AFP - Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej has briefed King Bhumibol Adulaydej on the anti-government protests spreading around the country, a government official said Saturday.
Berlusconi to meet Gadhafi in Libya
Source: PA News Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi will meet Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi to sign an agreement including compensation to the North African country for three decades of colonial rule. Berlusconi will meet Gadhafi in the Libyan city of
Changes proposed for exemptions of environmental permitting in UK
Proposed changes to the system of environmental permit exemptions will increase waste recovery and recycling, while maintaining high levels of environmental protection and saving businesses money, according to Joan Ruddock, environment minister said.
Elephants Decimated in Congo Park; China Demand Blamed
Since the beginning of this year, armed groups, soldiers, and poachers have killed 10 percent of the elephants in Congo's troubled allegedly driven by rising Chinese demand for ivorypark officials say. The announcement raises fears that elephants could
Many killed in Cameroon tanker blast
Dozens were killed and many seriously injured when a fuel tanker in northern Cameroon overturned and exploded in Limani, a Cameroon village close to the Nigerian border. According to the BBC, around 30 villagers were trying to collect petrol from the
Eastern DR Congo Quiet After Burst of Violence
Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's restive North Kivu province is said to be quiet Friday after the worst outbreak of violence there in months. As VOA Correspondent Alisha Ryu reports from our East Africa Bureau in Nairobi, U.N. officials are
Africa at large: Why American politics is as African as it gets (Opinion)
Nairobi (Kenya) - Of all the industrialised democracies, the one whose politics could be most recognisable to Africans right now is the USA ? and Italy, some might argue. In the run-up, and in the first two days of the Democratic Party convention, a
Zambia: Four file for Presidency
Lusaka (Zambia) - Vice President Rupiah Banda is among four prominent MMD members who have applied to stand on the party ticket to be floated for the Republican presidency for the forthcoming by-election. Others are former vice-president Enoch Kavindele,
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