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Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons Inspectors

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The Hindu
‘OPCW is upholding Nobel’s vision’
The Nobel Peace Prize for 2013 has been awarded to the Organisation for the Prevention of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) “for its extensive efforts to eliminate chemical weapons”. The Hague-based... (photo: Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons)

Mali takes baby steps toward protecting former child soldiers

Africa Children Mali Photos

IRINnews
Mali takes baby steps toward protecting former child soldiers
BAMAKO, 11 October 2013 (IRIN) - Just a handful of the hundreds of Malian children believed to have been drawn into the country’s recent conflict are formally receiving help. Bamako authorities... (photo: UN / Marco Dormino)

File - United Nations police officers based in Akobo speak with three women detained inside a traditional tukul house at the local police headquarters, Akobo, South Sudan, 10 April, 2013.

BBC News
Will Africa pull out of the ICC?
With Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta under pressure to appear at the International Criminal Court next month to answer charges of crimes against humanity, the African Union (AU) has called a... (photo: UN / Martine Perret)
African Union ICC Photos War Crime Wikipedia: International Criminal Court

M23 is symptom, not cause, of Congo woes

Business Day
M23 is symptom, not cause, of Congo woes
Related articles New UN force is capable of engaging M23 rebels Congolese forces pound M23 rebels UN gives M23 rebels in Congo deadline to hand in weapons In this article Companies and organisations:... (photo: UN / Sylvain Liechti)
Congo Photos Rebels Weapons Wikipedia: Republic of the Congo

Ali Zeidan, a Europe-based envoy for the Libyan National Transitional Council, speaks to the Associated Press in Paris, Monday March, 21, 2011. Zeidan said air strikes, led by France, Britain and the United States, have helped, but the council do not want international forces to invade the country.

Swissinfo
Libya PM says U.S. raid will not hurt ties
Arab Spring Reuters October 8, 2013 - 13:07 RABAT/TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libya's Prime Minister Ali Zeidan said on Tuesday that relations with the United States would not be... (photo: AP / Jacques Brinon)
Libya Photos Politics US Wikipedia: Ali Zeidan

Two dead mosquitoes - insect - cause of malaria

Mail Guardian South Africa
New Malaria therapy could be a breakthrough
Malaria is a familiar foe to every family in the affected countries of sub-Saharan Africa. Mothers holding small, listless-eyed babies with fever queue outside hospitals... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar)
Africa Family Malaria Photos Wikipedia: Malaria vaccine

General Bikram Singh, COAS interacting with troops of Eastern Command at fort William on his visit to Kolkata

Swissinfo
India says Pakistan pushing fighters into Kashmir before 2014
Reuters October 8, 2013 - 11:50 NEW DELHI/SRINAGAR, India (Reuters) - India's army said on Tuesday that Pakistani troops had helped a group of 30 to 40 insurgents... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick)
Defense India Pakistan Photos Wikipedia: Bikram Singh (general)

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin speaks during an interview with Germany's ARD television in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russia, Friday, Aug. 29, 2008. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Friday that Russia will not be isolated over its conduct in Georgia. The Russian prime minister is also warning Europe not to the bidding of the United St

Swissinfo
Putin demands Dutch apology for diplomat's alleged beating
Reuters October 8, 2013 - 10:53 By Alexei Anishchuk NUSA DUA, Indonesia (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin demanded an apology from the Netherlands on... (photo: AP / RIA-Novosti, Alexei Druzhinin, Pool)
Dutch Photos Putin Russia Wikipedia: Vladimir Putin

In this photo of Monday Nov 8, 2010, President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda Sing his popular song at Otwal primary school in Lira District, Uganda. He's 65, he's been president for two decades, and he's Uganda's newest rap star. Facing a February election, President Yoweri Museveni has released a rap song and video that's become a sensation in this East African nation. Supporters at a rally in northern Uganda last week called for Museveni to peform the hit. Museveni chuckled, then cleared his throat and started to rap. "You want another rap?" Museveni sang, quoting the chorus and the song's name. Supporters danced wildly.

Independent online (SA)
‘DRC should solve its own issues’
Kigali/Kampala - The presidents of Rwanda and Uganda told United Nations Security Council envoys on Monday that their countries were not responsible for bringing peace to... (photo: AP / Godfrey Olukya)
Kampala Kigali Photos Rwanda Wikipedia: Yoweri Museveni

Finance & Investments

	U.S. court dismisses Chinese firm's suit against Obama over wind farm Swissinfo
	Joe Hockey takes tax crackdown on global giants to G20 The Australian
	Russia, U.S. agree on how Syria should eliminate chemical arms - Putin Swissinfo
	U.N. recommends 100-strong Syria chemical arms demolition team Swissinfo

Technology

	Know your enemy - Tony Abbott continues to confound the Left The Australian
	Snowden leak 'most catastrophic ever' The Australian
	Shock for many French: Le Pen hits lead The Australian
	Pakistan's Malala Yousafzai wins EU's Sakharov prize, angering Taliban The Australian

Crime

	Kids these days... What childhood is like around the world Canberra Times
	Gunfire erupts after Kenya says all hostages freed in mall siege Swissinfo
	Malaysian PM Najib entrenches race-based policies Swissinfo
	U.S., Russia seek new push for Syria peace talks Swissinfo

Anna Friel joins campaign against oil exploration in Democra

U.S. fiscal negotiations sputter as deadline nears

JEFFERSON COUNTY DISASTER RECOVERY CENTER OPENS IN GOLDEN (F

Kinshasa Symphony

DRC Signals Progress in Kampala Talks

DR Congo: Auditors criticise EU's aid

Kinshasa, Congo, Democratic Republic of 2006.07.13
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Paul Kagame, President of the Republic of Rwanda, addresses the high-level event on the Democratic Republic of Congo, being held on the margins of the General Assembly’s general debate.

Rwanda, Uganda tell U.N. envoys peace in Congo is not their problem

Mahindra Group Managing Director Anand Mahindra, left, and Tech Mahindra chief executive Vineet Nayyar talk during the announcement of the commencement of its special economic zone (SEZ) at the Mahindra Satyam infocity campus in Hyderabad, India, Tuesday, April 13, 2010.

Tech Mahindra expands footprint across Africa

Chief Minister of Gujarat Narendra Modi during a program organised by business chambers ICC, BCC and MCCI on April 9, 2013 in Kolkata, India. Modi, widely seen as the Prime Ministerial candidate of BJP in the next general elections, appeared to be reaching out to Trinamool Congress which can be a prospective NDA ally after it walked out of the UPA government

India's big business want Modi to be next PM

U.S. negotiations on fiscal deal intensify in Senate Swissinfo
>Alumna from The Film School at Santa Fe University of Art a Seattle Post
M23 Rebels in DRC Using Illegal Gold to Finance Rebellion All Africa
SA company supplies second motors and drives order to DRC m Mining Weekly
Tutu calls on Avaaz to fight potential ICC walkout Business Day
Striking Gold - How M23 and Its Allies Are Infiltrating Cong All Africa
Walvis Bay-Ndola-DRC Link to Cut Business Costs All Africa
Tech cities and mega dams: Africa's giant infrastructure pro CNN
William Blair Starts Dresser-Rand Group (DRC) at Market Perf StreetInsider
The importance of oil revenue for Chad's politics Deutsche Welle
UN to tackle collapsing Central African Republic The Tribune San Luis Obispo
Austin360 music listings: Oct. 11-17 Austin American Statesman
Uganda says many firms interested in $2.5 billion refinery p Reuters
The importance of oil revenue for Chadian politics Deutsche Welle
Exports and return of aid lift Rwanda Independent online (SA)
Where does aid money really go -- and what is it spent on? CNN
Mastermind and KRA Feud Over Tobacco Imports All Africa
Virunga National Park Offers Economic Boost to Eastern Congo All Africa
Local black mining equipment manufacturer hitting export hig Mining Weekly
Polish PM denies seeking replacement for finance minister Swissinfo

German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks at the economic forum in St. Petersburg, Russia, Friday, June 21, 2013. The European Union wants closer cooperation with Russia in order to remove economic barriers, and the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum is an important platform for these ends, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Friday, addressing the forum’s plenary meeting.

German SPD opening door to coalition deal with Merkel

Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez speaks to journalist during the trading bloc summit, Mercosur, at the Itamaraty palace, in Brasilia, Brazil, Friday, Dec. 7, 2012.

Argentina's president to take month off for health reasons

Child soldiers of the FDLR near Pinga, Democratic Republic of Congo.

US blocks military aid to Rwanda over alleged backing of M23 child soldiers

African Union Urges International Court to Delay Kenyan Pres Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Schaeuble sees new German government by mid-November Swissinfo
Congo rebels fire on United Nations helicopter Swissinfo
African Union urges ICC to drop cases against leaders BBC News
Chemical Weapons Watchdog Wins Nobel Peace Prize Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
ICC targeting Africans, feels AU The Hindu
The Shutdown Is Hurting China's Generals, Too Foreign Policy
Malala Yousafzai fans disappointed in Nobel Prize snub, but Detroit Free Press
Africa in pictures: 4-10 October 2013 BBC News
Africa and the ICC Are Stronger Together Huffington Post
France wants action on Central Africa "sectarian poison" Swissinfo
AU pushes back against International Criminal Court The Hindu
'The Act of Killing' and the consequences of forgetting Al Jazeera
Briefing: Schools start fresh after years of disruption in s IRINnews
Pakistani girl, 16, survivor of Taliban, visits US Ohio
DR Congo: we are all implicated in the carnage – we can no l The Guardian
Pakistani Student Wins Top European Human Rights Award Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Kofi Annan: 'African justice is weak' The Guardian
Abyei – the view from the ground IRINnews
Will A Pakistani Teenager Win The Nobel Peace Prize? National Public Radio

President Barack Obama waves to supporters after descending the steps on Air Force One after arriving in Orlando, Fla., Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2011. (AP Photo/Reinhold Matay)

No surrender, GOP tells Barack Obama

Lamenting Slavery and Celebrating a Culture

Lamenting Slavery and Celebrating a Culture

Malala Yousafzai, the young education rights campaigner from Pakistan, speaks at a special event entitled, “Delivering on the Global Education Promise”. The event marks the first anniversary of the Secretary-General’s Global Education First Initiative (GEFI). The event was co-organized by the Initiative’s Secretariat and UNESCO (UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization).

Malala among favourites for Nobel prize

Can George Clooney's new space movie Gravity blast NASA out The Australian
Soweto Kinch tickets Skiddle
South Africa’s 17th Poetry Africa international festival ope The Examiner
The gods' crazy gift to Jo'burg museums Mail Guardian South Africa
Exclusive: First Middleburg Film Festival Announces Full Sla IMDb
Movie Review: Do the Math The Examiner
Man pleads guilty in S.African abalone syndicate case Swissinfo
Durban Gig Guide - October 11, 2013 Independent online (SA)
Pretoria Gig Guide - October 11, 2013 Independent online (SA)
Somali Actors In 'Captain Phillips' Jumped In Ocean After Be Huffington Post
Royal premiere for Mandela film Screen Daily
South Africa's Amplats says miners return to work after stri Swissinfo
South Africa's Amplats says miners return to work after stik Swissinfo
Welcome to the cabaret of art Mail Guardian South Africa
Mandela film for royal performance Sowetan Live
Pakistani teen who survived Taliban shooting speaks of Nobel Swissinfo
Bio-sketch of Awoonor Graphic
Kofi Awoonor, Guardian of the Sacred Word Graphic
Royal nod for Mandela film Independent online (SA)
13 Past Nobel Prize In Literature Winners You Must Read Huffington Post

Boko Haram violence takes toll on education

Boko Haram violence takes toll on education

Palestinian children rejoice during the second day of the holiday of Eid al-Fitr in Rafah refugee camp in the southern Gaza Strip, on August 09, 2013. Eid Al-Fitr marks the end of Ramadan, the month of fasting. The celebration of Eid usually starts with an early morning prayer, then a visit to the tombs of loved ones and later. Photo by Ahmed Deeb / WN

28.5 million conflict-hit children denied education: UN

Pupils listen to their teacher at a school in Lagos, Nigeria

Nigeria lagging in child education

Fears rife after school clash Independent online (SA)
Cosatu NW Shocked At Racial Attack On School Girl All Africa
Settlement in school conditions case Independent online (SA)
Increase in Violence At Schools Must Be Addressed All Africa
Farm Schools in the Spotlight All Africa
Gauteng must step up school safety - DA Independent online (SA)
Concerns over Gauteng school safety News24
Gang war at Pretoria school Independent online (SA)
Rutgers study compares racial divide in N.J. schools to 'apa North Jersey
Over 14 000 teachers quit education department News24
Harsh Punishment Needed for the Woman Who Beat School Girl All Africa
Schools still run on old racist codes Independent online (SA)
European Parliament Awards Top Prize to Pakistani Student The New York Times
Public lectures at University of York York Press
SADTU in Need of Transformation All Africa
Africa Check - Is South Africa's Education Department Really All Africa
South Africa's ANC Officials in Juba to Educate SPLM All Africa
How the Department of Basic Education Is Misleading the Publ All Africa
Rubber bullets used against FS students News24
Billionaire's Wife Feeding and Educating 40,000 Children All Africa

The Progress Against Global Poverty

The Progress Against Global Poverty

Three Global Health Successes That I Witnessed Firsthand

Three Global Health Successes That I Witnessed Firsthand

A Palestinian member of the 'Ezz Al-Din Al Qassam' militia, the military wing of Hamas, holds his weapon during a protest organized by Palestinian members from Youth Salafists group against the Egyptian and Syria regimes in Rafah Refugee Camp, southern Gaza Strip, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2013. Syrian government forces pressed their offensive in eastern Damascus on Thursday, bombing rebel-held suburbs where the opposition said the regime had killed more than 100 people the day before in a chemical weapons attack. The government has denied allegations it used chemical weapons in artillery barrages on the area known as eastern Ghouta on Wednesday as "absolutely baseless. Photo by Ahmed Deeb / WN

'The Big If': Ending bloodshed in Syria

Chipping Away at Sex Trafficking in America The New York Times
Bill Richardson: I’ve made deals with dictators. Here’s my a The Washington Post
This Lion Cub Hates Being Weighed As Much As We Do Huffington Post
DRC doctor misses out on Nobel Prize Independent online (SA)
Bubonic Plague: Madagascar Faces New, Terrifying Threat Voa News
As resistance grows, malaria vaccine raises hopes IRINnews
Your guide to the 2013 Nobel Prizes: Medicine, Physics, Chem The Washington Post
Ariel Castro haunted in life and death: How Ariel Castro rea The Examiner
This Elephant Family Reunion Might Be Better Than Your Famil Huffington Post
Dr. Denis Mukwege: Congo's Nobel Nominee Huffington Post
The Black Death isn't quite dead in these places Denver Post
Kanye, Miley and the death of the diva CNN
Nobel Peace Prize: Congo rape trauma surgeon among favorites CNN
Bubonic plague outbreak feared in Madagascar The Guardian
News from around Wisconsin at 5:28 a.m. CDT The Tribune San Luis Obispo
Report: Congo rebels profiting from illicit gold US News
Old wounds, deep scars: US intervention in Africa Al Jazeera
Madagascar bubonic plague warning BBC News
Peacekeeping by U.N. Faces New Scrutiny on 2 Fronts The New York Times
Three Things the Development World Could Do Better The New York Times

African summit attacks

African summit attacks

FILE - In this Saturday, June 30, 2012 file photo, Kofi Annan, Joint Special Envoy of the United Nations and the Arab League for Syria speaks during a news conference following the Action Group on Syria meeting in the Palace of Nations, at the United Nations' Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. International envoy Kofi Annan says he has agreed with President Bashar Assad on an approach to end the violence in Syria. Annan did not disclose details, but says he will also discuss it with the country's armed opposition. Annan spoke to reporters in the Syrian capital Monday following a two-hour meeting with Assad in a last-ditch attempt to salvage a peace effort.

Annan: ICC is not targeting Africans

Kofi Annan, Joint Special Envoy of the United Nations and the Arab League for Syria, following a news conference after emerging from the Action Group on Syria meeting in the Palace of Nations, Saturday, June 30, 2012, at the United Nations' Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.

Kofi Annan dismisses criticism of ICC

African Union gives ICC ultimatum over Kenyatta trial Mareeg
Congo rebels fire on UN helicopter Al Jazeera
DR Congo: Attack on peacekeeping helicopter &#39unacceptable United Nations
African leaders call for International Criminal Court immuni The Los Angeles Times
African Union Urges Delay in Kenya Leader’s Trial The New York Times
Congo rebels fire shots at United Nationals helicopter The Independent
Mission Chief Condemns Rebel Attack On Unarmed UN Helicopter All Africa
DRC rebels fire on UN copter News24
‘Heads of state should not be tried’ Independent online (SA)
African leaders tell ICC not to try heads of state Khaleej Times
Who will lead the global South? Al Jazeera
African Union attacks ‘unfair’ ICC France24
Sudden death of Maria De Villota sends F1 into mourning The Australian
UN helicopter fired on in DR Congo Dawn
British newspapers dismiss 'political' regulation plan The Australian
DR Congo: Mission chief condemns rebel attack on unarmed UN United Nations
Driving Change in Saudi Arabia Huffington Post
Nobel Peace Prize recipient is a relatively obscure watchdog The Los Angeles Times
African summit slams ICC Khaleej Times
Nobel Peace Prize 2013: where are the past winners now? The Daily Telegraph

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