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Reports: Top UN official slain in Somalia

Jul 6, 2008, 20:43 GMT

Nairobi/Mogadishu - Unknown gunmen have shot and killed the head of the United Nations' Development Programme in Somalia, reports said Sunday. ... more

Meeting with refugees strengthens Miliband's resolve on Zimbabwe

Jul 6, 2008, 12:53 GMT

Johannesburg - Following his meeting Sunday with Zimbabwean refugees in South Africa, British Foreign Secretary David Miliband said it was 'imperative' to find a solution to the worsening crisis in Zimbabwe. ... more

2010 World Cup to cost South Africa much more than initial budgeted

Jul 6, 2008, 10:04 GMT

Johannesburg - Hosting the 2010 football World Cup will set South Africa back much more than initially estimated, with rising costs expected to swell the bill for stadium construction to well over the 9.8 billion rand (1.28 billion dollars) budgeted, according to a Sunday newspaper. ... more

Nigerian gunmen kidnap brother of English Premier League star

Jul 6, 2008, 7:35 GMT

Nairobi/Abuja - Nigerian gunmen have seized the elder brother of Everton and Nigeria player Joseph Yobo from a hotel in Port Harcourt, Southern Nigeria, police said. ... more

Tsvangirai skips Mbeki-Mugabe meeting with MDC faction (Roundup)

Jul 5, 2008, 16:19 GMT

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