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View Article  Kagame denies blame for Congo crisis
Rwandan President Kagame accuses foreign governments of shifting blame while doing little to stop Congo crisis. KIGALI, RWANDA (NOVEMBER 17, 2008) REUTERS - Rwandan president Paul Kagame condemned the international community on Monday (November 17), ...   more »
View Article  Suspected pirates handed over to Kenyan police
British forces hand eight suspected Somali pirates over to Kenyan police in
Mombasa.

MOMBASA, KENYA (NOVEMBER 18,2008) REUTERS -
Eight suspected Somali pirates were handed over to Kenyan police on
Tuesday (November 18) by the ...   more »
View Article  Holland gets tough on cannabis
A symposium on Dutch Cannabis tolerance is being held this week
which could spell the end of a liberal attitude towards cannabis.
Several local authorities have already introduced a zero-tolerance policy
on coffee shops and ...   more »
View Article  Dinosaurs make tracks in Bolivia.
Archaeologists discover 'oldest' dinosaur footprints in the southern
hemisphere.

ICLA, BOLIVIA (NOVEMBER 15, 2008) (REUTERS -
Archaeologists have uncovered a treasure chest of dinosaur
footprints, that may contain the oldest tracks of one species discovered ...   more »
View Article  Georgian President says Georgia can help stop Russian oil monopoly
Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili tells a NATO assembly his country is
suffering the worst human rights violations since WWII and says Georgia can
play a part in ending Europe's dependency upon Russian gas and oil.

...   more »
View Article  Zero-tolerance on cannabis spreading across the Netherlands
A 'Weed Symposium' in the Netherlands is expected to draw the first lines
on the country's future policy on soft drugs. With more and more coffee shops
closing, the meeting could spell the end to ...   more »
View Article  U.N. court to consider Serbia genocide case
The U.N.'s highest court rules it had jurisdiction to examine Croatian
claims Serbia committed genocide in the 1992-95 Bosnian war, but that a second
Serbian objection that it cannot be held accountable for breaches of ...   more »
View Article  Piracy off the Somali coast is a long-standing problem
Piracy has been growing for several years off the Horn of Africa despite
the efforts of NATO naval forces.

AT SEA, OFF THE SOMALI COAST, SOMALIA REUTERS -
In the last few years Somali pirates ...   more »
View Article  Zambians share their views on newly formed cabinet
Residents of Lusaka express their views and expectations of the new Zambian
cabinet.

LUSAKA, ZAMBIA (RECENT - NOVEMBER 14, 2008) REUTERS -

RUPIAH BANDA, ZAMBIAN PRESIDENT, SAYING:
"We have to encourage foreign investment. We have ...   more »
View Article  Mickey Mouse to turns 80!!!
Disney's Mickey Mouse to celebrate 80th birthday!!

WALT DISNEY HOME ENTERTAINMENT -
Mickey Mouse celebrates his 80th birthday on Tuesday (November 18,
2008). The iconic cartoon character, whose look has evolved through the years,
is ...   more »
View Article  Kenyan navy vessels patrol Indian Ocean; hijacked Saudi tanker said to be off Somalia
Kenyan navy increases patrols on Indian Ocean a day after a Saudi
supertanker is hijacked by pirates. Navy Admiral Michael Mullen says he is
"stunned" by the range and distance of capture.

MOMBASA, KENYA (NOVEMBER ...   more »