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Indian vice president visit to Ethiopia

Indian Vice President Hamid Ansari will visit Ethiopia to attend the 50th anniversary celebrations of the Organisation of African Unity/African Union (AU) on May 25. The visit is indicative of the systemic improvement of trade and political relations between India and Africa, an official of the Ethiopian foreign ministry said. "India has been a great support in Africa's development and it ...
Questions raised over valuation dropping Guptas property price in S. Africa

An objection has been lodged over an error on the 2013 property valuation of a property owned by the well-connected Indian family in Johannesburg. Spokesperson Kgamanyane Maphologela said the City objected to valuations on four out of 14 properties belonging to the Gupta family. According to news 24, Maphologela was responding to a report in the Saturday Star that one of the properties' value ...
Over 7 million people now receiving HIV treatment in Africa - UN report

21 May 2013 150 The number of people in Africa receiving antiretroviral treatment increased from less than 1 million to 7.1 million over seven years, according to a United Nations report which documents the progress in the AIDS response in the world's second largest continent. "Africa has been relentless in its quest to turn the AIDS epidemic around," said the Executive Director of the ...
Afghanistan Seeks Military Aid from India

Afghan President Hamid Karzai has met with Indian leaders in hopes of securing more military aid before international troops leave the country next year. Mr. Karzai held talks with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh late Tuesday in New Delhi, after meeting with Indian President Pranab Mukherjee. The Afghan president is expected to seek India's assistance to help strengthen Afghan ...
Rescuers Searching for Survivors Following Deadly US Tornado

More stormy weather is interfering with rescue efforts in Moore, Oklahoma, the day after a monster tornado destroyed large parts of the central U.S. town. The town's fire chief says emergency workers will not stop searching for survivors and plan to go through the rubble of each building at least three times. Monday's tornado killed 24 people and injured 240, tearing up entire ...

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El Norte [Blu-Ray]

When Gregory Navas El Norte was first released, Variety described it as the first independent American epic, and I cant think of a better description of this deeply moving film that is simultaneously entrancing, horrifying, sad, and profoundly humane. The story of two young Guatem ... ...

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Coke Ad Hawks Pop Peace to India Pakistan

Massive corporations like Coca-Cola have a primary goal: Sell their products to make money. Sometimes, if they're lucky, that goal aligns with another endeavor: Make peace. A new three-minute advertisement released by the beverage company this week aims to do both. Coca-Cola filmed the advertisement in two locations: Pakistan and India, South Asia's nuclear-armed neighbors mired in ...
Kerry Mideast Talks on Syria to Include Russian Call for Involving Iran

STATE DEPARTMENT U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is in the Middle East this week for talks to promote an international peace conference on Syria. Russia wants Iran to be part of the process. In this fight for control of Syria, Iran is one of the biggest backers of embattled President Bashar al-Assad. So Russia says Iran should be part of the peace process. "Iran has ...
Group to Take Nigeria Government to International Court

The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) will file a complaint with the International Court of Justice (ICJ) accusing Nigeria's government of human rights violations, according to spokesman Ango Abdullahi. "What we are doing now is to organize our evidence that would make it possible for us to make a very strong case against the government and its agencies, or up to individuals who may be ...
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Researchers have developed an experimental iPhone application, or app, designed to help emergency medical technicians diagnose a particularly deadly form of heart attack and send that information quickly to waiting hospital surgical teams. The inexpensive app can greatly improve a patient's odds of survival. The iPhone app is specially designed to identify patients suffering from a ...
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Indian vice president visit to Ethiopia

Indian Vice President Hamid Ansari will visit Ethiopia to attend the 50th anniversary celebrations of the Organisation of African Unity/African Union (AU) on May 25.

The visit is indicative of the systemic improvement of trade and political relations between India and Africa, an official of the Ethiopian foreign ministry said.

"India has been a great support in Africa's development and it would play a relevant role in participating in this historical event," the official told IANS, not wishing to be named because of official regulations.

Ansari is expected to hold talks on various aspects of the India-Africa partnership to widen its ambit for mutual benefit.

India-Africa relations date back centuries and are robust in the political, economic, military, and cultural spheres. India-Africa trade was at $53 billion dollars in 2010-11 and is expected to rise to $90 billion by 2015.

The second India-Africa Forum Summit was held at Addis Ababa in 2011, with 15 African representative countries participating.

"It provided for improved trade and political relations between India and African states and saw the launch of several Indian investment programmes in several African countries," the ministry official said. ...