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Austrian Airlines Boeing 737-8Z9 'OE-LNJ'
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Vienna's Mayor Dr. Haupl christens airline's A380 at the hub of Austrian Airlines
One of Lufthansa’s Airbus A380s is now the proud bearer for the first time of the name of “Wien“. The naming ceremony, attended by 250 invited guests, was held at Vienna Airport... (photo: Creative Commons / Trainler)
His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet with a cup of tea during a special event as Tibetans in in exile congratulating their new political leader of Tibet, Dr. Lobsang Sangay, Dharamshala, India on 8th August 2011.
China   Photos   South Africa   Tibet   Wikipedia: Dalai Lama
 Independent online (SA) 
'SA must give Dalai Lama a visa'
Anglican Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu has declined to comment on the Dalai Lama’s application for a visa to visit South Africa. Tutu has invited the Dalai Lama to attend his 80th birthday... (photo: WN / Yeshe Choesang)
Nobel peace laureate Desmond Tutu talk during a press conference in Cape Town, South Africa, Thursday, July 22, 2010. Nobel peace laureate Desmond Tutu announced Thursday he is retiring from public life later this year when he turns 79, saying "the time has come to slow down" and spend more time with his family. The former Anglican archbishop of Cape Town said after his birthday on Oct. 7 he will limit his time in the office to one day per week until February 2011.  m&c; 
Report: South Africa hesitates on Dalai Lama visa
Johannesburg - South Africa was considering whether to grant the Dalai Lama a visa, after Archbishop Desmond Tutu invited the Tibetan spiritual leader for a visit, according to media reports Monday.... (photo: AP)
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A Libyan rebel fighter stands in the destroyed building of Moammar Gadhafi's compound Bab al-Aziziya in Tripoli, Libya, early Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2011.  Independent online (SA) 
Libyan conflict: 'Probe Nato over deaths'
Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe has hinted that the International Criminal Court should investigate Nato for the loss of civilian life in Libya arising from its apparently helping the rebels take... (photo: AP / Francois Mori)
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Kathy Griffin The Los Angeles Times
Quick Takes: Kathy Griffin chides 'Hoarders' ad
To promote its Emmy nomination, A&E bought a print ad for "Hoarders" that used quotes from celebrity fan Kathy Griffin. The problem? "Hoarders" and Bravo's "Kathy... (photo: AP / Peter Kramer)
Celebrity   Entertainment   Photos   Star   Wikipedia: Kathy Griffin
Elephant display. The full size cast of an African Elephant was built in the Belgium Living Planet gallery. The Daily Mail
Project Frozen Dumbo: First elephant sperm bank in U.S. struggling to get frozen semen shipped ...
Zoo officials trying to establish North America's first elephant sperm bank have been slowed by bureaucratic hurdles but hope South African officials will approve... (photo: Creative Commons / Chemical Engineer)
America   Animal   News   Wikipedia: Elephant   Photo
Simple interventions could reduce maternal deaths by 46 percent Star Tribune
HRW: SAfrica maternal death rate quadruples in 10 years as nurses abuse patients
JOHANNESBURG - She waited 1 1/2 hours at the hospital, only to see a nurse who yelled that she was "lying about being in labor." Three hours later, her baby was... (photo: IRIN / Tiggy Ridley)
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This photo taken Thursday Oct. 7, 2010 in Johannesburg shows copies of the book "Conversations With Myself" compiled with Nelson Mandela's  blessing by a team of archivists, editors and collaborators who worked from decades of notes, letters, recorded conversations and other material. Herald Tribune
SAfrica to open new museum honoring Nelson Mandela
JOHANNESBURG - South African officials say they will build a dedicated museum honoring Nelson Mandela's struggle against apartheid, on the site where he was arrested 49... (photo: AP)
Museum   Open   Photos   Safrica   Wikipedia :Nelson Mandela
In this June 20, 2010 photo, men walk in an oil slick covering a creek near Bodo City in the oil-rich Niger Delta region of Nigeria. The Los Angeles Times
Nigeria oil spills have created ecological disaster, report says
Reporting from Johannesburg, South Africa— After half a century of oil spills, Nigeria's troubled Niger Delta is one of the most polluted places on Earth, and it... (photo: AP / Sunday Alamba)
Environment   Nigeria   Photos   Pollution
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SAfrica sentences Vietnamese rhino-horn smugglers
JOHANNESBURG - (AP) -- South African conservation groups say a court has given long prison sentences to two Vietnamese men convicted of smuggling rhino... (photo: GFDL / Mistvan)
African   Environment   Photos   Wikipedia: Rhinoceros   Wildlife
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