"Cartoon protests turn deadly in Libya"

Cartoon protests turn deadly in Libya
The furore over the Prophet Muhammad cartoons hit a new peak on Friday night when at least nine people were reported dead in the Libyan city of Benghazi after a mob set fire to the Italian consulate.

Niger: Dead Birds Raise Fears of Bird Flu
The death of at least 400 chickens, turkeys and geese in Niger - which shares a 1,500-kilometre border with bird-flu-infected Nigeria - has government officials scurrying to prevent the spread of the deadly virus.

Firestone Workers End Strike
Normal working activities have resumed at the Firestone Plantation Company in Harbel, Margibi County, following two weeks of strike action. According to our reporters who visited the rubber plantation, Firestone workers were seen carrying out their daily functions at their respective areas of assignments.

US Push For UN Reform Angers Many Developing Countries
U.S. demands for reform at the United Nations have triggered an angry backlash among a bloc of mostly developing nations that comprise the majority of the membership. Many diplomats are complaining that the United States is trying to seize control of the world body.

Eritrea expels six Italian NGOs - aid workers
Eritrea has asked six Italian charities to leave the country, saying they did not meet the requirements of a law regulating non-governmental organisations (NGOs), aid workers said on Thursday. One of the poorest countries in the world with a gross domestic product per capita of about $130 per year, the Red Sea state has repeatedly expressed its desire to be self-reliant and independent of foreign aid.

Costs escalate as Bushmen's case delayed
Procrastination is pushing up the costs of Botswana's most expensive legal case ever, an activist group in London supporting an attempt by Bushmen to regain access to traditional land said on Saturday.

Massive PR offensive to target Iran

Chavez blasts US

'The Americans are breaking international law...