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Truth as elusive as militants in Egypt's SinaiSheikh Zuwayid, Egypt (AFP) Aug 11, 2012 As the sun set over his desert village in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, Abu Asma sat down to break his Ramadan fast when he heard gunfire from the army outpost down the road. He ignored it, and then a bullet hit his little brick home. The shooting was over in minutes. Neighbours went to the outpost near Israel's border to investigate and found more than a dozen dead soldiers. Some had been shot in the head. "Whoever did this was very well trained," Abu Asma said. The massacre on Sunday, as the ne ... read more |
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  Outside View: Tehran's covetous plot Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei demands the closure of Camp Ashraf from the Iraqi government. The 1,200 men and women who still call Ashraf home would be dislodged at all costs, with violence if necessary. Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, a stooge of the clerical regime, is determined to do this unless the international community stands up. ... more | .. |
  Can nature parks save biodiversity? The 14 years of wildlife studies in and around Madagascar's Ranomafana National Park by Sarah Karpanty, associate professor of wildlife conservation at Virginia Tech's College of Natural Resources a ... more | .. |
  Egypt defence minister 'retired' in surprise shake up Egypt's Islamist President Mohammed Morsi on Sunday ordered the surprise retirement of his powerful defence minister and scrapped a constitutional document which handed sweeping powers to the military. ... 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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  Nigeria's Boko Haram now political issue Nigeria's ACN wants President Goodluck Jonathan to convene a national conference on security. ... more | .. |
  Microbes, sponges, and worms add to coral reef woes Microbes, sponges, and worms-the side effects of pollution and heavy fishing-are adding insult to injury in Kenya's imperiled reef systems, according to a recent study by the Wildlife Conservation S ... more | .. |
  Researchers Demonstrate Control of Devastating Cassava Virus in Africa An international research collaboration recently demonstrated progress in protecting cassava against cassava brown streak disease (CBSD), a serious virus disease, in a confined field trial in Uganda ... more | .. |
  Two killed, two missing in S.Africa's heavy snow, rain falls At least two people died and two went missing Wednesday as heavy snow and rain battered South Africa's southeast leaving swathes of the country without electricity, media reports said. ... more |
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 Once mighty, Somalia's army struggles to rebuild As hundreds of Somali army recruits march haltingly around a dusty parade ground on the outskirts of Mogadishu, Ugandan officer Assa Mutebi admits that sometimes his job can feel a little strange. ... more | .. |
NDPF doubts govt. can stop Boko Haram An NDPF leader said he is doubtful of the Nigerian government's ability to contain Boko Haram. ... more | .. |
  Rwanda to develop off-grid lighting Approximately 85 percent of Rwanda's population has no access to the electricity grid, leading energy officials to seek "off-grid" solutions. ... more | .. |
  Senegalese villagers vow to fight biofuels project Villagers from northern Senegal vowed Thursday to fight a project by Senegalese and Italian investors to produce biofuels on their land, a venture already forced to relocate once by deadly protests. ... more |
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  Zambia reassures China after mine boss killing The killing of a Chinese mine boss last weekend has left Zambian President Michael Sata's government rushing to reassure foreign investors on their safety, while trying also to improve conditions for workers. ... more | .. |
 Tanzania, Malawi in energy dispute Tanzania and Malawi are locked in an oil and natural gas dispute over Lake Nyasa. ... more | .. |
 Egypt army declares success in Sinai crackdown Egypt's President Mohamed Morsi sacked his spy chief and two generals on Wednesday after a deadly ambush on soldiers prompted the military to launch unprecedented air strikes on militants in the Sinai. ... more | .. |
 Zambian court charge miner with Chinese boss murder A Zambian miner was charged in court Wednesday with the killing of a Chinese manager in a wage riot at a Sino-owned coal mine with a history of sometimes violent tensions with workers. ... 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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  Clinton signs new deal to fight AIDS in South Africa US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Wednesday signed a new deal supporting efforts to fight AIDS in South Africa, which has the world's biggest population of people with HIV. ... more | .. |
Johannesburg marvels at rare snowfall Snow flurries blew through South Africa on Tuesday, closing several border crossings with Lesotho and dusting parts of the country in white as residents poured into the streets to watch the snowflakes fall. ... more | .. |
 Heritage listing spurs Congo park poaching crackdown Home to lush virgin forest and thousands of elephants, gorillas and rare antelope, the Nouabale Ndoki national park in northern Republic of Congo was virtually unknown until a few weeks ago. ... more | .. |
 Baby rhinos given second chance at S. African orphanage The baby black rhino slurps milk greedily from a cola bottle, hops around and chases its caregiver in South Africa's newest and largest orphanage for calves whose parents were poached for their horns. ... more |
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  Gibson Guitar settles US probe of wood imports Guitar-maker Gibson has agreed to pay $350,000 to avoid US prosecution over allegations it illegally imported endangered wood from India and Madagascar, US officials announced Monday. ... more | .. |
  China welcomes Sudan, South Sudan oil deal China on Monday welcomed an oil deal between Sudan and South Sudan and urged both nations to find the "political courage" to overcome the remaining issues that have brought them to the brink of war. ... more |
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 Sinai attack was backed by Gaza mortar fire: Egypt army Gunmen who launched a deadly assault on an Egyptian border post near Israel on Sunday were backed by mortar fire from the Gaza Strip, the Egyptian army said. ... more | .. |
  Suicide bomber in Nigeria kills six soldiers, one civilian A suicide bomber in a car rammed into a military patrol on Sunday in the northeastern Nigerian city of Damaturu, killing himself, at least six soldiers and a civilian, authorities said. ... more | .. |
Five assailants in Egypt-Israel border attack killed: army Five gunmen who slew 16 Egyptian guards near the border with Israel before crossing into the Jewish state in an armoured vehicle have been killed, an army spokesman said Monday. ... more | .. |
  Nigeria intensifies search for 4 kidnapped foreigners: navy Nigeria Sunday intensified its search for four foreigners kidnapped during a deadly attack on a vessel belonging to an oil services company, the navy said. ... more |
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Suicide bomber in Nigeria kills at least 6 soldiers A suicide bomber in a car rammed into a military patrol on Sunday in the northeastern Nigerian city of Damaturu, killing himself, at least six soldiers and a civilian, the state police boss confirmed. ... more | .. |
 France would back African intervention in Mali: minister France would back an African military intervention in Islamist-held northern Mali, Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Saturday. ... more | .. |
Gunmen kill 2 sailors, kidnap 4 foreigners in Nigeria Gunmen attacked a barge belonging to an oil services company off the coast of Nigeria on Saturday, killing two Nigerian sailors and kidnapping four foreigners, navy officials said. ... more | .. |
 Somali war linked to brewing oil dispute The military offensive by Kenyan and Ethiopian forces against Islamic al-Shabaab fighters is gearing up for an assault on the Indian Ocean port of Kismayo that's increasingly seen as a key element i ... more |
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