As Zimbabwe announces that it will start a renewed crackdown on opposition leaders, lawmakers and activists in the coming days, South Africa's ruling party has turned on the pressure.."African National Congress leaders have urged President Robert Mugabe's ZANU-PF party to...
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China is having a go at the stars, aiming to place a lander on the moon within five years. "China's National Space Administration (NSA) is planning to send a probe to the moon later this year, according to reports.
The state-controlled Xinhau news agency reports that Sun...
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As Columbia recovers from a total blackout, citizens are still unaware of its cause."Colombia's electrical grid collapsed Thursday, causing a nationwide
blackout that briefly halted stock trading, trapped people...
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"September 19, 2006 -- Iran's state-controlled television says the United States had denied visas to 15 Iranian journalists who were to accompany President Mahmud Ahmadinejad to the UN General Assembly in New York.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Mohammad Ali Hosseini was quoted...