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  • Eight UN aid workers among 15 dead in Somalia militant attack Eight UN aid workers among 15 dead in Somalia militant attack

    MOGADISHU, Somalia - At least 15 people, including some United Nations workers, were killed Wednesday when a UN compound in the Somali capital came under a bomb and gun attack by Islamist militants of an Al Qaeda-linked group, a minister said. Interior Minister Abdikarim Hussein Guled in a hurriedly called press conference said that the eight slain UN workers included four foreigners working ...

  • Aspen seeks to acquire GSK thrombosis drug and plant Aspen seeks to acquire GSK thrombosis drug and plant

    DURBAN / LONDON - South Africa's biggest generic drug maker Aspen Pharmacare and its subsidiary Aspen Global Incorporated have made an offer to acquire thrombosis drugs and their associated manufacturing site at Notre Dame de Bondeville, France, from GlaxoSmithKline (GSK). "AGI will acquire from GSK the Arixtra and Fraxiparine/Fraxodi brands and business worldwide, except in China, Pakistan ...

  • Suicide bombers attack UN office in Mogadishu

    Mogadishu, June 19 (Xinhua-ANI): Militants on Wednesday launched suicide bomb attacks on the office of United Nations Development Programe (UNDP) in Mogadishu where guards exchanged fire with the gunmen in and around the compound, police and witnesses said. "The fighting with the gunmen and suicide bombers is ongoing. We have eliminated some of the attackers but the fighting is now going on," ...

  • Proteas media backs England to convert Ashes distraction into motivation for CT semi

    The South African media has said that England will try to convert the distraction of a looming Ashes series into motivation for Wednesday's first ICC Champions Trophy semi-final at the Oval against South Africa. According to Sport24, although the Champions Trophy is a distant second in importance to the clash with fierce rival Australia and defending the Ashes, England is hoping to see a place ...

  • Kate Upton flaunts boobs in sizzling new ads

    Kate Upton showed of her perfect twin assets during a new photoshoot in Namibia which she did for the Italian label Redemption Choppers' summer 2013 campaign. In one of the images, the 21-year-old American model looked stunning with her hands above her head, revealing her famous boobs in a plunging top, the Sun reported. Another black-and-white ad features the busty blonde beauty in a ...

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The Moment of Truth (Il momento della verità) [Blu-Ray]

The Moment of Truth (Il momento della verità) [Blu-Ray]

Part rise-and-fall melodrama and part documentary about the culture of bullfighting, The Moment of Truth (Il momento della verit) was Italian director Francesco Rosis first film made outside his native Italy although it bears his neorealist political and aesthetic ... ...

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  • US Names New Envoy to Africas Great Lakes

    Former Senator Russell Feingold has been named the U.S. special envoy to Africa's troubled Great Lakes region. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, who announced the appointment Tuesday, said Feingold will work closely with U.N. envoy Mary Robinson to advance a U.N. framework for peace in the region. The eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has endured years of conflict and ...

  • Kenyas Deputy Leader to Appear during ICC Trial

    The International Criminal Court (ICC) has ruled that Kenya's deputy president, William Ruto, must attend key segments of his trial on charges of crimes against humanity scheduled to begin in September, according to a court spokesman. Ruto and Kenya President Uhuru Kenyatta face similar charges before the court in connection with their alleged role in the country's 2007-2008 post-election ...

  • Turkish Government Wont Condemn Silent Protests

    Turkey's deputy prime minister Bulent Arinc says he does not object to the silent anti-government protests that have sprung up across the ...

  • Kenya Kabogo nominees challenged in court

    The three: Justin Kimani, Barham Dev Vasisht and Alexandria Muhanji filed the case at the High Court in Nairobi, claiming the Kiambu County Assembly had rejected their appointments to the board on the grounds of age and ethnicity. Through their lawyer Philip Nyachoti, they sought to have the appointments put on hold pending the hearing and determination of the case. Ndungu had sought appointment ...

  • Kenya AGs dilemma over suit filed by Senate

    The move has put the Senate, National Assembly and Executive on a collision course. Though he is the chief advisor to Government, the AG is caught between a rock and a hard place on which side to support. That dilemma emerged Wednesday when the case filed by the Senate at ...

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