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Questions and answers on Africa’s blood diamonds

Q. What is a blood diamond? A. The trade in diamonds originating in conflict zones, sometimes called "blood diamonds," has helped pay for wars in …
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Lebanon to assess security concerns over BlackBerry

Acting Head of the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority, Imad Hoballah, said the TRA would start talks with BlackBerry’s Canadian maker, Research …
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Mexico nabs 3 suspects in journalist kidnappings

Federal Police Commissioner Facundo Rosas says the three men work for the Sinaloa drug cartel. The three journalists kidnapped on July 26 and a fourth …
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Factbox: IMF programmes in emerging Europe

Romania’s international lenders extended a 20 billion euro bailout programme on Wednesday, reassuring investors spooked by the country’s deep …
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China steel execs jailed for leaking secrets

The Rio Tinto case strained ties between China and Australia and created jitters among foreign investors wary of Beijing’s sweeping definitions of …
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Critics rally against government in Kyrgyzstan

Supporters of Urmat Baryktabasov marched across central Bishkek and gathered outside the parliament building. Participants in the rally denounced …
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Hundreds flee Pakistan floods, as criticism grows

Floods have already killed more than 1,500 people in Pakistan over the last week and affected some 3 million others. They followed the crash of a …
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What does the new Constitution mean for Kenya?

Kenya’s new constitution aims to address problems that have plagued its post-colonial history — corruption, political patronage, land grabbing and …
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Kenya votes ‘Yes’ to new charter

With provisional results from half of the country’s 210 constituencies, 67 percent of Kenyans had backed the charter, making it extremely unlikely …
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Obama turns 49 with Mrs. Obama, kids out of town

Obama has been living a bachelor’s life for the past several days with first lady Michelle Obama and daughter Sasha visiting Spain and daughter …
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Dumped prime minister enters Australian election campaign

Lingering anger over Rudd’s sudden ouster in June has overshadowed Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s campaign to win a second three-year term for her …
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Nigeria graft agency detains returned ex-bank boss

Erastus Akingbola, former chief executive of Intercontinental Bank, left for Britain after he and the heads of four other banks were sacked by the …
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Italy minister says snap polls possible in autumn

Lower house speaker Gianfranco Fini, who split with Berlusconi last week, allowed the prime minister to escape a full-blown showdown on Wednesday by …
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United Nations council calls on Iraq to form government soon

Nearly five months after a parliamentary election, Iraq remains at an impasse over forming a government, mostly due to disagreements over who should …
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Pakistani school seeks to turn boys from Taliban

He and more than 120 other boys, some as young as 12, now go to an army-run school designed to guide youths in the picturesque Swat Valley away from …
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Forty wealthy families pledge to donate their money

Six weeks after launching a campaign to get other billionaires to donate most of their fortunes, the chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. …
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Oil falls to near $82 after economic reports

Benchmark crude for September delivery fell 31 cents to $82.24 a barrel in afternoon trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The price has …
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Drug war puts Mexican oil industry on defensive

Pemex and the private firms it employs have scaled back drilling, maintenance and other activities at some isolated sites in the natural-gas-rich …
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