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Annan plan for Syria “on track”, spokesman says

YoopyaMay 4, 20120

GENEVA (Reuters) – A peace plan for Syria brokered by international mediator Kofi Annan is on track despite reports of violations of the ceasefire,

Prosecutors seek 80-year sentence for Charles Taylor

YoopyaMay 4, 20120

By Thomas Escritt AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Prosecutors have demanded an 80-year jail term for former Liberian president Charles Taylor, who last week was convicted of

Nigeria state seeks husbands for 1,000 brides-to-be

YoopyaMay 3, 2012April 8, 20230

In Nigeria’s Kano state, where the number of divorcees is cause for concern, the government is acting as matchmaker to help ex-wives and widows find

UN’s FAO says world food prices fall in April

YoopyaMay 3, 20120

By Svetlana Kovalyova and Veronica Brown MILAN/LONDON (Reuters) – World food prices eased in April after rising in the first quarter of this year, the

World Bank also aids developed countries: Zoellick

YoopyaMay 3, 20120

By Doug Palmer WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Outgoing World Bank President Robert Zoellick on Wednesday gave an impassioned defense of the institution he has run for

Kenya risks oil conflict if wealth not shared: minister

YoopyaMay 3, 20120

By Katy Migiro LODWAR, Kenya, May 2 (AlertNet) – The Kenyan government must share revenues from its newfound oil reserves with the communities in its

Libya says to wind up Gaddafi son investigation soon

YoopyaMay 2, 20120

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Libya said on Tuesday it would complete its investigation into Muammar Gaddafi’s son, Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, within weeks for crimes including murder

Mali junta foils counter-coup bid

YoopyaMay 2, 20120

By Adama Diarra Tiemoko Diallo BAMAKO (Reuters) – Soldiers from Mali’s ruling junta foiled a counter-coup bid by presidential guardsmen on Tuesday, overrunning their base

China, Russia resist West’s sanctions push for Sudan, S.Sudan

YoopyaMay 1, 20120

By Louis Charbonneau UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – China and Russia are resisting a Western push for the U.N. Security Council to threaten Sudan and South

Nigerian forces raid Islamist base in Kano, 1 killed

YoopyaMay 1, 20120

By Bala Adamu KANO, Nigeria (Reuters) – Nigerian forces raided the hideout of Islamist militants in Kano on Tuesday, killing the suspected mastermind of an