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BANGUI — The prime minister of the Central African Republic, reappointed to his post this week, announced his new government Friday, made up mostly of members of President Francois Bozize’s party.
Of the 34 ministers in Faustin Touadera’s cabinet, ten retained their positions — including the president’s son, Defence Minister Jean-Francis Bozize.
Touadera presented the previous government’s resignation to Bozize in March, a legal formality, after the president was re-elected for a new five-year-mandate.
Mining Minister Sylvain Ndoutingai, a nephew of Bozize who has held this key post in the diamond producing country …
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A FISHERMAN from Kala village along the shores of Lake Tanganyika was abducted but later abandoned in deep waters by suspected bandits believed to be from DR Congo.
President Barack Obama is in his home town of Chicago, Illinois, where he will host leaders of the 28 trans-atlantic allies for the NATO summit beginning Sunday.
Mr. Obama arrived in Chicago after discussions with leaders of the Group of 8 major dev…
An international human rights group has accused Egypt’s military of beating and torturing protesters arrested during a huge rally near the Defense Ministry in Cairo earlier this month.
The New York-based Human Rights Watch said Saturday soldiers f…
THURMONT, Maryland – As U.S. President Barack Obama finished meetings with leaders from the Group of Eight leading industrialized nations and African heads of state at the Camp David retreat in Maryland, demonstrations erupted in nearby towns. The prot…
Blind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng has arrived in the United States, saying he is gratified that the Chinese government showed “restraint and calm” in dealing with his situation.
Chen also thanked the United States for giving him refuge…
WHITE HOUSE – U.S. President Barack Obama says the leaders of the world’s biggest economies are beginning to agree that more jobs and more growth will help reverse Europe’s economic crisis. The president spoke Saturday at the end of the Group of …
The Olympic Flame for the London 2012 Summer Games is now on a 70 day journey around Britain and Ireland.
Early Saturday, the first torchbearer set off from western England before a crowd of well- wishers.
The Olympic flame arrived in Britain fro…
Three protesters, arrested amid tight security ahead of the NATO summit in Chicago, have been charged with terrorism for possession of explosive devices.
The three were arrested Wednesday, and police said they were being held for a hearing Saturday….
