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(photo: Press Information Dept. of Pakistan) Al Jazeera India Pakistan Photos Visa Wikipedia: Rehman Malik | | | Defence Minister failed to heed State’s counsel, lost firing range | Karnataka government says it kept Centre in loop over inability to lease out private land | The significant reduction over the years in the number of firing ranges under the Indian Army may be a rea... Deccan Herald What Is Frankincense? | You've probably heard that Frankincense was one of the three gifts brought to the baby Jesus by the three wise men, according to The Gospel of Matthew. But what the heck is it? | Frankincense is the... Yahoo Daily News High Hopes for Ethiopia's Rising Classical Music Stars [RNW Africa]Addis Ababa -One evening last month, the sounds of classical Spain could be heard in an unlikely place: the Ethiopian National Theatre in Addis Ababa. ... All Africa Tablet shows value as teacher in Ethiopia ASSOCIATED PRESS | December 24, 2012 | Updated: December 25, 2012 1:24am | Comments (0) E-mail Print | Tweet | Page 1 of 1 | WENCHI, Ethiopia - The kids in this volcano-rim village sleep beside cows a... Houston Chronicle Nigeria can't have striker Shola Ameobi for Africa Cup of Nations, says Newcastle boss Alan Pardew | NEWCASTLE boss Alan Pardew will not allow striker Shola Ameobi to play for Nigeria at the Africa Cup of Nations in January. | The 31-year-old Ameobi, who once played for the England Under-21 side, h... The Daily Telegraph Australia Skateboarding cares Here's a list of some of the hardest working skateboard related charities | MofoTony Hawk frontside grinds a pool in 1986 and helps communities around the country build them in 2012. | Skateboarding's unique combination of physicality, creativity, courage and its engaging s... ESPN Inhabitants of Ginda Town Conduct Popular Sanitation Campaign [Shabait]Ginda -The inhabitants of Ginda town conducted popular sanitation campaign aimed at controlling the prevalence of communicable, and that positive results are being witnessed. ... All Africa Ministry of Tourism Working Hard to Ensure the Future of Generations [Shabait]Asmara -In the research paper it presented at the Second National Investment Conference, the Ministry of Tourism explained that it is working hard to ensure the future of generations by explo... All Africa Agricultural Programs Southern Region [Shabait]Mendefera -Big agricultural programs worth over 100 million Nakfa have been implemented in the Southern region in 2012 which include construction of dams, water diversion schemes, leveling of... All Africa Carnage in the Congo; Murder, Mayhem and the UN | 24/12/2012 | Mareeg.com-The UN has condemned Rwanda’s role in the carnage in the Congo for | supplying arms and aid to the M23 rebels fighting the Congolese army | in northern Congo yet provid... Mareeg Share your notable photos of 2012 | It's been quite a year on Long Island. Share photos of your biggest moments of 2012, from the personal to the communal, the highs and the lows. | User name | Email address | Phone number (required) ... Newsday UN Special Rapporteur Urges Govt to Cooperate [Government of Ethiopia]Beedwantee Keetharuth, the newly-appointed United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Eritrea called Eritrean authorities on Friday (Dec 21) to cooperat... All Africa 8 Heartwarming Holiday Campaigns That Give Back | The holiday spirit is contagious, so it's no surprise tech companies, non-profits and other organizations have embraced giving back this winter. | While volunteering time and donating money have lon... Mashable Tablet as teacher: Poor Ethiopian kids learn ABCs WENCHI, Ethiopia -- The kids in this volcano-rim village wear filthy, ragged clothes. They sleep beside cows and sheep in huts made of sticks and mud. They don't go to school. Yet they all can chant t... Kansas City Star Tablet as teacher: Poor Ethiopian kids learn ABCs | WENCHI, ETHIOPIA (AP) - The kids in this volcano-rim village wear filthy, ragged clothes. They sleep beside cows and sheep in huts made of sticks and mud. They don’t go to school. Yet they all... The Washington Times Tablet as teacher: Poor Ethiopian kids learn ABCs | Jason Straziuso | AP photo | Children play with tablet computers given to them by the One Laptop Per Child project in the village of Wenchi, Ethiopia. | Education Blog | It will be months before the... The Columbus Dispatch The year in business: 2012 2012 was the year when shocking economic and business news seemed to lose its power to shock. | Nothing much really got sorted out - the debt mountains in Europe and the US still towered over everythi... BBC News Zambia retain faith in winning squad | LUSAKA, Dec 24 (Reuters) - All but two of the squad who took Zambia to the last African Nations Cup title have been retained by coach Herve Renard for their defence in South Africa next month. | Ren... The Guardian Carnage in the Congo | The UN has condemned Rwanda’s role in the carnage in the Congo for supplying arms and aid to the M23 rebels fighting the Congolese army in northern Congo yet provides the Rwandan military ten$ of ... CounterPunch Ameobi 'not going' to Nations Cup Newcastle United striker Shola Ameobi will not be going to the Africa Cup of Nations with Nigeria, according to his manager Alan Pardew. | The former England under-21 international has been named by c... BBC News | | | |