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Pipe bomb closes Eden Valley City Hall

13.05.2008 08:48    minnesota.publicradio.org
The Eden Valley City Hall had to be evacuated Tuesday, after someone brought in a pipe bomb they had found in a storage shed.

US military eyes more northern border patrols

13.05.2008 08:48    minnesota.publicradio.org
The chief of the U.S. Northern Command saysthe Pentagon is working with civillian authorities to increasemonitoring of the northern border.

Nigeria: Power Probe - Obasanjo, Atiku Fail to Show Up

13.05.2008 08:40    allafrica.com
FORMER President Olusegun Obasanjo and his deputy, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, failed yesterday to appear before the House of Representatives Committee probing the power sector with Chief Obasanjo citing slight indisposition.

Zimbabwe: ZCTU Leaders Denied Bail

13.05.2008 08:40    allafrica.com
TWO Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions leaders who were arrested last week for making speeches at a workers' day rally have been denied bail when they appeared in court on Monday, ZCTU said in a statement.

South Africa: High-Flying Sky Spy May Guard 2010

13.05.2008 08:40    allafrica.com
SECURITY for the 2010 Soccer World Cup will include state-of-the-art airborne surveillance systems.

South Africa: Competition Law

13.05.2008 08:40    allafrica.com
IT IS ironic, in a way, that proposed amendments to SA's competition law are to go to the cabinet just as the Competition Commission is reporting ever richer successes in busting cartels.

Rwanda: Chamber Orders ICTR Registry to Appoint Lawyer for Genocide Fugitive

13.05.2008 08:40    allafrica.com
The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) has ordered the Registry to appoint a lawyer for an accused who is still at large, Fulgence Kayishema.

Uganda: Police Spend Sh1b Annually On Rent

13.05.2008 08:40    allafrica.com
THE Police Force spends sh1.3b annually in rent for its headquarters at the former British High Commission bulding, MPs have learnt.

South Africa: State Wants to Keep Brown in Jail After Wife's Flight

13.05.2008 08:40    allafrica.com
Susan Brown, the wife of Fidentia CEO J Arthur Brown, fled SA with her children for Australia on April 25 with an unexecuted arrest warrant hanging over her head, the Cape Town District Court was told yesterday.

Kenya: Politicians Must Let the Law Fight Crime

13.05.2008 08:40    allafrica.com
Debate about amnesty for those implicated in the violence sparked by the December controversial presidential election results peaked at the weekend. There were two diametrically opposed views - the nays and the yea - both representing the discordance of thoughts

Rwanda: Wife of Genocide Acquitted Testifies Before ICTR

13.05.2008 08:40    allafrica.com
Bongwa Leoncie, wife of the genocide acquitted Andre Ntagerura, Monday testified in defense of Prosper Mugiraneza, former Rwandan minister for Civil Service, who is accused of 1994 genocide and crimes against humanity alongside three other former ministers before the Arusha-based

Kenya: Lawyers to Help in Writing Fresh Laws

13.05.2008 08:40    allafrica.com
Parliament and the Law Society of Kenya have agreed to jointly participate in drafting new legislation.

Egypt: Facebook Activist Beaten, Threatened for Expressing Support for Strike

13.05.2008 08:40    allafrica.com
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 civil engineer, used the social-networking site Facebook to support calls for a general strike on May

Sierra Leone: Opposition Radio Station Shut Down

13.05.2008 08:40    allafrica.com (2)
On 8 May 2008, Unity Radio, a station run by Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP), was shut down on the orders of the Minister of Information and Communication, Alhaji Ibrahim Ben Kargbo.

South Africa: Rugby Community 'Shattered' By Rape

13.05.2008 08:40    allafrica.com
Detectives from the Family and Child Sexual Offences Unit are investigating the rape of a young medical student, the sister of a Springbok rugby player, in Cape Town.

Nigeria: Massob Decries Persecution of Members

13.05.2008 08:40    allafrica.com
The Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) yesterday called for the release of its members in prisons across the country.

Nigeria: Legislators Delay Passage of Freedom of Information Bill

13.05.2008 08:40    allafrica.com (2)
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today called on the members of Nigeria's House of Representatives to stop delaying the passage of the Freedom of Information (FOI) Bill after its consideration was deferred for the fifth time last week.

Rwanda: The Catholic Church-Assisted Genocide As It Began in 1959

13.05.2008 08:40    allafrica.com
As children of God most Rwandans have lost their innocence, thanks largely to the actions of the self proclaimed representatives of Christ's message on earth.

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