Africa
 
Cocaine market shifts to Europe, hurts Africa: UN
Published: 02:54 p.m. (GMT+7), Thursday, June 24, 2010
The world's $88 billion cocaine market is shifting toward Europe and is severely destabilizing transit countries in West Africa more »
Sixty killed in Congo Republic train crash
Published: 02:30 p.m. (GMT+7), Wednesday, June 23, 2010
A train derailed and plunged into a ravine in Congo Republic, killing about 60 people and injuring hundreds more »
Zimbabwe diamonds 'bloodstained': HRW
Published: 01:00 p.m. (GMT+7), Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Zimbabwe has broken its promise to halt physical abuse of diamond miners, advocacy group Human Rights Watch said more »
S.African fans up the football fashion game
Published: 12:24 a.m. (GMT+7), Tuesday, June 22, 2010
The country has seen its standard colorful match gear of oversized glasses and afro wigs sweep across stadiums more »
Durban surfing World Cup wave
Published: 03:58 p.m. (GMT+7), Monday, June 21, 2010
The Indian Ocean Durban City is thriving in its sub-tropical climate, the warmest place to be during World Cup more »
Nigerian village rues the day the oil men came
Published: 09:54 a.m. (GMT+7), Saturday, June 19, 2010
Nigeria's oil saga offers countless lessons of what not to do as a major energy producer after 5 decades of pollution more »
Women charged in W.Cup mini-dress stunt 'traumatized'
Published: 08:22 a.m. (GMT+7), Friday, June 18, 2010
Two women were arrested in the wake of the "ambush marketing" stunt at Monday's Netherlands-Denmark match more »
Study highlights Egypt's 'invisible' child workers
Published: 02:24 p.m. (GMT+7), Thursday, June 17, 2010
About two million Egyptian childrens are employed as street vendors and in agriculture, factories or workshops more »
'Anti Vuvuzela Filter' promises quieter World Cup
Published: 04:35 p.m. (GMT+7), Wednesday, June 16, 2010
An online company has begun marketing an "Anti Vuvuzela Filter" that promises to silence the sound of the trumpets more »
Forget The Robot and The Dive, it's time to Diski
Published: 04:45 p.m. (GMT+7), Tuesday, June 15, 2010
The South African "Diski dance" may be a goal celebration to watch in this World Cup more »
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