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Africa News Headlines - Yahoo! Newshttp://news.yahoo.com/africa/ Get the latest Africa news headlines from Yahoo! News. Find breaking Africa news, including analysis and opinion on top Africa stories, photos and more.en-USCopyright (c) 2012 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reservedWed, 15 Aug 2012 14:24:55 -04005Africa News Headlines - Yahoo! Newshttp://news.yahoo.com/africa/ http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gifSalafists block Tunisia comedy show that 'offends Islam'Radical 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-182455760Ten injured in clashes between Gabon opposition, police<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"/>Uganda marathon winner gets $80,000, home for parents<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"/>Centuries-old Eid festival cancelled in Nigeria<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"/>Kenya searches for Uganda chopper crash victims<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"/>I. Coast, Ghana draw, Zambia lose in Cup warm-ups<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"/>Judges say ICC competent to try Ivorian strongman Gbagbo<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"/>Mugabe says census will reveal AIDS toll on Zimbabwe<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"/>Authorities seek to defuse deadly strike at S.African mine<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"/>Zuma arrives in Zimbabwe to discuss reforms<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"/>Scandal-hit Ugandan ministers return after reshuffle<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"/>Ugandans celebrate first medal in 40 yearsUganda'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--sptIMF's Lagarde to visit Egypt on August 22<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"/>Call to free Ethiopia's jailed Muslim protesters<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"/>Army chief vows Mali troops 'will oust Islamists'<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"/>Malawi says no war with Tanzania over lake dispute<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"/>3rd body found in Kenya helo crash; 4 missingA 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-101213896Kenya opens inquest on poor Olympic showing<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"/>S.Africa 'village of death' suspect arrested<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"/>Violent S. Africa mine protest leads to fatalities<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"/>Egypt, World Bank sign $200 million loan projectEgyptian 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--financeBrahimi wants UN Council support as Syria envoy<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"/>33 die in Nigeria floods, thousands homelessAuthorities 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-193724070De Beers starts diamond sorting in Botswana<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"/>Sudan, South must cooperate to avoid 'suicide': ex-PM<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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Apple TV Finally Adds Hulu Plus ? Why It Took So Long, And Why It Makes Sense Now

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The first case of skin cancer in a wild marine fish population looks eerily similar to the melanoma that plagues humans, researchers report today (Aug. 1).

Coral trout living on Australia's Great Barrier Reef are directly beneath the Antarctic ozone hole, the world's largest, which is the result of the depletion of ozone in the atmosphere that normally protects humans from harmful UV rays.

"Further work needs to be carried out to establish the exact cause of the cancer, but having eliminated other likely factors such as microbial pathogens and marine pollution, UV radiation appears to be the likely cause," study researcher Michael Sweet, of Newcastle University in the United Kingdom, said in a statement.

Sweet and his colleagues examined 136 common coral trout (Plectropomus leopardus), and found 20 individuals, or 15 percent, showed dark skin lesions. The lesions ranged in size from small (covering just 5 percent of the skin) to large, covering the fish's full body, they report online in the journal PLoS ONE.

"The individuals we looked at had extensive ? but only surface ? melanomas," Sweet said. "This means the cancer had not spread any deeper than the skin, so apart from the surface lesions, the fish were basically healthy."

The lesions looked nearly identical to skin cancer found in humans, he said.

Once the melanoma spreads, Sweet added, fish would likely show signs of sickness, becoming less active and maybe feeding less. As such, the sick fish would be less likely to get caught. "This suggests the actual percentage affected by the cancer is likely to be higher than observed in this study," Sweet said in the statement.

While the diseased fish were caught around Heron Island and One Tree Island, the researchers do not know how many coral trout living elsewhere on the reef have skin cancer.

Until now, researchers had reported melanoma caused by UV exposure in fish only in lab conditions; these fish have been used as a model for studying human skin cancer.

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Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Polish Solidarity distances itself from Romney visit

GDANSK, Poland (Reuters) - Solidarity, the trade union movement which led the Polish struggle against communist rule, distanced itself on Monday from a visit to Poland by U.S. presidential candidate Mitt Romney, saying he supported attacks on unions in his own country.

Romney was in Poland on the third and final leg of a tour aimed at burnishing his foreign policy credentials and demonstrating that he would be a viable alternative to President Barack Obama on the world stage.

Romney visited the Baltic port of Gdansk, cradle of Solidarity which toppled Poland's communist government in the late 1980s, where he met Lech Walesa, the shipyard electrician who led the union movement during the struggle seen as the start of the end of Soviet domination of eastern Europe.

"Regretfully, we were informed by our friends from the American headquarters of (trade union federation) AFL-CIO, which represents more than 12 million employees ... that Mitt Romney supported attacks on trade unions and employees' rights," Solidarity said in a statement.

"Solidarity was not involved in organizing Romney's meeting with Walesa and did not invite him to visit Poland."

Romney has in the past complained about "union bosses" who he said have donated large sums of money to Obama's re-election campaign.

Romney is trying to avoid any further missteps after gaffes during the first leg of his tour, in Britain, generated negative newspaper headlines and criticism even from some of his own supporters. He came to Poland from Israel, his second stop.

In Gdansk, Romney, who has called Poland's neighbor Russia the top "geopolitical foe" of the United States, tried to show that if elected president he would be a stronger ally to Moscow-wary Poland than Obama.

The White House incumbent angered some Poles by making conciliatory moves aimed at "re-setting" strained ties with the Kremlin. Walesa, who was Polish president for five years in the 1990s, effectively endorsed Romney at their meeting.

"I wish you to be successful because this success is needed for the United States of course, but for Europe and the rest of the world too. Governor Romney, get your success. Be successful," Walesa said.

Walesa ended his association with the Solidarity movement several years ago following disputes over policy.

DIVIDED OPINION

Romney, a former governor of the U.S. state of Massachusetts, also had a 45-minute meeting at the Gdansk Old Town Hall with Prime Minister Donald Tusk.

Later, with his wife and son, Romney placed flowers at the foot of a memorial to trade union activists killed by the Moscow-backed communist authorities. There, Romney got a taste of divided opinion about his candidacy.

"Good luck Mr. Romney," a male onlooker shouted as the Romneys walked back to their motorcade.

"Obama," a woman shouted.

"No, no more Obama," a man shouted.

"Obama," the woman insisted.

On Tuesday, the final day of his week-long foreign tour, Romney is to give a speech in the capital, Warsaw, on liberty and Washington's ties with Poland.

"The relationship that our countries have is very important and it would be a high priority in a Romney administration," said a senior Romney campaign adviser.

However, it may prove difficult in Poland for Romney to draw a sharp contrast with his Democratic rival in the presidential election because Polish leaders enjoy fairly strong ties with the Obama White House.

Solidarity is still known abroad because of its historic role in the collapse of Communism and the fall of the Berlin Wall. At home, it is now closely linked with Poland's biggest opposition party, which promotes conservative social values.

(Additional reporting by Chris Borowski in Gdansk; Writing by Christian Lowe and Steve Holland; Editing by Robin Pomeroy)

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Oh No They Didn&#39;t! - Lady Gaga news roundup

Lady Gaga?s Littlemonsters.com: Why It Works and What It Means for Social Media


On July 10, Lady Gaga?s social networking site, Littlemonsters.com, opened to the public. The site first launched five months ago in February with limited membership, but now every single Little Monster in the world has an outlet through which they can put their paws up and bow down before the Mother Monster altar. (Don?t hate?they were born this way!!)

I?m a fan of Lady Gaga, though I really don?t feel the need to join a social media site in order to peruse and profess my love for Gaga memes like this one:


But, I felt that I had to join Littlemonsters.com in order to be able to accurately write on it, so yesterday I became an official Little Monster. Here is what the front page of the site looks like:


It features the waterfall layout, so it looks very much like Pinterest at first glance. After some investigating, I found that Littlemonsters.com is kind of a hodgepodge of existing social media sites. There?s the Pinterest layout, Facebook-esque ?like? buttons, and a Reddit-like news page. There are some images and topics devoted to artists besides Gaga (I saw a picture of Adele and Lana Del Ray on the front page today), but this site is Gaga central. Yes, this seems obvious, but until you have perused the site, I don?t think you can truly comprehend the obsession these Little Monsters have for Mother Monster. There are pictures of Gaga (the majority of which are definitely PG-13), memes, photos of fans with Gaga, a list of fan-generated discussions under the ?Discuss? tab, and an online chat. People can even purchase tickets to the Born This Way Balls through the site.

I think it?s very easy to dismiss this site as a digital meeting place where infatuated, crazed fans meet to gush over Gaga and discuss trifling, insubstantial topics (like whether Gaga is in fact better than Katy Perry and Nicki Minaj). It was termed a ?socially awkward social network? by Fast Company. But, the fact that this site is even in existence is a testament to Lady Gaga?s social media clout.

Lady Gaga is the most followed person on Twitter (over 27 million at last count). Her Twitter following is actually larger than the population of Australia and New Zealand combined. With such a massive legion of fans, a Gaga social network makes complete sense. And Littlemonsters.com is currently flourishing as far as fan participation and engagement. People are posting pictures, starting conversations, and talking to each other. Gaga herself is on the site, under the name Mother Monster, interacting with fans.

Littlemonsters.com piqued my curiosity. How did this site come into existence, and more importantly can it sustain its current level of engagement? Also, what it does reveal about the way we as social media users interact with our favorite celebrities? Put your paws up; I?m about to dive in to terra Gaga.

The Backplane Backstory
The protagonist in Gaga?s social story is Troy Carter, Lady Gaga?s business manager. Carter and three prominent individuals (a kind of triumvirate of business/tech savvy businessmen) founded Backplane, which powers Littlemonsters.com. The co-founders include former Google designer Joey Primiani; former director of operations for Palantir Technologies (one of the most tech-heavy companies in Silicon Valley) Alex Moore; and Matt Michelsen, a former U.S. hedge-fund manager who started making his rounds in Hollywood when Fiddy Cent (aka 50 Cent) himself called Michelsen?s wife wanting to invest in her company.

According to the website, Backplane ?is creating a new type of social corridor? and thereby filling ?a gap in the current social spectrum by empowering sharing and conversation that is effortless but not automatic.?

The New York Times published a profile on Carter last June, which included some interesting information about Backplane. The company raised more than $1 million from a group of investors led by Tomorrow Ventures, the investment firm of Google?s chairman, Eric E. Schmidt. Lady Gaga serves as an ?informal consultant,? and has a 20% stake in the company.

Wired UK magazine featured an article that revealed the incredible amount of creativity and innovation behind the Backplane-powered Littlemonsters.com. The site started with a phone call: after Lady Gaga saw an advanced screening of The Social Network, she called Carter and suggested they create a social network for her fans. Carter told Wired that the site is for the ?die-hard die-hard.? There are numerous sites devoted to Lady Gaga, so before the dawn of this new social network, fans had to access multiple channels to get the latest Gaga news, photos, and tour information. Now, they have access to a single platform (or ?hub? as Carter puts it) that provides them with content that is all Gaga, all the time. Not only that, this Mother Monster digital nucleus is by definition social, so it enables Little Monsters across the globe to gather together for daily Gaga worship. And from my two days on the site, it?s obvious that these petite Monsters feed off each other (in a good way) in a kind of alternate Gaga universe populated by the most loquacious and devoted aficionados.

Appearance vs. Reality
Littlemonsters.com looks like it?s all about Gaga, and on the surface it is. It looks like solely an expressive and creative outlet for fans, but in reality, it?s much more than that. It?s greater than Gaga.

Wired said this about Carter:
?For several years, Carter has been plotting a digital disruption of the music business and, by extension, the whole entertainment industry.?

Littlemonsters.com is one small but significant step in that digital disruption, the initial strike in the Carter-fueled blitzkrieg on the music industry as we know it. Carter told Wired that Gaga still has a deal with Universal Records, ?but there will come a time when she?ll release music through her own site. It?s not just going to be about sells. It?s going to be about the streams coming through the site. For us, it?s important to be able to identify who?s listening to what. We want to own that data. We have to own that data.?

Carter says that record and iTunes sales don?t give any information as far as listener demographics. If Gaga releases a song on Littlemonsters.com, she and Carter will be able to see just who exactly listens to that song: is it a tween girl who loves anything Gaga puts out? Is it a twenty-something guy with a weakness for tech-infused dance anthems? Having access to this information will strengthen the connection between Carter and Gaga?s fans. This can change the idea of record sales: currently, when someone purchases a hit single, there?s anonymity to the sale. Music execs don?t know whether the person who bought that single is old or young, male or female. But if Gaga releases a song through Littlemonsters.com, Carter (and Gaga) can gain a better understanding of fans. It seems to me like in the music industry, getting a record deal is the ultimate sign that an artist has ?made it.? Sure, people like Justin Bieber and Colbie Caillat can release music through a digital medium and acquire fans in that way, but they still want a record label. And yet, if artists of Gaga?s magnitude will one day ultimately forego a record label for a social media site, then the music industry as it?s traditionally known will be transformed.

And it all starts with a monster and a dream. According to Wired, Carter is talking with actors, studios, and sports teams, so these people can manage their Facebook fans and Twitter followers from a single platform. Currently, there is only one such hub; a star-specific social network is somewhat unconventional at the moment (and it fits that Gaga, who seems more aptly associated with the avant-garde than the conventional, is the sun around whom this social-networking earth revolves around), but in the future, it might be the norm.

Sustaining That Social Success
The aims of Carter, Backplane, and Littlemonsters.com seem very ambitious, but if anyone can help usher in a new era of celebrity-fan interaction, it?s a pop singer who can generate over 27,000 Facebook comments when she posts a picture of herself without makeup. Her new social network has been public for just over a week, and fan participation is more powerful than the bass on ?Just Dance? at a NYC nightclub. If Backplane is truly going to shake up the digital world, then Littlemonsters.com needs to maintain this.

In order to answer this question, I thought it would be most useful to look backwards and find examples of Lady Gaga?s social media sway, because I think these would be the best indicators and predictors of her future social-networking success. Friedrich von Schlegel said ?a historian is a prophet in reverse,? and while Schlegel is most definitely not Gaga-esque (he actually opposed political and religious freedom), I think his quote is extremely applicable when I?m trying to act as a social media soothsayer. If Gaga has a proven track record of effective social media calls to action, then it would seem to me that all signs point to success.

Case Study in Mother Monster Mastery
The sheer number of Lady Gaga?s fans and followers indicates that she has an unprecedented level of reach and influence. Spin.com points out that her ?insanely large? Twitter following equals about 5.2% of Facebook?s entire user base. (!!!) An infographic by Laughlin Constable shows that one out of six people on Twitter follow her. And, her followers could fill the state of Texas. These numbers are impressive, but not as impressive as Gaga?s ability to mobilize her army of monsters.

South by Southwest (SXSW) actually conducted a panel this year entitled ?Celebrity and Causes? that focused on the best way for stars to use their ?celebrity megaphones.? They discussed the attention Lady Gaga brought to the Don?t Ask, Don?t Tell repeal effort. Gaga tweeted and posted Facebook statuses asking people to call Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and urge him to bring Don?t Ask, Don?t Tell to a vote. She also asked fans to phone Reid when she brought four gay veterans to the fall 2010 VMAs as guests. The Senate switchboard crashed from the amount of calls it received.

Reid responded to Gaga on Twitter, telling her that a vote was scheduled. Little Monsters then broadcasted their support for Reid through Twitter and Facebook. And, of course, Don?t Ask, Don?t Tell was repealed.

Gaga also generated worldwide support for her anti-bullying initiative and Born This Way Foundation through Twitter and Facebook. She in part helped put the very real and very problematic issue of bullying on the world stage. In fact, Littlemonsters.com features a ?Monster Code,? which encourages kindness, tolerance, and acceptance.

The fact that Gaga can marshal support for real, important, contemporary issues through social media reveals two things: one, her social media influence and two, the dedication of her fans. A quick perusal of Littlemonsters.com makes it seem that her supporters are enamored, borderline fanatical fans who discuss topics like this:

(?Fame? is Gaga?s new perfume, by the way). Discussion topics like this are fine, and anything that gets Little Monsters using the site is putting it on the path to success, but this topic is pretty trivial. However, when push comes to shove, Little Monsters can be extremely influential on topics that really matter and that affect a lot of people: Don?t Ask, Don?t Tell, anti-bullying. This is a testament to the wide scope of Gaga?s influence; she can inspire fans to buy her latest singles and she can inspire people to call Senator Reid and demand he bring anti-gay policies to a vote. Sway in pop music and politics: both within Lady Gaga?s reach, and both signs that if any celebrity can make a social network succeed, it?s Gaga. In fact, according to the Laughlin Constable infographic, Lady Gaga?s authority score (how influential she is) is 100 out of 100.

One Potential Problem
The only evidence I found to suggest that Littlemonsters.com might not take off was a study from Pew Research Center that found that people use social media to connect with friends and family rather than to stay in touch with their favorite celebrities. The study found that staying in touch with current friends is a major reason for using social media for 67% of people; staying in touch with family members is a major reason for 64% of people. Contrastingly, reading comments by celebrities, athletes, or politicians is a major reason behind social media use for only 5% of people. 74% of people have no interest in the social media activity of celebrities.

Yet, I think this evidence contradicts what I and many other people have found when it comes to Gaga?s social media clout. And there is an explanation of this contained within the study: Twitter users are more interested in celebrity interaction than those on other social sites. This holds true when it comes to Lady Gaga. 93% of social mentions of Lady Gaga come from tweets. Maybe it?s these Gaga Twitter followers that are flocking to Littlemonsters.com. I think that given the past habits of Lady Gaga and her fans, the Gaga-centric social site will succeed?as long as Lady Gaga continues to remain a pop-culture fixture (and she shows no signs of slowing her current momentum).

Tiger Beat, Say Hello to Twitter
I think the social-media-savvy ways of Lady Gaga shed light on celebrity-fan interactions in general. A Forbes article entitled ?The Millennials Who Rule Twitter: How Bieber, Rihanna, and Gaga Turn Followers Into Fortunes? includes some quotes from Matt Britton, who runs Mr. Youth marketing agency. Britton has some interesting insights on the social media habits of celebrities; he states that social media gives celebs ?direct and complete control? over their audience, because they can converse with fans directly.
The days of writing stalker-esque love letters to the members of boy bands and reading Tiger Beat to get the low down on the Joe Bros. might be on the way out, because Twitter can put fans in contact with celebs instantaneously.

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Lady Gaga?s parents open up fabulous Italian restaurant. Not trendy but Lady Gaga goes there anyway? (warning: ellipses continue to be abused within

Joe Germanotta, I had to go where the money was?.

According to Joe Germanotta, Lady Gaga?s dad, he?s always wanted to own and run his own business. The good news for Joe and for all us fans of traditional Italian cuisine it has finally come. Simply called Joanne Trattoria, this gem has recently opened in NYC?s Upper West side on west 68th. According to first hand reports the clientele has been pouring ever since opening night, and not because everyone necessarily thinks they?re going to catch a glimpse of Lady Gaga.

Offers Joe: ?The first night we thought it would be busy, and it really was, I think a lot of people thought they would be coming that night, but I had to explain to them she wouldn?t be coming tonight.?

Well a diva does have to tour doesn?t she?

Continues Joe: ?I always had a dream to open my own restaurant and finally the timing was right and here we are.?

The restaurant takes great pride in traditional fare and even boasts a few select family recipes courtesy of Joe?s 82 year old mom. Can I tell you kids my mouth is just salivating looking at the food in the video been delivered out.

Reflects Chef Art Smith, the restaurant?s head chef: ?It s about family, familiarity, the good stuff, that place where people come and they all know each other. It?s not trendy, then again it?s not meant to be that.?

According to the grapevine Lady Gaga was there this past Sunday?.how about you?

A special thank you to Gennaro Pecchia of the menwhodinewho sent me this video below, it?s all beyond mouth watering. See you soon kids!

First night thought it would be busy, but she?s not coming. Live out a dream i had. Chef Art Smith. It s about family, familiarity, the good stuff, that place where people come and they all know each other.Not trendy not meant to be that.

According to the grapevine Lady Gaga was there this past Sunday?.how about you

First night thought it would be busy, but she?s not coming. Live out a dream i had. Chef Art Smith. It s about family, familiarity, the good stuff, that place where people come and they all know each other.Not trendy not meant to be that.

According to the grapevine Lady Gaga was there this past Sunday?.how about you


Lady Gaga shut out of 2012 VMA award nominations

The 2012 MTV VMA nominations hit on July 31 and both Rihanna and Drake were the big nominees while Lady Gaga was mysteriously absent.

Rihanna received five nominations. She received nominations for Video of the Year, Female Video and Pop Video for ?We Found Love? and Choreography and Visual Effects for ?Where Have You Been.?

Drake also picked up five nominations, his for Video of the Year, Male Video, Art Direction and Cinematography for ?Take Care? and Hip Hop Video for ?HYFR.?

The two compete with each in the main Video of the Year category, although Rihanna also performed on Drake?s track with him. Drake also competes with Rihanna?s ex-boyfriend Chris Brown in the Male Video category.

Katy Perry picked up four nominations, including Video of the Year, Art Direction and Visual Effects for ?Wide Awake? and Female Video for ?Part of Me.? Coldplay, M.I.A., Jay-Z and Kanye's "Watch the Throne" and Frank Ocean scored three each.

The big snub was Lady Gaga, last year?s big star. While eligible for two categories, she was completely shut out from the awards.


ROLL CALL: Lady Gaga & Cher?s Duet Dropping In October


When Pop Stars Meet Pop Icons: Are you ready for a pop collaboration that is sure to rock the world (or at least your local gay nightclub) to its core!?!? Cher has Tweeted (in typical cryptic Cher speak) details about a duet with Lady Gaga, expected to drop in October. ?think ALL SONGS R Great so Far& I?m not Big Fan!GREAT Writers!GAGA IS MAJOR&Her VOCAL IS AMAZING!KUK Heard TGTLast nite 4 1st Time & FREAKED,? she wrote, followed by ?Finished Song!I LOVE IT! Cant tell names of songs cause Record CO. gave Strict ORDERS ! THINK 1st Single drops Oct. then cd near Xmas.? We know what Roll Call will be hoping to find in our stocking come Christmas!

Bonus picture tweeted by her makeup artist (from Boston):

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Also she tweeted that Japan was getting a pop-up store to chesell her fragrance, so gooooo Japan!
Also also she went to a wedding with Taylor but somehow managed to make it the whole day without anyone taking a picture of her. I, for one, am shocked.

Source: http://ohnotheydidnt.livejournal.com/70786522.html

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