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ANC poised for victory in South Africa elections
April 25, 2009Workers across South Africa are celebrating the ruling African National Congress’ decisive victory in April 22 elections. With about half the ballots counted, the ANC stands at 66 percent of the vote, sweeping all regions of...
Read moreThe book Chavez gave Obama
April 25, 2009A few national security partisans realize now there’s more to worry about than guns, bombs and rogue states. That would be ideas, and last week, a book. It’s a “really dangerous one that can put the...
Read moreTaliban withdraws from Pakistan zone
April 25, 2009Taliban militants began pulling out of a recently seized district of north-western Pakistan on Friday. The pull-out came after the government had warned that it would remove them by force. Television pictures showed dozens of militants...
Read moreAnti-Cuban terrorists operate in the US
April 25, 2009Havana, Apr 23 (Prensa Latina) Gerardo Hernandez, one of the five Cuban anti-terrorists imprisoned in the US, said many groups plotted and perpetrated terrorist acts against his country from Florida. In a telephone interview with author...
Read moreSenegal: Relief as gay activists are released
April 25, 2009NAIROBI, 23 April 2009 (PlusNews) - International rights groups have welcomed the release of nine AIDS activists in Senegal, who were sentenced in January for their sexual orientation. On 20 April, an appeals court in the...
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