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December 24, 2012

Iraq minister's guards held on terror charges
Baghdad (AFP) Dec 21, 2012
At least nine of the Iraqi finance minister's guards are being held on terrorism charges, officials said on Friday after the minister demanded the premier's resignation following their arrest. The dispute threatens to reignite a long-running feud between the secular, Sunni-backed Iraqiya bloc, of which Finance Minister Rafa al-Essawi is a member, and Shiite Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki. Higher Judicial Council spokesman Abdelsattar Bayraqdar told AFP that nine of Essawi's guards were detained u ... read more

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Iraq finance minister demands PM's resignation Iraqi Finance Minister Rafa al-Essawi demanded that Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki resign after a "militia force" allegedly raided the ministry and detained its guards on Thursday. ... more		Commentary: Geopolitical malignancy The only democracy Egypt has known in 5,000 years of recorded history lasted six years - from 1946, when the World War II British protectorate came to an end, until 1952 when Col. Gamal Abdel Nasser and his Free Officers movement dethroned and exiled King Farouk. ... more		Mali Islamists destroying more Timbuktu mausoleums Armed groups occupying Timbuktu in northern Mali used pickaxes on Sunday to smash up any remaining mausoleums in the ancient city, an Islamist leader said. ... more
				Outside View: Tunisia's path ahead Two years after the revolutions, Arab Spring nations continue to face turbulent transitions as they try to forge ahead through new challenges and old legacies. ... more		Gunmen attack military targets in I. Coast: army, UN Armed men attacked a gendarmerie barracks in the main Ivory Coast city of Abidjan overnight, while a separate armed group attacked an army post to the north, military and UN sources said. ... more

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Peacekeepers warn of potential catastrophe in Darfur Peacekeepers in Sudan's Darfur region warned on Friday of a potential humanitarian catastrophe after reports of renewed displacement of civilians by alleged air strikes and other attacks. ... more		Trina Solar Improves Medical Treatment for 85,000 People in Malawi Trina Solar has announced the donation of solar modules to three health care centres in Malawi servicing over 85,000 people. Together with partner Innovation: Africa, Trina Solar will make clean ene ... 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		Exxon extends Africa's energy enterprise Exxon Mobil's plan to begin exploring for oil and natural gas in 2.8 million acres off South Africa's east coast greatly expands the energy boom along Africa's Indian Ocean flank. ... more
				Zimbabwe and China ink $400 mn electricity deal Zimbabwe signed a $400 million deal with China's state-owned SinoHydro on Thursday to increase electricity production and ease daily blackouts. ... more		New Mali PM crafts unity government to win back north Mali's new Prime Minister Diango Cissoko started drawing up a new unity government Wednesday that could bring the consensus needed to launch a foreign military intervention in the Islamist-occupied north. ... more

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New Mali PM has 'respect' of US The United States on Wednesday described the new prime minister of Mali as a man respected by US officials and urged him to move swiftly to form a new government to lead the troubled country. ... more		UN, US lead condemnation of Mali PM's ouster The UN and the US are condemning the forced resignation of Malian Prime Minister Cheick Modibo Diarra, which Washington called a "setback" in the West African nation's efforts to restore democracy. ... 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		S.Africa offers cash rewards to curb poaching With killings at "crisis levels", wildlife authorities in South Africa's Kruger National Park announced on Wednesday they would give substantial cash rewards for tipoffs about rhino poaching. ... more
				More F-16s for Egypt fuels arms debate The U.S. decision to send Egypt 20 Lockheed Martin F-16 fighter jets as the new Islamic president in Cairo is making dictatorial moves will fuel growing criticism in the United States and Europe of arming regimes that shun democracy. ... more		Israel, Iran vie for control of Red Sea The Red Sea, a key shipping route, is becoming an arena of confrontation between Israel and Iran, with Sudan and Eritrea key targets by both sides in a strategic contest that's likely to intensify in the months ahead. ... more

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	EU to fund Djibouti desalination plant The European Union said Wednesday it will pay for most of a combined renewable energy and water desalination plant in Djibouti, to supply some 200,000 people, a quarter of the country's population. ... more		South Africa rhino poaching toll jumps to 633 At least 633 rhinos have been killed in South Africa this year, a record toll as demand for their horns continues to surge on the black market in Asia, the government said Wednesday. ... more		Africa's elephant slaughter funds wars Elephants and rhinoceroses are being slaughtered to the point of possible extinction by heavily armed African rebels and militias who use profits from the illegal poaching and sale of ivory to fund wars across the continent, conservationists say. ... more		Future of PNG deep sea mining uncertain The future of deep-sea mineral mining off the coast of Papua New Guinea faces uncertainty. ... more

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Malaysian customs seize record 24 tonnes of ivory

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