Submitted by Sun Reporter2 on Tue, 2013-03-12 08:03
France's surprise intervention in northern Mali against Islamist fighters - involved in lucrative drug-running - has disrupted cocaine supply to Europe, but smugglers are already finding new routes, analysts said.
The former colonial power sent its jets and troops exactly two months ago to eliminate Al-Qaeda-linked groups that had been controlling northern Mali for nine months and were threatening to move south towards the capital. Read more about Mali war disrupts cocaine supply to Europe
Submitted by Sun Reporter2 on Tue, 2013-03-12 08:03
Venezuela’s opposition leader has vowed to fight late Hugo Chavez’s preferred successor for the presidency next month and the pair quickly locked horns in an angry war of words.
Venezuela has entered a bitter election race to decide who succeeds Hugo Chavez, with his chosen successor branding his challenger a "fascist", after the opposition candidate accused him of exploiting the late leader's death.
Henrique Capriles accepted Sunday the nomination of the main opposition coalition for the April 14 election, immediately launching a broadside against acting President Nicolas Maduro by accusing him of being "sick with power." Read more about Capriles tussles with Chavez heir
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Submitted by Sun Reporter2 on Mon, 2013-03-11 09:04
Venezuelan political parties begin registering candidates yesterday for a snap election in April, setting the stage for a bruising campaign to decide who will succeed the late president Hugo Chavez.
Venezuela will hold a presidential election on April 14, officials said on Saturday, as acting President Nicolas Maduro tries to benefit from an emotional outpouring for his late mentor, Hugo Chavez, and win his own term in office.
Maduro, a physically imposing former union leader, who served as foreign minister and vice-president under Chavez, has vowed to keep Chavez's self-styled socialist revolution alive. Read more about Chavez protégé is poll favourite
Submitted by Sun Reporter2 on Mon, 2013-03-11 09:00
Submitted by Sun Reporter2 on Mon, 2013-03-11 08:55
The upcoming election of a new pope had once again highlighted how half the church’s 1,2 billion membership - women - are left completely out of the process.
Women still lurking in the shadows
As Roman Catholic cardinals prepare a secret conclave in the Vatican to choose a new pope, the only woman seen taking part in the preparations has been the seamstress sewing the ceremonial tablecloths.
The most important decision in the life of the church is being taken with one half of the Catholic community either looking on or playing an auxiliary role, as the male hierarchy deliberates. Read more about Vatican ‘old boys club’ conclave
Submitted by Sun Reporter2 on Fri, 2013-03-08 08:12
Submitted by Sun Reporter2 on Fri, 2013-03-08 08:09
The ballot count in Kenya’s presidential election is being “doctored”, according to Kalonzo Musyoka, the running mate of Prime Minister Raila Odinga.
Submitted by Sun Reporter2 on Fri, 2013-03-08 08:01
A flag-draped coffin - carrying the body of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez - has been paraded through the streets of Caracas ahead of his funeral today.
Submitted by Sun Reporter2 on Thu, 2013-03-07 08:13
African elephants face the worst crisis since the global trade in ivory was banned almost a quarter-century ago, with the risk of extinction rising in worst-hit nations, conservationists said yesterday.
Illicit trade in ivory - driven by organised crime rings - has doubled since 2007 and more than tripled over the past 15 years, experts warned on the sidelines of a major conference on endangered species in Bangkok. Read more about African elephants face ‘alarming declines’
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