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Wed Nov 4 15:48:15 2009
US praises emerging economies in response to global crisis| JOHANNESBURG (AFP) – A top US treasury official on Wednesday praised the role of emerging economies in the Group of 20 of the world's wealthiest nations for their role in reining in the gl...SYRIA: WFP pilots SMS food distributionweb | Photo: Selly Muzammil/WFP DAMASCUS, 4 November 2009 (IRIN) - A new pilot project by the World Food Programme (WFP) in Syria has come up with a novel way of getting food aid to Iraqi refugees. WF...UN Not Happy With killings In DR CongoThe UN has withdrawn its support for an army unit in the Democratic Republic of Congo, accusing soldiers of killing 62 civilians. | UN peacekeeping chief Alain Le Roy said he had information that the ...Football transfer rumours: Some good news for Liverpool at last?| Today's rumours have a red-hot date with AZ Alkmaar | Don't worry, be happy Liverpool fans. Photograph: Glyn Kirk/AFP/Getty Images | A decent crop of pre-window rumours this morning. In today's Sun ...Burundi Referees Scare Uganda CoachAS Uganda's U-20 national women soccer team leaves for Rwanda today, coach Majidah Nantanda said there was a plot to eliminate her girls from the 2011 World Cup qualifiers. | ...All AfricaBreast cancer on rise in poorer countries| WASHINGTON - Nurses were training women in rural Mexico to examine their breasts for cancer when one raised her hand to object. If she lost her breast, Harvard public-health specialist Felicia Knaul...Seattle TimesDenver safe-water group gets funds for Africa| A total of $3.56 million in cash and other support will help one of Denver's top global-aid organizations expand its work providing safe drinking water and sanitation systems in economically trouble...Denver PostCongolese army accused of killing 500 civilians| (11-04) 04:00 PST Kinshasa, Congo -- | A top human rights group is accusing the Congolese military of killing more than 500 civilians in eastern Congo and says the U.N. peacekeeping force in the are...San Fransisco ChronicleSubsidised Anti-Malaria Drugs to Arrive SoonRwanda has been cited among the twelve sub-Saharan countries that will receive subsidized anti-Malaria drugs under the Affordable Medicines Facility Programme aimed at increasing accessibility to mala...All AfricaResidents Protest MurderResidents of Gihorwe cell, in Kabatwa sector, of Nyabihu district are up in arms against the army, after the cold blood murder of an area resident by a solider of the Rwanda Defence Forces stationed i...All AfricaGov't Call for Bids for Stake in Three Tea CompaniesThe government is slated to offload 60 percent of its shares it holds in three tea companies in its bid to liberalise the economy according to Rwanda Development Board (RDB). | ...All AfricaGovt, EU Yet to Discuss Climate Change FundingThe Minister of State in charge of Environment, Water and Mines, Vincent Karega, has said that Rwanda is yet to hold discussions with the European Union (EU) on how to utilise the fund agreed upon by ...All AfricaSix Days to GoRWANDA'S Football federation, Ferwafa has cancelled an exhibition match between APR and Rayon Sport on November 10, the day when the trophy arrives in Kigali. | ...All AfricaKagame Visits Imperial College LondonPresident Paul Kagame yesterday visited the Imperial College London where he toured key facilities and witnessed the signing of a historical partnership agreement between the University and Government...All AfricaSenior Govt Officials in RetreatSenior government officials including Cabinet Ministers met in their latest leadership retreat to examine programs and progress made in driving forward Rwanda's development agenda. | ...All AfricaRwandair to Introduce New FlightsIn a bid to expand their network, Rwanda's national carrier Rwandair is set to introduce new flights to Goma and Dar es Salaam, this was revealed by the company's Marketing and Corporate Communication...All AfricaWednesday's gossip column| BREAKING GOSSIP | TRANSFER GOSSIP | Out-of-favour Liverpool defender Andrea Dossena is set to join Italian side Napoli on loan in the January transfer window, with a view to a permanent deal. | Port...African Cycling Championship| Louis, Felix and Rose in action today | SEYCHELLES three representatives Francis Louis, Richard Felix and Andy Rose in the International Cycling Union (UCI) African Cycling Championship in Wind...NationCongo military killed hundreds of civilians| KINSHASA, Congo (AP): A top human rights group is accusing the Congolese military of killing more than 500 civilians in eastern Congo and says the U.N. peacekeeping force in the area did nothing to ...The StarDeath, delusion in Rwanda| “The Overwhelming” is a bit, well, overwhelming. It’s a play with a scope so big and a subject so heavy it threatens to consume theatrical essentials like character and space. But ...Boston Herald
Wed 4 Nov 2009
Clinton: US wants settlement halt 'forever' but seesIsrael seizes ship 'carrying weapons for Hezbollah'Deliberations to start in trial of 26 Americans accused of k