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First Kung Fu championship to take place in Tripoli
The first African Kung Fu championship was due to kick off in Tripoli, the Libyan capital, Thursday, Panapress reported. The competition, scheduled to end...
Telephone services in Zimbabwe jammed
Fixed and mobile phone lines have been jammed as Zimbabweans try to find out the outcome of their elections.
from our correspondent...
Zimbabwe elections : Makoni to decide presidential winner
The MDC’s stunning success in the hinterlands –for long the bedrock of Mugabe’s success – was the key to unlocking Mugabe’s stranglehold on power....
Zimbabwe’s new opposition : How Mugabe’s close allies won
ZANU PF has lost control of Zimbabwe’s parliament in the biggest power shift since the country won independence from Britain in 1980. Robert...
Zimbabwe’s opposition no more the Opposition
Taking the leading position in the general election vote count increases the opposition’s chances of winning the presidential elections against Robert Mugabe. The opposition...
Millennium development goals not met by Africa
Though encouraging, Africa's recent economic growth performance had limited impact on poverty reduction and employment creation, the essential factors for accelerating progress towards the...
Why more babies are snoring
According to a new British study, 10% of children under the age of 4 snore
every night. In fact, only 40% of children are free...
UN Secretary General demands transparency in Zimbabwe elections
UN Secretary- General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday stressed the need for "the utmost transparency" during the counting and tabulation of votes from last weekend's...
Obama compared with Bill : Hillary’s dream shaky
Hillary Clinton's chances of winning the Democratic presidential nomination are now anywhere from 5 per cent to 20 per cent. By rights she should...
An Ecstasy of Folly, Prophecy and Authority in Early Christianity
Who is a true prophet ?
Who has real access to divine realms of knowledge ?
Early Christian communities accused each other’s prophets of...
Soldiers pressured to adopt fundamentalist Christian beliefs
Soldiers pressured to adopt fundamentalist Christian beliefs ’Widespread violations of religious freedom in US military’
Source : AP
Tokapa, Kansas, Dec 19 : A foudation that...
The Trial of the Templars
2nd Edition Malcolm Barber University of Reading Paperback
The Templars fought against Islam in the crusader east for nearly two centuries.
During that time the...
The French Wars of Religion, 1562–1629
2nd Edition Series : New Approaches to European History (No. 36) Mack P. Holt George Mason University, Virginia Hardback
This book is a new edition...
Roman Religion
Examining sites that are familiar to many modern tourists, Valerie Warrior avoids imposing a modern perspective on the topic by using the testimony of...
What the Bible says about homosexuality
Under what circumstances this condemnation became part of the jewish, christian and moslem communities is a question that has been widely argued.
By Philippe...
Egypt accused of vote “fixing”
The US-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) has accused Egypt of attempting to fix the upcoming municipal elections in light of the opposition Muslim Brotherhood's...
Zimbabwe polls still indicate a tie
Zimbabwe's two main political parties remained neck and neck Wednesday with more than two-thirds of the weekend's parliamentary vote counted and declared.
The ruling ZANU-PF...
Emir of Qatar arrives in Nouakchott
The Emir of Qatar, Cheikh Hamed Ben Khalifa Al, was due in Nouakchott Wednesday (2 April) for a two-day visit at the invitation of...
The historical city of Fes celebrates its 1200 years
Founded in the year 808 by Idriss II, Fes, which has stood the test of centuries, battling with the continuous torrential stream of events...
More young girls getting infected by older men
Though Africa is making good progress in the fight against HIV/AIDS, the epidemic threatens more the growth and survival of teenage girls than young...
Stephen Keshi is Mali’s new national soccer coach
Former Nigerian International and Togo's ex-coach Stephen Keshi was Tuesday appointed the head coach of Mali's national football team. Under a deal he signed...
MEND says no talks without leader
The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) has said it will not participate in this month's Niger Delta Peace Summit being...
Gunmen kill police chief in Nigeria
A senior Nigerian police officer has been shot dead by unknown gunmen in Nigeria's commercial city of Lagos, police sources said here Wednesday. The...
Zimbabwe: Opposition merger in the offing
As the Zimbabwe Election Commission continue to release results albeit at a snail's pace, Zanu PF still maintains a one seat lead over ...
Makoni brokering deal between Mugabe and Tsvangirai ?
Officials from Zimbabwe's opposition Movement for Democratic Change are having back-channel contacts with senior security officers in Robert Mugabe' s regime as the president...
Jimmy Carter’s fight for guinea worm eradication in Ghana
Former United States President Jimmy Carter, who is waging a war on Guinea worm in the world, on Tuesday expressed satisfaction with the acceleration...
Ban Ki-moon’s African century
Marking the 50th anniversary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on called for accelerated efforts to reach...
FIFA opens first medical centre for football in Africa
The inauguration of the first FIFA medical centre of excellence on African soil on Monday means football players on the continent will now know...
Ghana relentless over refugee issue
Ghana on Tuesday maintained its hard line in the standoff with Liberian refugees which culminated in the deportation of 16 of them and removal...
British and Kenyan abducted in Somalia
A British national and a Kenyan contractor working in Southern Somalia were kidnapped on Tuesday by gunmen in the volatile region, known for kidnapping...