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Kenyan forces hit Shebab bases around final Somali bastion

kiemtarOct 1, 2012October 1, 20120

Kenyan helicopter gunships struck Shebab bases outside the Somali port of Kismayo to clear the way for a takeover of the town abandoned by the

Chavez rival Henrique Capriles holds big election rally

YoopyaOct 1, 2012October 1, 20120

Venezuelan opposition candidate Henrique Capriles has drawn a huge crowd of supporters for his final campaign rally in the capital, Caracas. Mr Capriles criticised President

Chavez to Obama: I’d vote for you, and you for me

YoopyaOct 1, 20120

* Both men seeking re-election in imminent ballots * Socialist Chavez has kind words for U.S. leader * Political ties remain strained despite oil trade

Xstrata recommends £52bn Glencore merger

kiemtarOct 1, 20120

The board of Xstrata has recommended a £52bn all-share merger with Glencore, paving the way for the creation of a giant mining and commodities trading

South Africa shootings: Marikana mine inquiry begins

YoopyaOct 1, 20120

A judicial commission of inquiry into the fatal August shootings of 34 striking miners at the Marikana mine has opened. The inquiry was set up

Obama, Netanyahu seek to get past Iran differences

YoopyaSep 29, 20120

(Reuters) – President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu presented a show of unity on Friday on preventing a nuclear-armed Iran, seeking to

Somalia’s al Shabaab rebels pull out of Kismayu bastion

YoopyaSep 29, 20120

(Reuters) – Somalia’s al Shabaab rebels withdrew from their last major bastion of Kismayu overnight, the group and residents said, a day after Kenyan and