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SA police sued for discrimination

Derick, Pretoria

Predominately white trade union Solidarity is taking South Africa’s government to court, alleging racial discrimination in the police force.

racial discrimination, white trade union Solidarity, South Africa's government

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Ogaden rebels capture 7 towns

Steven, Liverpool

Ethiopian rebels have launched a wide offensive in the southeastern Somali ethnic Ogaden region and recaptured seven towns from government forces, they claimed Saturday...

Ethiopian military, Ethiopian rebels, recaptured seven towns

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Mexico charges clinic owner for botched surgery

Shane, Mexico City

Authorities have announced charges against the owner of a beauty clinic that allegedly performed a botched buttock job on Mexican rock star Alejandra Guzman. The...

botched buttock job, Mexican rock star, Alejandra Guzman

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Congo Ninja leader dies, aged 76

Hussein, Brazzaville

A former leader of Congo’s Ninja militias has died in Paris, aged 76. Bernard Kolelas was an MP in Congo at the time of his death and was a popular politician in...

Ninja leader, Ninja militias, Bernard Kolelas

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Guinea drug charge for Conte son

Mykses, Nairobi

A Guinean court has charged a second son of the late President Lansana Conte with drug trafficking. Moussa Conte and his three alleged associates deny importing...

Guinean court, Lansana Conte, drug trafficking

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Saudis 'evacuated' from villages

Abdulrahman, Riyadh

Saudi Arabia has evacuated 240 villages because of fighting with Yemeni rebels, the UN children’s fund has reported. The Unicef statement said more than 50...

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Huge rise in birth defects in Falluja

Lily, Baton Rouge

Doctors in Iraq’s war-ravaged enclave of Falluja are dealing with up to 15 times as many chronic deformities in infants and a spike in early life cancers that may...

birth defects, Falluja, Iraqi former battle zone

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Army Sends Infant to Protective Services, Mom to Afghanistan

Yoann, Minneapolis

U.S. Army Specialist Alexis Hutchinson, a single mother, is being threatened with a military court-martial if she does not agree to deploy to Afghanistan, despite...

U.S. Army, Alexis Hutchinson, single mother

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Algerian Soccer Team Attacked In Cairo

Lotfi, Algiers

Algeria’s team bus was attacked by stone-throwing fans in Cairo on Thursday ahead of Saturday’s highly-charged World Cup qualifier against Egypt, police officials...

Soccer, Algeria’s team, Algeria football team

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The Chinese are 'changing us'

Erick, Los Angeles

In a cavernous warehouse amid rolling hills and dairy farms, a group of farmers recently gathered around a buyer in a conversation heralding a sea change in the United...

American Midwest, Chinese, Obama

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Thieves take lion on night drive

Dimitri, Berlin

A circus lion went on a night-time odyssey in Germany when thieves stole the van carrying him and then abandoned it after crashing into a road sign.

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Palin's book goes rogue on some facts

Domonique, Washington

Sarah Palin’s new book reprises familiar claims from the 2008 presidential campaign that haven’t become any truer over time. Ignoring substantial parts of...

Sarah Palin, 2008 presidential campaign, President Barack Obama

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Girls shouldn't expect to 'have it all' says school head

Danielle, Richmond

Girls’ expectations that they can “have it all” may be overly ambitious and they should not feel guilty for taking time out of future careers to raise...

Jill Berry, Girls' Schools Association, GSA

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Man arrested for calling 911, asking for sex

Korey, Houston

Florida police say a man arrested for repeatedly calling 911 looking for sex claimed it was the only number he could dial after running out of cell phone minutes. Tampa...

Florida police, 911 calls, Joshua Basso

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Colombia to face selloff if Uribe doesnt run

Johnny, Bogota

Colombian stocks and bonds will fall if market-friendly President Alvaro Uribe is barred by the courts from running for a third term next year, a ruling that would...

Colombia, Uribe, Colombia election

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After dreaded troop masaccre, British plan Taliban reconciliation

Shehzad, Islamabad

The document calls for a “combination of carrot and stick” to encourage Taliban commanders and foot soldiers to lay down their arms and rejoin Afghan...

Afghanistan war, Troop masaccre, Britich Troops

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Kosovo's PM met with stones, eggs ahead of historic election

Nemanja, Belgrade

People hurled stones and eggs at the Kosovan prime minister’s convoy this week, a spurt of violence just days before the one-time Serbian province holds its first...

Kosovo, kosovo election, Hashim Thaci

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Karkare's Bulletproof Jacket Picked From Rejected Lot

Vijay, Kota

The bulletproof jacket worn on 26/11 by Hemant Karkare, the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) chief gunned down by terrorists, was among a lot of 110 rejected first as...

Bulletproof jacket, rejected lot, Karkare, 26/11

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Mexico drug war ensnares Catholic church Focus on Mexico

Jared, Mexico City

Gunmen shoot a priest and two seminary students in the back. Federal police storm a Mass to capture a suspected drug kingpin. Priests pray with the families of murdered...

Mexico, Drug war, Churh

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Heavy snow leaves 21 dead in north, central China

David, Beijing

Heavy snow has left 21 people dead in north and central China since Monday, the Ministry of Civil Affairs announced (MCA) Friday. The ministry did not detail the...

China, environment, Heavy snow

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