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Research shows obesity and cancer related to gender
It seems that there is a close link between the risk of developing certain forms of cancer and an increase in our body mass...
Estelle & Kanye West’s “American Boy” 3 weeks on top of UK charts
Estelle’s voice is known to go from sweet in her slow songs to a powerful London accented rap flow as she combines several styles...
British missionary beaten to death on Lamu Island
ITN reports indicate that a 77 year old British missionary, Brian Thorp, was beaten to death last Thursday on the Island of Lamu off...
Malaria spreads to a third of the world’s population
More than a third of mankind is at risk of contracting malaria. Weve been
told this for years but now its been proved: an international...
World bank raises alarm on food crisis
This weekend both the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) held meetings (BBC News) on how to cope with the food...
Obama – Clinton : Rendell on the press’ penchant for Obama
The US media have abandoned all pretence at neutrality in the Democratic presidential contest and are heavily biased towards Barack Obama and against Hillary...
African Super-Fund suggested by World Bank
Sovereign wealth funds could provide capital for an African super-fund to channel investment to the continent’s emerging markets, under a plan being considered by...
Zimbabwe : MDC to challenge vote recount
Zimbabwe’s political crisis intensified on Sunday as authorities ordered a partial recount of the votes in last month’s elections, paving the way for President...
Clinton attacks Obama on “bitter” comments
Senator Clinton condemns Obama on his use of the word "bitter" in his description of the people of Pennsylvania in a San Francisco fund...
Obama explains his San Francisco comments
A brief preview of Senator Obama's explanation of his San Francisco comments, which attracted criticisms from both Senator's Clinton and McCain.
They don’t vote on...
SADC discusses Zimbabwean post-election stalemate
ZIMBABWE’s election stalemate is not a crisis and its electoral commission must be given time to release the results of a presidential poll held...
Thabo Mbeki eases tensions after meeting with Mugabe
South African President Thabo Mbeki said Saturday the electoral crisis in Zimbabwe, which has prompted a regional summit, was still manageable.
Political tensions are rising...
Obama – Clinton : Pennsylvania changes from Swing to Democratic
Neil Samuels is typical of many Democrats in Bucks County, Pennsylvania – a picturesque suburb of northern Philadelphia. A former Republican, Mr Samuels is...
Can Condi Rice offset the Obama Clinton appeal ?
Condoleezza Rice has been cited as the only person in US politics capable to offset Barack Obama’s appeal as the first black president of...
Mugabe and Tsvangirai in a face to face confrontation
Heads of state of the Southern African sub-region will meet with Morgan Tsvangirai and Robert Mugae on Saturday in Lusaka, Zambia to discuss the...
First Catholic church opens in Qatar
More than six thousand faithful worshippers came together for the inaugural celebration of the first Catholic church in the Arab Emirate of Qatar.
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Obama and Clinton attack McCain on US housing crisis proposal
John McCain, the Republican's presidential nominee, on Thursday sought to push back against criticisms of his alleged do-nothing approach to the US housing crisis,...
Obama – Clinton : Colombia free trade debate goes to congress
The fight over the US-Colombia free trade agreement escalated dramatically on Wednesday, when congressional leaders said they would seek to delay indefinitely a vote...
MDC and Makoni urge SADC to ask Mugabe to step down
The Zimbabwean Electoral Commission has been moved to a secret location and is now subject to national security.
from our correspondent in Harare...
Obama – Clinton : Hillary Clinton’s mismanagement
In the begining was a name, and the name came with excellent media and poll ratings, and the media made her an unbeatable force....
Obama – Clinton : Management drill with Bill, Penn, Doyle and an 8.5m debt
In the begining was a name, and the name came with excellent media and poll ratings, and the media made her an unbeatable force....
MDC begs for help from African states as Mugabe resorts to violence
The opposition Movement for Democratic Change appealed to African states to intervene in Zimbabwe’s escalating political crisis on Tuesday, and gave warning of the...
Mugabe sends troops to start violence to back state of emergency
An amazing 200 top Zimbabwe Defence Forces have been deployed countrywide to spearhead an orgy of violence while drumming up support...
EU worried, Mbeki indifferent as Mugabe plots state of emergency to stay
Robert Mugabe – who is clinging to power despite widespread belief that he resoundingly lost the March 29 polls is unreachable
This was disclosed by...
Obama – Clinton : Hillary’s plan exposed by Bill Clinton and Mark Penn
Mrs. Clinton who has been vociferous in her condemnation of free trade agreements, positioning herself with trade unions in their fight against the loss...
Toni Braxton suffers a possible heart attack
Toni Braxton was reportedly admitted to a Las Vegas hospital for a heart attack she might have suffered after a performance at the Flamingo...
Naomi Campbell banned from British Airways flights for life…
British newspapers the Daily Mail and the Daily Mirror have reported that 37 year old super model, Naomi Campbell, has been banned from traveling...
Ministerial reshuffle in Namibia
Namibian president Hifikepunye Pohamba on Tuesday reshuffled nearly his entire cabinet dropping safety and security minister Peter Tsheehama and redrafting former Prime Minister Hage...
Microsoft’s Open XML joins HTML, PDF and ODF formats
Microsoft's Office Open XML, the world leader in softwares, recently certified by ISO (International Standardisation Organisation) and the CEI (International Electrotechnic Organisation), has met...
Court rules in favour of MDC’s petition
The High Court in Zimbabwe Tuesday ruled an opposition petition demanding the release of the results of a presidential vote was urgent , and...