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Lost in the Horn

allafrica.com     22 hrs ago   1 related          

Human security should come first in seeking conflict resolution in the Horn of Africa. Favour should be shown to partners that protect their people - whether they are state or non-state actors - and not just to those who claim...                

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Suicide bomber on motorbike injures 13 soldiers in Algeria: media

zawya.com     Jul 24, 2008   4 related          

ALGIERS, July 24, 2008 (AFP) - A suicide bomber on a motorbike blew himself up and injured 13 Algerian soldiers in an attack in Lakhdaria, 70 kilometres (45 miles) east of Algiers, newspapers reported Thursday. He reportedly...                

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City of New Orleans update on oil spill

wwltv.com     yesterday          

The following are the most recent updates from the city of New Orleans: * The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) has confirmed the department is still monitoring the air quality from Algiers to the Belle Chase...                

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Oil spill causes health concerns

wwltv.com     Jul 24, 2008   6 related          

07:31 PM CDT on Wednesday, July 23, 2008 Meg Farris / Eyewitness News Word of the fuel spill on the Mississippi River brought questions about how it's affecting the air locals breath and the water they drink. The collision...                

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Conference prepares Algerian officials to freeze al-Qaeda assets

magharebia.com     Jul 24, 2008          

Algerian government, security officials learn counter-terrorism measures in a closed-door UN training session. By Said Jameh for Magharebia in Algiers – 24/07/08 [un.org] Algerian security, customs and financial officials met...                

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Chronic disease — a neglected priority

scidev.net     Jul 23, 2008   5 related          

Tackling chronic diseases is vital to improving child and maternal health Governments and donors must find ways to tackle the rise in non-communicable disease, which can mean reassessing health priorities in developing nations....                

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Mali Govt Signs Ceasefire Accord with Tuareg rebels

peacelink.org     Jul 23, 2008   4 related          

The Malian government has reached a ceasefire agreement with ethnic Tuareg rebels to end nearly one year of sporadic clashes in Mali's desert northlands. The ceasefire was reached after four days of talks in the Algerian...                

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Algiers hosts UN forum on combating terror financing

magharebia.com     Jul 23, 2008          

A UN-sponsored workshop on thwarting funding to terrorist organisations wrapped up in Algiers on Tuesday (July 22nd) by adopting of a series of recommendations and techniques, El Khabar reported. A list of people charged with...                

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ICC moves could undermine Darfur peace

keralanext.com     Jul 22, 2008   1,813 related          

ALGIERS - The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor's move to indict Sudanese President Omar El-Bashir for war crimes is undermining peace in Darfur, the Algerian minister for African affairs was reported as saying on...                

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Algeria announces cease-fire accord between Mali government and Tuareg rebels

iht.com     Jul 21, 2008   11 related          

Algerian officials say the Malian government and rebel Tuaregs have agreed to a cease-fire in dangerous northern Mali. The accord was announced Monday after four days of talks in Algiers. But it remains to be seen whether the...                

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