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April 29, 2013

Israel air raids target Gaza militants: witnesses
Gaza City, Palestinian Territories (AFP) April 28, 2013
Israeli warplanes launched three strikes early on Sunday on the Gaza Strip, targeting radical Palestinian group Islamic Jihad but causing no casualties, witnesses said. Two air strikes hit the southern town of Khan Yunis, targeting positions of the Al-Quds Brigade, the armed wing of Islamic Jihad. The third was near the southern town of Rafah straddling the border with Egypt, the Palestinian witnesses said. An Israeli military spokeswoman confirmed the air force had carried out strikes on Gaza, ... read more

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Iraq PM points to Syria over deadly 'sectarian' strife Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Saturday pointed to the civil war in Syria for the return of sectarian strife to Iraq, as Kurdish forces deploying near a disputed northern city further raised tensions. ... more		UN warns Iraq at 'crossroads,' calls for calm United Nations envoy Martin Kobler warned on Friday that Iraq is at a "crossroads," calling for restraint as a wave of violence killed more than 190 people in four days. ... more		Israel air raids target Islamic Jihad in Gaza: witnesses Israel's air force carried out three strikes early on Sunday in the Gaza Strip, targeting radical Palestinian group Islamic Jihad but causing no casualties, witnesses said. ... more
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State of war protects Chad's last elephants In an isolated wilderness in Chad, a war is being fought to save central Africa's decimated elephant herds from gangs of ivory poachers. ... more		Mozambique's elephants under threat Mozambique's elephant population risks being obliterated within a decade unless tight anti-poaching measures are introduced, conservationists have warned. ... 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		Humans passing drug resistance to animals in protected Africa A team of Virginia Tech researchers has discovered that humans are passing antibiotic resistance to wildlife, especially in protected areas where numbers of humans are limited. In the case of ... more
				Ethiopia and China sign $1 billion power deal Ethiopia signed a contract Friday worth nearly $1 billion with a Chinese energy company to build two transmission lines linking the country's largest dam to the country's central power grid. ... 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

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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		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.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
				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		Protest-related violence kills 54 in Iraq 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. ... more

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Brazil beefs up security before pope's visit, World Cup

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NATO head lauds Japan cooperation pledge

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

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

Chad quits Mali war, French stick it out

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