South Africa's Mbeki in Zimbabwe to meet Mugabe

Thabo Mbeki, the South African President, arrived in Zimbabwe today to meet with Robert Mugabe, ahead of next week's presidential run-off poll."Mbeki arrived in the capital Harare just before 1 pm local time (1100...

Woods brings out top ratings for U.S. Open

Post-surgery Woods is looking to break the tie today for a U.S. Open against Mediate. The scoreboard can wait as even more impressive numbers have come in from the weekend. Woods brought the top ratings for the U.S....

Israel allows fuel back into Gaza

Israel has resumed fuel deliveries to the besieged Gaza Strip, twodays after Gaza's only power plant shut down because of fuel shortages."An Israeli security official said the Nahal Oz terminal reopened for fuel...

Violence in Kenya Ahead of Talks

"Police fired tear gas Tuesday to disperse dozens of supporters of President Mwai Kibaki, hours before former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan was due in Kenya to mediate the deadly dispute over Kibaki's re-election. "Kibaki is our president!" the supporters shouted in...

Kenya Opposition Calls for Mass Rallies To Protest Election Results

A day after mediation talks broke down, opposition leaders in Kenya announced three days of mass protests next week.Uhahidi.com has a google map of all the outbreaks of violence.Previous NowPublic Coverage here."NAIROBI, Kenya - Kenya's main opposition party said Friday it...

Britney hospitalized after dispute

"Pop star Britney Spears was taken to a hospital for tests to see if she was under the influence of alcohol or drugs and for a psychological evaluation after police were called to her home Thursday night to mediate a...

Colombia urged to recall Chavez

And so begins the EGO contest of Latin American Leaders. In my opinion regional unity will only take place when the leaders of the region can all look like heroes. This ain't the group to do it! Chavez' playbook seems to be showing a strong military alliance as an...

Zimbabwe OKs Mbeki's Mediation (But Not Intervention)

As elections draw closer, Zimbabwe's embattled government has allowed South African President Thabo Mbeki to "mediate" between Mugabe's ruling party and the main opposition group, Movement for Democratic Change....

Mugabe: Critics Unwelcome, Foreign Aid Encouraged

So much for a weakening stance in Harare... Meanwhile, leaders of neighboring nations are saying a whole lot of nothing as the oppressive status quo continues. Mugabe has left the rest of the world in a conundrum: if...

Today in history - Dec. 10

"Today is Sunday, Dec. 10, the 344th day of 2006. There are 21 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: One hundred years ago, on Dec. 10, 1906, President Theodore Roosevelt became the first American to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, for helping to mediate an...

Kramer and Hecklers to Meet

"LOS ANGELES (AP) - Michael Richards will apologize in person to the four black men he targeted in a tirade of racial slurs during a recent comedy club performance. A retired judge will mediate the meeting and determine whether he should take any other action to resolve the...

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