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All rights reservedWed, 15 Aug 2012 14:24:55 -04005http://news.yahoo.com/africa/ http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gifRadical Islamists obstructed a stand-up comedy performance by Tunisian actor Lotfi Abdelli, the ministry of culture said on Wednesday, accusing those responsible of attacking freedom of expression.http://news.yahoo.com/salafists-block-tunisia-comedy-show-offends-islam-182455760.htmlWed, 15 Aug 2012 14:24:55 -0400AFPsalafists-block-tunisia-comedy-show-offends-islam-182455760<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/ten-injured-clashes-between-gabon-opposition-police-181418474.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/L2a2nVpGb8vEVKIzeuYhnw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1345054403502-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Gabon&#039;s main opposition leader Andre Mba Obame (C) arrives at his home in Libreville" align="left" title="Gabon&#039;s main opposition leader Andre Mba Obame (C) arrives at his home in Libreville" border="0" /></a>Clashes broke out Wednesday in Gabon&#039;s capital Libreville when police broke up an unauthorised protest in support of the country&#039;s main opposition leader, leaving at least 10 people injured.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/ten-injured-clashes-between-gabon-opposition-police-181418474.htmlWed, 15 Aug 2012 14:14:18 -0400AFPten-injured-clashes-between-gabon-opposition-police-181418474<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/ten-injured-clashes-between-gabon-opposition-police-181418474.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/L2a2nVpGb8vEVKIzeuYhnw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1345054403502-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Gabon&#039;s main opposition leader Andre Mba Obame (C) arrives at his home in Libreville" align="left" title="Gabon&#039;s main opposition leader Andre Mba Obame (C) arrives at his home in Libreville" border="0" /></a>Clashes broke out Wednesday in Gabon&#039;s capital Libreville when police broke up an unauthorised protest in support of the country&#039;s main opposition leader, leaving at least 10 people injured.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/uganda-marathon-winner-gets-80-000-home-parents-175354764--oly.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/p8c1JHdS_dvLO5By3app4A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1345053154983-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Ugandan Olympics marathon gold winner Stephen Kiprotich" align="left" title="Ugandan Olympics marathon gold winner Stephen Kiprotich" border="0" /></a>Recently-crowned Olympic marathon champion Stephen Kiprotich returned home Wednesday to a rapturous welcome in Uganda, an $80,000 cheque and a pledge that his parents will get a new house.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/uganda-marathon-winner-gets-80-000-home-parents-175354764--oly.htmlWed, 15 Aug 2012 13:53:54 -0400AFPuganda-marathon-winner-gets-80-000-home-parents-175354764--oly<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/uganda-marathon-winner-gets-80-000-home-parents-175354764--oly.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/p8c1JHdS_dvLO5By3app4A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1345053154983-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Ugandan Olympics marathon gold winner Stephen Kiprotich" align="left" title="Ugandan Olympics marathon gold winner Stephen Kiprotich" border="0" /></a>Recently-crowned Olympic marathon champion Stephen Kiprotich returned home Wednesday to a rapturous welcome in Uganda, an $80,000 cheque and a pledge that his parents will get a new house.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/centuries-old-eid-festival-cancelled-nigeria-180103676.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/hlk9oE6mY1gWIVN3EIyL5Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1345053634570-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="The governor of Kano state Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso in (L) walks alongside the emir of Kano Ado Bayero in January 2012" align="left" title="The governor of Kano state Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso in (L) walks alongside the emir of Kano Ado Bayero in January 2012" border="0" /></a>Nigeria on Wednesday cancelled a centuries-old Eid festival known for its elaborate horse pageant, officially due to the emir&#039;s health, but residents suspected worsening violence was to blame.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/centuries-old-eid-festival-cancelled-nigeria-180103676.htmlWed, 15 Aug 2012 14:01:03 -0400AFPcenturies-old-eid-festival-cancelled-nigeria-180103676<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/centuries-old-eid-festival-cancelled-nigeria-180103676.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/hlk9oE6mY1gWIVN3EIyL5Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1345053634570-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="The governor of Kano state Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso in (L) walks alongside the emir of Kano Ado Bayero in January 2012" align="left" title="The governor of Kano state Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso in (L) walks alongside the emir of Kano Ado Bayero in January 2012" border="0" /></a>Nigeria on Wednesday cancelled a centuries-old Eid festival known for its elaborate horse pageant, officially due to the emir&#039;s health, but residents suspected worsening violence was to blame.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/kenya-keeps-search-uganda-choppers-crash-114015585.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/jAEMAdGHFoIFdH07oxLHvA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1345030253376-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Kenya&#039;s army says four people are still missing after the helicopter crashes" align="left" title="Kenya&#039;s army says four people are still missing after the helicopter crashes" border="0" /></a>Kenyan emergency teams searched for a third day Wednesday for four personnel still unaccounted for after three Ugandan military helicopters crashed at the weekend, officials said.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/kenya-keeps-search-uganda-choppers-crash-114015585.htmlWed, 15 Aug 2012 13:54:54 -0400AFPkenya-keeps-search-uganda-choppers-crash-114015585<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/kenya-keeps-search-uganda-choppers-crash-114015585.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/jAEMAdGHFoIFdH07oxLHvA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1345030253376-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Kenya&#039;s army says four people are still missing after the helicopter crashes" align="left" title="Kenya&#039;s army says four people are still missing after the helicopter crashes" border="0" /></a>Kenyan emergency teams searched for a third day Wednesday for four personnel still unaccounted for after three Ugandan military helicopters crashed at the weekend, officials said.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/zambia-lose-ghana-draw-africa-cup-warm-ups-170459887--sow.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/w_RzNGquQ1Obx_PVrASxog--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1345050043259-2-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Ghana&#039;s Kwadwo Asamoah (L) tussles for the ball against China&#039;s Liu Jianye" align="left" title="Ghana&#039;s Kwadwo Asamoah (L) tussles for the ball against China&#039;s Liu Jianye" border="0" /></a>Ivory Coast held Russia, Ghana hit back to draw in China and African champions Zambia lost in South Korea on Wednesday, as they prepared for Cup of Nations qualifiers next month.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/zambia-lose-ghana-draw-africa-cup-warm-ups-170459887--sow.htmlWed, 15 Aug 2012 13:44:23 -0400AFPzambia-lose-ghana-draw-africa-cup-warm-ups-170459887--sow<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/zambia-lose-ghana-draw-africa-cup-warm-ups-170459887--sow.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/w_RzNGquQ1Obx_PVrASxog--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1345050043259-2-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Ghana&#039;s Kwadwo Asamoah (L) tussles for the ball against China&#039;s Liu Jianye" align="left" title="Ghana&#039;s Kwadwo Asamoah (L) tussles for the ball against China&#039;s Liu Jianye" border="0" /></a>Ivory Coast held Russia, Ghana hit back to draw in China and African champions Zambia lost in South Korea on Wednesday, as they prepared for Cup of Nations qualifiers next month.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/judges-icc-competent-try-ivorian-strongman-gbagbo-165410178.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/WLuezDYARhXgm62FFJDJZQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1345051612479-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo appears before the International Criminal Court in 2011" align="left" title="Former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo appears before the International Criminal Court in 2011" border="0" /></a>The International Criminal Court ruled Wednesday against a challenge by Ivory Coast ex-president Laurent Gbagbo&#039;s lawyers on its jurisdiction to try him for crimes against humanity.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/judges-icc-competent-try-ivorian-strongman-gbagbo-165410178.htmlWed, 15 Aug 2012 13:27:13 -0400AFPjudges-icc-competent-try-ivorian-strongman-gbagbo-165410178<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/judges-icc-competent-try-ivorian-strongman-gbagbo-165410178.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/WLuezDYARhXgm62FFJDJZQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1345051612479-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo appears before the International Criminal Court in 2011" align="left" title="Former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo appears before the International Criminal Court in 2011" border="0" /></a>The International Criminal Court ruled Wednesday against a challenge by Ivory Coast ex-president Laurent Gbagbo&#039;s lawyers on its jurisdiction to try him for crimes against humanity.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/mugabe-says-census-reveal-aids-toll-zimbabwe-170128678.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/J3tHKu1aMiuRfLFEMTKBog--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1345050027556-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Zimbabaweans gather at the State House in Harare in 2009" align="left" title="Zimbabaweans gather at the State House in Harare in 2009" border="0" /></a>Zimbabwe&#039;s President Robert Mugabe launched the national census Wednesday, saying he hoped the once-a-decade count would measure the extent to which AIDS was affecting the population.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/mugabe-says-census-reveal-aids-toll-zimbabwe-170128678.htmlWed, 15 Aug 2012 13:01:28 -0400AFPmugabe-says-census-reveal-aids-toll-zimbabwe-170128678<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/mugabe-says-census-reveal-aids-toll-zimbabwe-170128678.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/J3tHKu1aMiuRfLFEMTKBog--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1345050027556-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Zimbabaweans gather at the State House in Harare in 2009" align="left" title="Zimbabaweans gather at the State House in Harare in 2009" border="0" /></a>Zimbabwe&#039;s President Robert Mugabe launched the national census Wednesday, saying he hoped the once-a-decade count would measure the extent to which AIDS was affecting the population.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/bid-defuse-deadly-strike-african-mine-142411169.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/dh9pXiF7FwCI_SgGfgllcA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1345040148132-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="About 3,000 people gathered today on a hill near the mine run by London-listed Lonmin" align="left" title="About 3,000 people gathered today on a hill near the mine run by London-listed Lonmin" border="0" /></a>Workers at a Lonmin platinum mine vowed Wednesday to keep up their illegal strike, despite clashes between rival South African unions that left 10 people dead and shut down operations.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/bid-defuse-deadly-strike-african-mine-142411169.htmlWed, 15 Aug 2012 12:48:18 -0400AFPbid-defuse-deadly-strike-african-mine-142411169<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/bid-defuse-deadly-strike-african-mine-142411169.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/dh9pXiF7FwCI_SgGfgllcA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1345040148132-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="About 3,000 people gathered today on a hill near the mine run by London-listed Lonmin" align="left" title="About 3,000 people gathered today on a hill near the mine run by London-listed Lonmin" border="0" /></a>Workers at a Lonmin platinum mine vowed Wednesday to keep up their illegal strike, despite clashes between rival South African unions that left 10 people dead and shut down operations.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/zuma-arrives-zimbabwe-discuss-reforms-154720824.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Dw1SeV27mouSscdzdsYpcQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1345045499170-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Jakob Zuma was met at Harare Airport by cabinet ministers and members of President Robert Mugabe&#039;s ZANU-PF party" align="left" title="Jakob Zuma was met at Harare Airport by cabinet ministers and members of President Robert Mugabe&#039;s ZANU-PF party" border="0" /></a>South African President Jacob Zuma arrived in Zimbabwe on Wednesday for briefings on reforms by the unity government, which is inching toward the first balloting since deadly 2008 polls.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/zuma-arrives-zimbabwe-discuss-reforms-154720824.htmlWed, 15 Aug 2012 11:47:20 -0400AFPzuma-arrives-zimbabwe-discuss-reforms-154720824<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/zuma-arrives-zimbabwe-discuss-reforms-154720824.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Dw1SeV27mouSscdzdsYpcQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1345045499170-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Jakob Zuma was met at Harare Airport by cabinet ministers and members of President Robert Mugabe&#039;s ZANU-PF party" align="left" title="Jakob Zuma was met at Harare Airport by cabinet ministers and members of President Robert Mugabe&#039;s ZANU-PF party" border="0" /></a>South African President Jacob Zuma arrived in Zimbabwe on Wednesday for briefings on reforms by the unity government, which is inching toward the first balloting since deadly 2008 polls.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/scandal-hit-ugandan-ministers-return-reshuffle-154007331.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/74xbjVyaWADu0QTICdrEBA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1345045139984-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Sam Kutesa returns to his post after stepping down last year when prosecutors filed graft charges against him" align="left" title="Sam Kutesa returns to his post after stepping down last year when prosecutors filed graft charges against him" border="0" /></a>Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni on Wednesday reinstated several corruption-tarnished ministers in a cabinet reshuffle that left most of the major positions unchanged.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/scandal-hit-ugandan-ministers-return-reshuffle-154007331.htmlWed, 15 Aug 2012 11:40:07 -0400AFPscandal-hit-ugandan-ministers-return-reshuffle-154007331<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/scandal-hit-ugandan-ministers-return-reshuffle-154007331.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/74xbjVyaWADu0QTICdrEBA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1345045139984-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Sam Kutesa returns to his post after stepping down last year when prosecutors filed graft charges against him" align="left" title="Sam Kutesa returns to his post after stepping down last year when prosecutors filed graft charges against him" border="0" /></a>Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni on Wednesday reinstated several corruption-tarnished ministers in a cabinet reshuffle that left most of the major positions unchanged.</p><br clear="all"/>Uganda's only medal winner at the London Olympics cried tears of joy as hundreds of people welcomed him home on Wednesday with celebrations of music and dance in honor of the African nation's first gold since the 1972 games in Munich.http://news.yahoo.com/ugandans-celebrate-first-medal-40-years-123047804--spt.htmlWed, 15 Aug 2012 09:29:26 -0400Associated Pressugandans-celebrate-first-medal-40-years-123047804--spt<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/imfs-lagarde-visit-egypt-august-22-140944295.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/H9UEzhqoqwly1uCXjY2M2w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1345039662677-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A year of instability has prevented the IMF from proceeding with loan talks" align="left" title="A year of instability has prevented the IMF from proceeding with loan talks" border="0" /></a>International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde will visit Egypt on August 22, the IMF said Wednesday, as discussions gear up over a possible $3.2 billion loan for the country.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/imfs-lagarde-visit-egypt-august-22-140944295.htmlWed, 15 Aug 2012 10:09:44 -0400AFPimfs-lagarde-visit-egypt-august-22-140944295<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/imfs-lagarde-visit-egypt-august-22-140944295.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/H9UEzhqoqwly1uCXjY2M2w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1345039662677-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A year of instability has prevented the IMF from proceeding with loan talks" align="left" title="A year of instability has prevented the IMF from proceeding with loan talks" border="0" /></a>International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde will visit Egypt on August 22, the IMF said Wednesday, as discussions gear up over a possible $3.2 billion loan for the country.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/call-free-ethiopias-jailed-muslim-protesters-132808525.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/4LXYjrIcnrI2c97HPDYG.Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1345037167365-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="HRW wants Ethiopia to free 17 Muslim prisoners" align="left" title="HRW wants Ethiopia to free 17 Muslim prisoners" border="0" /></a>Muslim leaders in Ethiopia jailed as part of a &quot;brutal crackdown&quot; must be released immediately, the US-based Human Rights Watch said Wednesday, a demand dismissed by the government.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/call-free-ethiopias-jailed-muslim-protesters-132808525.htmlWed, 15 Aug 2012 09:28:08 -0400AFPcall-free-ethiopias-jailed-muslim-protesters-132808525<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/call-free-ethiopias-jailed-muslim-protesters-132808525.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/4LXYjrIcnrI2c97HPDYG.Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1345037167365-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="HRW wants Ethiopia to free 17 Muslim prisoners" align="left" title="HRW wants Ethiopia to free 17 Muslim prisoners" border="0" /></a>Muslim leaders in Ethiopia jailed as part of a &quot;brutal crackdown&quot; must be released immediately, the US-based Human Rights Watch said Wednesday, a demand dismissed by the government.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/army-chief-vows-mali-troops-oust-islamists-003403309.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/i3YnwopmVyOhbPSSIivUMw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1345034014106-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Islamists in Timbuktu have destroyed ancient World Heritage shrines, declaring them &quot;haram&quot;, or forbidden by Islam" align="left" title="Islamists in Timbuktu have destroyed ancient World Heritage shrines, declaring them &quot;haram&quot;, or forbidden by Islam" border="0" /></a>Mali&#039;s army chief of staff Ibrahima Dembele has pledged that Malian rather than West African regional troops will eject Islamists from the country&#039;s occupied north.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/army-chief-vows-mali-troops-oust-islamists-003403309.htmlTue, 14 Aug 2012 20:34:03 -0400AFParmy-chief-vows-mali-troops-oust-islamists-003403309<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/army-chief-vows-mali-troops-oust-islamists-003403309.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/i3YnwopmVyOhbPSSIivUMw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1345034014106-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Islamists in Timbuktu have destroyed ancient World Heritage shrines, declaring them &quot;haram&quot;, or forbidden by Islam" align="left" title="Islamists in Timbuktu have destroyed ancient World Heritage shrines, declaring them &quot;haram&quot;, or forbidden by Islam" border="0" /></a>Mali&#039;s army chief of staff Ibrahima Dembele has pledged that Malian rather than West African regional troops will eject Islamists from the country&#039;s occupied north.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/malawi-says-no-war-tanzania-over-lake-dispute-002648485.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/IZTfiqgF2y45v6SEonsxgQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1345033493375-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Tanzania wants a halt to oil exploration in the northeast part of Lake Malawi" align="left" title="Tanzania wants a halt to oil exploration in the northeast part of Lake Malawi" border="0" /></a>Malawian President Joyce Banda said Wednesday her country will not &quot;go to war&quot; with Tanzania over a border dispute in Lake Malawi, now poised to become a new oil and gas frontier.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/malawi-says-no-war-tanzania-over-lake-dispute-002648485.htmlTue, 14 Aug 2012 20:26:48 -0400AFPmalawi-says-no-war-tanzania-over-lake-dispute-002648485<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/malawi-says-no-war-tanzania-over-lake-dispute-002648485.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/IZTfiqgF2y45v6SEonsxgQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1345033493375-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Tanzania wants a halt to oil exploration in the northeast part of Lake Malawi" align="left" title="Tanzania wants a halt to oil exploration in the northeast part of Lake Malawi" border="0" /></a>Malawian President Joyce Banda said Wednesday her country will not &quot;go to war&quot; with Tanzania over a border dispute in Lake Malawi, now poised to become a new oil and gas frontier.</p><br clear="all"/>A Kenyan military official says rescue workers have found a third body at the crash site of a Ugandan military helicopter on Mount Kenya.http://news.yahoo.com/3rd-body-found-kenya-helo-crash-4-missing-101213896.htmlWed, 15 Aug 2012 06:12:13 -0400Associated Press3rd-body-found-kenya-helo-crash-4-missing-101213896<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/kenya-opens-inquest-poor-olympic-showing-115807329--oly.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/1DshnVr.XvXE6k3ks8GTvg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1345031473693-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Despite David Rudisha&#039;s victory, Kenya were 28th in the Olympic medals table" align="left" title="Despite David Rudisha&#039;s victory, Kenya were 28th in the Olympic medals table" border="0" /></a>Kenya&#039;s under-fire Olympic team received a tumultous welcome home from family and friends on Wednesday, even as the government announced an inquest on the poor showing at the London Games.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/kenya-opens-inquest-poor-olympic-showing-115807329--oly.htmlWed, 15 Aug 2012 07:58:07 -0400AFPkenya-opens-inquest-poor-olympic-showing-115807329--oly<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/kenya-opens-inquest-poor-olympic-showing-115807329--oly.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/1DshnVr.XvXE6k3ks8GTvg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1345031473693-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Despite David Rudisha&#039;s victory, Kenya were 28th in the Olympic medals table" align="left" title="Despite David Rudisha&#039;s victory, Kenya were 28th in the Olympic medals table" border="0" /></a>Kenya&#039;s under-fire Olympic team received a tumultous welcome home from family and friends on Wednesday, even as the government announced an inquest on the poor showing at the London Games.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/africa-village-death-suspect-arrested-112422772.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/KDsjAy8zi4yhw2yCMK6g6w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1345029582261-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Bulelani Mabhayi, 39, is accused of rapes and murders in the village of Tholeni" align="left" title="Bulelani Mabhayi, 39, is accused of rapes and murders in the village of Tholeni" border="0" /></a>A man suspected in a string of grisly rapes and murders that gave a South African community the moniker &quot;village of death&quot; has been arrested, a local newspaper said Wednesday.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/africa-village-death-suspect-arrested-112422772.htmlWed, 15 Aug 2012 07:24:22 -0400AFPafrica-village-death-suspect-arrested-112422772<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/africa-village-death-suspect-arrested-112422772.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/KDsjAy8zi4yhw2yCMK6g6w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1345029582261-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Bulelani Mabhayi, 39, is accused of rapes and murders in the village of Tholeni" align="left" title="Bulelani Mabhayi, 39, is accused of rapes and murders in the village of Tholeni" border="0" /></a>A man suspected in a string of grisly rapes and murders that gave a South African community the moniker &quot;village of death&quot; has been arrested, a local newspaper said Wednesday.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/violent-africa-mine-protest-leads-fatalities-203451441--finance.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/QtWE9YyMRAOEE13i_.wfHw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/67ac1bdad87c3f16180f6a706700338f.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Schoolchildren pass a corpse lying in the road near the shuttered Lonmin Platinum Mine near Rustenburg, South Africa, Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2012. The unrest over pay and dueling unions has killed at least 10 people and represents a sign of the unrest gripping South Africa?s mining industry. Barnard O. Mokwena, an execute vice president for Lonmin, said the company continued to meet with the police regarding the unrest. On Tuesday, operations appeared at a standstill at a facility that represents 96 per cent of all production for the world?s third largest platinum producer. (AP Photo/Denis Farrell)" align="left" title="Schoolchildren pass a corpse lying in the road near the shuttered Lonmin Platinum Mine near Rustenburg, South Africa, Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2012. The unrest over pay and dueling unions has killed at least 10 people and represents a sign of the unrest gripping South Africa?s mining industry. Barnard O. Mokwena, an execute vice president for Lonmin, said the company continued to meet with the police regarding the unrest. On Tuesday, operations appeared at a standstill at a facility that represents 96 per cent of all production for the world?s third largest platinum producer. (AP Photo/Denis Farrell)" border="0" /></a>Thousands of angry South African workers met Tuesday on a rocky cliff within sight of their platinum mine shuttered by violent protests, shouting demands for more pay over the roar of circling police and military helicopters.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/violent-africa-mine-protest-leads-fatalities-203451441--finance.htmlTue, 14 Aug 2012 16:34:51 -0400Associated Pressviolent-africa-mine-protest-leads-fatalities-203451441--finance<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/violent-africa-mine-protest-leads-fatalities-203451441--finance.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/QtWE9YyMRAOEE13i_.wfHw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/67ac1bdad87c3f16180f6a706700338f.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Schoolchildren pass a corpse lying in the road near the shuttered Lonmin Platinum Mine near Rustenburg, South Africa, Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2012. The unrest over pay and dueling unions has killed at least 10 people and represents a sign of the unrest gripping South Africa?s mining industry. Barnard O. Mokwena, an execute vice president for Lonmin, said the company continued to meet with the police regarding the unrest. On Tuesday, operations appeared at a standstill at a facility that represents 96 per cent of all production for the world?s third largest platinum producer. (AP Photo/Denis Farrell)" align="left" title="Schoolchildren pass a corpse lying in the road near the shuttered Lonmin Platinum Mine near Rustenburg, South Africa, Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2012. The unrest over pay and dueling unions has killed at least 10 people and represents a sign of the unrest gripping South Africa?s mining industry. Barnard O. Mokwena, an execute vice president for Lonmin, said the company continued to meet with the police regarding the unrest. On Tuesday, operations appeared at a standstill at a facility that represents 96 per cent of all production for the world?s third largest platinum producer. (AP Photo/Denis Farrell)" border="0" /></a>Thousands of angry South African workers met Tuesday on a rocky cliff within sight of their platinum mine shuttered by violent protests, shouting demands for more pay over the roar of circling police and military helicopters.</p><br clear="all"/>Egyptian Cabinet ministers and World Bank officials have signed off on a $200 million project aimed at creating 250,000 jobs after more than a year of slow economic growth.http://news.yahoo.com/egypt-world-bank-sign-200-million-loan-project-182253337--finance.htmlTue, 14 Aug 2012 14:23:20 -0400Associated Pressegypt-world-bank-sign-200-million-loan-project-182253337--finance<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/brahimi-wants-un-council-support-syria-envoy-225537573.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/OK1gGchM6sJZML9ntzIF7Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1344984904021-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Lakhdar Brahimi" align="left" title="Lakhdar Brahimi" border="0" /></a>Syria would accept Lakhdar Brahimi as the new UN-Arab League mediator, but the veteran envoy wants formal UN Security Council support before accepting the post, diplomats said Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/brahimi-wants-un-council-support-syria-envoy-225537573.htmlTue, 14 Aug 2012 18:55:37 -0400AFPbrahimi-wants-un-council-support-syria-envoy-225537573<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/brahimi-wants-un-council-support-syria-envoy-225537573.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/OK1gGchM6sJZML9ntzIF7Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1344984904021-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Lakhdar Brahimi" align="left" title="Lakhdar Brahimi" border="0" /></a>Syria would accept Lakhdar Brahimi as the new UN-Arab League mediator, but the veteran envoy wants formal UN Security Council support before accepting the post, diplomats said Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/>Authorities say floods in central Nigeria have killed at least 33 people and displaced thousands.http://news.yahoo.com/33-die-nigeria-floods-thousands-homeless-193724070.htmlTue, 14 Aug 2012 15:37:24 -0400Associated Press33-die-nigeria-floods-thousands-homeless-193724070<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/beers-starts-diamond-sorting-botswana-204951087.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/MiTm7sJpB0Irfn7Sypg19Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1344977353792-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="De Beers CEO Philippe Mellier (L), Bank of Botswana Gov. Linah Mohohlo (C) and Diamond Trading Company CEO Varda Shine" align="left" title="De Beers CEO Philippe Mellier (L), Bank of Botswana Gov. Linah Mohohlo (C) and Diamond Trading Company CEO Varda Shine" border="0" /></a>The world&#039;s leading producer of diamonds De Beers on Tuesday began rough stone sorting in Botswana, a first step in its transfer from London to Gaborone.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/beers-starts-diamond-sorting-botswana-204951087.htmlTue, 14 Aug 2012 16:49:51 -0400AFPbeers-starts-diamond-sorting-botswana-204951087<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/beers-starts-diamond-sorting-botswana-204951087.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/MiTm7sJpB0Irfn7Sypg19Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1344977353792-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="De Beers CEO Philippe Mellier (L), Bank of Botswana Gov. Linah Mohohlo (C) and Diamond Trading Company CEO Varda Shine" align="left" title="De Beers CEO Philippe Mellier (L), Bank of Botswana Gov. Linah Mohohlo (C) and Diamond Trading Company CEO Varda Shine" border="0" /></a>The world&#039;s leading producer of diamonds De Beers on Tuesday began rough stone sorting in Botswana, a first step in its transfer from London to Gaborone.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/sudan-south-must-cooperate-avoid-suicide-ex-pm-202544960.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/YBC83rAbC4iMTARvMqjBQw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1344975907513-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Former prime minister Sadiq al-Mahdi said Sudan and South Sudan have no choice but to cooperate" align="left" title="Former prime minister Sadiq al-Mahdi said Sudan and South Sudan have no choice but to cooperate" border="0" /></a>Sudan and South Sudan have no choice but to work together in order to avoid &quot;suicide&quot;, former prime minister Sadiq al-Mahdi said on Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/sudan-south-must-cooperate-avoid-suicide-ex-pm-202544960.htmlTue, 14 Aug 2012 16:25:44 -0400AFPsudan-south-must-cooperate-avoid-suicide-ex-pm-202544960<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/sudan-south-must-cooperate-avoid-suicide-ex-pm-202544960.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/YBC83rAbC4iMTARvMqjBQw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1344975907513-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Former prime minister Sadiq al-Mahdi said Sudan and South Sudan have no choice but to cooperate" align="left" title="Former prime minister Sadiq al-Mahdi said Sudan and South Sudan have no choice but to cooperate" border="0" /></a>Sudan and South Sudan have no choice but to work together in order to avoid &quot;suicide&quot;, former prime minister Sadiq al-Mahdi said on Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/>

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