"Indian Tribes Linked Directly to African 'Eve'"

Indian Tribes Linked Directly to African 'Eve'
Two primitive tribes in India's Andaman and Nicobar islands are believed to be direct descendants of the first modern humans who migrated from Africa at least 50,000 years ago, according to a study by Indian biologists.

Full text: Jose Manuel Barroso's speech
Speech given by the president of the European commission to the European partnership for aid and development at the London School of Economics

Former S.Africa president wades into Pretoria row
Pretoria's city council, dominated by the ruling African National Congress party, decided to rename the capital Tshwane in March.

South Africa: Aids Named As Leading Cause of Death
HIV/AIDS is the leading cause of death in South Africa, according to a new Medical Research Council (MRC) report on cause-specific death rates for each of the country's nine provinces.

Refugees in South Africa (Part 3): Government Corruption
The Department of Home Affairs has appealed to the public to be "alert to all forms of corruption" at the Cape Town Refugee Reception Office. This follows a Cape Times investigation that found "agents" working outside the refugee office, but in co-operation with officials inside, were offering refugees an asylum-seeker's permit in exchange for R250 to R350.

Canada refuses visa to GM foods expert
OTTAWA - Africa's leading expert on genetically modified foods has been refused a visa to attend a meeting next week in Montreal at the Secretariat for the UN Convention on Biological Diversity.

Africa: UN And Gates Foundation Team Up Against Disease
The World Health Organisation (WHO) and the Bill Gates Foundation have agreed to jointly tackle HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria by improving medical information systems in developing nations.

With Open Skies Must Come Security
SA IS a strong supporter of the overarching aims of the Yamoussoukro Decision, which seeks to open African skies. However, there is one area where the African Union (AU) needs to ensure that all issues are understood, and that Africa gets the product it needs - air transportation safety and security.

Mandela's latest battle: Fighting for his good name
Nelson Mandela may be one of the most revered men in the world, but that hasn't stopped the greedy from trying to cash in on his name. Companies in South Africa have taken on names such as Nelson Mandela Panel Beaters and Nelson Mandela Fine Art. A clothing manufacturer recently tried to trademark Mandela's prison number for use with a new clothing line. Shops hawk Mandela salt-and-pepper shakers, paper dolls, refrigerator magnets and cotton cloth, all festooned with the aging icon's unlicensed image.

Quotes of the week
Cape Town - A selection of quotes of southern African interest that appeared in the media in the last week.

Background series leading to today's
arrest of Luis Posada Carriles in Miami
For the last two months we have been covering developments on the appearance of Luis Posada Carriles in Miami in April. Posada, 80 years old has been wanted for terrorism for many years. His arrest today carries tremendous significance, especially in the Western Hemisphere.

The Color of Politics and the Idiocy of American Racism
In so many words I told him to "never underestimate the stupidity of the American people," which, truth be told, was a statement of anguish, one founded in my distrust in white America, or better stated, the white electorate's predictable political behavior.

The United States of Infantilization
We weren't so much pleased about the ultimate Viet Cong and North Vietnamese triumph over the South (and our troops), as we were glad to be purged of the whole sordid affair.

At home in the rubble:
siege city reborn as giant gated community
Fallujah was devastated by a US offensive six months ago

Where Racial and Political Gerrymandering United
Naive American voters still believe that they select their Congressional representatives. Texans are under no such illusion after the bitter redistricting battle that took place there. Partisan and racial gerrymandering has created a situation in Texas and across the nation, where very few U.S. Congressional seats are competitive today -- in effect allowing Congressmen to choose their voters.

Radio host Glenn Beck
"thinking about killing Michael Moore"
Clear Channel radio host Glenn Beck said he was "thinking about killing [filmmaker] Michael Moore" and pondered whether "I could kill him myself, or if I would need to hire somebody to do it," before concluding: "No, I think I could. I think he could be looking me in the eye, you know, and I could just be choking the life out -- is this wrong?"

$1 Trillion Missing : Military waste under fire
The Department of Defense, already infamous for spending $640 for a toilet seat, once again finds itself under intense scrutiny, only this time because it couldn't account for more than a trillion dollars in financial transactions, not to mention dozens of tanks, missiles and planes.

Ramsey Clark says Saddam trial unfair
Former U.S. Attorney General Ramsey Clark says ousted Iraqi President Saddam Hussein and his top aides are not getting a fair trial.

Cuban 'Terrorist' and CIA Asset Posada Carriles Holds Press Conference and is Taken By Homeland Security, But Will the US Extradite Him to Venezuela to Face Terror Charges?

Earth 'still ringing' from tsunami quake