"Most in South Africa Reject Genetically Modified Foods"

In Africa's cotton fields, trade row reality bites
Lefara Soro rests on a mound of rough cotton as the midday sun scorches his fields and says he knows nothing about the debate raging over subsidies paid by rich nations to his competitors half a world away.

Census reveals unprecedented levels of racism within the NHS
The findings of the first national census of mental health hospitals has revealed unprecedented levels of racism is having a devastating effect on health and the well-being of Black communities who come into contact with the service.

Most in South Africa Reject GM Foods
ALMOST six out of 10 South Africans either reject or avoid genetically modified foods, according to the results of a poll. But a quarter of the 505 adults surveyed about GM foods said they were happy to eat them. The Research Surveys poll also showed that at least one in three people did not have much knowledge about GM foods.

103 die as Nigerian airliner crashes
A Nigerian jet airliner plunged in flames on to the tarmac at Port Harcourt Airport on Saturday killing 103 people, all but seven of those on board, an aviation official said.

Liberia Warlord Reinvents Self As Senator
One witness saw him execute a pleading relief worker accused of profiteering. In a video, he chugged beer while his men hacked off an ousted president's ears hours before his tortured death. Once a powerful faction leader, more recently an evangelical preacher-in-exile, Prince Johnson helped drive Liberia into a catastrophic civil war. Today, he's a senator-elect promising to rebuild this West African nation -- and he is not the only lawmaker with a notorious past.

Comedian Richard Pryor Dies at 65

Watch Africa's big five in the World Cup
THE 2006 World Cup draw in the former East German town of Leipzig on Friday marked the beginning of final preparations for the 32 nations who will battle it out for soccer's biggest prize next year.

Ethiopia to Withdraw Troops from Eritrea Border
Ethiopia's foreign minister, Seyoum Mesfin, says his country will withdraw its troops from the tense border with Eritrea, in compliance with a United Nations Security Council resolution passed last month.

Israel denies Gaza siege plan

The trial of Saddam Hussein: Anti-war movement must reject colonial 'justice'
The trial of Saddam Hussein, which has opened with much international publicity, is a desperate attempt to justify and convey some legitimacy on the criminal U.S. invasion and occupation of Iraq. It is an effort to demoralize and divide the resistance to the occupation. It has nothing to do with justice or truth.

What Planet is Bill Clinton Living On?

Bush Isn’t the Problem

Charities to return dirty medical equipment to US

USA to steal oil-rich Arctic region away from Russia