"First man's children in Andamans"

Coup 'plotters' back in S Africa
Zimbabwean authorities have released a group of South Africans jailed a year ago on suspicion of planning a coup in the West African nation of Equatorial Guinea. The group, known as the Zim 62, has arrived back in South Africa after a year in a Zimbabwean prison.

Africa brainstorms on poverty
African finance ministers gathered here over the weekend for a two-day meeting to hammer out ways of achieving the Millennium development Goals (MDGs) on fighting poverty in Africa.

Africa responds to close down polio epidemic
As polio reaches as far as Indonesia, over 77 million children to be immunized at heart of outbreak to prevent further spread.

Britain's little secret: trafficking in children
DETECTIVES, LOOKING INTO MURDER, SAY 300 BLACK BOYS ARE MISSING

On the Beach With Dave Chappelle
In South Africa, TIME's Simon Robinson talks with the comic about his sudden disappearance from Chappelle's Show

Pope Urges Missionary Zeal During Service

First man's children in Andamans
Two tribes in the Andamans may be the direct descendants of the earliest modern humans who trudged out of Africa over 70,000 years ago, scientists will announce tomorrow.

The way we were
Clinching proof of humankind's first wanderings comes from the Andamanese

Ex-chief of Saudi charity to sue Rice in US court
The former head of Saudi Arabia's Al Haramain charity said yesterday that he was filing a lawsuit in the United States against senior officials, including Condoleezza Rice, for putting him on a UN terrorist blacklist.

Indian court orders probe into child marriages
NEW DELHI –– India's top court has ordered three states investigate reports of thousands of child marriages despite a ban on the centuries-old tradition.

Muslim Brotherhood Feels Homeland Pressure

North Korea Distrustful of U.S. Overture
North Korea said Saturday that Washington's reassurances about recognizing its independence were a trick meant to conceal a U.S. plan to topple the communist government.

President Bush's New Best Friend
Slaughters As Many As 200 Civilians In Uzbekistan
Dozens of civilians were killed when Uzbek government troops opened fire on protesters, many but not all of them unarmed, in the eastern city of Andijan Friday evening. The president of the Central Asian republic defended the use of force Saturday as necessary to put down an uprising that he said was the work of "criminals" and "Islamic radicals."

Galloway accuses senators of 'smear'
George Galloway will accuse US senators of conducting a smear campaign against him after they alleged he was given millions of dollars in bribes by Saddam Hussein's regime.

Amman, Iraq, and Al-Qaim