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Syria crisis: UN Security Council mulls Assad measures

BBC News -
Activists and the Arab League urged the UN to take stronger action after an upsurge in violence this week in which dozens of people have died.

New Breed of Poacher Decimates African Rhino

Voice of America -
January 21, 2012 New Breed of Poacher Decimates African Rhino Conservationists say poachers are using military tactics to target endangered rhino for their horns in South Africa.

Senegal's president can run for 3rd term; police fire tear gas to disperse ...

Washington Post -
DAKAR, Senegal - Senegal's highest court ruled Friday that the country's increasingly frail, 85-year-old president could run for a third term in next month's election, a deep blow to the country's opposition which has vowed to take to the streets if ...

Greece, creditors laboriously piece together debt deal

Reuters -
By George Georgiopoulos and Karolina Tagaris | ATHENS Jan 28 (Reuters) - Greece and its private creditors head back to the negotiating table on Saturday to put together the final pieces of a long-awaited debt swap agreement needed to avert an unruly ...

Twitter faces accusations of censorship; users plan Saturday boycott

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Some Twitter users say they will boycott the service on Saturday after the company announced it may begin blocking tweets in specific countries.

Boko Haram Blasts, Tearing Mothers' Hearts Apart

Nigerian Tribune -
The recent bomb attack by the Boko Haram sect on Kano has made it one attack too many. The bombing attacks on lives and properties have left the society devastated and people living in fear.

Suicide Bomber Kills 33 at Shiite Funeral in Iraq

ABC News -
A suicide car bomber struck a Shiite funeral procession Friday, killing 33 people as suspected al-Qaida militants stepped up apparent efforts to provoke a counterattack by Shiite militias on Sunnis that could pave the way toward open sectarian warfare ...

Some slam Nazis; others gather for right-wing ball

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VIENNA (AP) - Austrians gathered in memory of the 6 million Jews murdered by the Nazis condemned plans to hold a ball of extreme rightists later in the day Friday, saying the event's timing transformed it into a macabre dance on Holocaust victims' ...

Libya: Is a breakdown in order forcing NGOs out?

BBC News -
While some NGOs are guilty of trying to apply western 'best practice' in unrealistic ways, or to put the safety of their own teams ahead of project work, MSF's reputation, built over decades of operations in the most inhospitable parts of the world, ...

Romney Courts Florida's Seniors

Wall Street Journal -
By PATRICK O'CONNOR THE VILLAGES, Fla.—If Mitt Romney wins Florida's Republican presidential primary on Tuesday, older voters such as Ellen Hoffman are sure to deserve a big share of the credit.

Biden claims Panetta was only Obama adviser urging a 'go' on bin Laden raid

Fox News -
Vice President Biden claimed Friday that Leon Panetta was the only member of the inner circle who definitively urged President Obama to green-light the raid on Usama bin Laden's compound, as Biden discussed new details about the behind-the-scenes ...

Ethiopian PM Meles Zenawi says troops to leave Somalia

BBC News -
Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi has said he will withdraw his troops from Somalia once African Union forces are there. "We expect the Amisom [African Union] troops to be able to fill in the gaps before we withdraw," he said in Addis Ababa.

DRC Opposition Chips Away at Kabila's Influence

Voice of America -
January 27, 2012 DRC Opposition Chips Away at Kabila's Influence Gabe Joselow | Nairobi Partial results from November's parliamentary elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo show President Joseph Kabila's party is losing seats in the legislature.

Supreme Court Sacks 5 Govs •Confusion As Kogi Gets Gov, Acting Gov •Jubilation ...

Nigerian Tribune -
The Supreme Court, on Friday, in Abuja sacked the five state governors whom their tenure was earlier extended by a Federal High Court and the Court of Appeal beyond May 29,2011.

Museveni praises E.Guinea over oil use

New Vision -
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has praised the government of Equatorial Guinea for its proper use of the country's oil revenues, particularly on human resource and electricity development.

US Embassy: US citizen kidnapped in Nigeria freed

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LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) - A US citizen kidnapped by gunmen in Nigeria's oil-rich southern delta has been freed after a week in captivity, the US Embassy said Friday.

NLB promises to investigate

Citizen -
The National Lotteries Board (NLB) chairman Alfred Nevhuthanda has promised to investigate allegations of irregularities leveled against the board thoroughly.

SADTU supports Corruption Watch

Politicsweb -
The South African Democratic Teachers Union (SADTU) heartily welcomes the launch of Corruption Watch by union federation COSATU. Corruption Watch is a positive step towards giving ordinary South Africans a powerful role towards contributing in the ...

Agony for two mothers

Independent Online -
By OMPHITLHETSE MOOKI Donovan Moodley s mother, Mary, says goodbye at end of the court session at the Johannesburg High Court. Moodley has pleaded with the judge for retrial after being convicted of his murdering Leigh Matthews.

I'm not standing for DA Gauteng leadership - Mmusi Maimane

Politicsweb -
There has been much speculation about whether I will run for the provincial leadership of the Democratic Alliance in Gauteng. I wish to make it clear that I have decided not to contest the provincial leadership at this time.

Petrol price increases again

Independent Online -
CONSUMER delight at the new year drop in the fuel price turned to dismay yesterday, as the Department of Energy announced a 34c a litre petrol price hike from Wednesday.

Lions clarity needed

Citizen -
The more details emerge about the finances of the Golden Lions Rugby Union (GLRU), the more urgent the need for clarity. The more details emerge about the finances of the Golden Lions Rugby Union (GLRU), the more urgent the need for clarity.

22seven versus SA banks

MyBroadband -
Jan Vermeulen is a technology journalist and web developer at MyBroadband. After receiving a Computer Engineering degree at the University of Pretoria he worked at... South African banks Absa and First National Bank left their corners swinging after ...

South Africans most avid Twitter users in Africa

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Telegraph.co.uk -
South Africans use Twitter more than any other country in Africa, a vast new study has found. Portland PR and Tweetminster compiled the map of Africa's tweeting habits.

Dear Apple: Do something about Chinese working conditions

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by Molly Wood January 27, 2012 11:48 AM PST Follow @mollywood Open letter to Apple: You have the power to force good working conditions across the consumer-electronics industry, and it's time to make it happen.

Icasa: No porn on SA TV

Independent Online -
There will be no pornography on pay television in South Africa, the Independent Communications Authority of SA (Icasa) ruled on Friday.

The Muppets film review: Kermit's retired, Miss Piggy's emigrated and Animal's ...

Daily Mail -
By Lina Das They were international superstars before retirement and a range of bottom-of-the-bill bookings sent them on their separate ways.

Stormers too classy for Lions

Independent Online -
The Stormers' enterprise proved decisive in their Super Rugby warm-up clash against the Lions who went down 28-6 at a windswept Newlands.

Nations Cup: Gabon grab late winner against Morocco

BBC Sport -
By Stephen Fottrell Gabon snatched a late winner to progress to the Africa Cup of Nations last eight as they beat Morocco 3-2. Morocco had led 1-0 for much of the game, through captain Houssine Kharjah's first-half opener.

Asteroid makes near-miss fly-by

BBC News -
An asteroid hurtled past the Earth on Friday in something of a cosmic near-miss, making its closest approach at about 1600 GMT. The asteroid, estimated to be about 11m (36ft) in diameter, was first detected on Wednesday.

Kepler telescope team finds 11 new solar systems

Reuters -
By Irene Klotz | CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - NASA's planet-hunting Kepler space telescope has found 11 new planetary systems, including one with five planets all orbiting closer to their parent star than Mercury circles the Sun, scientists said ...

South African policy shift on HIV likely to see fall in deaths, says UN

Irish Times -
THE SOUTH African government's decision late last year to introduce a new policy to combat the HIV virus is expected to cause a dramatic turnaround in the fight against the disease by 2020, a United Nations official said recently.
Survey reveals shocking HIV/Aids deaths data
Mother-to-child HIV transmission declines
Samuel Eto'o: HIV Aids should not be taboo in Africa

Maker of Faulty Breast Implants Is Released on Bail

New York Times -
PARIS - The case against the founder of a French company at the center of an international scandal over substandard breast implants advanced on Friday as he was placed under formal criminal investigation.
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