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Somali soldiers train for urban combat in rural UgandaBihanga, Uganda (AFP) June 4, 2012 Somali soldiers patrol a quiet village as locals sit on the terrace of a cafe, chatting and reading newspapers, when suddenly rebels armed with assault rifles appear and ambush them. The soldiers evacuate their wounded and take up positions while they wait for reinforcements. The scene is far from the sandy streets of Somalia's war-torn seaside capital Mogadishu. The Somalis are at the Bihanga military camp, which lies in a region of lush green rolling hills in south-west Uganda. The fighter ... read more |
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  Sudan, S.Sudan defence ministers meet on border security Defence ministers from Sudan and South Sudan met Monday to discuss border security following weeks of deadly fighting along their disputed frontier, even as reports of violence continued. ... more | .. |
 Sudan, SSudan defence ministers to discuss border security The defence ministers of Sudan and South Sudan are set to meet in the Ethiopian capital on Monday to discuss border security, a South Sudanese official said. ... more | .. |
 Sudans agree to talk, but peace hopes dim Sudan and South Sudan have agreed to resume negotiations aimed at ending a simmering conflict over disputed oil fields that both need for survival. ... 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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  Iraq crisis escalates with calls for PM to go A series of intertwined political crises that began with accusations that Iraq's prime minister was consolidating power have escalated into calls to unseat him, and paralysed the country's government. ... more | .. |
  NATO action in Syria not on the table: US envoy NATO military action in Syria is not on the table despite the massacre of civilians by the regime, the US envoy to the alliance said Thursday. ... more | .. |
  Decades-old Egypt emergency ends: military Egypt's decades-old state of emergency came to an end on Thursday as its last renewal expired, the ruling military said, vowing to continue to "protect" the nation. ... more | .. |
  AIDS treatment in S.Africa send baby infections plunging One-year-old Katakane laughs and coos in the arms of her HIV-positive mother as a doctor tries to examine her at South Africa's largest public hospital, in Soweto township. ... more |
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 China factory blast leaves 33 dead and missing Hydropower frenzy threatens Carpathian mountains: WWF No new H7N9 cases in China for a week: government Bird flu costs China industry $65 bn: state media Climate change will cause widespread global-scale loss of common plants and animals Terracotta And Cement Roofs Vulnerable In Wildfires | .. |
 Sadrists would back no confidence vote in Iraq PM Influential Iraqi Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr said on Wednesday that his parliamentary bloc would back a motion of no confidence in Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki if that gave it the support of a majority of MPs. ... more | .. |
 Sierra Leone's gruesome civil war Sierra Leone's civil war, unleashed by the notorious Revolutionary United Front, was one of Africa's most atrocious in recent history, leaving 120,000 dead and thousands of civilians mutilated. ... more | .. |
 Mali deserters in Niger face uncertain future At a base near Niger's capital Niamey, more than 400 Malian soldiers who deserted in the face of an uprising in the north of their neighbouring country are encamped with no clues as to their future. ... more | .. |
Sudan, South Sudan start first talks since conflict Top negotiators for Sudan and South Sudan have held their first talks since deadly border fighting last month took them to the brink of war, even as Juba accused Khartoum of fresh air strikes. ... more |
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  Greenpeace activists manhandled at S. Africa nuclear protest Five Greenpeace activists were roughed up by South African private security guards and briefly detained during an anti-nuclear protest in Johannesburg on Tuesday, a spokeswoman said. ... more | .. |
 Sudan, South Sudan start first talks since conflict Top negotiators for Sudan and South Sudan met Tuesday for their first talks since deadly border fighting last month took them to the brink of war, even as Juba accused Khartoum of fresh air strikes. ... more | .. |
 Somali Islamists attack president as pressure grows Somalia's Al-Qaeda-linked Shebab insurgents shrugged off recent strategic losses and growing military pressure Tuesday to launch an ambush on the president - who escaped unhurt - and fire on foreign warships. ... more | .. |
 Iraqi Kurd politician warns of 'ethnic cleansing' A top Kurdish politician warned on Monday of Baghdad's continued desire for "ethnic cleansing," the latest in a series of attacks by Kurdish leaders on premier Nuri al-Maliki's leadership. ... more |
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 Opportunity Rides Into History For Offworld Drive Cosmic Impact Sparked Devastating Climate Change NASA Launching Experiment to Examine the Beginnings of the Universe NASA Builds Unusual Testbed for Analyzing X-ray Navigation Technologies Next destination: space ORBCOMM Launches Its First Self-Powered M2M Tracking And Monitoring Device | .. |
 West African forces complete G.Bissau deployment The last batches of a 600-strong west African military force charged with restoring stability in Guinea-Bissau after an April coup arrived on Sunday in the unstable west African nation. ... more | .. |
  Kenya's El Molo nostalgic for hippo hunting days Lparin Lokuk will never kill a hippo, the event which would have marked his passage into manhood, according to the ancestral traditions of his community in Kenya's far north. ... more | .. |
  Rescue robot tested at So. Calif. beach Lifeguards in Los Angeles County say they've tested a robot rescue craft that could save struggling swimmers. ... more | .. |
  Battle over SKA super-telescope leads to split site A long-running joust to host a radio telescope that would give mankind its farthest peek into the Universe ended on Friday with a Solomon-like judgement to split the site between Australia and South Africa. ... more |
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 Former G.Bissau army chief, minister flee Former Guinea-Bissau armed forces chief Jose Zamora Induta has fled to a neighbouring country following the coup in his troubled country last month, officials said on Saturday. ... more | .. |
 Guinea police in massive ivory bust, six arrested Guinea police seized over 800 pieces of ivory, including sculptures and elephant tusks, in the capital Conakry during a raid that led to six arrests, police said Friday. ... more | .. |
  Sahel food crisis to remain critical in coming months: UN UN aid chief Valerie Amos said Thursday that a humanitarian crisis arising from food shortages in the drought-stricken Sahel would remain critical in the next few months. ... more | .. |
  Ship's captain jailed over New Zealand oil spill The captain and second officer of a ship that caused New Zealand's biggest sea pollution disaster when it ploughed into an offshore reef were both jailed for seven months on Friday. ... more |
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 DARPA Seeks Technology to Radically Improve Dismounted Squad Situational Awareness, Communication Effectiveness Raytheon delivers electronic jamming capability for Gray Eagle UAS Raytheon's newest Standard Missile-3 takes out complex, separating short-range ballistic missile target Security risks found in sensors for heart devices, consumer electronics Obama to meet Xi in California in June Philippines coast guard defensive over killing | .. |
China welcomes resumption of Sudanese talks China Friday welcomed next week's resumption of talks between Sudan and South Sudan and urged both nations to cooperate with international efforts to resolve issues linked to the recent civil war. ... more | .. |
  City's population is counted from space The population of an entire city has been estimated from space to speed up medical and disaster relief efforts, British researchers say. ... more | .. |
Somali, AU troops close in on Islamist stronghold of Afgoye African Union and Somali government troops were within striking distance Wednesday of the key rebel stronghold of Afgoye, site of the world's largest displaced people's camp, officials said. ... more | .. |
G. Bissau army to return to barracks Guinea-Bissau's armed forces vowed Wednesday to return to their barracks after transitional authorities formed a new government that includes an army officer who participated in the country's April 12 coup. ... more |
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  Internet entrepreneur hits paydirt in space, autos It was a landmark day for Elon Musk. The onetime Internet entrepreneur's firm SpaceX became the first commercial outfit to launch its own spacecraft toward the International Space Station. ... more | .. |
Sudan war planes bomb South Sudan: South minister South Sudan said Tuesday Sudanese war planes have launched air strikes against its territory, the latest in a series of attacks that threaten to scupper international efforts to restart peace talks. ... more | .. |
45 Chinese arrested for illegal trading in Nigeria: official Nigeria's immigration service on Tuesday arrested 45 Chinese nationals in the northern city of Kano for allegedly engaging in illegal textile trading, an official said. ... more | .. |
 Egypt army pledges of retreat could be an illusion: analysts Egypt's ruling military has promised a return to the barracks once a new president is elected, but the army's formidable political and economic weight means that such a withdrawal could be an illusion, analysts say. ... more |
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