AFRICA News, Aug 28, 2011

Music as message BBC News This view infuses Rudder's latest album, Random Notes, which marks key events inrecent Caribbean history and covers topics from the 2010 Haiti earthquake to modern life in Jamaica and Trinidad. David Rudder was one of the pioneers of the modern pacy... See all stories on this topic » BBC News

Bee Attacks Across the Country Lead to Questions About 'Killer Bees' ABC News By CHRISTINA NG A string of recent bee attacks in Florida, California, Texas and Arizona have left both humans and animals injured this summer. (Getty Images) A errant playground ball hit a beehive in Cocoa Beach, Fla., sending a swarm of angry bees ... See all stories on this topic » ABC News

Ghana should avoid complacency-WANEP GhanaWeb Mr. Justin Bayor, National Coordinator of the West Africa Network for Peace building, Ghana (WANEP-Ghana) has warned the country's security agencies not to let their guard down despite the Global Peace Index latest report which rated the nation as the ... See all stories on this topic »

Does the racial make-up of local government reflect the community? Muncie Star Press Regardless of those ties, however, Quirk maintained that he's "never heard any official, Democrat or Republican, say, 'I don't want to hire an African-American.'" "As far as the three commissioners I've worked under since 2009, race has never been a ... See all stories on this topic »

Uganda tea exporters protest Kenya plant permit charges East African By A JOINT REPORT (email the author) Uganda is planning to lodge a complaint against Kenya at the East African Community headquarters over what it terms unfair trade practices. The landlocked country is against the introduction of a plant-health ... See all stories on this topic »

Zanzibar Ivory Haul Highlights Large-Scale Killing of African Elephants International Business Times However, IFAW says the impact of large-scale elephant slaughter on African elephant populations is of more importance than the value of the latest ivory haul. “While we gather to discuss combating the ivory trade elephants continue to be killed for ... See all stories on this topic »

Sports Agent taught summer class at UNC Reesenews Carl Carey Jr., an agent who represented Julius Peppers in his recent deal with the Chicago Bears, was hired to teach a course in the African and Afro-American studies department. He was also representing two UNC football players who had been selected... See all stories on this topic » Reesenews

Standard Bank SA predicts MMD victory Times of Zambia According to the latest Standard Bank African research report on Zambia, dubbed "Africa Trade Idea", the failure of the pact between the Patriotic Front (PF) and the UPND would advantage President Banda. According to the report, the buoyant nature of ... See all stories on this topic »

Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial is fitting tribute Sun-Sentinel This latest monument, however, figures to be as well-received as all of the recent ones, with the Vietnam Memorial in particular becoming one of the most popular and poignant sites in Washington. According to one recent poll, 91 percent of Americans ... See all stories on this topic »

Uganda slips in FIFA rankings StarAfrica.com The Cranes are experiencing one of their forms in recent times and are in a good stead to qualify for next year's Africa Cup of Nations with two matches remaining. The East African nation all-time best position is 63 rd attained in September 2010. ... See all stories on this topic »

The Fall of Tripoli SBS Plus we look back at our 2010 interview with Gaddafi, when he confidently insisted that the people were with him and dismissed the title of 'dictator' as stupid. WATCH - Get the latest on the situation in Libya on Sunday at 8.30pm on SBS ONE. ... See all stories on this topic »

China energy demand holds a reservoir of opportunity gulfnews.com The country's state-controlled companies, which include CNPC, China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) and China Petrochemicals Corporation (Sinopec), had spent most of the last decade purchasing assets in Africa and Central Asia, which produces ... See all stories on this topic » gulfnews.com

Minnesota's princess tradition: Maybe we all just want our heads carved in butter. Twin Cities Planet There may be no Princess Kay scandal in the competition's history, but there is this recentphenomenon: a concentration of three Princess Kays in one family over the past several years. Katie Miron, the 2010 and 57th Princess Kay is younger sister to ... See all stories on this topic »

Thomas Cook seeks ticket out of time warp The Independent And this is against the backdrop of an industry that has had to cope with erupting volcanoes, revolutions in popular North African destinations, rising fuel prices, and the downturn in consumer spending. Simon French, a leisure analyst at Panmure ... See all stories on this topic »

Contemporary classical: a guide for the perplexed Today's Zaman The idea that good music can bring together a range of traditions, from rock to WestAfrican drumming to Javanese gamelan, is today a given for most younger composers, and emerges in surprising ways (like Lang's “Little Match Girl Passion,” a ... See all stories on this topic » Today's Zaman

Emails: Jeb Bush was upset Scott fired staffers Boston Herald King's son, Army Pfc. Brandon King, was killed in Afghanistan in July 2010. "All three are AfricanAmerican, non-political and good workers," Bush wrote to Wiles. In another email, Wiles told the director of administration in the governor's office that ... See all stories on this topic »

Is LA The World's Next Great Literary City? The Los Angeles Review of Books ... LAist The latest major California survey claimed 80% of Californians had read a book in the last month. Reading is alive and well, and all the research shows that people with eReaders read more than they did before getting the reader. ... See all stories on this topic » LAist

Who was behind the bombing in Nigeria? CNN International It is the latest, and most ambitious in a series of bomb explosions that have hit the city in the last year. The last one, in June, targeted the police headquarters in Abuja, killing two people. Boko Haram, an Islamic extremist group (sometimes ... See all stories on this topic » CNN International

Souq.com records an increase of 33% in number of unique visitors in the first ... Zawya (subscription) (press release) From humble beginnings in 2005, Souq.com now attracts over 2 million unique visitors per month - a figure which is growing in double digits monthly - from countries across the Middle East and NorthAfrica. Headquartered in Dubai, Souq.com has offices ... See all stories on this topic »

Wall Street's Wrong About These Stocks Motley Fool Hewlett-Packard's (NYSE: HPQ ) decision to abandon the PC market is only the latest symptom of a movement that began when IBM (NYSE: IBM ) sold off its computer business to Lenovo. Some might point to Dell as a computer maker still, but even there the ... See all stories on this topic »

Exodus Slows in Horn of Africa But Grows in Yemen [press release] Middle East North Africa Financial Network Some 15000 of them have arrived since January. Learn more about the crisis in the Horn of Africaand how to contribute by visiting the UNHCR Horn of Africa emergency donation site. For the latestupdates follow us on Facebook or Twitter. See all stories on this topic »

Fresh questions over Mandelson's business dealings after secretive new venture ... Daily Mail By Robert Verkaik Fresh questions have been raised over Lord Mandelson's business dealings after it was disclosed that his latest commercial venture is a secretive international business consultancy with no website or even an advertised address. ... See all stories on this topic » Daily Mail

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SYRIA News, Aug 28, 2011

Arab League Will Send Envoy to Assad Seeking End to Syria Crisis San Francisco Chronicle Salehi warned against "foreign meddling" in Syria and said Assad should be supported. In New York, Russia's ambassador to the United Nations, Vitaly Churkin, told reporters two days ago that a "very important envoy from Moscow" will travel to Damascus ... See all stories on this topic »

Activists Report Clashes in Syria Voice of America The United Nations says more than 2000 people have died in Syria during the government crackdown. President Assad has blamed much of the violence on what he calls armed "gangs" and "terrorists." Meanwhile, Russia introduced a UN resolution on Syria, ... See all stories on this topic »

Russia steps up UN battle over Syria SGGP Russia on Friday stepped up UN Security Council hostilities over Syria by proposing a resolution without sanctions to rival a Europe-US call to directly target President Bashar al-Assad. Russia's ambassador Vitaly Churkin accused the Western allies of ... See all stories on this topic »

Chris Riddell on Bashar al-Assad – cartoon The Guardian We blame Iceland for the Arab spring,Israel, Syria,Assad, lybia,the camp david peace accords,hummus,and everything that Israel hating arabs and muslims can possibly blame them for! or,we could blame it on, say Greenland! they never gey blamed for ... See all stories on this topic »

Syria: Where is the Outrage? American Thinker Assad's most recent outrage occurred during the government assault in Latakia, the main Syrianport city. According to United Nations figures, 10000 Palestinian residents fled from their refugee camp during four days of unrelenting attacks by ... See all stories on this topic »

World digest: Bombings kill 6 in Iraq STLtoday.com Syria's closest ally, Iran, warned Saturday that a power vacuum in Damascus could spark an unprecedented regional crisis while urging President Bashar Assad to listen to some of his people's "legitimate demands." Thousands of protesters, meanwhile, ... See all stories on this topic »

Protesters in Syria demand UN, NATO help to oust President Bashar Assad ... 100gf | Politics and Computers With NATO's role in Libya seen by many as instrumental in the ousting of Muammar Gaddafi, protesters in Syria are now calling for the same level of international support in their bid to overthrow their president Bashar Assad. ... See all stories on this topic »

The end of the Assad era Ammon News Today's demand by leading Western powers that Assad step down immediately seals the imminent collapse of the Damascus regime that was initiated by Syrian citizens and hastened by Arab and Turkish pressure. Having proved totally insincere in grasping... See all stories on this topic » Ammon News

Has the EU forgotten Syria? Malta Independent Online And this irresolute conduct on the part of the world's leading nations – literally, as the UN Security Council has failed to even adopt a resolution condemning Assad's atrocities – includes the European Union. Last week, hopes were raised that the EU ... See all stories on this topic »

MidEast Daily News The Media Line Syrian President Bashar Al-Asad absorbed a double-hit on Saturday when tens of thousands took to the streets demanding his resignation despite the dangers; and Iran admonished that he must “respond to the legitimate demands of the people. ... See all stories on this topic »

Newspapers Review: Dailies Focus on UN Bid, Syria and Libya WAFA - Palestine News Agency Al-Quds' main headline reported from Syria on the death of 10 protesters at the hands of President Bashar al-Assad's troops on Friday. The story reported the UN mission to assess humanitarian needs in Syria speaking of an urgent need to protect Syrian ... See all stories on this topic »

Resolute Struggle: Russia steps up for Syria RT Fresh diplomatic efforts to end the ongoing violence in Syria have been made by Russia, as it's introduced its own draft UN resolution. Moscow is calling on both sides in the country to engage in dialogue, and for President Assad to speed up promised ... See all stories on this topic »

The right and the wrong lessons to draw from Libya's liberation The Guardian (blog) On moral grounds, there are as many compelling reasons to intervene in Syria as there were in Libya. Yet the equally brutal President Assad and his cronies will not have to duck and cover as Nato warplanes scream overhead. That is, at least in part, ... See all stories on this topic »

Has over-cautious foreign policy put India's commercial interests in Libya in ... Economic Times In Syria, the situation is worse than most other troubled nations of the region. The European Union is contemplating imposing fresh sanctions against president Bashar al-Assad in response to his five-month crackdown on protesters in which 2200 ... See all stories on this topic »

Protests Persist in Syria Al-Arabiya Despite recent claims by President Bashar al-Assad that tanks have withdrawn and the crackdown has stopped, but according to state television and activists, protesters are still being shot by military forces. Since the beginning of August, ... See all stories on this topic »

Do unto despots as they have done to their people Kansas City Star A recent resolution drafted by the US and European nations urges that the International Criminal Court be directed to consider charges against President Bashar al-Assad of Syria, who unleashed his military in savage attacks on protesters that may have ... See all stories on this topic »

Opposition group accuses Hezbollah of acting against Syrian protests Monsters and Critics.com He claimed that Nasrallah has sent armed militias 'to help and assist' the forces of (SyrianPresident) Bashar al-Assad in killing defenceless protesters. Nasrallah, whose movement is by backed Syria and financed by Iran, has called for a 'peaceful ... See all stories on this topic »

Thousands of Syrians march against Assad, 3 killed Montreal Gazette The United States and EU have urged Assad to step down but their push at the UN to impose Security Council sanctions on Syria over its crackdown has met resistance from Russia and China, diplomats said. Russia has a naval base in Syria and is one of ... See all stories on this topic »

Chamoun addresses “cabinet splits” NOW LEBANON Chamoun also said that Hezbollah – which is backed by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime – is fighting “a battle of existence” due to “the collapse of the regime.” In Syria, Assad's troops have cracked down on protests against almost five ... See all stories on this topic »

Arab League to increase pressure on Syria: Official Montreal Gazette By Ayman Samir, Reuters August 27, 2011 5:56 PM People protest against President Bashar al-Assad after Friday prayers in the city of Amude August 26, 2011. CAIRO, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Arab governments will step up pressure on Syria's President Bashar ... See all stories on this topic »

Syrians revive protest against Assad Ottawa Citizen At the United Nations, a US and European push to impose Security Council sanctions on Syriaover its crackdown on the protests met resistance from Russia and China, diplomats said. Assadhas sent in tanks and troops to crush months of street ... See all stories on this topic »

U.N. Syria sanctions draft targets Assad, 22 others - World news ... ... on Tuesday calls for U.N. sanctions against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, ... BREAKINGNEWS: Hurricane warning lifted for South Carolina; Irene takes ... www.msnbc.msn.com/.../un-syria-sanctions-draft-targets-assad...

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