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Elephant kills poacher for HIS ivory

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An African elephant has killed one poacher and injured his hunting partner in a rampage at Zimbabwe's Charara National Park.

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Refugees hiding in swamps face illness, death as South Sudan blocks humanitarian aid

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South Sudanese hiding in malaria-infested swamps are sure to die from malaria and respiratory illnesses unless the government allows ...

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Al Qaeda now possesses deadly surface to air missiles

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Counter-terrorism experts now believe that Al Qaeda is in possession of deadly surface-to-air missiles which could be used to down a ...

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'NO NILE, NO EGYPT' War of words escalates over proposed Ethiopian dam

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Egypt and Ethiopia have escalated their war of words over a proposed Ethiopian dam. Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr has ...

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Young girls in Tanzania married off by parents for money

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In the African nation of Tanzania, poor farm families often sell off their daughters - some as young as 15, or even younger, to rich ...

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Ancient Egyptian city of Heracleion to share its sunken secret at long last

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The ancient Egyptian city of Heracleion, engulfed by the Mediterranean Sea more than 1,200 years ago will soon be sharing its ...

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Agencies rush to vaccinate more than a million in refugee camps in Kenya

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An emergency team has been galvanized into action to vaccinate 424,000 people living in the world's largest refugee camp in Kenya ...

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Ancient Egyptians wore jewelry made from 5,000 year old meteorites

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It turns out that a 5,000 year old ancient Egyptian artifact hides an incredible secret; it was made from a meteorite. It's a ...

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Why the USA needs a business strategy for al Qaeda too

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The Associated Press has released a letter to an al Qaeda terrorist, disciplined for his lack of professionalism. The letter reveals ...

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15-year-old boy scrawls graffiti on 3,500-year-old Luxor Temple in Egypt

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Fifteen-year-old Ding Jinhao, a Chinese tourist, defaced a 3,500 year old stone sculpture in the Egyptian Luxor Temple with graffiti, ...

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Somali refugees, uprooted by war at home, must now flee Syria

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Somali refugees who at one time found shelter in the Arab League Nation of Syria are now being forced to relocate as their host ...

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Cholera in Niger, measles in C.A.R. threaten children

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The United Nations is keen on stemming the tide of an outbreak of diseases in two African nations. With the sudden introduction of ...

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Great strides are reported in eradicating AIDS/HIV in Africa

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Once the fearsome scourge of the African continent, the rates of HIV/AIDS infection and AIDS-related deaths have dropped dramatically ...

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Movement afoot to unseat President Morsi of Egypt

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Could it be the Arab Spring - part two? Egyptians, highly dissatisfied with President Mohammed Morsi's regime following the ...

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U.S. diplomat says that Special Ops were Halted in Benghazi Attacks

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U.S. diplomat Gregory Hicks says that while the U.S. diplomatic compound in eastern Libya came under attack the night of Sept. 11, ...

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After the revolution - Starvation and regret become commonplace in Egypt

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When Egypt, both the Arab world and Africa's most populous nation rose up to depose President Hosni Mubarak two years ago, hopes ...

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More than 60 people killed in unlicensed Darfur gold mine collapse

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More than 60 gold miners have been killed after an unlicensed mine collapsed in Darfur, Sudan. Rescue operations are now under way in ...

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U.N.: Somalia famine of 2010 - 2012 killed more than a quarter million people

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According to the United Nations, at least 258,000 people, around half of whom were children, died of hunger during Somalia's ...

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The first 'techopolis' - Hope City - to be built in Africa sooner than you think

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One of the most ambitious and amazing construction projects in the world is about to begin in Ghana. Dubbed, "Hope City" a ...

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Real-life Atlantis uncovered in Egyptian coastline

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The fabled underwater city of Atlantis today remains mostly mythic - a lost civilization nestled on the ocean floor. However - thanks ...

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Egyptian Muslims murdering Christians with impunity

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Ten people are dead following clashes between Muslims and Coptic Christians in Egypt. The people have been killed over the past few ...

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New discovery: Egypt's oldest harbor, collection of papyrus uncovered

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In one of the most exciting archaeological discoveries in recent years, researchers have uncovered what is thought to be the most ...

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Video of starving North Korean boy goes viral

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A video surreptitiously shot in North Korea and across the border from China, has gone viral and exposes the horrors of North Korea ...

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Coptic Pope courageously criticizes Morsi for failing to protect Christians

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The Pope of the Coptic church is criticizing the government of Egypt and President Mohamed Morsi for allowing a mob to attack the ...

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French troops pound Mali Islamists near Gao

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A major operation was undertaken this past weekend by French troops in a river valley near Gao, which is northeastern Mali's ...

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Four Christian Copts, one Muslim killed in violence north of Cairo

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In some of the worst sectarian violence in Egypt in many months, five Egyptians were killed and eight wounded in clashes between ...

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Bad houseguest: Colonel Khadafy's daughter banned from Algerian safe house due to setting it on fire

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It sounds par for the course - the spoiled daughter of a dictator showing a lack of gratitude. Aisha Khadafy, Colonel Khadafy's ...

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Following presidential decree, Sudanese prisoners begin to be released

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Under a sweeping presidential decree, Sudanese authorities have freed the first seven political prisoners under an amnesty plan. The ...

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