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2009-01-06 21:25

Zimbabwe cholera death toll tops 1,700: WHO (Reuters)

A cholera patient rests on her bed inside a ward of Budiriro Polyclinic in Harare December 10, 2008. (Philimon Bulawayo/Reuters)Reuters - Zimbabwe's cholera epidemic is picking up speed, with a total of 1,732 deaths out of 34,306 cases, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Tuesday.


2009-01-06 21:25

Ethiopia adopts controversial aid agency bill (AFP)

An Ethiopian suffering from malnutrition waits at a medical center run by Doctors without Borders in September 2008.(AFP/Roberto Schmidt)AFP - Ethiopia's parliament on Tuesday adopted a controversial bill imposing heavy restrictions on foreign-funded humanitarian groups operating in the war- and famine-ravaged country.


2009-01-06 21:25

Zimbabwe hikes fees for foreign media accreditation: Herald (AFP)

A Zimbabwean reads a local newspaper in Harare. The Zimbabwean government has hiked fees for foreign journalists and media organisations who must apply for permits to operate in the country.(AFP/File/Alexander Joe)AFP - The Zimbabwean government has hiked fees for foreign journalists and media organisations who must apply for permits to operate in the country, state-run daily The Herald reported Tuesday.


2009-01-06 14:15

Zimbabwe cholera death toll tops 1,700 (Reuters)

Reuters - Zimbabwe's cholera epidemic is picking up speed, with a total of 1,732 deaths out of 34,306 cases, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday.

2009-01-06 07:04

Pirates seize French ship off Nigeria, hold nine (AFP)

Nigerian rebels are seen off the coast of the oil-rich Niger Delta in 2008. Pirates seized a ship belonging to French maritime services company Bourbon off the coast of Nigeria during the weekend and are holding nine crew members hostage, the company said Monday.(AFP/File/Pius Utomi Ekpei)AFP - Pirates seized a ship belonging to French maritime services company Bourbon off the coast of Nigeria during the weekend and are holding nine crew members hostage, the company said Monday.


2009-01-06 07:04

Bush promises to stay engaged on Sudan (Reuters)

Reuters - U.S. President George W. Bush promised on Monday not to forget after he leaves office about violence in the Darfur region of western Sudan, which the United States has described as genocide.

2009-01-05 23:53

Zimbabwe rights activist's case postponed (AFP)

Zimbabwean human rights activist Jestina Mukoko arrives at the Harare magistrate's court in December 2008. A Zimbabwe court has postponed for 24 hours a case involving Mukoko and eight others accused of trying to overthrow President Robert Mugabe's regime.(AFP/File/Desmond Kwande)AFP - A Zimbabwe court on Monday postponed for 24 hours a case involving leading human rights activist Jestina Mukoko and eight others accused of trying to overthrow President Robert Mugabe's regime.


2009-01-05 23:53

Freak storm kills 18 in South Africa (AFP)

A South African gathers her belongings after Molweni was hit by a violent storm in November 2008. A lethal storm on South Africa's eastern coast killed 18 people over the weekend, including four family members struck dead by lightning.(AFP/File/Rajesh Jantilal)AFP - A lethal storm on South Africa's eastern coast killed 18 people over the weekend, including four family members struck dead by lightning, a local government official said on Monday.


2009-01-05 23:53

Bush authorizes US air support for Darfur mission (AFP)

US President George W. Bush shakes hands with Sudan's First Vice President Salva Kiir Mayardit during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC. President George W. Bush on Monday authorized the immediate use of US aircrafts to transport supplies to the international peacekeeping force in Darfur, the White House said.(AFP/File/Saul Loeb)AFP - President George W. Bush on Monday authorized the immediate use of US aircrafts to transport supplies to the international peacekeeping force in Darfur, the White House said.


2009-01-05 16:43

Explosion cuts daily oil output by 12,000 barrels (AP)

An oil export terminal in southern Nigeria. A pipeline belonging to Agip, a unit of Italian energy giant ENI, was blown up with dynamite in restive southern Nigeria, a military officer has said.(AFP/File/Pius Otomi Ekpei)AP - An Eni SpA official says an explosion that damaged one of its pipelines in Nigeria's restive south has cut the company's daily oil output by 12,000 barrels.


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