Haiti reports first suspected H1N1 death
June 18, 2013 – 9:11 am | No Comment

Haiti has reported its first suspected death from the H1N1 virus.
The victim was from the small community of Nan Bannann in the southern city of Belle-Ansecity, 110 km southwest of the capital Port-au-Prince. The victim …

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Haiti reports first suspected H1N1 death
June 18, 2013 – 9:11 am | No Comment
Haiti reports first suspected H1N1 death

Haiti has reported its first suspected death from the H1N1 virus.
The victim was from the small community of Nan Bannann in the southern city of Belle-Ansecity, 110 km southwest of the capital Port-au-Prince. The victim …

Nelson Mandela’s wife overwhelmed by global love and support
June 17, 2013 – 11:01 am | No Comment
Nelson Mandela’s wife overwhelmed by global love and support

Former South African President Nelson Mandela. PHOTO/PETER DEJONG /AP
The wife of former South African President Nelson Mandela says that love and generosity from across the world have brought comfort and hope during Mandela’s latest hospitalization.
Mandela …

Africa being ripped off by resource seeking companies – African Development Bank
June 16, 2013 – 9:05 pm | One Comment
Africa being ripped off by resource seeking companies – African Development Bank

(Reuters) – Developed world mining and energy companies operating in Africa should pay more taxes to help parts the continent climb out of poverty much faster, the president of the African Development Bank said on …

Madagascar elections: Lalao Ravalomanana looking to become Africa’s 3rd female leader
June 14, 2013 – 10:31 am | No Comment
Madagascar elections: Lalao Ravalomanana looking to become Africa’s 3rd female leader

Lalao Ravalomanana
(Reuters) – The wife of deposed Madagascar leader Marc Ravalomanana deflected international demands to pull out of a presidential election in August, telling reporters she will be her own woman if she wins while …

Stop and Frisk: U.S. Justice Department wades into controversial NYPD program
June 13, 2013 – 4:18 pm | No Comment
Stop and Frisk: U.S. Justice Department wades into controversial NYPD program

Policewoman frisking man. PHOTO/Hill Street Studios
The U.S. Justice Department has treaded carefully into the debate over the New York Police Department’s stop, question and frisk policy, telling a federal judge that it strongly endorses an …

Mali: Peace negotiations proceed despite obstacles ahead of July 28 elections
June 13, 2013 – 8:27 am | No Comment
Mali: Peace negotiations proceed despite obstacles ahead of July 28 elections

African Union mediators failed Wednesday to convince Mali’s interim president to sign a deal with northern Tuareg rebels that would pave the way for nationwide elections next month, with the talks now expected to take …

South Africa: Nelson Mandela responding to treatment
June 12, 2013 – 11:02 am | No Comment
South Africa: Nelson Mandela responding to treatment

Former South African President Nelson Mandela. PHOTO/PETER DEJONG /AP
Former President Nelson Mandela began responding better to treatment Wednesday morning for a recurring lung infection following “a difficult last few days,” South Africa’s president said.
Mandela spent …

South Africa: Nation readies to bid Nelson Mandela farewell
June 11, 2013 – 8:24 am | No Comment
South Africa: Nation readies to bid Nelson Mandela farewell

Former South African President Nelson Mandela. PHOTO/PETER DEJONG /AP
Nelson Mandela’s lengthy absence from the spotlight has forced his adoring country to envisage what their hard-won and often fraught multi-racial democracy means without the man who …

Zimmerman trial for Trayvon Martin murder commences with jury selection
June 10, 2013 – 11:54 am | No Comment
Zimmerman trial for Trayvon Martin murder commences with jury selection

Trayvon Martin. PHOTO/Martin Family/AP
The murder trial begins Monday for George Zimmerman, the volunteer night watchman who fatally shot an unarmed black teenager, Trayvon Martin, sparking protests across the United States and claims of racial profiling.
The …

South Africa: Nelson Mandela in hospital – condition “serious but stable”
June 9, 2013 – 1:48 pm | No Comment
South Africa: Nelson Mandela in hospital – condition “serious but stable”

Former South African President Nelson Mandela. PHOTO/PETER DEJONG /AP
Former South African President Nelson Mandela was receiving medical treatment for a lung infection on Sunday after spending a second night in a hospital.
There was no official …