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Breaking News Thu, 3 Jul 2008
 Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (left) meets with Thabo Mbeki, President of the Republic of South Africa at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Berlin, Germany. (mb1)
Elections   Photos   S Africa   UN   Zimbabwe  
 The Australian 
Pressure to ditch Mbeki as mediator
| PRESSURE was mounting yesterday for the key role of mediating an end to the crisis inZimbabwe to be taken out ofthe hands of South African President Thabo Mbeki, whose "softly softly" approach to Ro... (photo: UN /Evan Schneider )
Zambia's President Levy Mwanawasa during the swearing ceremony in Lusaka, Zambia, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2006. Mwanawasa was sworn in for a second five-year term Tuesday after a bitter campaign and violent reaction to earlier indications he was winning. A main challenger cried fraud but later said he would not contest the resul
AU   Health   Photos   Society   Zambia  
 The Times Of India 
Zambia denies president's death
| 3 Jul 2008, 2012 hrs IST,REUTERS             LUSAKA: Zambia's vice president denied media reports on Thursday that President Levy Mwanawasa had died, saying he was in a... (photo: AP / Themba Hadebe)
 Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (right) meets with Zambian President Levy Patrick Mwanawasa, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.  (mb1)  Canada Dot Com 
Zambian President Mwanawasa died: report
| JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa died in a Paris military hospital on Thursday after suffering a stroke earlier this week, South Africa's Talk Radio 702 reported, quoting a ... (photo: UN File/Eskinder Debebe )
Africa   Johannesburg   Paris   Photos   Zambia  
 Frank-Walter Steinmeier  Business Day 
Germans halt delivery of banknote paper 
BERLIN - German specialist paper company Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) said yesterday it had halted deliveries of banknote paper to Zimbabwe. | This was after pressure from Berlin and media criticism over... (photo: Presse- und Informationsamt der Bundesregierung )
Berlin   Germany   Photos   Politics   Zimbabwe  
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 Morgan Tsvangirai, the main opposition leader in Zimbabwe addresses Movement for Democratic Change party supporters in Buhera, about 243 kilometers (151 miles) southeast of Harare, on Tuesday, March, 29, 2005. Tsvangirai, the most serious political threa Gulf Daily News
Tsvangirai rejects unity call
| HARARE: Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai yesterday spurned a call from African leaders for talks with President Robert Mugabe on forming a unity governmen... (photo: AP)
Africa   Election   Photos   Politics   Zimbabwe  
Emergency food distribution in Agok, Sudan The Independent
Rich nations are 'betraying' Africa
| The world's richest nations will today be told by Gordon Brown to stop backsliding on their pledges to double aid to Africa by 2010. The Prime Minister will risk a clas... (photo: UN / Tim McKulka)
Africa   Aid   Development   Photos   Poverty  
Robert Mugabe The Star
Mugabe, cenbank chief would face UN sanctions-text
| UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe and his central bank chief are among those who, under a U.S.-drafted resolution, would face U.N. asset fre... (photo: AP )
Harare   Photos   Politics   UN   Zimbabwe  
Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe, second right, leaves an EU Africa Summit in Lisbon, Sunday Dec. 9, 2007. European and African leaders are scheduled to sign a strategic partnership agreement on Sunday, after a two-day summit marked by tensions over human rights in Zimbab The Australian
EU shuns Robert Mugabe as Africa eyes talks
| THE European Union has warned it will accept only a Zimbabwean government led by opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai, even as the African Union urged President Robert M... (photo: AP / Paulo Duarte)
AU   EU   Elections   Photos   Zimbabwe  
Kenyan member of parliament Raila Odinga, during a press conference in Nairobi, Kenya, Friday, May 4, 2007. Odinga said Kibaki's January appointment of nine new members to the commission has tilted the balance in the president's favor and the government is reluctant to discuss constitutional changes that would level the playing field. "We no longer have an independent electoral commission and that is the reason why we fear the plans have already been perfected for rigging the coming elections. (js1) San Diego
FACTBOX-Kenyan Finance Minister Amos Kimunya
July 2 - Kenya's parliament on Wednesday passed a no-confidence vote against Finance Minister Amos Kimunya, after an acrimonious debate in which legislators called for hi... (photo: AP / Khalil Senodi)
Africa   Finance   Kenya   Parliament   Photos   Vote  
 Egyptian holiday makers crowd a beach in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria, Egypt Tuesday July 19, 2005, as temperature soared to 33 degrees Celsius (91.4 degrees Fahrenheit). (AP Photo/Amr Nabil) hf1  International Herald Tribune
Egypt fights to stem rapid population growth
| : Red and white banners along Nile bridges and Cairo streets since last month were Egypt's latest effort to curb an increasingly pressing problem: a population growing ... (photo: AP Photo )
Egypt   Growth   Photos   Population   Stem  
 South Koreans watch a television broadcasting North Korea´s nuclear test at a railway station in Seoul, Monday, Oct. 9, 2006. North Korea said Monday it has performed its first-ever nuclear weapons test, which would confirm that the country has a w AOL
G-8 to call for nuke arms reduction, eyes action plan for Africa
TOKYO, July 3 (Kyodo) - Leaders of the Group of Eight major nations will agree at their summit next week to strengthen the nuclear nonproliferation framework, including c... (photo: AP/Ahn Young-joon)
Africa   Development   Nuke   Photos   Summit   Tokyo  
 Morgan Tsvangirai, left, leader of the main opposition party in Zimbabwe ponders his next move after police refused him permission to hold a rally in Highfield, Harare, Zimbabwe Sunday, Feb. 18, 2007. The Zimbabwe High Court said on Saturday President Ro CBS News
Zimbabwe Opposition Wants New Mediator
Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai on Wednesday rejected an African Union decision to keep South Africa's president alone in charge of efforts to resolve Zimbab... (photo: AP/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)
Africa   Leader   Mediation   Photos   Zimbabwe  
Politics / Politicians / Elections Refugees
- Pressure to ditch Mbeki as mediator
- Zimbabwe Election Valid , Says President Jammeh
- Do Billboards Win Elections?
- Kasrils: NIA still credible
 Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (left) meets with Thabo Mbeki, President of the Republic of South Africa at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Berlin, Germany. (mb1)
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- ISRAEL-OPT: Palestinians to face water shortages this summer
- Illegal migration from Africa to Yemen on the rise
- Illegal migration from Africa to Yemen on the rise
- Zimbabweans seek refuge in U.S. Embassy
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Cricket's politicians happy to maintain status quo on Zimbabwe
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International Relations Education
- In More Religious Countries, Lower Suicide Rates
- John McCain: 'He's been promoting himself as a frien
- McCain denies bullying Sandinista
- Betancourt hails 'perfect' rescue
U.S. Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain,left, gestures during a press conference in Cartagena, Colombia, Tuesday July 1, 2008.
McCain denies bullying Sandinista
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- La Palm Casino Gives to New Horizon School
- CADG to Establish University College
- Muhammad L. Jassey Islamic School Observes Speech Day
- Zambia leader's 'death' confusion
Children
Davidson's Pitser will join The Traveling School
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Human Rights Policies Society & Culture
- Pressure to ditch Mbeki as mediator
- DA pressing charges against Malema
- SAHRC: Malema will never say 'kill'
- Bemba transferred to Hague court
 Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (left) meets with Thabo Mbeki, President of the Republic of South Africa at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Berlin, Germany. (mb1)
Pressure to ditch Mbeki as mediator
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- The State of the Arts
- Iwa Tasks Ohanaeze On Culture
- 'Circumstances' force tough decision on South Africa
- Country's Art Enjoys Popularity Internationally
A man reads a copy of the state owned daily newspaper, 'The Herald' a day after President Robert Mugabe was sworn in as president of Zimbabwe in Harare, Monday, June, 30, 2008. Mugabe was sworn in for a sixth term Sunday, moments after electoral officials declared he had won the runoff. His main rival and many African and other world leaders have called the runoff a sham.
Zimbabwe crisis deepens but talks are closer
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Aids Terrorism
- Retired ambulance to have new life in Africa
- Country Seeks U.S.$500 Million From Global Fund
- HIV/Aids Microbicides Have 'A Long Way to Go'
- HIV/Aids Body Donates to Genocide Survivors
President George W. Bush
Bush to reassure Japan, press G8 on Africa
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- Freed Sudan terror suspect angry at bombers, Britain
- Al-Qa'ida moves to new bases for terror
- US takes Nelson Mandela off terrorism watch list
- US Taking Mandela Off Terror Watch List
 Militia from the Islamic Courts Union walk in Balad, Saturday, June 17, 2006 some 40 kilometers north of the Somali capital, Mogadishu. U.S. President George W. Bush has expressed concern that Somalia could become a safe haven for al-Qaida, Osama bin Lad
Al-Qa'ida moves to new bases for terror
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