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November 29, 2012

Regional Dust Storm Dissipating
Pasadena CA (JPL) Nov 29, 2012
A regional dust storm on Mars, tracked from orbit since Nov. 10, appears to be abating rather than going global. "During the past week, the regional storm weakened and contracted significantly," said Bruce Cantor of Malin Space Science Systems, San Diego. Cantor uses the Mars Color Imager camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter to monitor storms on the Red Planet. Effects of the storm on global air-pressure patterns have been detected at ground level by the Rover Environmental Monitorin ... read more

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Sudan: 'Coup plot' amid growing turmoil The recent arrests of Sudan's former intelligence chief Maj. Gen. Salah Abdallah Gosh and others on charges of plotting a coup against President Omar al-Bashir suggests that his regime is gripped by internal rifts amid upheaval in the Arab world. ... more		Iran warships returning to Sudan: military Iranian warships will return to Sudan on Friday, the armed forces said, one month after a similar port call followed Khartoum's accusation that Israel bombed a military factory. ... more		Ethiopia to stay in Somalia until AU takeover: PM Ethiopian troops will remain in Somalia until African Union forces fighting Islamists can take over, Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn said Wednesday, as he met with his Somali counterpart. ... more
				Madagascar to probe rights abuses by security forces Madagascar's government on Wednesday announced an international probe into allegations of rights abuses by its security forces during a recent crackdown on cattle-rustling gangs. ... more		Algeria's ruling party eyes landslide in local elections Algeria's ruling party is eyeing a landslide victory in local elections on Thursday, with numerous opposition groups warning of fraud in a poll that could struggle to mobilise a disaffected electorate. ... more

Trial of army mutineers begins in Burkina Faso The trial of soldiers implicated in a mutiny that rocked the regime of Burkina Faso's President Blaise Compaore last year opened Tuesday in Ouagadougou, with verdicts handed down in a handful of cases. ... more		Yellow fever-hit Darfur gets help from US Navy US Navy medical experts have arrived in Sudan to help analyse samples of suspected yellow fever, which has killed 127 people in the Darfur region since early September, health officials said on Friday. ... more		AALTO plans Zephyr stratospheric hub in northern Australia and seeks local payload partners Ancient guano drove Chincha coastal power UAH lands first DARPA award for biological sciences department		Spacecraft Monitoring Martian Dust Storm A Martian dust storm that NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has been tracking since last week has also produced atmospheric changes detectable by rovers on Mars. Using the orbiter's Mars Colo ... more
				Sudan 'plot' linked to hardcore Islamists: analysts An alleged plot revealed last week to sabotage Sudan's security is linked to hardcore Islamist military officers and highlights turmoil within the regime of President Omar al-Bashir, analysts say. ... more		Celebrations, recriminations as Gaza truce holds Israeli politicians on Thursday returned to the campaign trail as the streets of Gaza came back to life after a truce ended eight days of bloodshed, with both sides claiming victory while remaining wary. ... more

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DR Congo president sacks chief of land forces President of the Democratic Republic of Congo Joseph Kabila has sacked the chief of land forces over UN accusations he runs a huge arms smuggling network supplying several groups, including Congolese rebels, a spokesman said Thursday. ... more		Exxon warns on Nigerian production after oil spill US oil giant ExxonMobil's Nigerian subsidiary warned on Wednesday it may not meet production expectations following the shutdown of a pipeline after an oil spill off southern Akwa Ibom state. ... more		Sidekick autonomy software guides YFQ-42A test mission for CCA program Infleqtion lists shares on NYSE as neutral atom quantum firm Top Chinese gaming companies continue to challenge		At least 20 killed in South Sudan army clash with rebels South Sudanese troops attacked a rebel base in the latest violence in troubled Jonglei state, killing at least 19 rebels for the loss of one soldier, officials said Wednesday. ... more
				Algerian military kills four Islamists in raid Algerian soldiers killed four armed Islamists during a raid in the Boumerdes region east of Algiers on Wednesday, the defence ministry said. ... more		DRC: M23 gains spark fears of wider war Fears are growing that the seemingly endless war in mineral-rich Democratic Republic of Congo could expand into a regional conflict after the notorious M23 militia, supposedly backed by Rwanda and Uganda, seized the strategic eastern city of Goma. ... more

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	Sudan army confirms it attacked near S. Sudan border Sudan's army on Wednesday confirmed it attacked an area near the South Sudanese border where Darfur rebels had set up a compound, but South Sudan accused Khartoum of bombing a market area on southern territory. ... more		G.Bissau warns AIDS patients without treatment since coup HIV-positive people in Guinea Bissau have been without access to treatment since the Global Fund to fight AIDS suspended funding over an April military coup, the west African nation's AIDS boss said Wednesday. ... more		Crisis-torn Somalia faces new dangers Somalia, gripped by war for more than two decades, is facing another violent spasm as Islamist fighters of al-Shabaab, linked to al-Qaida, unleash a guerrilla campaign after being driven out of their urban strongholds by Western-backed African forces. ... more		Israel Gaza raids kill 16, Arabs urge policy review Israeli air strikes killed 16 Palestinians in Gaza on Saturday, prompting the Arab League to announce a visit to the battered enclave and a review of its Middle East peace policy. ... more

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Guinea sparks showdown over mineral riches

EU gives 'yellow card' to eight nations for illegal fishing

Nigerian military offensive kills 'murderer of ex-general'

Israeli Gaza strikes 'open gates of hell'

Rubio takes different tack on Rice

Egypt recalls Israel ambassador after Gaza raid

Top Hamas chief killed in Israel strike on Gaza

Eating of soil and raw starch in Madagascar

Kenya to deploy army after massacre of police

Morocco's 'liquid gold' enriches Berber women

Dialogue 'preferred option' for Mali crisis: UN envoy

Algeria eyes 1,200 armoured vehicles from Germany: report

Iraq to maintain food ration for those who want it

Iraq: Dumping Russia arms deal may be ploy

Iraq to renegotiate Russia arms deal: spokesman

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