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 August 19, 2008


    

 
 

  • Niger Tuaregs 'to lay down arms'
    Tuareg rebels fighting the Niger government say they will lay down their arms. BBC
     

  • Mauritania coup chief holds rally
    Thousands of people in Mauritania attend a rally in support of the general who led the recent coup. BBC
     

  • Sudan Denies Threatening UN Staff Over ICC Arrest Warrants
    President Omar Hassan al-Bashir government is denying threatening United Nations staff and facilities in the country over a possible International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant against him for war crimes in Sudan's Darfur region. VOA
     

  • Tsvangirai to Tour Southern Africa as Zimbabwe Talks Remain Deadlocked
    Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai begins a tour of southern Africa Monday, seeking help in advancing power-sharing talks with the party of President Robert Mugabe. VOA
     

  • Mauritanian Coup Leader Vows Harder Line
    The coup leader in Mauritania has vowed a harder line on drug trafficking, terrorist activity and illegal immigration in his first public speech since overthrowing an elected president earlier this month. He also promised elections, but gave no date. VOA
     

  • Musharraf resignation accepted
    The resignation of Pakistan's Pervez Musharraf has been accepted with immediate effect by national lawmakers, a Pakistan official said. The National Assembly formally accepted Musharraf's resignation hours after a televised address Monday announcing that he would step down. CNN
     

  • Pakistan's Musharraf steps down
    Move follows months of pressure from the country's civilian government. 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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