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In this image made from television Naomi Campbell is seen at the U.N.-backed Special Court for Sierra Leone in Leidschendam, Netherlands, Thursday, Aug. 5, 2010. Naomi Campbell appeared at a Dutch courthouse to give evidence at the war crimes trial of former Liberian ruler Charles Taylor after the supermodel lost her battle to avoid testifying. Campbell will be questioned about claims made by actress Mia Farrow that Taylor gave the British model an uncut diamond after a dinner party hosted by Nelson Mandela in South Africa in 1997. Prosecutors say if that's true, it's evidence that he received diamonds from Sierra Leone rebels in exchange for weapons during that country's 1992-2002 civil war. (AP Photo/Special Court for Sierra Leone Naomi Campbell's friend: SAfricans have diamonds
JOHANNESBURG-Naomi Campbell's friend said Friday that he had handed over three small uncut diamonds to South African authorities after the supermodel testified at an international war crimes court... (photo: AP) The Boston Globe
Crimes   Johannesburg   Photos   Sierra Leone   Wikipedia: Naomi Campbell
Bananas - Fruit Genes from sweet pepper to fortify African banana against devastating wilt disease
In a major breakthrough, crop scientists announced today the successful transfer of green pepper genes to bananas, conferring on the popular fruit the means to resist one of the most devastating... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) PhysOrg
Banana   Crop   Disease   Photos   Wikipedia: Banana
President Barack Obama meets Wednesday, March 25, 2009, at the U.S. Capitol with representatives from North Dakota and Minnesota, areas hard hit by flooding. Survey: Arabs lose faith in Obama
Arab opinion of the United States and its president Barack Obama has dimmed in the past year, while the popularity of Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the Turkish prime minister, has skyrocketed,... (photo: White House / Pete Souza) Al Jazeera
Arab World   Photos   President   States   Wikipedia: Barack Obama
Agriculture - coffee plantation, Kerala Coffee helps boost Ethiopia exports to $2 bln -min
* Coffee brings in $528 million after slump previous year * Ethiopia predicts $3 billion for 2010/2011 * Wants to diversify into leather, vegetables By Barry Malone ADDIS ABABA, Aug 6 (Reuters) -... (photo: WN / Geeta) The Guardian
Coffee   Ethiopia   Exports   Photos   Wikipedia: Coffee
President Paul Kagame speaks to Rwandans during his election campaign in Kirehe, Rwanda. Climate of fear as Rwanda prepares for elections
President Paul Kagame's well-oiled campaign machine has spent the past few weeks... (photo: AP / Margaret Cappa) BBC News
Africa   Elections   Photos   Rwanda   Wikipedia: Rwandan presidential election, 2010
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