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  • Angry Proteas fans slams arrogant Brit coach for Anderson more skilful than Steyn claim

    South African fans have slammed England bowling coach David Saker for claiming that English pace star James Anderson was 'more skilful' than Proteas bowler Dale Steyn. Saker had said that although Steyn is an outstanding bowler and faster than Anderson, he lags behind the English bowler in terms of skill, Sport24 reports. Saker's view has stirred a hornets' nest in South Africa, with offended ...

  • African Leaders to Meet As AU Celebrates 50th Anniversary

    African leaders plan to meet this weekend at a summit in Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa, as part of the 50th anniversary celebration of the formation of the Organization of African Unity (OAU).The Theme of the summit is pan-Africanism and renaissance. "Under this theme, Africa will be looking at that spirit of pan-Africanism that inspires through solidarity, unity of purpose for us to ...

  • UN official highlights positive trends in Africa to protect indigenous peoples rights UN official highlights positive trends in Africa to protect indigenous peoples rights

    23 May 2013 150 A United Nations official today stressed that Africa has taken positive steps to protect the rights of indigenous people, adding that the continent must continue making progress and avoid repeating mistakes made by other regions. "Africa has been consolidating and strengthening the legal framework protecting indigenous people," Senior Specialist on Indigenous Tribal Peoples' ...

  • DR Congo In Goma Secretary-General hails regional accord as best chance for peace in years DR Congo In Goma Secretary-General hails regional accord as best chance for peace in years

    23 May 2013 150 Arriving today in restive eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged all the leaders of Africa's Great Lakes region to throw their support behind a recently-signed peace accord which aims to ensure security, as well as development, for the long-troubled country. "We have the best chance in many years to bring peace ...

  • South Sudans President Says Never to ICC

    JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN South Sudan President Salva Kiir said Thursday that he would "never acceptrdquo; the International Criminal Court. He spoke during a visit from new Kenyan president and ICC indictee Uhuru Kenyatta, who pledged the creation of roads, rail and pipelines to deepen economic ties between Kenya and the new nation. It was Uhuru Kenyatta's first visit to South Sudan since ...

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March of the Penguins

March of the Penguins

Prior to this summers unlikely sleeper hit March of the Penguins, the most famous pop-culture penguin was probably Opus, the dumpy, nave, and utterly sweet hero of Berke Breatheds hilariously subversive comic strip Bloom County. In many ways, Opus represent ... ...

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  • Glow-in-Dark Roach Worlds Smallest Frog Among Top New Species

    A cockroach that glows in the dark, a black fungus that's ruining prehistoric cave art and a frog smaller than a child's fingernail. These are three in a top-ten list of newly discovered species for 2012. An international committee of taxonomists announced their annual picks this ...

  • Nepal’s Tibetan Refugees Struggle Under China’s Shadow

    KATHMANDU -- Tibetan refugees in Nepal say they face increasing restrictions from Nepalese authorities due to pressure from China. VOA correspondent Aru Pande talks to Tibetans who, for decades, have made the Himalayan country their home. Dolma Lama learned to weave Tibetan carpets from her mother - who fled Tibet and settled in Kathmandu after a failed Tibetan uprising against Chinese ...

  • Two Jihadists Shot After Niger Attack

    Armed forces from France and Niger forces have shot dead two more Islamist militants who took part in an attack on a military barracks in northern Niger. A journalist at the scene said French special forces took part in an operation Friday to subdue the two militants, who had holed up in the barracks following Thursday's suicide bombing and shooting attack. Niger's defense ...

  • US Lawmakers Head to Russia Will Ask About Boston Bomber

    Brothers Tamerlan Tsarnaev, left, and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev are accused of carrying out the Boston Marathon bombing. Tamerlan was closely monitored while in Dagestan last ...

  • In Boko Haram Offensive Nigerian Forces on Familiar Ground

    Soldier from Lagos, part of an expected 1,000 reinforcements sent to Adamawa state to fight Boko Haram Islamists, with th 23rd Armoured Brigade, Yola, May 20, ...

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