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Chinese technicians man drilling equipment on an oil rig in Paloich, South Sudan. Militants apparently captured 29 Chinese workers after attacking a remote work site in the volatile South Kordofan region of neighboring Sudan, and Sudanese forces were increasing security for Chinese projects and personnel there, China said Sunday.
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Kidnapped Chinese workers freed in Sudan oil state
Wed 8 Feb 2012
| KHARTOUM/BEIJING (Reuters) - Sudanese rebels released 29 Chinese workers on Tuesday, ten days after kidnapping them in the main oil-producing state of South Kordofan where the army has been fighting... (photo: AP / Pete Muller)
Chelsea soccer player John Mikel Obi
England   Photos   Soccer   Sports   Wikipedia: Chelsea F.C.   		 The Daily Mail 
Boost for AVB as Mikel returns to training... and so does owner Abramovich
Tue 7 Feb 2012
| Chelsea enjoyed a fitness boost ahead of their Barclays Premier League game at Everton when John Obi Mikel returned to full training after seven weeks on the sidelines as owner Roman Abramovich look... (photo: AP / Vincent Yu)
U.S. Marines from 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) secure the Freeport of Monrovia on Bush rod Island in Liberia during the Second Liberian Civil War.  Breitbart  Tue 7 Feb 2012
US to deport Liberian over child soldier allegations
| A fighter takes aim in the streets of Monrovia in May 1996. A US immigratio... | A US immigration judge has ordered the deportation of a Liberian accused of presiding over atrocities during the West... (photo: Creative Commons)
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President Barack Obama speaks during a Democratic National Committee event, Monday, May 16, 2011, in Washington.  Middle East Online  Tue 7 Feb 2012
Gingrich sees Egypt as Obama version of Iran hostage crisis
| MINNEAPOLIS (US) - White House hopeful Newt Gingrich likened Cairo's apparent plans to put 19 Americans on trial over charges of illegal funding of aid groups to the Iran hostage crisis. | "The Obam... (photo: AP / Carolyn Kaster)
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Liberian Nobel Peace Prize winners President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, center left, and peace activist Leymah Gbowee, center, meet with some of the women Gbowee inspired to pray and protest for peace beginning during Liberia's civil war, in Monrovia, Liberia Sunday, Oct. 9, 2011. BBC News Tue 7 Feb 2012
Barbecuing to boost Liberia's economy
The chaos of Liberia's civil war may not have been the ideal time to open a fast-food restaurant but this did not deter Liberian businessman Sam Mitchell. | The doors to ... (photo: AP / Rebecca Blackwell)
Africa   Economy   Monrovia   Photos   Wikipedia: Liberia  
Banana - Fruit - Health Joy Online Tue 7 Feb 2012
Ghana exports 62,000 tonnes bananas
Local producers in Ghana exported 62,000 tonnes of bananas to the Eurozone last year. | Bananas are the most exported fruits in terms of volume and they rank second after... (photo: WN / bholanath)
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Dr Kadi Sesay talk with Julius Maada Bio former Military Junta Leader and now Sierra Leone Peoples Party nominated Presidential candidate. The Washington Post Tue 7 Feb 2012
Sierra Leone opposition leader: Ruling party trying to stir violence ahead of November poll
| FREETOWN, Sierra Leone — The top opposition presidential candidate is accusing Sierra Leone’s ruling party of provoking violence ahead of November polls. | ... (photo: WN / John Sahid)
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A Syrian forces tank moves along a road during clashes with the Syrian army defectors, in the Rastan area in Homs province, central Syria, on Monday Jan. 30, 2012. Skynews Tue 7 Feb 2012
Homs Attack: Is This Syria's Benghazi Moment?
| A damaged armoured military vehicle is pictured after clashes in Homs | Tim Marshall, foreign affairs editor Much analysis has been written comparing the Syrian town of... (photo: AP)
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The Prime Minister of Mauritius, Dr. Navinchandra Ramgoolam inspecting the Guard of Honour, at the ceremonial reception, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on February 07, 2012. The Times Of India Tue 7 Feb 2012
Imran Khan's dinner date with Mauritius's PM
SHARE | AND | DISCUSSTweetImran KhanMore Pics This is surely Imran Khan's lucky year. While the actor was still busy celebrating the early arrival of his dream car - a cu... (photo: PIB of India)
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The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh meeting the Prime Minister of Mauritius, Dr. Navinchandra Ramgoolam and his wife Mrs. Veena Ramgoolam, at the ceremonial reception, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on February 07, 2012. Newstrack India Tue 7 Feb 2012
Mauritius PM arrives India for his six-day visit
| New Delhi, Feb 6: | Mauritius Prime Minister Navinchandra Ramgoolam today arrived at Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi with a high level of delegates, busi... (photo: PIB of India)
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Standing among U.S. Navy Midshipmen, President Barack Obama and Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta, far left, enjoy the Army Navy game. Peace FM Online Tue 7 Feb 2012
Barack Obama: 'I Deserve A Second Term'
US President Barack Obama has said he believes he deserves a second term in the White House. | His declaration, in an interview with NBC, came as a new poll showed his ap... (photo: DOD / Glenn Fawcett)
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Woman carries boiled eggs on her head as she passes the Rokel Commercial Bank at the Congo Cross in Freetown.Such street trading is a common feature in a country with low unemployment . African banks say it is possible to buy a European bank in next 5-10 years Ghana Business News
Liberian Nobel Peace Prize winners President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, center left, and peace activist Leymah Gbowee, center, meet with some of the women Gbowee inspired to pray and protest for peace beginning during Liberia's civil war, in Monrovia, Liberia Sunday, Oct. 9, 2011. Barbecuing to boost Liberia's economy BBC News
Banana - Fruit - Health Ghana exports 62,000 tonnes bananas Joy Online
Helath & Aids
Tasmanian mosquito Malaria Deaths Hugely Underestimated - Lancet Study Peace FM Online
Logistics Specialist Seaman Sergio Torres draws pictures with a child at the Vladivostok children's cancer ward. 75% Of Childhood Cancers Are Curable Peace FM Online
Egyptian anti-government activists throw stones at riot police during clashes in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2011. Egyptian anti-government activists clashed with police for a second day Wednesday in defiance of an official ban on any protests but beefed up police forces on the streets quickly moved in and used tear gas and beatings to disperse demonstrations. Egypt clashes rage into fourth day Khaleej Times
Poverty
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon, left, and South African President Jacob Zuma, right, shake hands as they met at the African Union Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Monday, Jan. 30, 2012. African Union summit, food crisis in the Sahel and global hunger figures The Guardian
Brigitte Lahou COTE D'IVOIRE: Separated children yet to return home IRINnews
Somali refugee children share a meal inside a tent in Dollo Ado, Ethiopia. Fleeing drought and famine in their home country, thousands of Somalis have taken up residence across the border in Dollo Ado One million children in Sahel at risk, UNICEF warns The Star
Education & Society
A Sampa( dancer for the Bondo society-female genital mutilation secret society dancer) performs during a unveiling ceremony of a village school at Mothem Village in Sierra Leone. Nearly 2,000 African communities end female genital mutilation - UN United Nations
ALTERNATE CROP OF PNG102 Three life rafts from the MV Rabaul Queen float above the sunken hull of the ferry in the open waters off Papua New Guinea's east coast, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012. 238 saved, 100-plus missing as PNG ferry sinks Sydney Morning Herald
Egyptians react after learning of the death of relatives during clashes at a soccer stadium outside a morgue in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012. Egypt mourns victims of football tragedy Independent online
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