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President shot amid moves against al-QaidaNouakchott, Mauritania (UPI) Oct 17, 2012 The president of coup-prone Mauritania was recovering in a French hospital Wednesday after being shot by one of his own soldiers. Officials say it was an accident, but there are suspicions it may have been an assassination attempt by al-Qaida. Mohammed Ould Abdel Aziz himself led two coups in the northwestern African state, the last one in 2008 in which he took power. He's long been a leading opponent of the jihadist forces operating in the region. The suspicions of an al- ... read more |
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 Jihadist threat: Israel gunning in Gaza Israel's aerial assassination of the two top jihadist leaders in the Gaza Strip marked a major blow against al-Qaida in the Palestinian territory, which is seen as a growing threat because of ties to Islamist extremists in Egypt's increasingly lawless Sinai Peninsula. ... more | .. |
  400 plants and animals added to 'threatened' list An island-dwelling cockroach and a tiny snail were declared extinct Wednesday while 400 plants and animals were added to a threatened "Red List" as global environment ministers met in India. ... more | .. |
 Poachers kill record 455 South Africa rhinos so far in 2012 Poachers have slaughtered 455 rhinos in South Africa so far this year, already surpassing the record annual tally for 2011, the government said Tuesday. ... 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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  Maliki mulls ditching Exxon for Russians Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is reportedly thinking of throwing out U.S. oil giant Exxon Mobil from the giant West Qurna-1 oilfield for signing an "illegal" production deal with semiautonomous Kurdistan and bringing in Russian companies instead. ... more | .. |
  Argentine delegation in Ghana for talks on warship seizure A delegation from Argentina on Tuesday met with Ghanaian officials in an attempt to negotiate the release of a warship being detained outside Accra over a bond dispute, an official said. ... more | .. |
  Eutelsat selects Thales Alenia Space to build the EUTELSAT 8 West Satellite broadcasting in the Middle East and North Africa will soon be gaining powerful new broadcasting resources following an order announced Sunday by Eutelsat Communications for a new satellite ... more | .. |
 US moves to help Libya create commando force The US administration has won congressional approval to devote $8 million to helping Libya develop a commando force to fight extremist groups, the New York Times reported Tuesday. ... more |
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 Abdel Aziz a coup leader, scourge of Al-Qaeda Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz is an ex-general who took power in a coup and is a relentless foe of Al-Qaeda-linked militants in the Sahel region. ... more | .. |
  Iraq pushes for Syria progress in Brahimi talks UN-Arab League envoy Lakhdar Brahimi said on a visit to Baghdad on Monday that the conflict in Syria represented a threat to world peace but denied he was seeking peacekeepers for the country. ... more | .. |
  Four dead after day of violence in restive Nigerian city Nigeria's restive city of Maiduguri was on Sunday rocked by a roadside blast and two separate gun attacks that killed at least four people including a local chief, residents and the military said. ... more | .. |
Critical bishop expelled from Chad back in Italy An Italian Catholic bishop expelled from Chad for criticising the mismanagement of oil revenues returned to Italy on Sunday after 36 years of missionary work in the impoverished central African state. ... more |
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 Madagascar lemurs top endangered primates list In the hit cartoon film "Madagascar", the island's lemurs are a lovable bunch of extroverts, but they are also among the world's most threatened primates, conservationists warned on Monday. ... more | .. |
 Two Chinese kidnapped on Cameroon-C.Africa border Two Chinese nationals working on a road project in Central African Republic were kidnapped in an attack three weeks ago on a border post along the Cameroonian frontier, a police source said Monday. ... more | .. |
  Chimps said attacking humans in Africa Habitat loss may be the cause of some violent attacks by chimpanzees on humans in the war-torn eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, scientists say. ... more | .. |
 Miners' strikes weaken S. African economy Escalating wildcat strikes in South Africa's mining industry, a pillar of the continent's largest economy, are scaring off foreign investment that's heading for other African states, such as those riding a wave of major oil and gas discoveries. ... more |
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DAMPE space telescope finds universal spectral feature that narrows field on cosmic ray origins
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Argentine mission to seek release of seized ship A high-level Argentine mission to persuade Ghana to release an Argentine warship seized 11 days ago in a dispute with creditors was expected to depart soon, officials said Friday. ... more | .. |
 Ghana 'violating intl norms' over ship: Argentina Argentina's defense ministry on Thursday accused Ghana of violating "international norms" by refusing to release one of its warships and said it was sending two senior officials to Accra for talks. ... more | .. |
  Nigerian farmers sue Shell in Dutch case with global reach Shell broke the law by not repairing leaks that destroyed the lands of Niger Delta farmers, a Dutch court heard Thursday in a case that could set a precedent for global environmental responsibility. ... more | .. |
Nigerian farmers sue Shell in Dutch case with global reach Nigerian farmers took their battle to make Shell clean up oil damage that destroyed their land to a Dutch court Thursday in a case that could set a precedent for global environmental responsibility. ... more |
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Thousands march in Mali to urge intervention against Islamists Several thousand people marched in Mali's capital Bamako on Thursday to call for armed intervention by a West African regional force to help wrest back the vast north of the country from armed Islamist groups. ... more | .. |
  Dutch navy detains alleged Somali pirates after attack Dutch sailors taking part in NATO's piracy-busting operation Ocean Shield on Thursday detained seven suspected pirates off the coast of Somalia after an attack on a Spanish vessel. ... more | .. |
Ghana court rejects request to release Argentina warship A judge in Ghana on Thursday rejected a bid by Argentina to have one of its warships released from a port near Accra, where it is being held under a court order linked to a debt dispute. ... more | .. |
 Morocco seeks to be green energy leader Morocco is driving to become the world's leading solar power state, with a 7,400-acre pilot project in the Sahara Desert it hopes will lead to vast carbon-free solar energy plants that could supply much of Europe's electricity needs. ... more |
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Zambian man arrested for Chinese mine manager murder Police in Zambia said Thursday they arrested a shaft operator at Collum Coal mine in connection with the death of mine manager Wu Shengzai in August. ... more | .. |
  S.Africa eyes $2.5 bln for super telescope South African President Jacob Zuma on Tuesday gave his political backing to negotiations with foreign partners to help fund the construction of the world's next generation radio telescope. ... more | .. |
 Amnesty International calls on DRCongo to halt clashes in east Amnesty International called Wednesday on the Democratic Republic of Congo to put an end to the fighting in the east of the country where several local and foreign armed groups are committing abuses. ... more | .. |
 Al Qaida braces for trouble in N. Africa Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb has named a new chief for the vast Sahara and Sahel region as the jihadists brace for new offensives by the United States, seeking payback for the assassination of its ambassador in Libya, and African states. ... more |
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  Iraqi PM's Prague visit likely to focus on fighter deal Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki will head a government delegation to the Czech Republic on Thursday, with a potential arms deal involving several dozen Czech-made subsonic jet fighters likely to figure on the agenda. ... more | .. |
  Russia, Iraq eye new partnership on PM's visit Russia on Tuesday sought to take ties with Iraq to a new level as it hosted Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki for the first time in four years with an eye on a mega arms deal and harmony over the Syria crisis. ... more | .. |
 Nigerian army denies rampage, killing civilians after attack Nigeria's army on Tuesday denied killing civilians and burning homes and shops after a bomb attack in the city of Maiduguri, despite residents' claims of as many as 30 deaths during a rampage by soldiers. ... more | .. |
  Nigerian president pledges $110 million to floods victims Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan pledged $110 million to mitigate the damage caused by "unprecedented" floods, in a special message to the country broadcast early Tuesday. ... more |
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