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Hamadryas Baboon (Papio hamadryas) Baboons gobble grapes in South African wine region
(AP) - JOHANNESBURG - Baboons, it seems, prefer pinot noir. They also like a nice chardonnay. Largely undeterred by electric fences, hundreds of wild baboons in South Africa's prized wine country are... (photo: Creative Commons / Leafnode) Syracuse
African   Grapes   Johannesburg   Photos   Wine
Trails of smoke from rockets fired by Palestinians militants in Gaza are seen after being fired towards a target in Israel as seen from the Israel-Gaza border, Thursday Jan. 15, 2009. Israeli tanks shelled downtown Gaza City on Thursday and ground troops thrust deep into a crowded neighborhood for the first time, sending terrified residents fleeing for cover and ratcheting up the pressure on Gaza's Hamas rulers to accept a proposed cease-fire to end a devastating Israeli offen Gaza hits boiling point as rockets fly across borders
Gaza Anger is growing almost daily in the Palestinian territories due to the Israeli government's actions against the Al Aqsa Mosque, and the re-dedication of the Hurva synagogue. In the West Bank,... (photo: AP / Bernat Armangue) Gulf News
Gaza   Israel   Palestinian   Photos   Rockets
Blu-ray , HD DVD Drive Bikel Salutes Blu-Ray Debut Of 'African Queen'
Sure, he didn't ride aboard the actual vessel in the movie, but for Theodore Bikel, being along for the ride on the cinematic classic "The African Queen" is one experience that the acclaimed actor... (photo: Creative Commons / Pagemoral) WPXI
Blu-Ray   Cinematic   Classic   Debut   Photos
** FILE ** In this Dec. 8, 2008 file photo, U.N. envoy Olesegun Obasanjo speaks during a meeting between representatives of Congo's government and rebels to formalize a cease-fire and discuss a peace process at the United Nations headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya. Former Nigeria Leader Urges Fair Guinea Election
Filed at 12:49 p.m. ET MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) -- Nigeria's former president is calling for fair elections in Guinea after recent political upheavals in the small West African country. Former Nigerian... (photo: AP / Sayyid Azim, file) The New York Times
Election   Guinea   Leader   Obasanjo   Photos
Rhino, Chester Zoo Kenya's proposal on protection of rhinos accepted at CITES
Written By:Rose Kamau/   , Posted: Tue, Mar 23, 2010 Caption: The proposal aims at ending illegal trade in rhino parts and derivatives (File/PHOTO) The UN wildlife trade body has... (photo: Creative Commons) Kenya Broadcasting Corp
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