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No Rise in Prostitution During FIFA World Cup 2010

Vamban — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 17:50:03 +0000

Johannesburg, Oct 21 – Alarmist predictions that tens of thousands of sex workers would descend on South Africa to cater for football fans at this year’s World Cup were debunked Thursday by a survey showing there had been no surge in prostitution. The survey carried out by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the [...]

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Egypt Unearths 4,500-year-old Tomb

Vamban — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 23:14:12 +0000

Cairo, Oct 19 – A 4,500-year-old tomb of a priest was discovered close to Egypt’s Giza Pyramids, Xinhua reported Monday. The tomb dates back to Egypt’s fifth dynasty (2,513 B.C. to 2,374 B.C.) and belongs to cleric Rudj-ka, who headed the mortuary cult of King Chephren. The tomb’s walls are covered with inscriptions and carvings [...]

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West Indies Sack Gayle, Appoint Sammy New Captain

Vamban — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 08:46:03 +0000

St.Johns (Antigua), Oct 18 – The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) sacked Chris Gayle as the West Indies captain and replaced him with Darren Sammy for the tour of Sri Lanka. ‘We are at the dawn of a new era in West Indies cricket and the selection committee has entrusted the challenging job of captaincy [...]

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UAE, Algeria Sign Cooperation Agreement

Vamban — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 16:50:03 +0000

Algiers, Oct 17 (IANS/WAM) The UAE and Algeria Sunday signed an agreement to boost cooperation and dialogue between their parliaments. Visiting UAE Federal National Council (FNC) speaker Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair and Algerian National People’s Assembly speaker Abdelaziz Ziari signed the document here. At a press conference, Al Ghurair described his talks with Algerian President [...]

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Middle East States Condemn New Israeli Building Permits

Vamban — Sat, 16 Oct 2010 16:22:03 +0000

Cairo, Oct 16 – Criticism mounted in the Middle East Saturday of new building permits to be issued by Israel for housing units in East Jerusalem, which are widely seen as an obstruction to peace efforts in the region. The secretary general of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Abdel-Rahman al-Attiya, described the decision to issue [...]

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Row Over Indian Funding in Ghana Presidential Palace

Vamban — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 10:12:02 +0000

Accra (Ghana), Oct 13 – The Indian government’s funding for the construction of a presidential palace in the Ghanaian capital has caused a row with a former Ghana president commending New Delhi and the present incumbent refusing to move into the $135 million home. There are even suggestions that it be converted into a poultry [...]

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In South Africa, It’s Never Too Old to Learn

Vamban — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 03:18:01 +0000

Johannesburg, Oct 11 – As children, they never had the chance to get an education. But for many elderly people in South Africa, the opportunity has finally come even if they have now become grandparents. As part of the education department’s ‘Kha ri Gude’ (‘let us learn’ in South Africa’s Tshivenda dialect) literacy campaign, 16 [...]

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Arab League Supports Palestinians Over Talks

Vamban — Sat, 09 Oct 2010 01:54:02 +0000

Tripoli, Oct 9 – The foreign ministers of the Arab League (AL) member states have decided to support the Palestinians to halt talks with Israel amid Israeli settlement constructions. The decision was made at a meeting of the AL peace initiative follow-up committee Friday in the Libyan city of Sirte, Xinhua reported. The meeting was [...]

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50 Radio, TV Stations Closed in Madagascar

Vamban — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 01:50:05 +0000

Johannesburg, Oct 8 – The government of Madagascar has shut down 50 radio and television stations for operating illegally, a minister said. Out of the 300 radio stations and 25 television stations officially recognised by the communication ministry, 50 were operating illegally, Communication Minister Felix Malazarivo was quoted as saying by Xinhua. The minister said [...]

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Pirates Seize Fishing Boat Off Mauritius

Vamban — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 01:50:04 +0000

Nairobi, Oct 8 – A fishing boat with 14 crew members onboard has been captured by pirates off the coast of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean, an African maritime agency has said. The boat was hijacked 200 nautical miles north of Mauritius, the East African Seafarers’ Assistance Programme said, according to Xinhua. The last report [...]

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Suspected German Terrorist Arrested in Kenya

Vamban — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 00:36:03 +0000

Nairobi, Oct 6 – Authorities in Kenya have arrested a German national suspected to be involved in terrorist activities. Sascha Alessadro Bottcher, 23, was arrested Tuesday in the coastal town of Mtwapa following a countrywide alert, police spokesman Erick Kiraithe said. The German is a Muslim convert who arrived in Kenya through the Moi international [...]

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Egypt Commemorates Arab-Israeli War As Peace Talks Flounder

Vamban — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 12:12:08 +0000

Cairo, Oct 5 – Egyptian state newspapers commemorated Tuesday the upcoming 37th anniversary of the 1973 war with Israel, as the US scrambles to hold together direct Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. In an interview with the journal of the Egyptian Armed Forces ahead of the war’s anniversary Wednesday, President Hosni Mubarak said that the failure of [...]

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Ghana’s Boxers Miss Games, Languish in Jail

Vamban — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 06:48:01 +0000

Accra (Ghana) Oct 5 – Just a day after the spectacular opening of the 19th Commonwealth Games in Delhi, officials in the west African country have confirmed that about 72 boxers – among whom are some of the best who would have represented the country at the Games – are languishing in jail for robbery [...]

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Statue of Tutankhamun’s Grandfather Found

Vamban — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 01:26:11 +0000

Cairo, Oct 4 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Egyptian archaeologists have found a 3,000-year-old statue of Amenhotep III, believed to be the grandfather of famous boy pharaoh Tutankhamun. ‘The find is fantastic… because of the details of the facial features,’ Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities Secretary General Zahi Hawass said. Scientists had been excavating Amenhotep III funerary temple [...]

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Growing Arab Support to Halt Peace Talks

Vamban — Sun, 03 Oct 2010 17:10:02 +0000

Cairo, Oct 3 – Despite US efforts to save direct talks between Israel and the Palestinians, Egyptian and Arab League officials Sunday offered support for the Palestinian decision to pull out if Israel remains unwilling to stop construction in West Bank settlements. Fresh out of a meeting with Washington’s Middle East envoy George Mitchell, Egypt’s [...]

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US Envoy Visits Egypt to Save Middle East Talks

Vamban — Sun, 03 Oct 2010 12:48:08 +0000

Cairo, Oct 3 – The US’ special envoy to the Middle East sounded a cautious discord Sunday after he met with Egyptian President Hosny Mubarak, saying that he has faced ‘difficulties and obstacles’ in his bid to sustain peace talks between Israelis and Palestinians. ‘We knew when we began these efforts that there would be [...]

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Prove the World Wrong with CWG 2010: Jacob Zuma

Vamban — Sun, 03 Oct 2010 09:26:05 +0000

Durban, Oct 3 – Wishing India ‘good luck’ for the Commonwealth Games, South African President Jacob Zuma has urged the country to ‘prove the world wrong like we did with our FIFA World Cup 2010′. ‘I wish India good luck. Prove the world wrong as we did with our FIFA World Cup 2010 who doubted [...]

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India Should Tap African Continent’s Resources: Jacob Zuma

Vamban — Sun, 03 Oct 2010 09:26:03 +0000

Durban, Oct 3 – South African President Jacob Zuma has urged India to ‘tap the resources of the African continent’ to strengthen economic ties and secure access to a one billion strong consumer market. ‘India should tap the resources of African continent’s resources and strengthen our economic ties… South Africa is the gateway to the [...]

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Mahatma Gandhi’s Message Still Relevant: Vayalar Ravi

Vamban — Sat, 02 Oct 2010 17:54:01 +0000

Durban, Oct 2 – Mahatma Gandhi’s message is still relevant today with discrimination on basis of race, caste, tribe, language and gender being current issues globally, Overseas Indian Affairs Minister Vayalar Ravi said Saturday at an Indian diaspora conclave here. ‘Gandhiji can help us to see the truth, simple as it is,’ he said, paying [...]

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Durban Street Now Named Juma Masjid Square

Vamban — Sat, 02 Oct 2010 15:54:01 +0000

Durban, Oct 2 – A plaque renaming as ‘Juma Masjid Square’ the street outside one of the oldest mosques in South Africa built on a plot owned by a Gujarati immigrant was unveiled by India’s Overseas Indian Affairs Minister Vayalar Ravi. ‘It was the happiest moment of my life when I unveiled the plaque by [...]

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