BBC News | Africa | World EditionMann sentenced for E Guinea plot Mon, 07 Jul 2008 21:57:22 -0000
Former British army officer Simon Mann is sentenced to more than 34 years in jail over a 2004 coup plot in Equatorial Guinea.
Militia attack Zimbabwe displaced Mon, 07 Jul 2008 20:02:52 -0000
Armed men attack Zimbabweans, who had previously sought refuge at the South African embassy.
South African wins top book prize Mon, 07 Jul 2008 21:37:39 -0000
South African novelist Henrietta Rose-Innes wins this year's Caine Prize for African Writing.
Niger signs power deal with China Mon, 07 Jul 2008 12:24:30 -0000
China agrees to send electrical power units to help improve Niger's power supplies.
UN troops in Congo gold warning Sun, 06 Jul 2008 22:11:39 -0000
Three Indian army officers are warned over allegations of gold trafficking while peace keeping for the UN in DR Congo.
Kenyan minister in quit challenge Mon, 07 Jul 2008 14:33:21 -0000
Kenya's under-fire finance minister says he will only resign if the prime minister does.
rediff.comPM ups the ante, says India will approach IAEA Stepping up the ante, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has declared that India will approach the IAEA on the Indo-US nuclear deal very soon and the process will move very fast.
Talking tough, he said he would discuss the nuke deal with US President George W Bush and other leaders and seek their support. He also said he was ready to face Parliament for a trial of strength.
Furious at govt's 'lie', Left may pull out today Forward Block General Secretary Debabrata Biswas had said that the Left parties would submit their letter to President Patil, withdrawing support to the UPA government, by July 10. But Left Front leaders claimed that they might not wait till the PM returns from the G8 summit in Japan, as the government had 'lied' to them.
Sri Sri teaches Art of Living to New Jersey Why G8 Summit is crucial for Dr SinghThere seems to be more in common between the predicament that faces Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda and the dilemma that has dogged Indian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh than it would appear at first sight.
Top MFs Asian economies should be given their due: PM Dr Singh said that there was a need to re-look at the balance of power in the international financial systems. He said that this has been necessitated by the fact that bulks of the world's savings originate in Asia today and western institutions act only as intermediaries. This is a new power that the countries of Asia have acquired collectively, he said, and need to be given their due. The prime minister said: "The world system is not a morality play; it is a power game."
BBC News | Americas | World EditionEnd Farc 'hate', Betancourt urges Mon, 07 Jul 2008 22:11:52 -0000
Ingrid Betancourt urges Colombia's president to end the "vocabulary of hate" towards her former captors.
Microsoft still keen on Yahoo bid Mon, 07 Jul 2008 17:08:43 -0000
Microsoft is willing to again talk to Yahoo about a possible takeover if the search firm has a new board of directors.
Coca-Cola defends Olympics deal Mon, 07 Jul 2008 22:36:32 -0000
Coca-Cola defends its sponsorship of the Beijing Olympics despite global protests about China's role in Tibet.
Fidel Castro in Farc hostage plea Sun, 06 Jul 2008 22:54:21 -0000
Cuba's ex-President Fidel Castro calls on Colombia's Farc rebels to release all hostages after the raid that freed Ingrid Betancourt.
Iraq floats US pullout timetable Mon, 07 Jul 2008 20:29:48 -0000
Iraq's PM raises the prospect of setting a timetable for the withdrawal of American troops from Iraq.
US and EU urged to cut biofuels Mon, 07 Jul 2008 19:53:32 -0000
Rich nations should produce less biofuel and more food to help relieve hunger, the World Bank chief tells a G8 summit.
BBC News | News Front Page | World EditionMann sentenced for E Guinea plot Mon, 07 Jul 2008 21:57:22 -0000
Former British army officer Simon Mann is sentenced to more than 34 years in jail over a 2004 coup plot in Equatorial Guinea.
Israel signs prisoner swap deal Mon, 07 Jul 2008 20:50:48 -0000
Israel formally signs an agreement with the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah over an exchange of prisoners.
US and EU urged to cut biofuels Mon, 07 Jul 2008 19:53:32 -0000
Rich nations should produce less biofuel and more food to help relieve hunger, the World Bank chief tells a G8 summit.
Anglicans will ordain women bishops Mon, 07 Jul 2008 22:38:40 -0000
The Church of England's ruling body votes to ordain women as bishops, but agrees to some measures to reassure objectors.
End Farc 'hate', Betancourt urges Mon, 07 Jul 2008 22:11:52 -0000
Ingrid Betancourt urges Colombia's president to end the "vocabulary of hate" towards her former captors.
EU backs French immigration pact Mon, 07 Jul 2008 21:03:29 -0000
EU ministers have backed French plans to introduce common rules for integration and asylum across the union.
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