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Indian Railway - railway line
Ethiopia   India   Photos   Railway   Wikipedia: Indian Railways		  The Times of India 
Ethiopia seeks India's financial muscle for its rail project
Sat 28 Jan 2012
ADDIS ABABA: Ethiopia wants $300 million more from India for an ambitious railway project that would connect it with neighbouring Djibouti, a venture that India backs as part of its "support for... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar)
President of the Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) Salva Kiir (in hat) and Vice President of GoSS Riek Machar along with other senior ministers bid farewell to President Bashir's delegation before they depart to Khartoum. President Bashir visited Juba 5 days before the start of the long-awaited Southern Sudan referendum on self-determination. During the visit President Bashir discussed preparations for the plebiscite and other outstanding issues with his counterparts in the Government of Southern Sudan.
Oil   Photos   Sudan   Talks   Wikipedia: South Sudan		  BBC News 
South Sudan 'to complete shutdown' of oil production
Sat 28 Jan 2012
South Sudan says it will complete the shutdown of its oil production on Saturday, after attempts to resolve a dispute with Sudan failed. The presidents of both countries held talks in the Ethiopian... (photo: UN / Tim McKulka)
Somali refugee children share a meal inside a tent in Dollo Ado, Ethiopia. Fleeing drought and famine in their home country, thousands of Somalis have taken up residence across the border in Dollo Ado  The Star  Fri 27 Jan 2012
One million children in Sahel at risk, UNICEF warns
GENEVA (Reuters) - More than 1 million children in the Sahel are at risk of severe malnutrition and urgent action is needed to avert starvation akin to that in Somalia, the United Nations Children's... (photo: UN / Eskinder Debebe)
Africa   Aid   Photos   UN   Wikipedia: Sahel
Nigeria President,Goodluck Jonathan, visits the site of the police headquarters bombed by a suicide bomber in Kano, Nigeria, Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012.  Al Jazeera  Fri 27 Jan 2012
Jonathan urges Boko Haram to state demands
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has challenged Boko Haram to identify themselves and state clearly their demands as a basis for talks. "If they clearly identify themselves now and say this is the... (photo: AP / Sunday Alamba)
Boko Haram   Nigeria   Photos   Violence   Wikipedia: Boko Haram
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Etihad Airways Airbus A340-500 taking off from London Heath row Airport.The A340-500 was introduced as the world's longest-range commercial airliner. Your Middle East Thu 26 Jan 2012
UAE's Etihad buys two Airbus A330 freighters
Abu Dhabi-owned carrier Etihad Airways said on Thursday it has ordered two more Airbus A330-200Fs in a deal worth $423 million at list prices. "We are strongly committed... (photo: Creative Commons / Arpingstone)
Aerospace   Cargo   Photos   Transport   Wikipedia: Etihad Airways
Sunset on the north part of pink sand beach, Harbour Island, Bahamas. The Daily Mail Thu 26 Jan 2012
Probably the best beach in the world: A real slice of paradise in the beautiful Bahamas
I set out recently, at great personal sacrifice but for the betterment of science, on the challenging assignment to find what careful advertisers would doubtless call... (photo: Public Domain / Larry Deack)
Bahamas   Beaches   Island   Photos   Tourism   Wikipedia: The Bahamas
Seychelles Nation Thu 26 Jan 2012
World tourism body pledges support for March carnival
The secretary general of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) has pledged support for the Indian Ocean Vanilla Islands carnival in Seychelles this coming... (photo: Creative Commons / Clifden)
Photos   Seychelles   Tourism   UN   Wikipedia: Tourism in Seychelles
Government of Southern Sudan President Salva Kiir Mayardit speaks to the press after casting his ballot. Southern Sudanese voters turned out in huge numbers on the first day of polling in the long-awaited Southern Sudan self-determination referendum. Many voters slept at the polling stations in order to be one of the first to cast ballots in the plebiscite, which will determine whether Sudan remains united or Southern Sudan secedes to form a new country. The Guardian Thu 26 Jan 2012
Two Sudans' oil dispute deepens as South shuts down wells
Newly founded South Sudan says northern neighbour is stealing oil and charging too much for access to it pipelines South Sudanese people turn out to hear a speech by... (photo: UN / Tim McKulka)
Oil   Photos   Politics   South Sudan   Wikipedia: South Sudan
Cast member George Clooney, left, Brittish actress Lisa Snowdon, center, and cast member Brad Pitt arrive for the premiere of "Ocean's Twelve," at the Grauman's Chinese Theatre in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles, Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2004. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian) The Hollywood Reporter Wed 25 Jan 2012
The Many Revolutions of Brad Pitt
share Frank W. Ockenfels 3 The superstar with multiple Oscar nominations has everything: a brilliant career, a partner he wants to marry and, in "Moneyball," a seeming... (photo: AP / Kevork Djansezian))
Disaster   Hollywood   Oscar   Photos   Wikipedia/Brad Pitt
In this image made available Sunday Nov. 22 2009 and taken from Al Alam TV, a missile is fired in an unspecified location in Iran. Iran on Sunday Nov. 22 2009 began large-scale air defense war games aimed at protecting the country's nuclear facilities against any possible attack, state television reported. It said the five-day drill will cover an area a third of the size of Iran and spread across the central, western and southern parts of the country. Pakalert Press Wed 25 Jan 2012
Obama renews anti-Iran war rhetoric
Share US President Barack Obama has once again renewed threats against Iran, saying that Washington will maintain pressure on the Islamic Republic over its nuclear... (photo: AP / Al Alam TV)
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Anti-Syrian regime protesters wave Syrian revolution flags and chant slogans during a demonstration against Syrian President Bashar Assad in the Deir Baghlaba area in Homs province, central Syria, on Friday, Jan. 27, 2012. UN considers resolution on Syria Al Jazeera
File - Historian Howard Zinn lecturing at the Monona Terrace in Madison, Wisconsin, May 2, 2009. Remembering Howard Zinn Al Jazeera
Protestors react after receiving the news of the departure of Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh from Sanaa to Oman in Sanaa, Yemen, Jan. 22, 2012 Many killed in Yemen clashes Al Jazeera
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The commanding officer of a U.S. Navy guided-missile cruiser monitors the pirated motor vessel (M/V) Faina off the coast of Somalia while one of his helicopters provides aerial surveillance. Officials: U.S. drone strike kills Somali insurgent The Washington Times
Seaweeds - Seafoods The future of food The Observer
A general view of the emergency meeting by the Arab League foreign ministers held to discuss about Libya at their headquarters in Cairo Arab League head warns of possible civil war in Syria The Star
Sudan
A crowd watches the independence ceremony of South Sudan from a tree in a field in Juba, South Sudan, on July 9, 2011. South Sudan: ethnic tensions threaten Africa's newest nation France24
File - Salva Kiir Mayardit, the President of the Government of Southern Sudan, outlines a multipoint plan for development in southern Sudan in the lead up to and after independence in Juba on Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2011, on his return from Khartoum where he attended the formal announcement of southern Sudan's referendum results. South Sudan claims oil worth $815m stolen by Khartoum Business Day
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Ethiopia
South Sudan, Sudan fail to agree on oil dispute The Guardian
South Sudan, Sudan fail to agree on oil dispute; South Sudan says north is ‘stealing oil’ The Washington Post
President Mills arrives in Ethiopia for AU Summit Peace FM Online
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