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A protester holds a placard depicting, Chinese President Hu Jintao, US President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, during a rally in central London's financial district, Wednesday April 1, 2009.
Africa   Climate   Conference   Ethiopia   Photos		  The Independent 
Climate conference: 'Make bankers pay for deal'
Ethiopia, one of Africa's poorest countries, last night put forward a radical multibillion-dollar plan to break the continuing deadlock at the UN climate talks in Copenhagen - which was immediately... (photo: AP / Lefteris Pitarakis)
A man speaks on his cell phone in front of a giant globe in the main venue hall of the UN Climate Summit in Copenhagen, Tuesday Dec. 15, 2009.
Climate Change   Finance   Kyoto Protocol   Photos   UN		  Wall Street Journal 
The Copenhagen Shakedown
The U.N. climate-change conference in Copenhagen was supposed to be the moment when the world came together to save us from an excess of carbon dioxide. Like all such confabs, it's coming down instead... (photo: AP / Virginia Mayo)
SCHOOL-STUDENTS-WEAR-SWINE-FLU-MASK  Star Tribune 
From pop to nukes, swine flu to terrorism, news in a wired world was ever ...
From climate change, swine flu and economic meltdowns to terrorism and nuclear menace, the shocks, threats and surprises that befell humanity in 2009 were, more than ever, an experience globally... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick)

Climate   News   Photos   Terrorism   World
Press conference by Benita Ferrero-Waldner, Member of the EC in charge of External Relations and European Neighbourhood Policy, on the presentation of the third package of reports assessing the bilateral and sectoral progress made in 2008 in those countries that have agreed an Action Plan with the EU  Sify 
EU, U.S., Latin America ink banana deal
A labourer carries bananas at a wholesale fruit market in Siliguri in this ...  (Reuters) - The European Union and United States initialled a deal on Tuesday with Latin American, African and... (photo: European Community / © European Communities 2009)

EU   Photos   Trade   US   WTO
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Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe gestures as he arrives at the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) for the UN agency's 60th anniversary, in Rome, Monday, Oct. 17, 2005. Mugabe was among the heads of state gathered in Rome for a ceremony at a U.N. food agency Monday, where he was expected to defend land reforms blamed for ruining the country's agriculture-based economy The Star
Mugabe to join climate talks under U.N. loophole
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe arrived in Denmark on Tuesday to attend U.N. climate talks, despite Western sanctions on his travel and public... (photo: AP / Plinio Lepri)

Climate Change   Mugabe   Photos   UN   Zimbabwe
** FILE ** In this Sept. 18, 2008 file photo, a mountaintop removal mining site is seen at Kayford Mountain, W.Va. with Coal River Mountain, left, in the background. The Environmental Protection Agency put hundreds of mountaintop coal-mining permits on hold Tuesday, saying it wants to evaluate the projects' impact on streams and wetlands. (AP Photo/Jeff Gentner, File)hg3 Philadelphia Daily News
Daleco mining project receives U.S. approval
Daleco Resources Corp. of West Chester said today it has received final federal approval to begin digging for mineral ore in the Gila National Forest in Sierra County,... (photo: AP / Jeff Gentner, File)
Mineral   Mining   Photos   Resources   USA
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Sudan digs for gold as prices rise
At least one-quarter of Sudan could be rich territory for gold mining, making it a hot-spot for foreign companies exploring there. In recent years, individual mining... (photo: WN / Periasamy)
Gold   Mining   Photos   Prices   Sudan
Former South African President Nelson Mandela sits beside a bowl of roses during an interview with the media at his house in Qunu, rural southeastern South Africa, Friday, July 18, 2008. Mandela celebrated his 90th birthday Friday by urging the wealthy to share with the less fortunate and by saying he wished he had been able to spend more time with his family during the anti-apartheid struggle. Mandela was imprisoned for nearly three decades for his fight against apart This Day
Mandela’s Dream Finds Home in Nigeria
A few years ago, the revered global icon, Dr. Nelson Mandela was asked what Africa’s number one development challenge was. He replied that the greatest need confronting... (photo: AP / Themba Hadebe, Pool)

Africa   Years   Nigeria   Photos   Home
Liberia's President Charles Taylor addresses a monthly press conference at Executive Mansion in Monrovia in this May 6, 2003 photo. The U.N.-backed war crimes court for Sierra Leone indicted Taylor on Wednesday, June 4, 2003, accusing the Liberian leader of "the greatest responsibility" in the vicious 10-year civil war in neighboring Sierra Leone. The Examiner
Liberia victims face Taylor's son in US court
Comments MIAMI (Map, News) - A Liberian man testified Monday that he was held naked in a chest-high pit of filth in the jungle, one of several torture victims seeking... (photo: AP / Pewee Flomoku)
Africa   Crimes   Liberia   Miami   Photos
A child stands outside his house in a poor area of the city of Luanda , Angola, Monday, March 23, 2009. Pope Benedict XVI on Monday left Africa with a final impassioned plea to corrupt leaders to let the poor share in some of the proceeds of the continent's natural resources. Independent online (SA)
 Angolan leaders approve budget
Luanda - The Angolan parliament on Monday approved a $36-billion spending plan, pledging to use the funds to promote development in a country where two-thirds of the... (photo: AP / Schalk van Zuydam)
Angola   Finance   People   Photos   Poverty
Palestinians receive food aid at the U.N. Relief and Works Agency, (UNRWA), warehouse in Gaza City, Thursday, Dec. 3, 2009. UNRWA has provided food, housing, education and health care for Palestinian refugees in Gaza, the West Bank and neighboring countries since its inception in 1950. (Photo by Ahmed Deeb/ Wn) The Guardian
Palestinian tunnel tycoons feeding demand for banned goods
Boom in illicit trade in motorbikes, dismantled in Egypt and smuggled into Gaza, brings deadly consequences... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb)
Economy   Gaza   Palestinians   Photos   Political
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Fat Woman - Obesity Studies show obesity taking hold in Africa and UK China Daily
DJEMEKE a village located at 20km of the town of Lome, the capital of Togo. DJEMEKE un village situé à 20km de la ville de Lome, la capitale du Togo. A child having fun a mother and her children with Djemeké A family the mother the grandmother and childrenvvvUn enfant en train de se amuser Une mère de famille et ses enfants à Djemeké Une famille la mère la grand-mère et les enfants in africa Africa’s Population Boom and Children Trapped in Poverty This Day
DJEMEKE a village located at 20km of the town of Lome, the capital of Togo. DJEMEKE un village situé à 20km de la ville de Lome, la capitale du Togo. Six children having fun Six enfants en train de s'amuser in Africa Africa's population boom traps children in poverty The Columbus Dispatch
Opposition leader Raila Odinga, left, looks on as Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki, right, announce the cabinet and Odinga as the Prime Minister, Sunday, April 13, 2008 at State House in Nairobi, Kenya. We are firmly on the path to prosperity, Kibaki assures Kenya Broadcasting Corp
Members of a visit, board, search and seizure team from the guided-missile cruiser USS Anzio and U.S. Coast Guard Maritime Safety and Security Team 91104 search a skiff Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009 in the Gulf of Aden that was found to contain four tons of hashish. Drug trafficking fuels Africa terrorism and crime: UN BBC News
Business Health
Cigarettes - Tobacco Products - Smoking Batsa fumes over access to smokers Business Report
No rule book on caring for HIV-positive children South Africa to treat all HIV-positive babies Houston Chronicle
Anti-poverty campaigner and rock star Sir Bob Geldof listens to a question during a press conference in Athens, on Monday, April 10, 2006. Geldof, a candidate for the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize, received an award from the Greek branch of Doctors of the World. Bob Geldof: 'Who says aid doesn't work?' The Independent
An activist holds a red ribbon, the symbol of AIDS awareness, during a march marking World AIDS Day in Saint Marc, Haiti, Sunday, Nov. 30, 2008. Anger as Commonwealth slashes funding for Aids fight The Independent
Human Rights
Screenshot of Steve McQueen from the trailer for the film w:en:The Towering Inferno A tragedy for Western Sahara The Guardian
Prime Minister Gordon Brown of the United Kingdom, left, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, second left, listen to U.S. President George W. Bush, unseen, welcoming world leaders in the State Dining Room of the White House for the start of the Summit on Financial Markets and the World Economy in Washington, Friday, Nov. 14, 2008. UN climate talks 'back on track' Kenya Broadcasting Corp
A Zimbabwean seeking asylum in South Africa SOUTHERN AFRICA: Zimbabweans test the definition of refugee IRINnews
A young woman selling fried plantains tied in plastic packets on the left is another woman selling baked bread at a transport station in Freetown-Sierra Leone. Sierra Leone woman barred from becoming chief BBC News
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