Pirate fishing boats target Africa BBC News | But declining catches mean he is seriously thinking of looking for something else to do. | "I have never done anything other than fishing, that's why it's hard to give up," he says mournfully. | In his basket, he can only count a handful of fish, which may all end up in the family's cooking pot. |...
Rice in China, Zimbabwe on agenda TVNZ Jun 30, 2008 9:30 AM | US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice urged China and other powers to back strong steps against Zimbabwe, while China's foreign minister was non-committal on possible UN-authorised sanctions. | Zimbabwe has been among the international hotspots up for discussion during Rice's...
Mugabe says opposition must drop claim to power National Post | MacDonald Dzirutwe, Network Browse the Canada.com Network Home News Sports Entertainment Health Travel Obituaries Celebrating Contractors National Post Victoria Times Colonist The Province (Vancouver) Vancouver Sun Edmonton Journal Calgary Heral...
JTF Arrests 10 Cultists in Port Harcourt All Africa ABOUT ten suspected militants and cultists were arrested yesterday when men of the Joint Task Force in Rivers state combed Abonnema Wharf/Njemanze parts of the state capital in its bid to rid the area of miscreants and brigands. | ...
Government Planning to Bypass Kenya, Tanzania Ports All Africa Rwanda intends to reduce dependence on Kenya and Tanzania for business routes by building a rail line through DR Congo and Zambia to make the landlocked country economically independent, President Paul Kagame has said. | ...
SeaBird describes vessel utilization in second quarter Offshore Shipping Online | - | SeaBird Exploration Limited has announced details of its vessel utilization levels for the second quarter of 2008. (For this purpose vessel utilization is defined as the percentage of the full quarter where the vessel is in ...
Dutch ship released in Somalia after monthlong hijacking AOL AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) - A Dutch shipping company says a freighter hijacked by pirates off the coast of Somalia a month ago is free, along with its crew, and sailing toward th...
Pirate fishing boats target Africa BBC News | But declining catches mean he is seriously thinking of looking for something else to do. | "I have never done anything other than fishing, that's why it's hard to give up," he says mournfully. | In his basket, he can only count a handful of fish, w...
Retired ambulance to have new life in Africa Canada Dot Com | An ambulance that once cruised the streets of Saskatoon will soon be rumbling around an Ethiopian shanty town, bringing medical care to people with HIV and AIDS. | This morning, MD Ambulance chief operating officer Gerry Schriemer embarks on a near...
Globe South listings The Boston Globe | Comprehensive listings for galleries, plays, music, and other happenings in communities south of Boston. | INDEPENDENCE DAY | Abington: Night Before the Fourth, Memorial Field, Ralph Hamlin Way and Washington Street, behind Frolio Junior High Schoo...
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Merkel takes tough stance on Zimbabwe sanctions Newsday | BERLIN - German Chancellor Angela Merkel took a tough stance against Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, condemning his re-election last week as illegitimate and vowing in an interview with The Associated Press that the European Union would seek "all possible sanctions" against the country's government and leader. | "We will take up the issue aga...
Venezuela calls on OPEC to subsidize oil for poor countries The Times Of India | CARACAS: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Thursday called on the OPEC cartel to absorb the costs of the oil import bills of the world's 50 poorest countries, predicting that the price of crude is "going to continue rising." | "OPEC, or some of its members, should take the responsibil...
