barack Obama is set to announce a $3bn (£1.9bn) plan to boost food security and farm productivity in Africa, US officials say. | They say the initiative is ... (photo: UN / WFP/Phil Behan) BBC News
Africa   Aid   Photos   US   Wikipedia: United States Agency for International Development  
President Barack Obama stands with his head bowed in prayer during a ceremony to award posthumously the Medal of Honor to Rose Mary Sabo-Brown, widow of Specialist Leslie H. Sabo, Jr., US Army, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, May 16, 2012. Sabo was killed in 1970 in Cambodia during the Vietnam War. US: 'Barack Obama was born in Kenya'
London: A promotional pamphlet edited from publishing imprint Acton and Dystel claimed that Barack Obama, then president of the Harvard Law Review, was “born in Kenyaâ€... (photo: AP / Carolyn Kaster) Zeenews
Government   Obama   Photos   President   Wikipedia: Barack Obama  
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Analysts cast doubt over army's return to barracks
Fresh tension in Lebanon after troops kill cleric
Drive to boycott colony goods gets boost
Fighting breaks out in restive Damascus district
Libyan Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, top left, is hugged by Seif al-Islam el- Gadhafi, son of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, upon his arrival at airport in Tripoli, Libya, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2009.
Abdel Basset Ali al-Megrahi, Convicted in 1988 Lockerbie Bombing, Dies at 60
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Lockerbie bomber dies in his bed
Libyan convicted in Lockerbie bombing dies at 60
Shell 'must act on oil spills' in the Niger Delta, s
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The R339 road at the Prince Alfred Pass over the Langkloof Mountains, Western Cape, South Africa
South Africa targets rainbow tourists
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Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al-Megrahi's death was a long time
Pakistan blocks Twitter over contentious tweets
New 1940 US census records show black undercount
Egypt’s Islamist politicians move to the Right ahead o
Gay African refugees face abduction, violence and rape in Uganda and Kenya
Gay African refugees face abduction, violence and rape in Uganda and Kenya
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Hundreds leave Venezuelan prison, ending standoff
Hundreds leave Venezuelan prison, ending standoff
Hundreds Leave Venezuelan Prison, Ending Standoff
Mi-17 Helicopter Crash in Venezuela Kills 4
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Convicted Lockerbie bomber dies
Mugabe fears chaos if he retires
Mugabe fears chaos if he retires
Abdel Basset Ali al-Megrahi, Convicted in 1988 Lockerbie Bom
Libyan Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, top left, is hugged by Seif al-Islam el- Gadhafi, son of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, upon his arrival at airport in Tripoli, Libya, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2009.
Abdel Basset Ali al-Megrahi, Convicted in 1988 Lockerbie Bombing, Dies at 60
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Massive gas discoveries add to East Africa's allure
Brotherhood goes all out for presidency
Lockerbie and Megrahi: Timeline
Eurimages to hold meeting at Dubai film festival
President Barack Obama stands with his head bowed in prayer during a ceremony to award posthumously the Medal of Honor to Rose Mary Sabo-Brown, widow of Specialist Leslie H. Sabo, Jr., US Army, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, May 16, 2012. Sabo was killed in 1970 in Cambodia during the Vietnam War.
US: 'Barack Obama was born in Kenya'
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Sport Internet & Education
Maxtalent youngsters to play in South Africa
British Open squash: Nick Matthew sends Egypt's Ramy Ash
Petro and 1º De Agosto to Play Much Awaited Classic
New 1940 US census records show black undercount
In this image made from the video provided by TPA via APTN, showing Togo national soccer team captain Emmanuel Adebayor, front, being helped by unidentified Togo team member, Friday Jan. 8, 2010, following a deadly attack by gunmen in Cabinda, Angola
Emmanuel Adebayor abandons Togo once more
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18 years post-apartheid, S.Africans struggle for education
Volta University to Take Off in September
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School desperate after six-year wait
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