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Moa river basin-Sierra Leone
Africa   Photos   Sierra Leone   Wikipedia: Pygmy hippopotamus   Wildlife  
 Scientific American 
Conflicts and Cooperation in Conservation: Adventures in Researching the Pygmy Hippopotamus on Tiwai Island, Sierra Leon
| Our vehicle pulled into the village late one rainy night. Dozens of my new neighbors, Sierra Leone’s Mende people, emerged from their thatch-roof houses, looking cross at being woken up and not ex... (photo: WN / John Sahid)
File - Former Liberian President Charles Taylor alights from the Nigerian government plane into the waiting handcuffs of United Nations Peacekeepers who effected his arrest at Monrovia's Roberts International Airport on his arrival from Nigeria, 29 March, 2006.
Africa   Crimes   Hague   Photos   Wikipedia: Liberia  
 Star Tribune 
Charles Taylor lawyers seek to reopen defense case to admit UN report on mercenaries
| AMSTERDAM - Lawyers for former Liberian president Charles Taylor have asked a U.N.-backed war crimes court for permission to reopen their defense case, saying a recently published Security Council r... (photo: UN / Mathew Elavanalthoduka)
Former Liberian President Charles Taylor argues with a photographer as he awaits the start of the prosecution's closing arguments during his trial at the U.N.-backed Special Court for Sierra Leone in Leidschendam February 8, 2011.  Al Jazeera 
Accused war criminal Taylor 'worked with CIA'
| He stands accused of funding rebels who hacked the arms off small children, smuggling blood diamonds, keeping sex slaves and torturing his opponents, but former Liberian President Charles Taylor als... (photo: AP / Jerry Lampen)
CIA   Liberia   Photos   War Crime   Wikipedia: Charles Taylor (Liberia)  
The Sierra Leone-flagged Kayan-1, an 86-meter (282-feet) freighter carrying empty containers, tilts on its right side as crew pumped out water, while a tugboat wait to tow it if needed, in the Bosporus, Istanbul, Turkey, Friday, Jan. 20, 2012.  The Guardian 
Ship sinking after collision in Bosphorus -agent
ISTANBUL, Jan 20 (Reuters) - A cargo ship involved in a collision in Turkey's Bosphorus strait on Friday was in danger of sinking, shipping agency GAC said. "The situation on M/V Kayan I is getting cr... (photo: AP)
Accident   Cargo Ship   Istanbul   Photos   Wikipedia: Bosphorus  
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President Ernest Bai Koroma takes the presidential salute during Sierra Leone Independence Day. The Guardian
Africa begins to rise above aid
| Many African countries are moving out of aid dependency as the private sector boosts economic growth on the continent Kenyan workers building part of the Thika road und... (photo: WN / John Sahid)
Economy   Kenya   Photos   Sierra L:eone   Wikipedia: Africa  
A woman and her child stand outside their new tent at a camp in Croix des Bouquets, Haiti. Displaced Haitian families have resettled at the camp site follwing a devastating earthquake, 5 April, 2010. The Guardian
Haiti, Somalia and global jobs
| Where the aid has gone in Haiti, why the international community dragged its feet on Somalia famine, and a request for questions on the global jobs crisis | If you are ... (photo: UN / Sophia Paris)
Development   Haiti   Photos   Somalia   Wikipedia: 2010 Haiti earthquake  
File - Alastair Campbell is seen in his office at Downing Street after announcing his resignation as director of Communications to Prime Minister Tony Blair, in London, Friday, Aug. 29, 2003. The Daily Telegraph
Tony Blair: 12 months in his diary
A huge amount of the former Prime Minister's £8m expenses is said to have gone on foreign travel by him and his team; Josie Ensor charts just how extensive his trav... (photo: AP / Stephen Hird)
Diary   Photos   Tony Blair   UK   Wikipedia: Tony Blair  
Politics Terrorism
- Cuba's Fidel Castro Writes His Memoirs: Any Lesson For R
- Barack Obama: 'I Deserve A Second Term'
- Family will help rebuild South Sudan
- Minister Davies Must Come Clean On His Knowledge of Lotterie
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Nokia establishes stance on conflict minerals in formal policy
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- Eden Prairie grad funded terror group in Somalia
- Police station attacked in Nigeria's Kano
- Nigeria names seven behind Eni pipeline blast
- Nigeria names pipeline blasters
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta outlines the main areas of proposed spending cuts during a news conference at the Pentagon, Thursday, Jan., 26, 2012.
Panetta concerned about doctor who helped in bin Laden raid
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Business & Economy Energy & Industry
- Chinese village exports cheap labour abroad
- Local Mining 'Open for Business'
- Mining Super-Tax Will Kill Jobs
- Sierra Club moving away from natural gas, Chesapeake cash
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Nokia establishes stance on conflict minerals in formal policy
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- Dozens feared dead in Philippines quake
- Minister Davies Must Come Clean On His Knowledge of Lotterie
- African Nations Cup organisers do not care much for fans
- Sierra Club moving away from natural gas, Chesapeake cash
Equatorial Guinea national team sing their country national anthem during the opening ceremony of the  African Nations Cup soccer opening ceremony at the  Estadio De Malabo stadium.
Ivory Coast coast to semi-finals
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Health Society & Culture
- Sony World Photography Awards 2012
- PMC-Sierra falls on 4Q revenue miss
- Multiple South African champ to test V8 SuperTourer
- Jacob Campbell fulfllling the call to the mission field of S
Tasmanian mosquito
Malaria Deaths Hugely Underestimated - Lancet Study
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- Home Wins See Trio Advance in FIFA Under-17 Women's Qual
- DA Calls On HRC to Intervene On Behalf of Eastern Cape Stude
- Peter Moyo Breaks Down On Stage
- Suspected Shoplifting Ring busted by Police
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Nokia establishes stance on conflict minerals in formal policy
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Science & InfoTech Sports
- GMOs Hold Key to Gains in Farming Sector - Govt
- Fraud accused in KZN ski resort wrangle
- Scientific publishing on rise as patents struggle
- Science graduates still in short supply
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Nokia establishes stance on conflict minerals in formal policy
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- Ghana Confident Despite Less Training Time
- Andre Satisfied Brother Jordan Proving His Worth
- Agyemang-Badu Dediactes Award to Annan
- Home Wins See Trio Advance in FIFA Under-17 Women's Qual
New Zealand cricketer Jacob Oram delivers a ball during a practice session for the tri-nation cricket series in Dambulla, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2010.
New Zealand inflict massive defeat on Zimbabwe
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