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Syrian Arab Republic (the): Secretary-General expresses deep regret over Security Council's 'disappointing' inability to adopt text on ending violence in Syria

Source: UN Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General Country: Syrian Arab Republic (the) The following statement was ... (More)

South Sudan (Republic of): Mediterranean Basin Weekly Review : 31 January 2012

Source: NATO Civil-Military Fusion Centre Country: South Sudan (Republic of), Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Mali, ... (More)

China: China's Rise Poses Challenges for Its African Peacekeeping Missions

Source: Voice of America Country: China, Libya, South Sudan (Republic of), Sudan (the) China has long ... (More)

Somalia: Kenya says hits rebel convoy with helicopter gunships

Source: Reuters - AlertNet Country: Somalia, Kenya (Adds al Shabaab ambush) NAIROBI, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Kenya's military has ... (More)

Sudan (the): Karti warns US against aid in war zones, threatens 'security cards' against South Sudanese

Source: Sudan Tribune Country: Sudan (the) February 3, 2012 (KHARTOUM) - The Sudanese foreign minister, Ali Karti, has challenged the ... (More)

Sudan (the): Kalma: four months without aid, nearing full consensus on WFP process

Source: Radio Dabanga Country: Sudan (the) Kalma internally displaced persons (IDP) camp in South Darfur has now spent four months ... (More)

Mali: Heavy weapons rattle N. Mali town, thousands flee

Source: Reuters - AlertNet Country: Mali, Mauritania, Niger (the) Heavy weapons fire heard around key northern ... (More)

World: For World Cancer Day, UN stresses early diagnosis to reduce mounting deaths

Source: UN News Service Country: World 3 February 2012 - Early diagnosis is the key to reducing the nearly eight million deaths ... (More)

Report: Civilian Deaths at Record High in US-Occupied Afghanistan

The number of civilian casualties resulting from the conflict in Afghanistan has risen for a fifth consecutive year, according to a report (pdf) by the United Nations. The number of civilian ... (More)

Growing Sudan, South Sudan Oil Impasse Has High Stakes

African Union mediation to end an oil standoff between Sudan and South Sudan is expected to resume this week. Analysts say the stakes are high for the governments in Khartoum and Juba, both of ... (More)

Innovative Radio Talk Shows Give Ugandans a Public Voice

A combination of radio talk shows and SMS (text messaging) technology is seeking to empower Ugandan citizens to hold their public servants accountable for the country's problems. Uganda’s lively ... (More)

An Attack on Tehran Would Be Madness. So Don't Rule It Out

Robert Fisk If Israel really attacks Iran this year, it – and the Americans – will be more dotty than their enemies think. True, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is a ... (More)

A War Anniversary the US Wishes to Forget

Emil Guillermo Feb. 4 marks the anniversary of a war America won — but doesn’t care to crow about. When the memory only produces shame and regret, you can ... (More)

Big News on Bank Transfers

Brooke Jarvis Two summers ago, at the U.S. Social Forum, I attended a panel discussion about ways to expand the use of credit unions as alternatives to the “too ... (More)

Ghana: Black Cats Seek Permanent Gyan Solution

[GFA] Sunderland manager Martin O'Neill has suggested Al-Ain are keen to complete a permanent deal for Ghana international striker Asamoah Gyan. (More)

Washington D.C. Police Close 'Occupy' Camp Near White House

Police have closed the last of the big Occupy Wall Street encampments in the United States, this one just a few blocks from the White House. (More)

Ghana/Tunisia: Blacks Stars Gear Up to Face Carthage Eagles

[GFA] Ghana are gearing up for the biggest match so far at the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations with the quarter-final clash against Tunisia on Sunday. (More)

Ghana: Stevanovic Has All Players Available

[GFA] Ghana coach Goran Stevanovic has all his players available for the quarter-final match against Tunisia on Sunday at the 2012 African Cup of Nations. (More)

Perestroika Veterans Pass The Torch To A New Protest Generation

Amid the young middle class professionals that made up the backbone of the anti-Kremlin rally in Moscow, there were pensioners who were veterans of an earlier protest era. (More)

Africa: Can 2012 - the Home Stretch

[Nation] The first cull is done. It's goodbye to eight teams and the battle continues for the remaining eight. (More)