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Libya PM announces truce to end deadly Sabha clashesTripoli (AFP) March 31, 2012 Libya's interim government on Saturday announced a ceasefire aimed at ending six days of deadly tribal clashes in a southern desert oasis that cost more than 150 lives. "We announce that reconciliation efforts have resulted in an accord on a ceasefire," premier Abdel Rahim al-Kib told reporters in the capital, adding that "calm now prevails in Sabha," 750 kilometres (465 miles) to the south. At least 16 people were reported killed on Saturday alone in and around the oasis city before the truce d ... read more |
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 Iraq slams Qatar, Saudi on arms for Syria rebels Iraq's Shiite prime minister on Sunday slammed Sunni-ruled Qatar and Saudi Arabia's stance on arming Syrian rebels, as Doha hosted Baghdad's fugitive vice president who is accused of running a death squad. ... more | .. |
 Baghdad Arab summit spotlights fault lines The Arab League summit that began Thursday in Baghdad has illuminated the political and religious divisions splitting with Arab world, while powerful eastern non-Arab neighbor Iran looks on and tries to pull Iraq's strings. ... more | .. |
  French 'Big Bang' scientist denies terror plot A Franco-Algerian nuclear physicist facing terror charges admitted at the start of his trial Thursday to going through a "turbulent" time but denied he intended to carry out attacks in France. ... more | .. |
 Hong Kong to restrict foreign homebuyers from 2013 US judge OKs partial settlement in e-book case Nordic-Baltic states seek more cooperation Outside View: Jobs outlook grim Empire-style computers? Frenchman takes PCs to lap of luxury Google-Microsoft field smartphones to take on iPhone 5 EU businesses urge China's new leaders to speed reforms |
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  Discovery of foot fossil confirms two human ancestor species co-existed A team of scientists has announced the discovery of a 3.4 million-year-old partial foot from the Woranso-Mille area of the Afar region of Ethiopia. The fossil foot did not belong to a member of "Luc ... more | .. |
  Pakistan's canine fighters forced into blood sport Fighting can be a way of life in parts of Taliban-scourged Pakistan, but on the farms it is more likely to be dogs who are in training for their own violent and bloody battles. ... more | .. |
  Regional group alerts troops after Mali fighting West African states have put 2,000 troops on standby and called for international aid as rebels advance in northern Mali, Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara said Saturday. ... more | .. |
  Sanofi teams up with India to make cheap ARVs in S.Africa French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi has signed a partnership with India's Hetero to manufacture cheap anti-HIV drugs in South Africa, the company said on Friday. ... more |
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 Divided Arab leaders urge Syria dialogue Arab leaders urged dialogue and an end to Syria's bloody crackdown at a landmark summit in Baghdad on Thursday, while Iraq's premier warned that arming rival camps would spark a "proxy war." ... more | .. |
  US offers $120 million for Sahel hunger The United States will give $120 million in emergency aid for western Africa's drought-hit Sahel region in hope of preventing severe hunger, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Thursday. ... more | .. |
  NATO faulted over Libya boat-people deaths A European rights watchdog rapped NATO on Thursday for failing to help a migrant boat during the Libyan war as aid groups vowed to sue the French military over an incident that left 63 people dead. ... more | .. |
  China blames Dalai Lama for Delhi self-immolation Chinese officials visiting New Delhi to attend a summit of emerging nations on Thursday blamed the Dalai Lama for a Tibetan protester burning himself to death in the city. ... more |
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 S.Africa mulls new trophy hunt rules to fight rhino poaching South Africa may impose new limits on trophy hunts as it combats a devastating surge in rhino poaching, with 150 killed illegally so far this year, the environment ministry said Thursday. ... more | .. |
  Scientists suggest new age for East African Rift The Great Rift Valley of East Africa-the birthplace of the human species-may have taken much longer to develop than previously believed, according to a new study published this week in Nature Geosci ... more | .. |
  BRICS summit focuses on new development bank Leaders of the emerging world met in India Thursday to discuss creating a new development bank, at a summit in which the bloc will seek to convert its economic might into collective diplomatic clout. ... more | .. |
  Sudan seeks good relations with South: Bashir Sudan seeks good relations with newly independent South Sudan, President Omar al-Bashir told an Arab summit on Thursday, after border clashes this week sparked international alarm. ... more |
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DAMPE space telescope finds universal spectral feature that narrows field on cosmic ray origins
ThinKom Develops Self-Funded Mobile HPM Weapon to Counter Drone Swarms
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 Bodies, destroyed tanks at scene of Sudan battle: AFP Dead bodies and destroyed tanks lay in Sudan's southern oil centre of Heglig on Wednesday after government forces and South Sudanese troops clashed along the border, sparking international alarm. ... more | .. |
 Sudan, S.Sudan vow no war after border battles Sudan and South Sudan vowed Wednesday to step back from the brink of all out war after three days of border violence including airstrikes and tank battles prompted international concern of a wider conflict. ... more | .. |
 BRICS summit shadowed by Tibet protests The leaders of the emerging world gather Thursday in India to discuss the creation of a new development bank at a summit shadowed by protests by Tibetans against the Chinese president. ... more | .. |
 New air strikes on South as Sudan quits summit Sudanese warplanes on Tuesday launched fresh air raids on oil-rich areas of South Sudan, a Southern official said, threatening a tentative rapprochement despite international calls for calm. ... more |
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 French 'Big Bang' scientist on trial for alleged terror plot A Franco-Algerian nuclear scientist goes on trial Thursday for allegedly plotting terror attacks in France, where an Islamist's killing spree has already overshadowed the presidential campaign. ... more | .. |
 Mali coup leader trained with US military: Pentagon Mali's coup leader, Captain Amadou Sanogo, attended at least five training courses with the American military since 1998, the Pentagon confirmed Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Thai man arrested in S.Africa over alleged rhino poaching A Thai man has been arrested at a Johannesburg casino in connection with a rhino poaching syndicate accused of hiring prostitutes to smuggle rhino horns, a spokesman said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Sudan renews airstrikes of South Sudan oil region Sudanese warplanes launched a second day of bombardment of oil-rich areas of South Sudan, after bloody clashes between ground troops of the rival states, a Southern government official said Tuesday. ... more |
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 Arab economy ministers meet before Baghdad summit Arab economy ministers opened talks in the Iraqi capital on Tuesday ahead of a regional summit, aiming to ramp up tourism in the region despite the bloody crackdown in Syria. ... more | .. |
  China hands over NigComSat 1-R to Nigeria China Great Wall Industry Corporation (CGWIC) handed the recently launched NigComSat 1-R to its Nigeria counterpart on Monday at the Obasanjo Space Center in Abuja. NigComSat 1-R, which was la ... more | .. |
  Iraq president calls for unity meet in April Iraqi President Jalal Talabani has called for a national conference on April 5 aimed at bridging sharp political differences in the country, a statement from his office said on Sunday. ... more | .. |
Arab League goes from bluster to clout in Arab Spring Back in 2008, flamboyant Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi warned rulers at an Arab League summit in Damascus that they, too, could face the fate of executed Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein. ... more |
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  Brazil's Rousseff to weigh French jet buy in India President Dilma Rousseff plans to use her New Delhi visit later this week to sound out Indian leaders on the French Rafale fighter jet, which she is considering buying to beef up Brazil's air force. ... more | .. |
  Rights groups warn of Libya's shaky peace Human rights campaign groups want the European Union and NATO to do more to secure Libya's fragile peace, which is said to be challenged daily by heavily armed militias and the transitional government's fluid and ineffective authority. ... more | .. |
 South Africa's 'Vietnam' war generating new debate Many white South Africans conscripted to fight for the apartheid military in Angola still struggle to swallow the bitter pill that their battle landed on the wrong side of history. ... more | .. |
 Egypt military lashes out at Muslim Brotherhood Egypt's ruling generals lashed out Sunday at the Muslim Brotherhood over its questioning of the military's continued support of the cabinet, while urging the Islamists "to look to the future with the spirit of cooperation." ... more |
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