Conflict in Kenya

Chinese build new highway to "lost" Kenya

reuters.co.uk     3 hrs ago   6 related          

By C. Bryson Hull NEAR ISIOLO, Kenya (Reuters) - After a century of broken promises, a paved road linking Kenya to Ethiopia is no longer a mirage for a desert region choked by remoteness. Hurling up a cloud of blinding white...                    

Mugabe thugocracy reject any deals

prairiepundit.blogspot.com     3 hrs ago   47 related          

Independent:Robert Mugabe has abandoned a negotiated solution to the Zimbabwean crisis at the behest of the generals who prop him up, sources have told The Independent. The embattled President, 84, has set himself on a...                    

Police probe Nigerian fundraiser over Obama support

usatoday.com     2 hrs ago   19 related          

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Police questioned the head of the Nigerian Stock Exchange on Thursday in connection with a glitzy fundraiser meant to drum up African support for U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama. Economic and...                    

26 Pinoy seafarers on board two hijacked ships

abs-cbnnews.com     8 hrs ago   47 related          

Foreign Affairs Undersecretary for Migrant Workers Affairs Esteban Conejos Jr, citing reports from the Philippine Embassy in Nairobi and local manning agencies, confirmed that 26 Filipino seafarers are among the crew members of...                    

WHILE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT WHO IS HIDING WHAT!....

pekinprattles.blogspot.com     5 hrs ago   40 related          

SORRY FOLKS...The ads below are imbedded in the story I am forwarding....not my doing, and I cannot seem to drop them!From the Chicago Tribune:"When Daley says shhh, library is quiet on Obama John Kass August 21, 2008...                    

BEIJING BEAT: South America, Africa lag in medals

iht.com     11 hrs ago   56 related          

A quick glance at the Olympic medal charts shows winners from every corner of the world. A closer look reveals two entire continents, South America and Africa, lagging far behind the others, to the consternation of their sports...                    

Obama Sued in Philadelphia Federal Court (Constitutionally Ineligible for the Presidency)

freerepublic.com     4 hrs ago   1 related          

A prominent Philadelphia attorney and Hillary Clinton supporter filed suit this afternoon in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania against Illinois Sen. Barack Obama and the Democratic National...                    

MDC: Brown's Trojan horse?

mg.co.za     6 hrs ago   4 related          

JASON MOYO AND MANDY ROSSOUW - In an interview with the Mail & Guardian this week Robert Mugabe spokesperson George Charamba's comment underscored the intense underlying hostilities that have left the Zimbabwean settlement...                    

After Series of Debacles, U.S. Looks for Redemption

nysun.com     1 hr ago   22 related          

Any American track and field fan, or even the casual viewer of NBC's truncated coverage of the Beijing Olympics, can realize our athletes have offered dismal performances in their individual events. It couldn't get any worse,...                    

As 19 people survive the Madrid fireball, one terrifying account of what it's like to be in a...

dailymail.co.uk     5 hrs ago          

A plane crash like this week’s in Madrid, is every traveller’s worst nightmare. But what’s it like to survive? Katie Hayes, 43, and Lizzie Anders, 44, who were aboard a hijacked airliner which plunged into the shark-infested...                    

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