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All rights reservedFri, 10 Aug 2012 20:39:38 -04005http://news.yahoo.com/africa/ http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gif<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/tunisia-activists-braced-fight-womens-rights-003938623.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/MQ9y4nVodt9BqV8CUNyi8Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1344688477813-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Tunisians hold signs and chant slogans during a protest calling for the respect of women&#039;s rights in Tunis" align="left" title="Tunisians hold signs and chant slogans during a protest calling for the respect of women&#039;s rights in Tunis" border="0" /></a>Tunisian women are rising up against a proposed article in the new constitution seen by many as an Islamist ploy to reverse the principle of gender equality that made Tunisia a beacon of modernity in the Arab world when it was introduced six decades ago.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/tunisia-activists-braced-fight-womens-rights-003938623.htmlFri, 10 Aug 2012 20:39:38 -0400AFPtunisia-activists-braced-fight-womens-rights-003938623<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/tunisia-activists-braced-fight-womens-rights-003938623.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/MQ9y4nVodt9BqV8CUNyi8Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1344688477813-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Tunisians hold signs and chant slogans during a protest calling for the respect of women&#039;s rights in Tunis" align="left" title="Tunisians hold signs and chant slogans during a protest calling for the respect of women&#039;s rights in Tunis" border="0" /></a>Tunisian women are rising up against a proposed article in the new constitution seen by many as an Islamist ploy to reverse the principle of gender equality that made Tunisia a beacon of modernity in the Arab world when it was introduced six decades ago.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/ethiopian-air-africas-first-boeing-787-112710398--finance.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ab2RZz06qhsGtc5AU5w08Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/e7f2a91d711cde16170f6a70670083a2.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this photo of Thursday Aug. 9, 2012, Ethiopian Airlines chief executive Tewolde Gebremariam says his company is excited to be the first carrier to take delivery of a Dreamliner in Africa, Europe and the Americas. The Dreamliner is currently flown only by two Japanese carriers. Ethiopian Airlines next week takes delivery of Africa&#039;s first Boeing 787 Dreamliner, and the airline&#039;s chief executive says the plane will first be used on routes around the continent. (AP Photo/Elias Asmare)" align="left" title="In this photo of Thursday Aug. 9, 2012, Ethiopian Airlines chief executive Tewolde Gebremariam says his company is excited to be the first carrier to take delivery of a Dreamliner in Africa, Europe and the Americas. The Dreamliner is currently flown only by two Japanese carriers. Ethiopian Airlines next week takes delivery of Africa&#039;s first Boeing 787 Dreamliner, and the airline&#039;s chief executive says the plane will first be used on routes around the continent. (AP Photo/Elias Asmare)" border="0" /></a>Ethiopian Airlines next week takes delivery of Africa&#039;s first Boeing 787 Dreamliner, and the airline&#039;s chief executive says the plane will first be used on routes around the continent.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/ethiopian-air-africas-first-boeing-787-112710398--finance.htmlFri, 10 Aug 2012 09:55:51 -0400Associated Pressethiopian-air-africas-first-boeing-787-112710398--finance<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/ethiopian-air-africas-first-boeing-787-112710398--finance.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ab2RZz06qhsGtc5AU5w08Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/e7f2a91d711cde16170f6a70670083a2.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this photo of Thursday Aug. 9, 2012, Ethiopian Airlines chief executive Tewolde Gebremariam says his company is excited to be the first carrier to take delivery of a Dreamliner in Africa, Europe and the Americas. The Dreamliner is currently flown only by two Japanese carriers. Ethiopian Airlines next week takes delivery of Africa&#039;s first Boeing 787 Dreamliner, and the airline&#039;s chief executive says the plane will first be used on routes around the continent. (AP Photo/Elias Asmare)" align="left" title="In this photo of Thursday Aug. 9, 2012, Ethiopian Airlines chief executive Tewolde Gebremariam says his company is excited to be the first carrier to take delivery of a Dreamliner in Africa, Europe and the Americas. The Dreamliner is currently flown only by two Japanese carriers. Ethiopian Airlines next week takes delivery of Africa&#039;s first Boeing 787 Dreamliner, and the airline&#039;s chief executive says the plane will first be used on routes around the continent. (AP Photo/Elias Asmare)" border="0" /></a>Ethiopian Airlines next week takes delivery of Africa&#039;s first Boeing 787 Dreamliner, and the airline&#039;s chief executive says the plane will first be used on routes around the continent.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/mourners-gather-ghanaian-presidents-funeral-092533028.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/NqlVK35kQ1dE8OWQmXYQkg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/c6883141713bde16170f6a706700c300.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Ghanaians of different ethnic groups attend the funeral of Ghana President John Atta Mills, Friday, Aug. 10, 2012, in Accra, Ghana. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)" align="left" title="Ghanaians of different ethnic groups attend the funeral of Ghana President John Atta Mills, Friday, Aug. 10, 2012, in Accra, Ghana. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)" border="0" /></a>World leaders joined thousands of Ghanaians Friday for the funeral of President John Atta Mills, who came to symbolize Ghana&#039;s maturing democracy in a region long plagued by coups and disputed votes.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/mourners-gather-ghanaian-presidents-funeral-092533028.htmlFri, 10 Aug 2012 10:56:54 -0400Associated Pressmourners-gather-ghanaian-presidents-funeral-092533028<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/mourners-gather-ghanaian-presidents-funeral-092533028.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/NqlVK35kQ1dE8OWQmXYQkg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/c6883141713bde16170f6a706700c300.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Ghanaians of different ethnic groups attend the funeral of Ghana President John Atta Mills, Friday, Aug. 10, 2012, in Accra, Ghana. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)" align="left" title="Ghanaians of different ethnic groups attend the funeral of Ghana President John Atta Mills, Friday, Aug. 10, 2012, in Accra, Ghana. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)" border="0" /></a>World leaders joined thousands of Ghanaians Friday for the funeral of President John Atta Mills, who came to symbolize Ghana&#039;s maturing democracy in a region long plagued by coups and disputed votes.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/least-1-000-families-hit-east-sudan-floods-115222053.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Y4KOHzjnf2NkCydavZG.UQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1344685899675-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Sudanese children stand next to a water canal in the eastern Kassala State" align="left" title="Sudanese children stand next to a water canal in the eastern Kassala State" border="0" /></a>At least 1,000 families have been affected by flooding in impoverished eastern Sudan, where some communities have been cut off by rising waters, the United Nations said on Saturday.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/least-1-000-families-hit-east-sudan-floods-115222053.htmlSat, 11 Aug 2012 07:52:22 -0400AFPleast-1-000-families-hit-east-sudan-floods-115222053<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/least-1-000-families-hit-east-sudan-floods-115222053.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Y4KOHzjnf2NkCydavZG.UQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1344685899675-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Sudanese children stand next to a water canal in the eastern Kassala State" align="left" title="Sudanese children stand next to a water canal in the eastern Kassala State" border="0" /></a>At least 1,000 families have been affected by flooding in impoverished eastern Sudan, where some communities have been cut off by rising waters, the United Nations said on Saturday.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/us-prepares-sanctions-assad-regime-120530429.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Ujb0W88FJY6Zc3hXBJDouQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/e8ab37b75841ca16170f6a706700ab33.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton talks with Nigerian Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, Nigeria, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)" align="left" title="Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton talks with Nigerian Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, Nigeria, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)" border="0" /></a>The Obama administration is readying new sanctions on Syrian President Bashar Assad&#039;s regime and its allies.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/us-prepares-sanctions-assad-regime-120530429.htmlFri, 10 Aug 2012 08:05:16 -0400Associated Pressus-prepares-sanctions-assad-regime-120530429<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/us-prepares-sanctions-assad-regime-120530429.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Ujb0W88FJY6Zc3hXBJDouQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/e8ab37b75841ca16170f6a706700ab33.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton talks with Nigerian Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, Nigeria, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)" align="left" title="Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton talks with Nigerian Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, Nigeria, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)" border="0" /></a>The Obama administration is readying new sanctions on Syrian President Bashar Assad&#039;s regime and its allies.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/soldiers-fighting-congo-rebels-live-squalor-222929128.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/kQIkmE_oNLe3opnyZKr84w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/c162af2172dde616170f6a7067007e7d.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A hay bed is seen in a colonial gable built for a battalion stand empty in eastern Congo&#039;s largest military camp in Rumangabo, some 40 kms (25 miles) north of Goma, Thursday Aug. 9, 2012. The camp, formally held by FARDC (the Forces Armees de la Republic Democratique du Congo) government troops, fell to M23 rebels late July. Most know that Congo?s 150000-man army is hard done by, poorly and infrequently paid, badly provisioned and ill equipped on the armament front. What they left behind in the base shows they have no incentive to fight. The abandoned camp was home to at least 1000 government soldiers. The base was build by colonial Belgium. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)" align="left" title="A hay bed is seen in a colonial gable built for a battalion stand empty in eastern Congo&#039;s largest military camp in Rumangabo, some 40 kms (25 miles) north of Goma, Thursday Aug. 9, 2012. The camp, formally held by FARDC (the Forces Armees de la Republic Democratique du Congo) government troops, fell to M23 rebels late July. Most know that Congo?s 150000-man army is hard done by, poorly and infrequently paid, badly provisioned and ill equipped on the armament front. What they left behind in the base shows they have no incentive to fight. The abandoned camp was home to at least 1000 government soldiers. The base was build by colonial Belgium. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)" border="0" /></a>The nest of straw, like something an animal sleeps on, was a Congolese army soldier&#039;s bed before rebels seized this military camp. Broken windows were stuffed with grass and the only protection from the frigid night air was a handful of charcoal.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/soldiers-fighting-congo-rebels-live-squalor-222929128.htmlFri, 10 Aug 2012 18:49:32 -0400Associated Presssoldiers-fighting-congo-rebels-live-squalor-222929128<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/soldiers-fighting-congo-rebels-live-squalor-222929128.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/kQIkmE_oNLe3opnyZKr84w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/c162af2172dde616170f6a7067007e7d.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A hay bed is seen in a colonial gable built for a battalion stand empty in eastern Congo&#039;s largest military camp in Rumangabo, some 40 kms (25 miles) north of Goma, Thursday Aug. 9, 2012. The camp, formally held by FARDC (the Forces Armees de la Republic Democratique du Congo) government troops, fell to M23 rebels late July. Most know that Congo?s 150000-man army is hard done by, poorly and infrequently paid, badly provisioned and ill equipped on the armament front. What they left behind in the base shows they have no incentive to fight. The abandoned camp was home to at least 1000 government soldiers. The base was build by colonial Belgium. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)" align="left" title="A hay bed is seen in a colonial gable built for a battalion stand empty in eastern Congo&#039;s largest military camp in Rumangabo, some 40 kms (25 miles) north of Goma, Thursday Aug. 9, 2012. The camp, formally held by FARDC (the Forces Armees de la Republic Democratique du Congo) government troops, fell to M23 rebels late July. Most know that Congo?s 150000-man army is hard done by, poorly and infrequently paid, badly provisioned and ill equipped on the armament front. What they left behind in the base shows they have no incentive to fight. The abandoned camp was home to at least 1000 government soldiers. The base was build by colonial Belgium. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)" border="0" /></a>The nest of straw, like something an animal sleeps on, was a Congolese army soldier&#039;s bed before rebels seized this military camp. Broken windows were stuffed with grass and the only protection from the frigid night air was a handful of charcoal.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/us-officials-al-qaida-gaining-foothold-syria-201207990.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/l1NWbDhHSzkBkIIQaCcBCg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/1813a7c07179df16170f6a70670055d2.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this July 6, 2012 file photo, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius attend the &quot;Friends of Syria&quot; conference in Paris. The United States is readying new sanctions on Syrian President Bashar Assad&#039;s regime and its allies as Clinton heads to Turkey on Friday, Aug. 10, 2012, for weekend talks with top Turkish officials and Syrian opposition activists. (AP Photo/Brendan Smialowski, Pool, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this July 6, 2012 file photo, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius attend the &quot;Friends of Syria&quot; conference in Paris. The United States is readying new sanctions on Syrian President Bashar Assad&#039;s regime and its allies as Clinton heads to Turkey on Friday, Aug. 10, 2012, for weekend talks with top Turkish officials and Syrian opposition activists. (AP Photo/Brendan Smialowski, Pool, File)" border="0" /></a>Al-Qaida has advanced beyond isolated pockets of activity in Syria and now is building a network of well-organized cells, according to U.S. intelligence officials, who fear the terrorists could be on the verge of establishing an Iraq-like foothold that would be hard to defeat if rebels eventually oust President Bashar Assad.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/us-officials-al-qaida-gaining-foothold-syria-201207990.htmlFri, 10 Aug 2012 16:15:03 -0400Associated Pressus-officials-al-qaida-gaining-foothold-syria-201207990<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/us-officials-al-qaida-gaining-foothold-syria-201207990.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/l1NWbDhHSzkBkIIQaCcBCg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/1813a7c07179df16170f6a70670055d2.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this July 6, 2012 file photo, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius attend the &quot;Friends of Syria&quot; conference in Paris. The United States is readying new sanctions on Syrian President Bashar Assad&#039;s regime and its allies as Clinton heads to Turkey on Friday, Aug. 10, 2012, for weekend talks with top Turkish officials and Syrian opposition activists. (AP Photo/Brendan Smialowski, Pool, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this July 6, 2012 file photo, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius attend the &quot;Friends of Syria&quot; conference in Paris. The United States is readying new sanctions on Syrian President Bashar Assad&#039;s regime and its allies as Clinton heads to Turkey on Friday, Aug. 10, 2012, for weekend talks with top Turkish officials and Syrian opposition activists. (AP Photo/Brendan Smialowski, Pool, File)" border="0" /></a>Al-Qaida has advanced beyond isolated pockets of activity in Syria and now is building a network of well-organized cells, according to U.S. intelligence officials, who fear the terrorists could be on the verge of establishing an Iraq-like foothold that would be hard to defeat if rebels eventually oust President Bashar Assad.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/kenyan-justice-slapped-down-gun-threat-090521466.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/3g3nsmm2OsW_0vdWkTuiDA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/add504a67015d916170f6a706700c466.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Rebecca Kerubo mother of three children sits with her son at her house in Nairobi, Kenya Thursday. Aug. 9. 2012. Rebecca Kerubo is a $6-a-day security guard at a Nairobi mall. So when she made a formal complaint that Kenya&#039;s second most powerful judge threatened her with a gun at a security checkpoint, few thought the struggling mother of three stood a chance. A tribunal investigating the conduct of the country&#039;s deputy chief justice said this week that she should be removed from the bench after threatening a security guard with a gun. Kenya&#039;s director of public prosecutions said that the justice, Nancy Baraza, could also face assault charges. (AP Photo/Khalil Senosi)" align="left" title="Rebecca Kerubo mother of three children sits with her son at her house in Nairobi, Kenya Thursday. Aug. 9. 2012. Rebecca Kerubo is a $6-a-day security guard at a Nairobi mall. So when she made a formal complaint that Kenya&#039;s second most powerful judge threatened her with a gun at a security checkpoint, few thought the struggling mother of three stood a chance. A tribunal investigating the conduct of the country&#039;s deputy chief justice said this week that she should be removed from the bench after threatening a security guard with a gun. Kenya&#039;s director of public prosecutions said that the justice, Nancy Baraza, could also face assault charges. (AP Photo/Khalil Senosi)" border="0" /></a>Rebecca Kerubo, a $6-a-day security guard at a Nairobi mall, is one of the city&#039;s countless low-wage slum residents. So when she made a formal complaint that Kenya&#039;s second most powerful judge threatened her with a gun at a security checkpoint, few thought the struggling mother of three stood a chance.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/kenyan-justice-slapped-down-gun-threat-090521466.htmlFri, 10 Aug 2012 06:24:28 -0400Associated Presskenyan-justice-slapped-down-gun-threat-090521466<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/kenyan-justice-slapped-down-gun-threat-090521466.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/3g3nsmm2OsW_0vdWkTuiDA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/add504a67015d916170f6a706700c466.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Rebecca Kerubo mother of three children sits with her son at her house in Nairobi, Kenya Thursday. Aug. 9. 2012. Rebecca Kerubo is a $6-a-day security guard at a Nairobi mall. So when she made a formal complaint that Kenya&#039;s second most powerful judge threatened her with a gun at a security checkpoint, few thought the struggling mother of three stood a chance. A tribunal investigating the conduct of the country&#039;s deputy chief justice said this week that she should be removed from the bench after threatening a security guard with a gun. Kenya&#039;s director of public prosecutions said that the justice, Nancy Baraza, could also face assault charges. (AP Photo/Khalil Senosi)" align="left" title="Rebecca Kerubo mother of three children sits with her son at her house in Nairobi, Kenya Thursday. Aug. 9. 2012. Rebecca Kerubo is a $6-a-day security guard at a Nairobi mall. So when she made a formal complaint that Kenya&#039;s second most powerful judge threatened her with a gun at a security checkpoint, few thought the struggling mother of three stood a chance. A tribunal investigating the conduct of the country&#039;s deputy chief justice said this week that she should be removed from the bench after threatening a security guard with a gun. Kenya&#039;s director of public prosecutions said that the justice, Nancy Baraza, could also face assault charges. (AP Photo/Khalil Senosi)" border="0" /></a>Rebecca Kerubo, a $6-a-day security guard at a Nairobi mall, is one of the city&#039;s countless low-wage slum residents. So when she made a formal complaint that Kenya&#039;s second most powerful judge threatened her with a gun at a security checkpoint, few thought the struggling mother of three stood a chance.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/clintons-africa-trip-bees-snow-dancing-181726397.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/D5lkyu6R0xuZGK83gPSg5w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/484eecb071f1e216170f6a7067004591.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Aug. 7, 2012 file photo, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, left, and South Africa&#039;s Foreign Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, react with delight during a rare snow flurry as they leave business meetings in Pretoria, South Africa. On an epic safari through Africa, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton braved Uganda&#039;s Ebola outbreak, dealt with a swarm of angry Malawian bees, endured a rare South African snowstorm and shimmied on a dance floor in South Africa, earning the nickname the Secretary of Shake. And as she wrapped up her nine-nation African tour on Friday in Benin,Clinton shattered her own already herculean travel record. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File, Pool)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Aug. 7, 2012 file photo, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, left, and South Africa&#039;s Foreign Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, react with delight during a rare snow flurry as they leave business meetings in Pretoria, South Africa. On an epic safari through Africa, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton braved Uganda&#039;s Ebola outbreak, dealt with a swarm of angry Malawian bees, endured a rare South African snowstorm and shimmied on a dance floor in South Africa, earning the nickname the Secretary of Shake. And as she wrapped up her nine-nation African tour on Friday in Benin,Clinton shattered her own already herculean travel record. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File, Pool)" border="0" /></a>On an epic journey through Africa, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton braved an outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus in Uganda, escaped a swarm of angry bees in Malawi and witnessed a rare snow in South Africa. She even shimmied on a dance floor, gaining the nickname &quot;Secretary of Shake.&quot;</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/clintons-africa-trip-bees-snow-dancing-181726397.htmlFri, 10 Aug 2012 14:55:36 -0400Associated Pressclintons-africa-trip-bees-snow-dancing-181726397<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/clintons-africa-trip-bees-snow-dancing-181726397.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/D5lkyu6R0xuZGK83gPSg5w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/484eecb071f1e216170f6a7067004591.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Aug. 7, 2012 file photo, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, left, and South Africa&#039;s Foreign Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, react with delight during a rare snow flurry as they leave business meetings in Pretoria, South Africa. On an epic safari through Africa, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton braved Uganda&#039;s Ebola outbreak, dealt with a swarm of angry Malawian bees, endured a rare South African snowstorm and shimmied on a dance floor in South Africa, earning the nickname the Secretary of Shake. And as she wrapped up her nine-nation African tour on Friday in Benin,Clinton shattered her own already herculean travel record. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File, Pool)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Aug. 7, 2012 file photo, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, left, and South Africa&#039;s Foreign Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, react with delight during a rare snow flurry as they leave business meetings in Pretoria, South Africa. On an epic safari through Africa, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton braved Uganda&#039;s Ebola outbreak, dealt with a swarm of angry Malawian bees, endured a rare South African snowstorm and shimmied on a dance floor in South Africa, earning the nickname the Secretary of Shake. And as she wrapped up her nine-nation African tour on Friday in Benin,Clinton shattered her own already herculean travel record. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File, Pool)" border="0" /></a>On an epic journey through Africa, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton braved an outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus in Uganda, escaped a swarm of angry bees in Malawi and witnessed a rare snow in South Africa. She even shimmied on a dance floor, gaining the nickname &quot;Secretary of Shake.&quot;</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/brahimi-un-envoy-syria-diplomats-224611474.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/U5yrOUwmHrqgLdHym54ouw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1344552321786-4-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Former Algerian foreign minister Lakhdar Brahimi" align="left" title="Former Algerian foreign minister Lakhdar Brahimi" border="0" /></a>Lakhdar Brahimi, the former Algerian foreign minister favored to become the new UN-Arab League envoy for Syria, called on the UN Security Council to overcome its bitter divisions on the conflict.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/brahimi-un-envoy-syria-diplomats-224611474.htmlFri, 10 Aug 2012 21:24:59 -0400AFPbrahimi-un-envoy-syria-diplomats-224611474<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/brahimi-un-envoy-syria-diplomats-224611474.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/U5yrOUwmHrqgLdHym54ouw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1344552321786-4-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Former Algerian foreign minister Lakhdar Brahimi" align="left" title="Former Algerian foreign minister Lakhdar Brahimi" border="0" /></a>Lakhdar Brahimi, the former Algerian foreign minister favored to become the new UN-Arab League envoy for Syria, called on the UN Security Council to overcome its bitter divisions on the conflict.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/hope-gloom-kenyans-eye-slender-medal-haul-235806742--oly.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ljw1KvAKVnRAUAZxa5QTtg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1344643030744-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Kenya&#039;s David Lekuta Rudisha broke the world record in the men&#039;s 800m during the London 2012 Olympic Games" align="left" title="Kenya&#039;s David Lekuta Rudisha broke the world record in the men&#039;s 800m during the London 2012 Olympic Games" border="0" /></a>In a photograph studio in Kenya&#039;s bustling capital, a line of nearly empty frames are lined up: gold, silver and bronze coloured, it was hoped they would be filled each time a Kenyan won an Olympic medal.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/hope-gloom-kenyans-eye-slender-medal-haul-235806742--oly.htmlFri, 10 Aug 2012 19:58:06 -0400AFPhope-gloom-kenyans-eye-slender-medal-haul-235806742--oly<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/hope-gloom-kenyans-eye-slender-medal-haul-235806742--oly.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ljw1KvAKVnRAUAZxa5QTtg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1344643030744-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Kenya&#039;s David Lekuta Rudisha broke the world record in the men&#039;s 800m during the London 2012 Olympic Games" align="left" title="Kenya&#039;s David Lekuta Rudisha broke the world record in the men&#039;s 800m during the London 2012 Olympic Games" border="0" /></a>In a photograph studio in Kenya&#039;s bustling capital, a line of nearly empty frames are lined up: gold, silver and bronze coloured, it was hoped they would be filled each time a Kenyan won an Olympic medal.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/pistorius-thrilled-humbling-olympic-experience-221043848--oly.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/TcHjyVIRdoUgNXNQi8kXEQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1344636510889-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="South Africa&#039;s double amputee runner Oscar Pistorius" align="left" title="South Africa&#039;s double amputee runner Oscar Pistorius" border="0" /></a>Oscar Pistorius might have seen his South African relay team&#039;s Olympic medal hopes go up in smoke, but the history-making double amputee described his Games experience as &quot;phenomenal&quot; and &quot;humbling&quot;.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/pistorius-thrilled-humbling-olympic-experience-221043848--oly.htmlFri, 10 Aug 2012 18:10:43 -0400AFPpistorius-thrilled-humbling-olympic-experience-221043848--oly<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/pistorius-thrilled-humbling-olympic-experience-221043848--oly.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/TcHjyVIRdoUgNXNQi8kXEQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1344636510889-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="South Africa&#039;s double amputee runner Oscar Pistorius" align="left" title="South Africa&#039;s double amputee runner Oscar Pistorius" border="0" /></a>Oscar Pistorius might have seen his South African relay team&#039;s Olympic medal hopes go up in smoke, but the history-making double amputee described his Games experience as &quot;phenomenal&quot; and &quot;humbling&quot;.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/renewed-clashes-egypts-sinai-state-tv-082944526.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/t9zF48rFmaNAuzdTHZ1Cfw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1344559048698-11-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Egypt shut the Gaza crossing after Sunday&#039;s attack" align="left" title="Egypt shut the Gaza crossing after Sunday&#039;s attack" border="0" /></a>Egypt massed troops and carried out arrests on Friday to quell Islamist militants in Sinai as President Mohamed Morsi visited an outpost where militants killed 16 soldiers, prompting the unprecedented crackdown.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/renewed-clashes-egypts-sinai-state-tv-082944526.htmlFri, 10 Aug 2012 15:44:28 -0400AFPrenewed-clashes-egypts-sinai-state-tv-082944526<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/renewed-clashes-egypts-sinai-state-tv-082944526.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/t9zF48rFmaNAuzdTHZ1Cfw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1344559048698-11-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Egypt shut the Gaza crossing after Sunday&#039;s attack" align="left" title="Egypt shut the Gaza crossing after Sunday&#039;s attack" border="0" /></a>Egypt massed troops and carried out arrests on Friday to quell Islamist militants in Sinai as President Mohamed Morsi visited an outpost where militants killed 16 soldiers, prompting the unprecedented crackdown.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/head-libyas-national-assembly-pledges-neutrality-204615012.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/8XDl.9Qag1ko23DS5CZ73Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1344630978958-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Head of Libya&#039;s newly-empowered national assembly Mohamed al-Megaryef" align="left" title="Head of Libya&#039;s newly-empowered national assembly Mohamed al-Megaryef" border="0" /></a>The head of Libya&#039;s newly-empowered national assembly Mohamed al-Megaryef pledged on Friday to remain neutral and seek to unite ranks in the country, where post-revolution divisions are still deep.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/head-libyas-national-assembly-pledges-neutrality-204615012.htmlFri, 10 Aug 2012 16:46:15 -0400AFPhead-libyas-national-assembly-pledges-neutrality-204615012<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/head-libyas-national-assembly-pledges-neutrality-204615012.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/8XDl.9Qag1ko23DS5CZ73Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1344630978958-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Head of Libya&#039;s newly-empowered national assembly Mohamed al-Megaryef" align="left" title="Head of Libya&#039;s newly-empowered national assembly Mohamed al-Megaryef" border="0" /></a>The head of Libya&#039;s newly-empowered national assembly Mohamed al-Megaryef pledged on Friday to remain neutral and seek to unite ranks in the country, where post-revolution divisions are still deep.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/morocco-security-officials-arrested-corruption-swoop-201359925.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/S_tE.1tgzYtTo.ewbpyHzA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1344629537929-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Moroccan security forces stand guard in Rabat" align="left" title="Moroccan security forces stand guard in Rabat" border="0" /></a>An unspecified number of security officials accused of corruption on Morocco&#039;s northern coast have been arrested as part of a judicial inquiry ordered by the king, government sources said on Friday.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/morocco-security-officials-arrested-corruption-swoop-201359925.htmlFri, 10 Aug 2012 16:13:59 -0400AFPmorocco-security-officials-arrested-corruption-swoop-201359925<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/morocco-security-officials-arrested-corruption-swoop-201359925.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/S_tE.1tgzYtTo.ewbpyHzA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1344629537929-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Moroccan security forces stand guard in Rabat" align="left" title="Moroccan security forces stand guard in Rabat" border="0" /></a>An unspecified number of security officials accused of corruption on Morocco&#039;s northern coast have been arrested as part of a judicial inquiry ordered by the king, government sources said on Friday.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/ethiopian-defar-wins-womens-5000m-193113895--oly.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/nSqqnpvqrkJXuEB_uCOkng--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1344628107509-2-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Ethiopia&#039;s Meseret Defar reacts after winning the women&#039;s 5000m" align="left" title="Ethiopia&#039;s Meseret Defar reacts after winning the women&#039;s 5000m" border="0" /></a>Ethiopian Meseret Defar deprived her teammate and arch-rival Tirunesh Dibaba an Olympic double for a second time when she produced a home-stretch sprint to claim victory in the 5000m on Friday.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/ethiopian-defar-wins-womens-5000m-193113895--oly.htmlFri, 10 Aug 2012 16:09:17 -0400AFPethiopian-defar-wins-womens-5000m-193113895--oly<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/ethiopian-defar-wins-womens-5000m-193113895--oly.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/nSqqnpvqrkJXuEB_uCOkng--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1344628107509-2-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Ethiopia&#039;s Meseret Defar reacts after winning the women&#039;s 5000m" align="left" title="Ethiopia&#039;s Meseret Defar reacts after winning the women&#039;s 5000m" border="0" /></a>Ethiopian Meseret Defar deprived her teammate and arch-rival Tirunesh Dibaba an Olympic double for a second time when she produced a home-stretch sprint to claim victory in the 5000m on Friday.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/us-sanctions-assad-regime-hezbollah-160303131.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/l1NWbDhHSzkBkIIQaCcBCg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/1813a7c07179df16170f6a70670055d2.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this July 6, 2012 file photo, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius attend the &quot;Friends of Syria&quot; conference in Paris. The United States is readying new sanctions on Syrian President Bashar Assad&#039;s regime and its allies as Clinton heads to Turkey on Friday, Aug. 10, 2012, for weekend talks with top Turkish officials and Syrian opposition activists. (AP Photo/Brendan Smialowski, Pool, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this July 6, 2012 file photo, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius attend the &quot;Friends of Syria&quot; conference in Paris. The United States is readying new sanctions on Syrian President Bashar Assad&#039;s regime and its allies as Clinton heads to Turkey on Friday, Aug. 10, 2012, for weekend talks with top Turkish officials and Syrian opposition activists. (AP Photo/Brendan Smialowski, Pool, File)" border="0" /></a>The Obama administration set new, largely symbolic, sanctions Friday on Syria&#039;s state-run oil company and the Hezbollah militant group, moves designed to underscore Iran&#039;s key role in propping up the Syrian regime over the span of its civil war.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/us-sanctions-assad-regime-hezbollah-160303131.htmlFri, 10 Aug 2012 12:08:05 -0400Associated Pressus-sanctions-assad-regime-hezbollah-160303131<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/us-sanctions-assad-regime-hezbollah-160303131.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/l1NWbDhHSzkBkIIQaCcBCg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/1813a7c07179df16170f6a70670055d2.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this July 6, 2012 file photo, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius attend the &quot;Friends of Syria&quot; conference in Paris. The United States is readying new sanctions on Syrian President Bashar Assad&#039;s regime and its allies as Clinton heads to Turkey on Friday, Aug. 10, 2012, for weekend talks with top Turkish officials and Syrian opposition activists. (AP Photo/Brendan Smialowski, Pool, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this July 6, 2012 file photo, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius attend the &quot;Friends of Syria&quot; conference in Paris. The United States is readying new sanctions on Syrian President Bashar Assad&#039;s regime and its allies as Clinton heads to Turkey on Friday, Aug. 10, 2012, for weekend talks with top Turkish officials and Syrian opposition activists. (AP Photo/Brendan Smialowski, Pool, File)" border="0" /></a>The Obama administration set new, largely symbolic, sanctions Friday on Syria&#039;s state-run oil company and the Hezbollah militant group, moves designed to underscore Iran&#039;s key role in propping up the Syrian regime over the span of its civil war.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/gabon-bans-demos-opposition-leaders-return-192650282.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/GRLBFg0jlN4CclNOEkV43w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1344626429692-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Andre Mba Obame, opposition leader and self-declared president of Gabon" align="left" title="Andre Mba Obame, opposition leader and self-declared president of Gabon" border="0" /></a>Gabon said Friday it has banned gatherings by supporters of leading opposition figure Andre Mba Obame to mark his return to the country after 14 months abroad for health reasons.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/gabon-bans-demos-opposition-leaders-return-192650282.htmlFri, 10 Aug 2012 15:26:50 -0400AFPgabon-bans-demos-opposition-leaders-return-192650282<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/gabon-bans-demos-opposition-leaders-return-192650282.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/GRLBFg0jlN4CclNOEkV43w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1344626429692-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Andre Mba Obame, opposition leader and self-declared president of Gabon" align="left" title="Andre Mba Obame, opposition leader and self-declared president of Gabon" border="0" /></a>Gabon said Friday it has banned gatherings by supporters of leading opposition figure Andre Mba Obame to mark his return to the country after 14 months abroad for health reasons.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/gunmen-murder-libyan-general-185609721.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/44DYTKD9qkl486tx.2UHTA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1344624799836-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Commanders who defected from Moamer Kadhafi&#039;s armed forces" align="left" title="Commanders who defected from Moamer Kadhafi&#039;s armed forces" border="0" /></a>Gunmen shot dead Libyan army general and high-ranking defence ministry official Mohamed Hadia on Friday in the eastern city of Benghazi, one of his sons told AFP.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/gunmen-murder-libyan-general-185609721.htmlFri, 10 Aug 2012 14:56:09 -0400AFPgunmen-murder-libyan-general-185609721<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/gunmen-murder-libyan-general-185609721.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/44DYTKD9qkl486tx.2UHTA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1344624799836-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Commanders who defected from Moamer Kadhafi&#039;s armed forces" align="left" title="Commanders who defected from Moamer Kadhafi&#039;s armed forces" border="0" /></a>Gunmen shot dead Libyan army general and high-ranking defence ministry official Mohamed Hadia on Friday in the eastern city of Benghazi, one of his sons told AFP.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/clinton-benin-last-stop-african-tour-180318377.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/_4UZH9hCB7J6UwpB0cgOpQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1344621724499-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Ghana&#039;s Foreign Minister Alhaji Muhammad Mumuni (L) greets US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (R)" align="left" title="Ghana&#039;s Foreign Minister Alhaji Muhammad Mumuni (L) greets US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (R)" border="0" /></a>US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in the West African nation of Benin on Friday on the final stop of a 10-day African tour.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/clinton-benin-last-stop-african-tour-180318377.htmlFri, 10 Aug 2012 14:03:18 -0400AFPclinton-benin-last-stop-african-tour-180318377<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/clinton-benin-last-stop-african-tour-180318377.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/_4UZH9hCB7J6UwpB0cgOpQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1344621724499-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Ghana&#039;s Foreign Minister Alhaji Muhammad Mumuni (L) greets US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (R)" align="left" title="Ghana&#039;s Foreign Minister Alhaji Muhammad Mumuni (L) greets US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (R)" border="0" /></a>US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in the West African nation of Benin on Friday on the final stop of a 10-day African tour.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/thousands-gather-bury-ghanas-mills-110926165.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/U1WYpexyj8f9PhyNhYeSmg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1344603596537-3-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A military cortege conveyed John Atta Mills&#039; body from the State House to Independence Square for the funeral" align="left" title="A military cortege conveyed John Atta Mills&#039; body from the State House to Independence Square for the funeral" border="0" /></a>Thousands of mourners including African leaders, dignitaries and ordinary Ghanaians attended the state funeral on Friday of president John Atta Mills, who died last month ahead of a re-election bid.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/thousands-gather-bury-ghanas-mills-110926165.htmlFri, 10 Aug 2012 14:08:40 -0400AFPthousands-gather-bury-ghanas-mills-110926165<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/thousands-gather-bury-ghanas-mills-110926165.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/U1WYpexyj8f9PhyNhYeSmg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1344603596537-3-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A military cortege conveyed John Atta Mills&#039; body from the State House to Independence Square for the funeral" align="left" title="A military cortege conveyed John Atta Mills&#039; body from the State House to Independence Square for the funeral" border="0" /></a>Thousands of mourners including African leaders, dignitaries and ordinary Ghanaians attended the state funeral on Friday of president John Atta Mills, who died last month ahead of a re-election bid.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/us-sanctions-hezbollah-supporting-assad-145626544.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Ujb0W88FJY6Zc3hXBJDouQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/e8ab37b75841ca16170f6a706700ab33.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton talks with Nigerian Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, Nigeria, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)" align="left" title="Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton talks with Nigerian Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, Nigeria, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)" border="0" /></a>The Obama administration is announcing sanctions on Hezbollah for providing support to Syrian President Bashar Assad&#039;s regime.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/us-sanctions-hezbollah-supporting-assad-145626544.htmlFri, 10 Aug 2012 10:57:49 -0400Associated Pressus-sanctions-hezbollah-supporting-assad-145626544<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/us-sanctions-hezbollah-supporting-assad-145626544.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Ujb0W88FJY6Zc3hXBJDouQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/e8ab37b75841ca16170f6a706700ab33.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton talks with Nigerian Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, Nigeria, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)" align="left" title="Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton talks with Nigerian Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, Nigeria, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)" border="0" /></a>The Obama administration is announcing sanctions on Hezbollah for providing support to Syrian President Bashar Assad&#039;s regime.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/five-french-hostages-kidnapped-sahel-seen-alive-video-175031771.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Fr.Wot8HGjZ1O0k2O_RC.w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1344620999565-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="French nationals Philippe Verdon and Serge Lazarevic (R) are held by Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb in 2011" align="left" title="French nationals Philippe Verdon and Serge Lazarevic (R) are held by Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb in 2011" border="0" /></a>A Mauritanian online news agency has published a video showing five of six French hostages kidnapped by the North African Al-Qaeda branch from Mali and Niger in the past two years.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/five-french-hostages-kidnapped-sahel-seen-alive-video-175031771.htmlFri, 10 Aug 2012 13:50:31 -0400AFPfive-french-hostages-kidnapped-sahel-seen-alive-video-175031771<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/five-french-hostages-kidnapped-sahel-seen-alive-video-175031771.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Fr.Wot8HGjZ1O0k2

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