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Court hearing delayed for former Haitian President Aristide

YoopyaJan 4, 20130

(Reuters) – Former Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide on Thursday won a delay until next week in a court hearing to address accusations he exploited former

Australia ghost gum trees in Alice Springs ‘arson attack’

YoopyaJan 4, 20130

Two ghost gum trees made famous by the work of Australian aboriginal artist Albert Namatjira have been found burnt. Officials in the town of Alice

Rebel area shows limits of rebel push for Damascus

YoopyaJan 4, 20130

BEIRUT (AP) — Twin airstrikes by government jets on a large, rebel-held suburb of Damascus on Thursday sheered the sides off apartment towers and left

Hugo Chavez suffers ‘complications’ after surgery

YoopyaJan 4, 20130

Venezuela’s President, Hugo Chavez, is suffering from “complications” brought on by a “severe lung infection” which developed after surgery, officials say. Mr Chavez, 58, had

Central African Republic president refuses to leave power, defying rebels

YoopyaJan 4, 20130

(Reuters) – Central African Republic President Francois Bozize will refuse to leave power during talks with rebels, his spokesman said on Thursday, rejecting the insurgents’

Congo rebels demand government sign ceasefire for talks

YoopyaJan 4, 20130

(Reuters) – Congolese rebels on Thursday threatened to walk away from this week’s peace talks to end their nine-month revolt unless the government signs an

American journalist missing in Syria

YoopyaJan 2, 20130

BEIRUT (AP) — The family of an American journalist says he went missing in Syria more than one month ago while covering the civil war

Chavez aware his condition complicated: Vice President

YoopyaJan 2, 20130

(Reuters) – Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is aware that his condition is complicated following a fourth cancer operation in Cuba, Vice President Nicolas Maduro said on

Ivory Coast stampede survivors blame barricades

YoopyaJan 2, 20130

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Survivors of a stampede in Ivory Coast that killed 61 people, most of them children and teenagers, after a New

Ivory Coast stampede death toll rises

kiemtarJan 2, 2013January 2, 20130

Deaths from crush at New Year’s Eve fireworks display has risen to 62 as scores of injured go to hospital. The death toll after the