 Are donkeys really stubborn, asks university conference
The question of whether donkeys are stubborn or simply "misunderstood" has been discussed at a conference held by a leading British university. Donkeys and mules were... (photo: Creative Commons / 4028mdk09) The Daily Telegraph
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 Wenger: Arsenal pre-season Africa tour a sacrifice
The Frenchman has admitted that the visit to Nigeria will compromise some of his preparations for the new Premier League season but acknowledged the benefits By Miles... (photo: AP / Daniel Ochoa de Olza) Goal
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 Pratibha Patil took along kin on Seychelles-South Africa trip
Tweet New Delhi: With less than three months of her tenure remaining , President Pratibha Patil appears to have courted another controversy after government sources... (photo: PIB of India) The Times of India
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 President Patil leaves on nine-day state visit to Seychelles, South Africa
New Delhi, Apr 29 (ANI): The President, Pratibha Devisingh Patil, today left on a nine-day state visit to Seychelles and South Africa. She is being accompanied by the... (photo: PIB of India) Newstrack India
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 Africa gearing up to nab Ugandan warlord Kony
KAMPALA, Uganda — African nations have redoubled their resolve to capture Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony in the wake of a viral online documentary highlighting his... (photo: EC / EC) The Washington Times
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 SABMiller investing $2,5bn in Africa
SABMiller plans to invest up to $2,5bn in Africa over the next five years to build and refurbish breweries, its head for the region said yesterday, as it looks to slake... (photo: GFDL / Pudelek) Business Day
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 South Africa's president Jacob Zuma to marry for sixth time
Jacob Zuma, South Africa's polygamous Zulu president, will marry for the sixth time next weekend, just days after celebrating his 70th birthday, it has been confirmed.... (photo: AP / Mike Hutchings, Pool, File) The Daily Telegraph
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 Airlines expanding into Africa
Africa is attracting more airline services and more hotel companies as business opportunities increase and tourism industries grow. Low-cost airline 1Time, which is still... (photo: WN / Dominic Canoy) Independent online (SA)
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 JetBlue Incident Raises Questions About Screening Pilots
Airplane cockpits are meant to be the last line of defense from outside aggressors. But what if the threat comes from the cockpit itself? Enlarge This Image Roberto... (photo: GFDL / BrokenSphere) The New York Times
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 New UN partnership seeks to advance HIV/AIDS response across Africa
Ibahim Assane Mayaki of NEPAD (left) and UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé sign agreement in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Photo: UNAIDS/Jiro Ose28 March 2012 The United... (photo: UN / Violaine Martin) United Nations
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 Serena Williams Loses to Wozniacki at Key Biscayne
KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. (AP) — Serena Williams kept swinging on the final point, and Caroline Wozniacki kept chasing the ball down, running from side to side in a... (photo: AP / Kirsty Wigglesworth) The New York Times
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 Up to 7,000 Congolese Refugees Flee Into Uganda
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Up to 7,000 Congolese refugees have fled to Uganda to escape violence in their home country, Ugandan officials said, warning that the influx... (photo: AP / Karel Prinsloo) The New York Times
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 British Economy Shrinks More Than Expected
LONDON — Britain’s economy shrank more than previously expected in the fourth quarter of 2011, but some economists said that improving conditions in Europe... (photo: Creative Commons / Tbmurray) The New York Times
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 Does the ICC have an Africa problem?
When the Lubanga verdict was handed down at the International Criminal Court, rather than a chorus of celebration, there was qualified applause from pundits and... (photo: AP / Evert-Jan Daniels) Al Jazeera
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 Barclays eyes Africa’s super-rich
BARCLAYS is targeting millionaires in emerging markets and squeezing more revenue from super-rich clients with at least £50m of investable assets. Barclays, which has a... (photo: WN / Denise Yong) Business Day
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 Thousands flee South Kordofan fighting
Thousands of people have fled villages in Sudan's South Kordofan region amid an assault by Sudanese forces. They say the army has launched a deliberate campaign to bomb... (photo: AP / Pete Muller) Al Jazeera
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 Tendulkar scripts history with 100th century
India's Sachin Tendulkar has become the first batsman in history to score 100 international centuries, adding another milestone in his record-breaking career. Tendulkar,... (photo: AP / Aijaz Rahi) Al Jazeera
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 Belgium mourns victims of Swiss bus crash
Belgium is holding a national day of mourning for 28 people killed in a bus crash in the Swiss Alps, as the first group of survivors of the horrific... (photo: AP / Yves Logghe) Al Jazeera
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 General: 3 Africa terror groups may collaborate
WASHINGTON — The top U.S. commander for Africa says he is increasingly concerned about the likelihood that terrorist groups in Somalia, North Africa and Nigeria... (photo: US Navy / Senior Chief Mass Communication Specialist Michael Lewis) Austin American Statesman
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 HORN OF AFRICA: Drought warning prompts call for early action
Photo: Kate Holt/IRINDrought and related famine sparked massive displacement in Somalia in 2011KIGALI, 29 February 2012 (IRIN) - Drought is likely to return to Somalia... (photo: UN / Evan Schneider) IRINnews
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