FBI arrests Birmingham, Alabama, mayor
The FBI on Monday arrested the mayor of Birmingham, Alabama, on federal charges including conspiracy, bribery, fraud, money laundering and filing false income tax returns.
Flood-hit Sri Lankans 'need help'
Thousands of people in flooded areas of northern Sri Lanka are without shelter and need help, a human rights group says.
S.Africa rand falls vs dollar after weak US data
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's rand fell two percent against the dollar on Monday, tracking losses in emerging markets and global stocks after weak U.S. factor data fed worries about the ailing global economy. At 1542 GMT the rand traded at
Harare runs dry for the first time ever
HARARE - Water supplies to Zimbabwes capital city dried up entirely Monday for the first time ever, forcing hundreds of businesses to close early when toilets became unusable. Workers crowded bus stops in the city centre by lunchtime to return home after
Europe hesitant, divided over force for east Congo
The European Union appeared hesitant and divided on Monday over a proposal to send an EU rapid reaction force to east Congo, despite a growing clamor for protection from refugees and aid workers. After more than a month of confused fighting in Democratic
South Africa to observe silence for World AIDS Day
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - South Africa's government is asking the nation to halt work for 15 minutes on Monday for a period of silence to observe World AIDS Day and to consider ways of reining in the epidemic. Deputy President Baleka Mbete is leading
Freedom of expression endangered in Burundi, UN human rights expert says
? An independent United Nations human rights expert today voiced his deep concern over the diminishing freedom of expression and association in Burundi, warning that violations of these freedoms imperil the rule of law in the African Great Lakes
Africa-wide UN action plan seeks to save the gorilla
? Low-volume wood-burning stoves to protect forest habitat, alternative livelihoods to replace bush meat hunting with beekeeping and the promotion of ecotourism are among steps planned under the United Nations Year of the Gorilla 2009, launched today,
Nearly half of all Somalis in need of humanitarian aid, warns UN relief official
? The humanitarian crisis in Somalia has deteriorated to a point where nearly half of the Horn of Africa nation?s population requires assistance, a senior United Nations aid official warned today, calling on donors to urgently fund an appeal for more
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