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View Article  Chavez says G20 leaders are wasting their time by meeting
On the eve of the G20 meeting in Washington D.C., Venezuelan President Hugo
Chavez lambasts United States and declares the meeting a "waste of
time".


BARCELONA, ANZOATEGUI, VENEZUELA (NOVEMBER 14, 2008) GOVERNMENT TV -
Venezuelan ...   more »
View Article  World leaders arrive in Washington for financial summit
G20 leaders arrive in Washington for summit to discuss financial crisis.


ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE, MARYLAND, UNITED STATES (NOVEMBER 14, 2008) NBC -
World leaders started to arrive in Washington on Friday (November
14) to ...   more »
View Article  Russian MPs support longer presidency
Russia's lower house of parliament (Duma) votes overwhelmingly during a
first reading to support President Dmitry Medvedev's plan to extend the
presidency to six years from four years.

MOSCOW, RUSSIA (NOVEMBER 14, 2008) REUTERS -
...   more »
View Article  Clinton emerges as candidate for Obama's secretary of state
The Obama transition team considers Senator Hillary Clinton for post of
secretary of state in the new administration - U.S. media reports.

ORLANDO, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES (OCTOBER 21, 2008) NBC-
Senator Hillary Clinton emerged on ...   more »
View Article  Nigerian High Court orders release of man with 86 wives
A Nigerian court has ordered the release of an 84-year-old Islamic preacher
with 86 wives.

MINNA, NIGERIA (NOVEMBER 14, 2008) CHANNELS TV -
A Nigerian court said an 84-year-old Islamic preacher with 86 wives
should ...   more »
View Article  Makadem - OBAMA be thy name
Kenyan Obama song sparks YouTube debate

A song based on a Christian prayer and aimed at uniting the world
behind Barack Obama is creating waves on the Internet.



Kenyan musician 'Makadem' talks Reuters about his ...   more »
View Article  Namibia launches project to register it's children
A birth registration project is underway in Namibia where four out of ten
children do not have a birth certificate. Without this document, just like
millions of children worldwide who aren't registered at birth, they ...   more »
View Article  Libyan convicted of Lockerbie bombing denied bail
A Scottish court denies bail to a Libyan man convicted of bombing an
airliner over the Scottish town of Lockerbie in 1988, killing 270 people.

LOCKERBIE, SCOTLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (FILE - DECEMBER 1988) REUTERS
DEFENCE ...   more »
View Article  California stages biggest U.S.quake drill
Millions of Southern Californians take part in the biggest U.S. earthquake
drill to date.

LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES (NOVEMBER 13, 2008) REUTERS -
The Great Southern California ShakeOut was organised by scientists
and emergency ...   more »