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Sunday 20 May 2012 Source : http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-abdel-basset-ali-megrahi-libyan-convicted-in-lockerbie-bombing-has-died-20120520,0,5115988.story?track=rss |
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Abdel Basset Ali Megrahi, a former Libyan intelligence officer who was the only person ever convicted in the 1988 Lockerbie bombing, died at home in Tripoli Sunday, nearly three years after he was released from a Scottish prison to the outrage of the relatives of the attack's 270 victims. He was 60. Scotland released Megrahi on Aug. 20, 2009, on compassionate grounds to let him return home to die after he was diagnosed with prostate cancer. At the time, doctors predicted he had only three months to live. Anger over the release was further stoked by the hero's welcome he received on his arrival.... |
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Sunday 20 May 2012 Source : http://en.trend.az/regions/met/arabicr/2028071.html |
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Lebanese army soldiers on Sunday shot dead a Sunni Muslim cleric who backed the uprising against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, local media reported. The military said in a statement that it was investigating the incident near an army checkpoint near the northern city of Tripoli, where Sunni Muslims last week fought deadly clashes with Alawite supporters of al-Assad, reported. dpa Ahmed Abdel Wahed, known for his backing of the popular uprising against al-Assad, and an aide were killed of gunfire wounds after soldiers fired on them in the of Koueikhat, his supporters said. |
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Sunday 20 May 2012 Source : http://en.trend.az/regions/met/arabicr/2028076.html |
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Sudan has freed four foreign detainees held since last month in its disputed border area with South Sudan, local media reported Sunday. The release of the foreign nationals - from Britain, Norway, South Africa and South Sudan - follows mediation talks in Khartoum which began earlier this week, led by former South Africa President Thabo Mbeki,
reported. dpa At the time of their arrest, Sudan accused the four of "suspicious activities" in the region. The United Nations and a Norwegian non-government group said two of the detainees worked for their organizations. |
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Sunday 20 May 2012 Source : http://www.zimtelegraph.com/?p=7454&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mugabe-says-%25e2%2580%2598tired%25e2%2580%2599-of-ruling |
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PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe reportedly told a former minister in his government that he wants to retire but fears his party would disintegrate, an independent weekly said on Sunday. “From what we discussed, Mugabe said he is tired and wants to retire but he cannot do so now because Zanu PF would die,” Enos Nkala, a former minister of defence in the 1980s, told The Standard newspaper after meeting with the 88-year-old president on Friday. “He cannot leave when the party is in such a state. What is holding him now is managing and containing Zanu PF to prevent it from disintegrating,” Nkala added. |
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Sunday 20 May 2012 Source : http://www.prensa-latina.cu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=508518&Itemid=1 |
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20 de mayo de 2012, 10:59 Luanda, May 20 (Prensa Latina) A fair with products of 400 Argentine companies that opened Friday with President Cristina Fernandez as main guest, closed this Sunday in Luanda, Angola, exposing the South American country's trade potentials with its African counterpart. More images in: PhotosPL Businessmen that concurred at the International Fair of Luanda (Filda) highlight the significance to Buenos Aires of the growing bilateral economic, commercial and political relations, hinting that Luanda may become launching pad of trade with Southern Africa. |
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Sunday 20 May 2012 Source : http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4231645,00.html |
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Prime Minister Netanyahu says 'there is no room for racism in Israel' in ceremony honoring memory of Ethiopians who died during journey to Israel Kobi Nahshoni
The moving memorial ceremony for the Ethiopian Jews who died en route to Israel struck a particular chord with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu who got up from his seat during the ceremony and hugged Shai Dambel Wassa who spoke on behalf of the families. While Ethiopian against discrimination and racism continue outside the prime minister's residence in Jerusalem, Netanyahu chose to highlight the integration of young Ethiopians in.... |
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Sunday 20 May 2012 Source : http://www.jpost.com/Headlines/Article.aspx?id=270730&R=R101 |
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Delegations representing Fatah and Hamas met in Cairo on Sunday, after the PA's formation of a new cabinet last week drew the ire of several leading Hamas figures due to the Gaza-ruling Islamist party's absence from the new government. Delegations from the two parties have met consistently in the Egyptian capital in the past year in order to hammer out the diplomatic steps necessary to unite Hamas and Fatah after years of schism. Fatah leader Azzam Al-Ahmed headed that group's delegation in Cairo on Sunday, while Hamas's delegation was led by the Islamist group's diplomatic bureau deputy chief Moussa Abu Marzouk. |
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Sunday 20 May 2012 Source : http://www.irishsun.com/index.php?sid/205971086/scat/aba4168066a10b8d |
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Sunday 20th May, 2012 The King and Queen of Lesotho are in Ireland today, at the start of a three-day visit.Lesotho, with a population of around two million people, is a landlocked country, surrounded by its only neighbouring country, South Africa.King Letsie the third and his wife will fly into Cork airport later this morning, before embarking on a visit to Newbridge Silverware in Kildare this afternoon.Tomorrow, the couple will visit Portmarnock Community School in ... |
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Sunday 20 May 2012 Source : http://www.irishsun.com/index.php?sid/205974865/scat/aba4168066a10b8d |
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Sunday 20th May, 2012 Ireland and South Africa have signed a deal at the famous Cannes Film Festival to forge closer links with each other within the film-making industry.Arts Minister Jimmy Deenihan said the co-production treaty would allow film-makers in both countries to access national funding, tax breaks and other subsidies."Co-production agreements matter because they open up new territories for film-makers to explore and exploit," he said."This agreement aims t... |
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Sunday 20 May 2012 Source : http://www.u.tv/News/Michaela-murder-trial-to-begin/cbdcda6e-6662-4328-a330-a765ff0e3b62 |
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Michaela McAreavey was found strangled in her luxury hotel room on the island in January last year, two weeks after marrying her sweetheart John. The 27-year-old teacher from Ballygawley, Co Tyrone, was staying at the five-star Legends Hotel complex on the north-east coast of the island when she was killed. Hotel room attendant Avinash Treebhoowoon, 30, and floor supervisor Sandip Moneea, 42, will stand trial in the Mauritius Supreme Court in the capital city Port Louis on Tuesday. Treebhoowoon, from Plaine des Roches, and Moneea, from Petit Raffray, deny premeditated murder. |
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Sunday 20 May 2012 Source : http://www.asharq-e.com/news.asp?section=1&id=29688 |
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DOHA, Qatar (AP) � Qatar's ruler says Israel is more isolated by the Arab Spring and will face increasing pressures over issues such as its presumed nuclear arsenal. Sheik Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani urged Israel's leaders to view the Middle East uprisings as an opportunity for serious peace talks with Palestinians. The fall of Egypt's Hosni Mubarak last year wiped away Israel's main Arab ally, and Qatar's emir predicts the region's new governments will press Israel harder over its policies, including a widely suspected nuclear arms program. Israel has never confirmed or denied whether it has atomic weapons. |
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Sunday 20 May 2012 Source : http://www.focus-fen.net/?id=n278467 |
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Paris. Two adults and three children died while 15 people were missing after a boat sank off the French overseas department of Mayotte, the government said Sunday, cited by AFP The fishing boat was carrying 43 people from the nearby independent nation of the Comoros, the overseas ministry said in a statement. "The provisional toll is 19 people survived, 15 were missing and five bodies were found, including those of three children," it said. One of the children was a baby. The statement said the accident occurred late Saturday afternoon, and that some survivors were rescued by a hotel dive club.... |
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Sunday 20 May 2012 Source : http://www.thestandard.co.zw/local/35507-devolution--zanu-pf-fears-crumbling.html |
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BY CAIPHAS CHIMHETE ZANU PF would crumble if devolution is adopted in the new constitution because the party has been diverting national resources from all regions to sustain its continued stay in power, political analysts have pointed out. The party has rejected devolution although the Constitution Select Committee (Copac), a body tasked with crafting the new constitution, noted that most of the country’s 10 provinces wanted devolution at varying degrees as the answer to unequal development. Zanu PF is prepared to subvert the will of the people and has already declared that the system would not be allowed, describing it as divisive. |
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