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April 25, 2013

Protest-related violence kills 54 in Iraq
Kirkuk, Iraq (AFP) April 23, 2013
A wave of clashes and attacks involving Iraqi security forces, protesters and their supporters on Tuesday left 54 people dead and prompted two Sunni ministers to quit, sending tensions soaring. The unrest, which also included the kidnapping of a soldier by armed protesters, was the deadliest so far linked to demonstrations in Sunni areas that erupted more than four months ago. The protesters have been demanding the resignation of Shiite Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and railing against the alleg ... read more

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Dutch civil servant jailed for spying for Russia A Dutch court jailed a former foreign ministry worker for 12 years on Tuesday for passing hundreds of sensitive military documents to Russia, including on NATO's activities in Afghanistan and Libya. ... more		New Caledonia bans shark fishing The government of the Pacific paradise of New Caledonia said Wednesday it had decided to ban fishing of sharks, which are being decimated to feed growing demand for luxury goods. ... more		Scaled down US-Morocco war games resume: embassy Annual US-Morocco war games, cancelled by Rabat over a Washington-backed plan for the UN's Western Sahara mission, have resumed on a smaller scale after a compromise was reached, the US embassy said Wednesday. ... more
				Pentagon chief presses Islamist-led Egypt on reforms US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel urged Egypt's Islamist-led government on Wednesday to press ahead with reforms in a trip designed to bolster America's alliances in a region swept by upheaval. ... more		S.African leaders at odds on C.Africa troop re-deployment South Africa's president and his deputy contradicted each other on Wednesday on plans to re-deploy troops to the troubled Central African Republic, where 13 South African soldiers were lost last month. ... more

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Nigeria amnesty panel says talks possible with Islamists The head of a panel set up to seek an amnesty deal with Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram voiced confidence Wednesday that members of the insurgent group could be brought into talks. ... more		France hands Timbuktu mission to Burkina Faso troops The French army handed over its security operation in the Malian desert city of Timbuktu to Burkina Faso troops on Tuesday, as part of a phased withdrawal from its troubled former colony. ... 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		Nigeria Christians threaten religious war Nigeria is faced with the prospect of a religious civil war after southern Christian militants threatened to unleash a "crusade" against northern Islamists who were behind a recent attack in which 185 people were killed. ... more
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Guinea-Bissau army ready to aid US drug probe: spokesman Guinea-Bissau's military said on Saturday it was ready to help the United States investigate drugs and arms trafficking between the west African nation and Colombia. ... more		US feds 'kidnapped' suspected druglord: Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau complained on Monday that its former navy chief had been "kidnapped" from its territorial waters by US federal agents investigating a trans-Atlantic cocaine trafficking scheme. ... 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		Sudanese peace pact 'may not last long' Sudan and South Sudan have shelved their long-running conflict out of economic necessity. Both need to sell the region's oil that props up their economies. ... more
				Regional bloc to send 2,000 troops to stabilise C.Africa Regional leaders on Thursday said they would boost their military force in the Central African Republic by 2,000 soldiers, in a bid to restore order as violence and looting plague the country after a March coup. ... more		Kenya floods claims 63 lives in past month: government Flooding in Kenya after heavy seasonal rains has claimed 63 lives and forced tens of thousands from their homes in the past month, Vice-President William Ruto said Thursday. ... more

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	Kerry praises Egyptian army's role in avoiding war The Egyptian army helped prevent a civil war during the 2011 uprising, US Secretary of State John Kerry said Thursday, adding American aid to the nation's military had been a good investment. ... more		Iraq: Turkish energy plan picks up speed Iraq's independence-minded Kurds are racing to build a pipeline into neighboring Turkey through which they'll export oil from their Taq Taq field to the Mediterranean, a breakaway move that could take their bitter dispute with Baghdad to crisis level. ... more		UN chief in unprecedented visit to Pentagon Ban Ki-moon became the first UN secretary general to visit the Pentagon Thursday, holding talks with US military leaders on the crisis over North Korea and a planned peacekeeping mission in Mali. ... more		Court delays transfer of S.Africa army choppers to Zimbabwe A South African court on Thursday further delayed a donation of military helicopters to Zimbabwe's army after the planned transfer sparked an outcry ahead of polls in the neighbouring nation. ... more

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Egypt faces food crisis over wheat shortage		Zimbabwe deputy PM tells Africa to be tough on China		Nigeria moves closer to amnesty offer for Islamists		Shell shuts key Nigeria pipeline to repair oil theft damage		Saudis 'turn to South Africa for UAVs'

S.African firm seals anti-riot vehicle deal with Brazil

Chad quits Mali war, French stick it out

Iranian leader steers clear of talking uranium in Niger

Ahmadinejad says Iran does not need atomic bomb

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Alleged drug lord seized, but Africa trade grows

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Shell returns to massively polluted Nigeria oil region

Mozambique government to meet Renamo rebels

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