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 August 06, 2008

    

 
 

• Nigeria troops raid Delta village
  Soldiers attacked a village in Nigeria's Delta region looking for militants and find surface-to-air missiles, the army says. BBC
   

• Delta trauma
  Inside an 'ER' clinic in Nigeria's violent oil-rich city BBC
   

• Zuma fate delayed till September
  South Africa's ruling party leader will find out next month whether corruption charges against him will be dropped. BBC
   

• France accused in Rwanda genocide
  Rwanda's government accuses France of playing an active role in the 1994 genocide, in which about 800,000 were killed. BBC
   

• Zimbabwe Rivals Reported Near Power-Sharing Accord
  Sources close to talks say two leaders must decide whether MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai will hold executive powers as prime minister VOA
   

• Nigeria President Yar'Adua Under Fire for Privatization Proposal
  Nigeria's President Umaru Yar'Adua is coming under intense criticism after he reportedly announced the he will seek cabinet approval next week for draft legislation to restructure the state oil and gas sector. VOA
   

• Large Gorilla Population Discovered in Congo
  More than 125,000 western lowland gorillas have been discovered deep in the forests of the Republic of Congo, at least doubling their estimated population. VOA
   

• Gorilla discovery boosts survival hopes
  (CNN) -- An estimated 125,000 Western lowland gorillas are living in a swamp in equatorial Africa, researchers reported Tuesday, double the number of the endangered primates thought to survive worldwide. CNN
   

• Genocide report accuses ex-French president
  KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) -- Rwanda accused senior French officials Tuesday of involvement in the 1994 genocide that killed 800,000 people, naming late President Francois Mitterrand and former Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin among others. CNN
   

• China on alert after deadly border attack
  Authorities have stepped up security ahead of this month's Beijing Olympics after an attack killed 16 police officers and injured 16 more in northwestern China, state-run media reported on Tuesday. CNN
   

• Rwanda accuses France of genocide
  Report by the Rwandan government calls for trial of French senior politicians. Aljazeera
   

• Iran response angers world powers
  Iran fails to respond to major powers' freeze-for-freeze offer, officials say. Aljazeera
   

• A World that Stands as One
  by Sen. Barack Obama
  Thank you to the citizens of Berlin and to the people of Germany. Let me thank Chancellor Merkel and Foreign Minister Steinmeier for welcoming me earlier today. Thank you Mayor Wowereit, the Berlin Senate, the police, and most of all thank you for this welcome. Conscience Daily International
   

• A New Strategy for a New World
  by Barack Obama, Washington D.C
  Sixty-one years ago, George Marshall announced the plan that would come to bear his name. Much of Europe lay in ruins. The United States faced a powerful and ideological enemy intent on world domination. This menace was magnified by the recently discovered capability to destroy life on an unimaginable scale. The Soviet Union didn't yet have an atomic bomb, but before long it would. Conscience Daily International

 

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