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Senegal teachers convicted over children’s begging

Wednesday, September 8, 2010 13:30

Seven Koranic teachers in Senegal have been condemned to jail sentences after they were found guilty of forcing children to beg. However, the teachers will only go to prison if they...

Senegal prostitutes look forward to Ramadan’s end

Wednesday, September 8, 2010 13:21

By ARTIS HENDERSON Associated Press Writer DAKAR, Senegal (AP) - Wearing white to symbolize purity, worshippers throughout this African capital gathered to pray on one of the final nights of Ramadan. To purify the soul and purge sin, they hadn't eaten all day and refrained from drinking, smoking and having ...

Nigerian Rights Defender Jailed in the Gambia

Wednesday, September 8, 2010 13:09

The Banjul Magistrate court presided over by Hilary Abeke on...

Finance Ministers to Meet in Washington DC

Wednesday, September 8, 2010 13:09

G20...

No High School, No Hope in Gedo

Wednesday, September 8, 2010 13:09

Primary school is a dead...

Outcry over Bok conditioning decision

Wednesday, September 8, 2010 13:02

The South African Rugby Players Association (SARPA) has claimed that the one-size-fits-all decision to withdraw all contracted Springboks from the Currie Cup lacks "scientific insight." The decision to pull all contracted Springboks out of the domestic competition until October 6 was reportedly taken to appease feuding Unions. The implementation of ...

9 Portuguese tourists killed in Morocco bus crash

Wednesday, September 8, 2010 12:59

RABAT, Morocco – Morocco's state news agency says nine Portuguese tourists have been killed when their bus...

Iraqi youth are among the region’s least fortunate

Wednesday, September 8, 2010 12:51

Dubai: Young Iraqis might come from one of the Arab world's wealthiest countries, but a survey has revealed they are among the region's least fortunate. The majority of Iraqi youth can barely read or write, a large proportion has never been to school, and more than half of them don't ...

Kampusch abductor admired Hitler

Wednesday, September 8, 2010 12:51

Vienna: An Austrian woman kidnapped at age 10 says she was repeatedly beaten, starved and forced to do housework half-naked during the eight and half years she spent at the mercy of a man who admired Hitler and considered himself an Egyptian deity. In a new book about her ordeal, ...

Nigerian president replaces leaders of security forces

Wednesday, September 8, 2010 12:26

Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan has replaced the leaders of the country's military,...