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Cape Verde’s ‘Barefoot Diva’ Dies

Posted December 17th, 2011 at 5:55 pm (UTC-5)
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Cesária Évora, the Cape Verdean singer known as the “Barefoot Diva” because she performed without shoes, has died at the age of 70. The singer, who won international acclaim with her sultry voice and melancholy ballads of lost love, died Saturday in a hospital on her native island of Sao Vicente. Évora retired in September […]

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Airports in Paris, Lyon Hit by Strike

Posted December 17th, 2011 at 5:20 pm (UTC-5)
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A strike by French airport security workers Saturday caused widespread travel disruptions during a busy holiday season at Lyon and Paris Charles de Gaulle airports. Airport officials in Lyon said all 111 flights expected to fly out Saturday were cancelled. The officials said they expect the strike to stretch into Sunday. Passengers at Charles de […]

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More than 400 Dead in Storm in Philippines

Posted December 17th, 2011 at 5:15 pm (UTC-5)
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Rescue efforts are under way in the Philippines, which has been pounded by a powerful but slow-moving storm that may have swept entire villages out to sea. Typhoon Washi struck the southern region of Mindanao, blanketing the area with heavy rain and high winds. The storm also triggered a series of deadly flash floods and […]

IMF Chief: Africa’s Biggest Economic Challenge is Jobs

Posted December 17th, 2011 at 5:00 pm (UTC-5)
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Christine Lagarde is making her first trip to Africa as the new managing director of the International Monetary Fund to discuss the continent’s cooperation with the global financial institution. Ahead of the trip which starts Sunday, Lagarde said Africa’s biggest economic challenge is the need to create more jobs on a continent with more than […]

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Kenya Threatens Air Raids Against al-Shabab in Somalia

Posted December 17th, 2011 at 4:55 pm (UTC-5)
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Kenya’s army has announced its intention to pursue Islamist al-Shabab insurgents with air raids deeper inside Somalia. Military spokesman Colonel Cyrus Oguna said Saturday that air raids will target al-Shabab territory, including the ports of Merka and Barawe on the southern coast, and the town of Afgoye near the capital Mogadishu. Kenya has accused the […]

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Gabon Opposition Parties Boycott Parliamentary Vote

Posted December 17th, 2011 at 4:25 pm (UTC-5)
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Voter turnout in Gabon’s parliamentary election Saturday appeared low after most opposition parties boycotted the vote. Opposition parties and civic society groups called for a boycott after the government rejected their request to postpone the election until a biometric voter registration system could be introduced. They argue that the system, which uses individual biological data […]

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Arab League Plan for Syria May Go to UN Security Council

Posted December 17th, 2011 at 3:40 pm (UTC-5)
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The Arab League may ask the U.N. Security Council to adopt an Arab peace plan aimed at ending Syria’s violent crackdown on anti-government protesters. Qatar’s Prime Minister said Saturday that Syria is delaying its response to the Arab peace proposal. He said Arab foreign ministers will meet in Cairo on Wednesday to discuss taking the […]

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South Korea-Japan Talks Center on ‘Comfort Women’ Dispute

Posted December 17th, 2011 at 2:55 pm (UTC-5)
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South Korea’s president is in Japan for talks that are expected to focus on North Korea’s nuclear program, China and improving trade. But so far, the visit has been dominated by the issue of sexual slavery. South Korean President Lee Myung-bak arrived in Osaka Saturday and met with Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda during an […]

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Tunisians Rally on Anniversary of Uprising

Posted December 17th, 2011 at 2:30 pm (UTC-5)
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Thousands of Tunisians rallied Saturday to celebrate the first anniversary of the popular uprising that sent the former president into exile, ending decades of dictatorship, and sparked revolutions across the Arab world. The crowd gathered peacefully in the town of Sidi Bouzid, one year after a young fruitseller, Mohamed Bouazizi, set himself afire in an […]

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State of Emergency in Kazakhstan After Deadly Protests

Posted December 17th, 2011 at 2:15 pm (UTC-5)
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Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev has declared a state of emergency in the western city of Zhanaozen, where Kazakhstan’s independence celebrations turned deadly. Mr. Nazarbayev ordered the presidential decree on Saturday, a day after at least 10 people were killed in clashes between police and oil workers in the Caspian town. The state of emergency will […]

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