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Breaking News Thu, 2 Sep 2010
 A reactor building of Iran´s Bushehr nuclear power plant is seen, Sunday, Feb. 27, 2005. Iran and Ru
Iran   Mideast   Nuclear   Photos   Wikipedia: Nuclear program of Iran  
 Gulf News 
Iran threat may spur Middle East peace talks
| Washington: As US President Barack Obama convenes the first direct Middle East peace talks in 20 months, the question many observers here and in the region are asking is what, if anything, makes thi... (photo: AP Photo)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu greets Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas  at the State Department in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010, before attending their direct talks aimed at peace in the Middle East.
Israel   Palestine   Peace   Photos   Wikipedia: Peace process in the IsraeliPalestinian conflict  
 The Star 
Israel, Palestinians launch direct peace talks
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Israeli and Palestinian leaders began direct peace negotiations on Thursday, sitting down for U.S.-brokered talks even as hard-liners on both sides vowed never to accept a dea... (photo: AP / Jason Reed, Pool)
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas shakes hands with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu  during remarks on the Middle East peace negotiations in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010.  The Australian 
Benjamin Netanyahu and Mahmoud Abbas reach for a lasting peace
| BARACK Obama says a lasting Middle East peace deal is possible within a year after Israeli and Palestinian leaders recommitted to finding a two-state solution. | Raising hopes of a result that has e... (photo: AP / Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Israel   Palestine   Peace   Photos   Wikipedia: Peace process in the IsraeliPalestinian conflict  
Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak gestures as he answers reporters during a press conference he gave on the opening day of the 48th Paris Air Show at the Bourget airport, Monday June 15, 2009.  The Australian 
Ehud Barak hints at likely Israeli concessions
| WHILE Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been standing alongside US President Barack Obama talking about peace in vague terms, his Defence Minister, Ehud Barak, back in Israel, hinted wit... (photo: AP / Jacques Brinon)
Israel   Palestine   Peace   Photos   Wikipedia: Peace process in the IsraeliPalestinian conflict  
Top Stories
Villages destroyed in the Darfur Sudan 2AUG2004 Star Tribune
Sudan's north-south faultline, a land of oil, worries about possible war ahead of freedom vote
| AGOK, Sudan - Four months before Southern Sudan is scheduled to hold an independence referendum, tensions are already rising in this oil-rich region that sits on the ex... (photo: Public Domain / BanyanTree)
About   Freedom   Photos   Vote   Wikipedia: Sudan  
Rwandan refugee camp in east Zaire Houston Chronicle
UN to release Congo 'genocide' report in October
| GENEVA - A report detailing hundreds of gruesome attacks against civilians in Congo over a 10-year period won't be released until October, the U.N.'s top human rights o... (photo: Public Domain / Joonasl)
Attacks   Congo   Geneva   Photos   Wikipedia: Genocide  
Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak, right, stands with Egypt's intelligence chief Omar Suleiman Star Tribune
Activist group promotes Egypt's intelligence chief for president
| CAIRO - A group of activists have hung up posters around Egypt's capital supporting the country's intelligence chief as a possible candidate in next year's presidential... (photo: AP / Tara Todras-Whitehill)
Arab   Egypt   Election   Photos   Wikipedia: Omar Suleiman  
Ghana.airways Joy Online
Mpiani: Workers of Ghana Airways are partly to blame for demise of national carrier
Former Chief of Staff, Kojo Mpiani says former workers of the defunct Ghana Airways are partly to blame for the collapse of the erstwhile national carrier. | Speaking to ... (photo: Public Domain / Denniss)
Airlines   Ghana   Photos   Transport   Wikipedia:Ghana Airways  
South Sudan Lucy digger Houston Chronicle
Official: South Sudan lawmakers may vote to secede
| NAIROBI, Kenya - Southern Sudan's parliament may vote to secede from the Khartoum-based north if an independence reference scheduled for January is delayed, a former to... (photo: Public Domain / Sven-steffen arndt)
Lawmakers   Nairobi   Photos   Vote   Wikipedia: Sudan  
Flag of Egypt Middle East Online
Egypt postpones visit by Iranian FM
| CAIRO - Egypt said Thursday it has postponed a visit to Cairo by Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki over comments criticising the role of some Arab leaders in ... (photo: insignia. / F l a n k e r)
Arab   Cairo   Comments   Photos   Wikipedia: Egypt  
Ceratotherium simum simum, White rhinoceros Independent online
 White rhino caught in cable snare
| By KRISTEN VAN SCHIE and SAPA | A white rhino was on Wednesday found dead with both horns removed in Ndumo, Ezemvelo KwaZulu-Natal Wildlife said. | "The rhino had been ... (photo: Creative Commons / Anneli Salo)
Environment   Nature   Photos   Wikipedia: Rhino   Wildlife  
Israeli flags are displayed next to bulldozers ahead of a symbolic ceremony to renew construction in the West Bank, in the Jewish settlement of Adam, near Ramallah, Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010. Irish Times
Killing of settlers dominates peace talks
| LARA MARLOWE in Washington | HAMAS'S KILLING of four Israeli settlers dominated the start of two days of Middle East peace talks here yesterday. | US president Barack O... (photo: AP / Bernat Armangue)
Israel   Peace   Photos   Settlements   Wikipedia: Hamas  
President Barack Obama stands with Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and U.S. Special Envoy for Middle East peace George Mitchell as he makes a statement in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010. BBC News
Barack Obama urges Mid-East leaders to take opportunity
US President Barack Obama has urged Israeli and Palestinian leaders not to let the chance of a permanent peace deal "slip away". | "This moment of opportunity may not soo... (photo: AP / Charles Dharapak)
Mideast   Peace   Photos   US   Wikipedia: Peace process in the IsraeliPalestinian conflict  
Business & Economy Terrorism
- Troops clear barricades, Mozambique riots persist
- Ethiopia denies rebels chased oil, gas firms away
- GSE to establish a separate market for small businesses
- ANALYSIS: South Africa united: was it all just for show?
A woman passes nearby burning tyres in a street in Maputo, Thursday Sept. 2, 2010 a day after police opened fire on stone-throwing crowds who were protesting rising prices in this impoverished country.
Troops clear barricades, Mozambique riots persist
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- Villager Killed in Night of Terror
- Killing of settlers dominates peace talks
- Feature: The Defeat Of "Terrorism" At Atiwa
- The Defeat Of "Terrorism" At Atiwa
Israeli flags are displayed next to bulldozers ahead of a symbolic ceremony to renew construction in the West Bank, in the Jewish settlement of Adam, near Ramallah, Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010.
Killing of settlers dominates peace talks
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Environment & Nature Science & Technology
- GLOBAL: Vaults to protect agricultural biodiversity
- Jigawa Floods - Monarch Sends SOS to FG
-  Panjo gets two tiger friends
- Climate Change - BNRCC Commences Tree Planting
Ceratotherium simum simum, White rhinoceros
 White rhino caught in cable snare
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- 'Brain haemorrhage' SMS causes panic
- Some donated malaria drugs being stolen in Africa
- AFP: Thousands flee south Sudan floods
- Altergy forms joint venture to produce, market fuel cells in
Tiananmen Square
The Red Dragon gets a free ride
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Religion Health
- Hajj - Sokoto to Screen Out Returning Pilgrims
- Over 800 Pilgrimages Travelling to Muxima
- Mixed Feelings At BUK Over Exam During Ramadan
- Sambo to Discuss Hajj Ban With Saudi Authorities
Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, left, reacts during a horse riding exhibition prior to a gala dinner hosted by Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi, sitting on stage at right, at a Carabinieri, Italian military police headquarters, in Rome, Monday, Aug. 30, 2010.
Europe should convert to Islam, Muammar Gaddafi tells hired audience of 500 women
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- Punitive Laws Do Little to Stem the HIV Tide
- Aid workers safe after Congo militia fire on plane
- Techno-Scientific Events for Over 100 Nurses
- More Coverage of HIV/Aids Needed, says CNLS
A woman displays fish in lake Victoria,Kenya 2008. since fish is their common food in Kisumu.
UGANDA: HIV superinfection spreading in fishing communities
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Human Rights Refugees
- Troops clear barricades, Mozambique riots persist
- Kenya pushes back over war crimes suspect's visit
- UN report on human rights violations in DR Congo to be relea
- South Africa to resume deporting Zimbabweans
A woman passes nearby burning tyres in a street in Maputo, Thursday Sept. 2, 2010 a day after police opened fire on stone-throwing crowds who were protesting rising prices in this impoverished country.
Troops clear barricades, Mozambique riots persist
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- Refugees Cite Rights to Demand Shelter
- Israeli Peace Effort Rests on Netanyahu's Shoulders
- EU brushes aside Gathafi immigration price tag
- Proper Treatment of Migrants Urged After Reported Deaths in
President Barack Obama meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010.
Israeli Peace Effort Rests on Netanyahu's Shoulders
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