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December 03, 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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Major Syria army offensive along Damascus airport road: NGO Syrian troops Thursday evening launched a major offensive in southeastern Damascus along the airport road, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said, after earlier reporting the route had been closed. ... more		Amid Egypt crisis, Addis pushes Nile dam Ethiopia is driving to complete its massive $4.8 billion Grand Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile amid a long-running dispute with Egypt that will likely worsen in the months ahead unless addressed. ... more		S.Africa hunters try to clean up image South Africa's hunting industry has set its sights on growing its already booming business and on casting off its negative image. ... more
				Renewed flooding threatens Niger capital Renewed flooding of the Niger river threatens Niger's capital Niamey and parts of the west of the country, local and regional authorities warned Thursday. ... more		S.Africa acted 'unlawfully' in failed Dalai Lama visa The South African government acted unlawfully by dragging its heels on a failed visa application by the Dalai Lama to attend Desmond Tutu's 80th birthday last year, a court ruled Thursday. ... more

Algerians vote in local election, FLN eyes landslide Algerians headed to the polls on Thursday for local elections that President Abdelaziz Bouteflika's ruling party is widely expected to win but which the authorities are hoping will see a strong turnout. ... 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		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		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
				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

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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		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		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		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
				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

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	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		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		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

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Algerian military kills four Islamists in raid		DRC: M23 gains spark fears of wider war		Sudan army confirms it attacked near S. Sudan border		G.Bissau warns AIDS patients without treatment since coup		Crisis-torn Somalia faces new dangers
Israel Gaza raids kill 16, Arabs urge policy review		S.Africa rhino toll jumps as poachers kill 7 in attack		UN agency faces aid deficit ahead of Madagascar storms		Nigeria to send 600 troops to Mali: defence minister		Nigeria flood victims face new hardship: returning 'home'

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

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Israeli Gaza strikes 'open gates of hell'

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Egypt recalls Israel ambassador after Gaza raid

Top Hamas chief killed in Israel strike on Gaza

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