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 Virgin upbeat despite operating loss
| Sir Richard Branson's airline Virgin Atlantic announced today that it made a big operating loss last year but that revenues and passenger numbers rose in the first part of this year. | Virgin's grou... (photo: Public Domain / Arpingstone) The Independent
Aerospace Photos Transport UK Wikipedia: Virgin Atlantic Airways |
 Al-Shabab threatens AU peacekeepers
| The armed group leading the fight against Somalia's beleagured transitional government has warned that it will turn Mogadishu into a "graveyard" for extra African Union troops sent to the count... (photo: AP / Farah Abdi Warsameh) Al Jazeera
Africa Photos Somalia War Wikipedia: Al-Shabaab |
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 Obama seeks to mend rift with U.S. black community
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama sought on Thursday to repair damage to his relationship with the black community caused by his administration's firin... (photo: AP / Pablo Martinez Monsivais) The Star
Obama Photos Politics US Wikipedia: Resignation of Shirley Sherrod |
 Arabs back direct peace talks when Abbas sees fit
| CAIRO (Reuters) - The Arab League said on Thursday it would back face-to-face peace talks between the Palestinians and Israel when the Palestinians believe the time is ... (photo: AP / Nasser Nasser) The Star
Arab League Mideast Peace Photos Wikipedia: Peace process in the IsraeliPalestinian conflict |
 Population Research Presents a Sobering Prognosis
| With 267 people being born every minute and 108 dying, the world's population will top 7 billion next year, a research group projects. Lower birthrates and longer life ... (photo: AP) The New York Times
Economy Infrastructure Photos Population Wikipedia: Population growth |
 'Blood diamond' case: Farrow to testify
| The Hague - Actress Mia Farrow and models' agent Carole White will testify next month about a "blood diamond" Naomi Campbell is said to have been given by Liberia's Cha... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb) Independent online
Agent Diamond Farrow Photos Testify |
 S. African tiger caught after 2 days on the run
| JOHANNESBURG-The escaped Bengal tiger who captured headlines across South Africa has been found and returned home after a 2-day search, hungry and worse for the wear af... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick) The Boston Globe
Africa Animals Photos Wikipedia: Bengal tiger Wildlife |
 Israel's Peres to discuss peace process with Mubarak on Sunday
| Jerusalem - Israeli President Shimon Peres is scheduled to discuss the efforts to revive direct Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations with Egyptian President Hosny Mub... (photo: AP / Gene Blythe) m&c
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 Abbas in Cairo for Arab League peace talks
| Cairo - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas was in Cairo Thursday for a meeting with the Arab League committee dealing with the group's regional peace initiative, as ta... (photo: AP / Nasser Shiyoukhi) m&c
Arab Cairo Peace Photos Wikipedia: Arab League and the ArabIsraeli conflict |
 President Mills returns from Kampala
President John Evans Atta Mills, returned home this afternoon from Kampala,Uganda, where he attended the 15th Summit of Heads of State and government of the African Union... (photo: AP / Olivier Asselin) Joy Online
Government Home Kampala Mills Photos |
 Nigeria the frontier market for new hotel development
| Demand outstrips supply in west Africa | Submit your comment | South African hotel groups are boosting their investments in oil-rich Nigeria, which is attracting... (photo: WN / John Sahid) Business Report
Development Hotel Nigeria Photos Wikipedia: Nigeria |
