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Roseanne Barr brands Angelina Jolie 'evil spawn' | Comedienne Roseanne Barr has launched a verbal attack on Brangelina. Photo / AP Related nzherald links: | Angelina Jolie is "evil spawn", says comedienne Roseanne Barr. | The American actress has ve... (photo: AP / Reed Saxon) NZ Herald Actress Celebrity Entertainment Film Photos |
Ethiopia - another famine, another avoidable disaster | It was at a railway crossing near Diri Dawa, the provincial capital in the Ethiopian Ogaden desert, that I saw them: small children's hands, blackened by sun, clutching at the slats of a cattle truc... (photo: UN /Rick Bajornas ) The Times Aid Disaster Ethiopia Famine Photos |
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Sudan's president denies involvement in Darfur atrocities Al-Bashir visits Turkey and says ICC claims of genocide are 'non-existent' and death toll inflated | Refugees who fled violent conflict near Darfur head for a camp near G... (photo: UN file / Tim McKulka) The Guardian Africa Human Rights Photos Sudan Turkey |
IRAQ: Health Ministry cracks down on illegal medicines web | Photo: IRIN BAGHDAD, 20 August 2008 (IRIN) - Iraq's Health Ministry is leading a crackdown on expired and illegally imported medicines which have flooded the Iraqi ... (photo: WN / Janice Sabnal) IRINnews Drugs Health Iraq Photos Society |
Liverpool's Rhines racing for medal Friday morning | Staff writers | Liverpool native Jen Rhines ran fast enough in the women's 5,000 meters to qualify for the finals in the Olympics, but her proud parents didn't get to s... (photo: Nomad file photo) Syracuse Liverpool Olympics Photos Race Women |
Water everywhere, and not a drop to grow | Population growth over the next four decades will see the number of people in the world increase from 6.5 billion up to 9.0 billion. | Essentially, every calorie of foo... (photo: WN / Aldrin Leyba) BBC News Environment Photos Pollution Population Water |
Wildlife Authority Sued Over Six Gorilla Permits A protracted dispute between the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA), tour operators and lodge owners in the Kisoro area has been taken to the high court. | ... (photo: creative commons / Kabir) All Africa Animal Court Photos Science Wildlife |
Sudan's president: Darfur genocide 'nonexistent' | C. ONUR ANT | The Associated Press | ISTANBUL, Turkey - Sudan's indicted president denied Wednesday that his regime is orchestrating genocide in the troubled western re... (photo: UN /Eskinder Debebe ) Philadelphia Daily News Africa Genocide Photos Slideshow Sudan Turkey |
Big boost for Ireland cricket team as Rankin makes return | Boyd Rankin is back in the Ireland squad for the first time since last year's World Cup finals. | The big Warwickshire opening bowler - Ireland's leading wicket-taker i... (photo: pubic domain photo /) Belfast Telegraph Cricket Entertainment Ireland Photos Sport |
Malaysian tanker with 39 crew hijacked off the coast of Somalia | Kuala Lumpur: A Malaysian tanker with 39 crew was seized by armed pirates in the Gulf of Eden off the coast of Somalia, in what is the fourth hijacking in a month, offi... (photo: AP/U.S. Navy, Daniel Sanford) Gulf News Africa Malaysia Photos Pirates Somalia |
Kenya ex-graft chief heading home | Kenya's former anti-corruption chief, John Githongo, is due to return to his homeland for a brief visit after three years of self-imposed exile. | Mr Githongo fled to t... (photo: AP / Khalil Senosi) BBC News Corruption Kenya Photos Politics Society |
US military deaths in Afghanistan region at 507 | ContentType:Fixture; ContentElement:FullStory; Breaking:False; | By The Associated Press | As of Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2008, at least 507 members of the U.S. military had d... (photo: U.S. Army by Sgt. 1st Class Michael Pintagro) The Guardian Afghanistan Deaths Military Pakistan Photos |