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Breaking News Fri, 14 Mar 2014
African countries seek investments from India
African countries   India   Investments   Photos   Wikipedia: List of African countries by GDP (PPP)  
African countries seek investments from India, list priority areas
Tweet | New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) Several African countries have invited Indian investments in the agro-processing sectors of their economies, citing tremendous opportunities in value addition and ex... (photo: WN / Eteh) Newstrack India
Oscar Pistorius, the first round of the 400m at the London 2012 Olympic Games, 4 August 2012
Oscar Pistorius   Oscar Pistorius Trial   Photos   Reeva Steenkamp   Wikipedia: Trial of Oscar Pistorius  
Bloodstains on walls in Pistorius’ home
PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — Prosecutors on Thursday displayed photos of the inside of Oscar Pistorius’ home at his murder trial, showing a court some images of the bloody scene where the double-... (photo: Creative Commons / Jim Thurston) Chicago Sun-Times
 Nigerian police patrol near the US embassy in Lagos, Nigeria, Friday, June 17, 2005.   (js1) Herders kill more than 100 in Nigeria
KANO, Nigeria (AP) — Survivors say dozens of gunmen on motorbikes in northern Nigeria have killed more than 100 villagers in an ongoing conflict over land. | They say scores of people are fleeing on... (photo: AP / George Osodi) STL Today
Ethnic Violence in Nigeria   Katsina   Nigeria   Photos   Wikipedia: List of massacres in Nigeria  
Giant tortoises are characteristic reptiles of certain tropical islands. They occur (some species are now extinct) in such places as Madagascar, the Seychelles, Mauritius, Runion, the Galpagos Islands, Sulawesi, Timor, Flores and Java, often reaching enormous sizethey can weigh as much as 300 kg (660 lbs) and can grow to be 1.3 m (4 ft) long. However, giant tortoises also once lived on the mainland of Asia and Australia, as follows from fossil finds in the Shivalik Hills in India. Today, the world's largest population inhabits Aldabra Atoll in Seychelles, where there are approximately 100,000 individuals. Meet Jonathan, St Helena's 182-year-old giant tortoise
Our world is full of weird and wonderful creatures, many of which amaze scientists and non-scientists, alike. But is it true that a living tortoise could have started its life in the the first half of... (photo: Creative Commons / Childzy) BBC News
Creatures   Giant Tortoise   Photos   Sea Animals   Wikipedia: Seychelles giant tortoise  
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