Odinga open to power-sharing talks
NAIROBI (AP):Kenya's opposition leader yesterday signalled he is willing to share power with the government he accuses of rigging elections, but at the same time called for mass rallies - a move that threatens renewed bloodletting....
Despite corruption controversy ...Zuma weds wife No 4
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP):The new African National Congress (ANC) leader and heir apparent for the presidency, Jacob Zuma, took another wife - in a Zulu tradition of polygamy that coexists uneasily with calls for gender equality in modern South Africa....
Whew, 24,000% inflation! 600% pay hike drop in the bucket
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP): Zimbabwe's government granted magistrates and state prosecutors, whose strike since October has crippled the court system, pay increases of up to 600 per cent, the official media reported yesterday.The award came days after the state...
BRIEFS - Cop gets five years for panty stunt
CAIRO, Egypt (AP):An Egyptian court in the Mediterranean port city of Alexandria sentenced a police major to five years in prison and two policemen to one year for forcing a detainee to wear women's underwear and parading ...
Guyana's opposition seeks to probe alleged abuse
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP):Guyana's main opposition party on Sunday said it will urge the United Nations to investigate claims of arbitrary arrests and abuse by Guyana's security forces, saying suspects have been beaten under interrogation....
Violence, 250,000 displaced: Kenyan unrest takes toll
KACHIBORA, Kenya (AP):Armed with bows and arrows and automatic weapons, hundreds of attackers poured through the camp where the terrified had sought refuge yesterday. They fired into the air, sparking a brief gun battle with police before fleeing...
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