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Hilary Clinton’s promise to the Democratic party
Hillary Clinton vowed to fight on with her presidential bid after a landslide victory in the West Virginia primary but promised to ”work my...
Obama begins presidential campaign against McCain
Hillary Clinton is projected to win West Virginia in Tuesday’s Democratic primary. But Barack Obama is already behaving as though he were in a...
Egypt: Investigate Beating of ‘Facebook’ Activist
Egyptian authorities should immediately investigate and prosecute those security officials responsible for beating Ahmed Maher Ibrahim, Human Rights Watch said today. Maher, a 27-year-old...
Short lived ceasefire in Baghdad
The ceasefire that was signed by Iraqi officials and Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr was short lived as clashes between militiamen and US troops erupted...
John McCain and his incredible green plan
John McCain on Monday vowed to put the US at the heart of international efforts to tackle global warming, proposing aggressive targets to reduce...
Zimbabwe poses preconditions for western observers
The Zimbabwe government said Monday it would not agree to opposition demands for European Union (EU), United Nations and United States (US) election monitors...
Western Virginia : A hostile country for “Black” Obama
Like most people in Mingo County, West Virginia, Leonard Simpson is a lifelong Democrat. But given a choice between Barack Obama and John McCain...
The possibility of an Obama – Clinton unity ticket looms
Barack Obama for the first time on Friday overtook Hillary Clinton’s support among the unelected “super-delegates” who will ultimately settle the Democratic nomination amid...
Hillary Clinton under intense media fire for playing the race card
Hillary Clinton added fresh fuel to the racially charged Democratic presidential race on Thursday when she touted her appeal among “hard-working” white Americans.
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Opposition calls for the resignation of Israeli PM
According to AP, Ehud Olmerts political opponents asked him to step down as prime minister earlier today. The prime minister is accused of having...
Obama gains wind beneath his wings
This week's Democratic primaries in Indiana and North Carolina may not have been the knockout blow Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama were seeking. But...
Obama – Clinton : Losing money, time and lots of superdelegates
Hillary Clinton was on Wednesday scrambling to raise new money to keep her presidential hopes alive amid speculation that she can no longer afford...
Ghana Oil discovery was underestimated
Ghana on Tuesday received more good news on oil discovery with the UK-based oil explorer Tullow Oil saying its well offshore in the West...
Obama easily wins North Carolina
According to CNN Senator Obama won North Carolina with 56% of votes, whereas Senator Clinton managed a narrow win at 51% in the state...
Obama – Clinton : Barack Obama widens gap
Barack Obama moved closer to the Democratic presidential nomination on Tuesday night by sweeping to victory in the North Carolina primary election and restricting...
Guests for Mandela’s 90th birthday announced
The line up for the concert to be held in London on the 27th of June for Mandelas 90th birthday has been announced according...
Obama – Clinton : Fuel price demagoguery deals heavy blow to Hillary
When Hillary Clinton called for suspension of the federal petrol tax this summer to provide relief from soaring energy prices, Dereje Kitle was the...
Madonna’s documentary challenged by adopted son’s biological father
It may take years - if ever - for Madonna's new documentary 'I Am Because We Are' to be shown in the dusty Lipunga...
Obama – Clinton : Obama’s pains albeit Hillary’s untrustworthy ratings
Barack Obama faces his fifth – and probably final – chance of seizing the Democratic nomination in Tuesday’s showdown with Hillary Clinton in the...
Obama – Clinton : Bridging the racial divide
About three-quarters of the 9,000 people who turned up to see Barack Obama at a rally in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Friday evening were...
Obama – Clinton : Hillary, a ticket to a democratic loss
The hole the US Democratic party is digging for itself just keeps getting deeper. In the past few days, after the grisly reappearance of...
MEND – Nigeria militant group heeds to cease fire call from Obama
The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) has confirmed the latest attack on a 30,000bpd Shell flow station in Nigeria's oil-rich...
Obama and Clinton tackle two primary states’ opposing economies
Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton face pressure from both sides of the debate over biofuels and soaring food prices as they prepare for Tuesday’s...
Africans educated in United States not returning home
The result of a study by an American institute has shown that most Africans who earn their doctorate degrees from US universities remain in...
Adan Ayrow’s Al Qaeda militants swear revenge …
An American strike killed Adan Hashi Ayrow, the commander of the Islamic militia Al Shabab, Thursday in Somalia. He was believed to be linked...
Charles Taylor’s billions traced in US banks
Charles Taylor, the former head of state of Liberia, who is currently being tried in the Hague by the Special Court for Sierra Leone...
Women more prone to diabetes than men …
The fact that diabetes increases the risk of heart disease – and therefore cardiovascular disease – is nothing new. But what is new is...
Twin babies sold for US dollars
The Nigeria police have paraded a 26-year-old woman and her accomplices in the commercial city of Lagos after she allegedly sold her twin boys...
Obama – Clinton : Rev. Wright denounced by Black leaders
Barack Obama has received the blessing of the most senior African-American in Congress for his decision to sever ties with Jeremiah Wright, the former...
“D.C. Madam” found dead in Florida
Deborah Jeane Palfrey, age 52, also known as D.C. Madam faced eight to fifteen years in prison for running a call-girl ring for Washingtons...