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- U.S. Muslim leaders denounce al Qaeda's slur toward Obama
Spiritual leaders of New York's African-American Muslim communities lashed out Friday at a purported al Qaeda message attacking President-elect Barack Obama and, using racist language, comparing him unfavorably to the late Malcolm X.
    
- Release prisoners: US judge
A US judge has ruled for the first time that the Bush Administration has no basis for holding several long-term prisoners at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and ordered that five Algerians held there go free. Despite years of litigation, no prisoner at the US
- Gadhafi's son praises Libya-U.S. relations
Saif al-Islam Gadhafi, the eldest son -- and heir apparent -- of Libyan leader Col. Moammar Gadhafi, said he'd like to see "shock treatment" democratization in his country, while his father wants a slower pace.
 
- Oil tanker hijackers build up defences in Somalia
Somali pirates have built up their defences around a captured Saudi Arabian super-tanker after reportedly demanding a $US25 million ransom. The Sirius Star, the biggest ship ever hijacked, and its $US100 million cargo of oil was seized on 15 November and
- Legatum Awards $350,000 Prize to African Entrepreneurs
Legatum, a privately owned international investment group, in collaboration with the OTF Group and the S.E.VEN Fund (Social Equity Venture Fund), today announced the winners of the 2008 Legatum Pioneers of Prosperity Africa Awards. The Awards program,
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